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We are reminded that God graciously forgives us even though we still suffer consequences. We are encouraged to think through the consequences of our actions.

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt, provided for them in the wilderness, and brought…

There will always be consequences for sin, but how will you use the consequences to grow?

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

We often speak of preachers bringing “messages.” What a thought… that a preacher is bringing a message. A message is a communication containing information. When a preacher preaches whose message is he bringing? It better not simply be his thoughts, or some things he gathered from the various sources.…

How should we deal with secret sin?

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Oct. 2022. Summary and Goal The death of Solomon marked the end of Israel’s Golden Age, the United Kingdom…

As long as I’m sincere, it’s OK We are looking at a very serious topic tonight regarding truth, or may we say truth or consequences? Truth matters and that is our focal point tonight. “It makes no difference what you believe, just as long as you are sincere!” This is a philosophy of many today and even…

So far in our journey, in our series Casket Empty - we’ve been seeing how our God, the Creator God, the LORD God, who is named Yahweh Elohim - is a God who pursues man despite the fumblings, errors, and total disobedience. We saw it in the Garden after the original sin - God came walking in the garden…

1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. 3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 So you will find favor and…

We are tested, and it is confirmed where we stand with the Lord, reaping the consequences of our actions.

For the common good, or looking good? Pride is the root of many sins. Pride brought about a lie, a deception is trying to look good for the common good of the people. George McDonald Wrote: “Half of the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of trying to be, what one is not.” Some setting…

A. Genesis 4:1-6 Two brothers, Two Ways 1. Abel and Cain both offered sacrifices to God. Abel offered by faith (he trusted what God had said) By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through…

The owner of an RV in Seattle was shocked one day to come out and see a man who was trying to steal gasoline from his motor home by attaching a siphoning hose to the vehicle, he was hard at work with it but quickly ran off; police found him shortly afterward writhing in agony in the street. Seems he…

Introduction: My dad and I have a lot of things in common and one of those is that we are both dog lovers! The very first memories I have are of two dogs we owned when we lived in an old farmhouse in North Carolina. I was just a little boy, but I remember our Chihuahua named Queenie and our black lab…

Introduction Illustration : Marriot “golden rule” commercial — “what if everyone in the world was kind?” It is impossible to discuss what it means to be human without asking the question “What is wrong with us?” Every philosophy, religion, and world view has to grapple with this question. Its is answered…

As we look at the book of Nahum this morning we will be looking at an oracle… Nahum 1:1 The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Oracle: It was a weighty or burdensome kind of message to deliver. It is a common term in the prophetic writings This oracle is a threatening message…

In Judges we meet the characters Deborah, a prophetess, and Barak, called to lead Israel's army. But the story of these people and those around them, doesn't work out quite how we might expect it. What can we learn from Deborah and Barak? How is our God at work in this violent history, and how can we expect him to work today? Join Graham as he unpacks this complex, challenging story from the book of Judges.

I love the bible! Principals to live by Lessons to practice Commands to obey Examples to learn from Moses and God finishing business on the mountain… Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. What happened? Exodus 32:1-6 Couldn’t…

Romans 1:24-32 The Consequences of Sin All of these consequences are intermingled together but I want to look at the three times God has said he would turn them over. This is not a progression but a single moment of hardness that Paul emphasises three times This is the greatest of consequences. We see…