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What is the Good Life? The world says Right Job Right House Right Car and many other things. The Bible says 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, What does a blessed man or woman look like? We generally think…

The end justifies the means……how many of us have even heard that saying? Probably all of us. The saying itself posits that if the end that we are trying to obtain is justified enough that the how we got there doesn’t matter, or perhaps is of secondary importance. How many of us believe that is true?…

LESSON 7 THE PRESENCE OF EVIL Text Habakkuk 1:1–4 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence…

Peter, John & James together served as the elders of authority in the Jerusalem church. James challenges those who claim to possess wisdom, yet they show little to no evidence. Jealousy and selfish ambition were evidence of false wisdom. The Greek eritheia (selfish ambition, NRSV) – a self-seeking pursuit…

Summary: What is the big picture? Does all the small stuff fit into something bigger? How? Does all the bad stuff fit into something good? How? Is there a bigger picture here? Yes!… God’s Plan What He has decided to do, and is doing, and will perfectly accomplish. This is Paul’s subject for verses 28-30.…

How can a Law which is holy and righteous and good bring about my death? Paul squarely addresses and resolves this seeming contradiction in Romans 7:!3.

Intro Week 5 of 6 Series looking at what it means to “be a living sacrifice” as Paul lays out in Romans 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed…

We need God in order to deal with our knowledge of Good and Evil.

This world is bigger than we can see. There are so many variables that we can’t control. There is history before our lives and there will be much more history made after our lives. In all of this, who defines what is good?

Introduction: Viktor Frankl a very successful Austrian physician and holocaust survivor who witnessed prisoners give their food to others even though it meant they wouldn’t survive made this statement about success: “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are…

In the beginning, God created mankind to rule over his perfect, harmonious creation. We were born to rule as God's special regents. Even now, despite the mess we have made of things, God calls us to be overcomers--conquerers. He values us so highly, that not only has he not given up on us, he's invited us to rule with him for eternity. Don't believe it? Listen to this message and explore what the Bible tells us. Before listening, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZPfCWV81pE

Self-Control leads to that which is good by the Heart, Habits and Head of mankind.

Suffering is the issue of life that causes us to miss understand God the most. So many people fail to understand how God works in their lives when they suffer. The hardest counseling issue is often helping people see God’s goodness when they suffer. This passage encourages us by telling us how God is working in our good and bad times for our good.

A Corrupt Kingdom When I look out into the world and notice things that just are not right, it is difficult to maintain the faith that God will restore that which is good to the world. There was a time in the beginning when all was good and no darkness or evil crept into the land. However, with man’s…

Introduction We mentioned this last week but I want to stress it today. The foundation of caring for others is a desire to help them. There are several times in the gospel accounts where Jesus is moved with compassion for people. One of those accounts is actually my favorite miracle of Jesus. Turn to…

3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. 4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. 5 Keep your life free from love of…

INTRODUCTION God is no respecter of person, but He does make a distinction between the Righteous and the Wicked The Righteous are recognized by their Position where they walk where they stand where they sit The Righteous are recognized by their Passions Their delight is in the Law of the Lord It is always…

Jesus told his disciples another parable about the kingdom of heaven. Like a man who sowed good seed in his field. His enemy came and intentionally sowed bad seed with the good seed. The good wheat and the weeds grew up together. (looking the same) The servant asked the master where the weeds came from,…

All God’s perfect qualities are made freely available to all for the benefit of the whole world.

This is the last part of our series on REAL peace. Overcome... Does it sound like we are out to win the conflict? Not exactly. Let's just quickly review what we have seen so far. We all want peace. But what we want, and what we get are two different things. We have conflict. Everything from mild irritations,…

Romans 8:28 . 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. What are the two prerequisites for God working for good? The first prerequisite is “those who love God”. The second prerequisite is to be called by God. God’s…

INTRODUCTION . Because God helps us and works through our suffering to bring us to glory, we must hope in anticipation of His return. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the anxious longing of the…

It is God’s will to help us in our weakness. This is an encouraging truth of God’s purpose for us. Tonight we will explore how the Trinity helps us in our weaknesses and what is meant by weakness. We will also explore the purpose of prayer when God knows us intimately, and how the Spirit, knowing the…

GOD CREATED… this is a powerful phrase! God brought into existence, created, made life! ( John 1:4 … “ In Him was life ”) Psalm 33:6 ; 9 the psalmist states powerfully.... By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded,…

Nov 1, 2012, the Atlanta Sun Journal reported the story of Michael and Channel Keeley, who had been notified that the tenants in their rental property had been arrested on drug charges. When the Keeleys arrived at the property to prepare for new tenants, they found holes in the wall, and pulled out bags…