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We do not lose heart Ever feel discouraged or disheartened? It is easy to get like that when we go through face tough things. Paul had lot’s of reasons to lose heart, but did not, so let’s take some time and look today at how not to lose heart or being discouraged. Paul’s statement regarding losing heart…

Saul in the Dark Saul was desperate and afraid. Before him lay the armies of the philistines, beside him lay his own army of Israel. In just a short time he was expected to lead his people against the philistines. But Saul was paralyzed by fear. For the past few years instead of fighting the philistines…

The 5,000 were fed with just 2 fish and 5 loaves and the disciples went around and picked up 12 basketfuls of leftovers. Not only that they saw Jesus walk on water. Yet Mark lets us know that the disciples missed the very lesson of the feeding of the 5,000. What were they missing? How could they see Jesus do miracle after miracle and yet not understand the lesson Jesus was trying to tell them? We will look into this very thing in today in Encounters with Jesus: Then and Now!

God did not violate Pharaoh's free will, he just turned Pharaoh over to his own wicked desires. Yet, God was merciful. Sin calls for death. God could have destroyed Pharaoh and Egypt completely, but God didn't allow them chances to yet believe.

Your heart is either hardening against God because you are resisting his ways, or your heart is growing softer toward God because you are submitting to his word. Your response to his words will reveal your heart.

How to keep our hearts tender and soft before God

Introduction When I was in college, I took a class called Organic Chemistry. The professor frequently reminded us to wear our safety goggles, but we often took them off when he wasn’t looking. They weren’t the most comfortable things in the world, and they usually left a nice red ring around our face…

Wickedness and sin lives in our hearts and we need new hearts

The Word of God softens some and hardens others

A sensitive heart for the Father's love

HARD HEARTS Exodus 7:1–4 (ESV) 1 And the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land. 3 But I will harden…

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say…

Judas betrayed Jesus, even though he followed Christ for years. His betrayal was driven by bitterness and greed. With that said, we need to be careful not to allow our hearts to grow cold over time. We must remain faithful to Jesus and not lose heart.

If God hates certain actions, he must love those things that are contrary to those.

Stephen defends the gospel

Aim: Continued look at Paul's plea to his brethren the Jews

I) Introduction ILLUST : Old dog in a blacksmith shop. Old cows in a field with a train going by. II) You are Responsible for YOU! Many will disagree we live in an age of “its all about me” Illust: Separate honeymoons The Writer tells us to Not allow our heart to harden What about Israel They : Disbelieved…

Introduction Core questions at play here Did God fail his covenant people Israel? Did got change plans in the New Testament because his Old Testament plans failed? Honest heart question: Why did Isreal reject their messiah? Does this mean they are rejected? If God has rejected members of the chosen people,…

The wickedness of the heart

Once again, Jeremiah is called to bring an illustration from the Potter's House: an illustration of God's sovereignty and judgement. Will Israel listen or is it too late?

Introduction Hosea continues to speak the sentence from God to the nation of Israel. Israel was unfaithful to God in their heart. It was a heart problem with them. They didnt hate God just because they didnt love God. Most people incorrectly believe that the opposite of love is hate - but the truth is…

Big Idea Tension: How did Pharaoh respond to Aaron’s miracle? Resolution: By hardening his heart just as the Lord had said. Exegetical Idea: Pharaoh responded to Aaron’s miracle by hardening his heart just as the Lord had said. Theological Idea: When God’s word goes out, only God can keep it from hardening…

A force at work in culture and the church, which undermines our experience of the power and presence of God.

When God's people dull their ears to the truth, the result is unbelief and an inability to see truth right in front of them.

The Jews question King Jesus' authority and King Jesus addresses their insubordination.