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14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 25…

As we come into chapter 8, there are a few things that need to be noted. With chapter 8, we move back into the Hebrew language. If you recall, Daniel is a unique book that is split almost 50/50 between Hebrew and Aramaic. Chapter one is in Hebrew, and functions as the prologue to the book. Chapters 2-7…

Intro: Nicolas Cage stars in a movie that was released in 2000 called Family Man where he plays a wealthily, selfish investment broker who lives a promiscuous and narcissistic life as single man. But one night all that changes as he is ripped from his reality into this alternate universe. All the sudden,…

Introduction The Concept The Critical View The Confirmative View I. The Concept Known as “ Once Saved , Always Saved ” II. The Critical View God and man both are responsible for Salvation Grace Saves , but Works are Required to Keep It III. The Confirmative View 1. Salvation is by Grace through Faith…

What are Psyops? Psychological Operations (PSYOP) is the term used in warfare to describe a strategy that seeks to influence the outlook, readiness, and effectiveness of a people by using words and images to subvert their thoughts and convictions. In warfare, soldiers are made to think they are going…

Intro: Imagine a person who, against all odds, escaped from the worst kind of oppression and finally found freedom. After enduring years of suffering, danger, and hardship, this person had every right to stay in safety, to enjoy their newfound life, and never look back. Yet, instead of simply enjoying…

Intro: Have you ever seen a tightrope walker, high above the ground, slowly making their way across a thin wire???… In one hand, they hold a long pole, stretching out to either side. The pole is not there for show—it's an essential tool that keeps them balanced. As they walk, every step requires careful…

Last week we started our journey into what Love is. We looked at the Hebrew definitions for Love, Heart. We started getting a better understanding of what it means to love God. Today we are continuing on into what it means to love God, and to love our neighbors. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God…

Judges 3:12–31 (ESV) 12 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord . 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and…

To do any job well you need the proper tools. If the Bible was all you had, that would be enough. But, by God’s grace, we live not only in a time where we have lots of tools but we they can be easy to use. 1. Me A. My mind . We too often think we need someone to explain the Bible to us. We disengage…

Missions Update Deadline to Register to Vote This weekend’s email will include the websites that will give you the information to register to vote. SC Constitutional Amendment The question reads: Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended…

Cheap Technology Precious moments holding your child for the first time Dropping the phone on the infant’s chest. Missing the moment by sharing it on social media. Treasured moments can be cheapened when we expose them to public view, when we subject them to silly arguments. When it comes to Jesus’ teaching…

A Pauline Heart to Minister Last week we finished the message by saying, “may God give us a Thessalonian heart” This morning I want to start out the message by saying, “may God not only give us a heart like the Thessalonians but may He give us a Pauline heart to minister to those we interact with.” Paul…

Title : Rahab Intro : Stepping out of my comfort zone, preaching in a completely different format than I’m used to. Expository preaching is usually verse by verse through the text, but today I want to give you a sermon about a woman from the Old Testament we only sometimes talk about. Usually she only…

Sin – “Transgression of the Law (God’s Law)” I. Origin of Sin a. Eternally – Satan with his pride Isaiah 14:12-15 b. Physically – Adam & Eve in the Garden Romans 5:12 , 19 I. The Payment of Sin – Someone must pay a. Death – Separation from God Romans 6:23 b. Paid and Forgiven Colossians 2:13-14 I. The…

How can a song of affliction be a song of worship? How can remembering affliction prepare our hearts for worship? It is easy to worship the Lord when you enjoy his blessing. It is easy to worship the Lord if your life is going well. It gets much harder to worship the Lord when he allows us to go through…

Introduction In a few short weeks, we will be going to the poles to elect a new president. Every time I think about that, I find myself asking—pessimistically—”In a nation of 300 million people, are these really the two best people we could find?” Regardless of our opinion of the two main candidates,…

John 6:41-59 41 The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43 Jesus therefore answered and said…

Setting : This is a most likely a post-exilic pilgrim psalm. This Psalm is set sometime after the first return in 536 B.C. To capture the intensity of this passage one must imagine what it would have been like to have lived in the Babylonian captivity and not have been free or able to worship in the…

Introduction This is a poem that is central to Philippians and Christian theology We find this poem sitting between two major themes. That which comes before the poem is about the unity of the church and that which comes after the poem is about the holiness of the church Paul seems to put this poem right…

The Grace of God’s Deliverance Apostasy Oppression Deliverance

1. James and Wisdom (vv. 2-8) James discusses trials as producing maturity. Lacking nothing. No mistake that He then mentions lacking wisdom in v. 5 Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The end of the matter; all has been heard.…

So often when we come to books of the Bible that are full of stories that are so familiar to us, we run the risk of glossing over them. Our text today is one of the most iconic stories in the bible. We know it like the back of our hand right? Daniel and the lion’s den. A made up law about prayer, Daniel’s…

TEXT: Ex 3:1-4 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,…

Pyramid scheme: usually good for the one at the top, not so much for the ones on the bottom. In the kingdom of God, all who are of Christ are to be recruiting other workers. In this case, the workers at all levels receive the manifest blessings of the cross Big Idea: Gospel work is a partnership between…