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INTRODUCTION We have the wonderful privilege of looking at 2 John again this morning Please take your Bibles and turn with me to 2 John Today we’re concluding our study of this short letter to the “chosen lady and her children” We’ve had a rich time in this letter these past two weeks and look forward…

What are the consequences of entertaining and listening to false teachers? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at 2 John 1:8-13 and shows the two responses we must have.

I. When we turn our eyes on Jesus, we will see His light (vs. 4-9). 1. our strong light. 2. our shining light. 3. our shared light. 4. our sure light. II. When we turn our eyes on Jesus, we will see His love (vs. 10-11). 1. in His coming. 2. in His cross.

“There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came in the…

“When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being…

Luke 2:1-7 Once Each Year In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth…

Luke 2:25‑32 The First Person to Die in The Faith “There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before…

Luke 1:5-25 ‘Twas The Prayer Before Christmas In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments…

Galatians 2:20 The Reason Jesus Came “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” [1] W e don’t usually think of Paul’s Letter to the Churches…

Luke 1:26‑34 The First Person to Doubt the Virgin Birth “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, O…

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.’”[1] Exchanging gifts is a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas. Although giving gifts is a part of other celebrations, giving and receiving gifts…

Select all the text in this box and paste your sermon here... SERMON SERIES: INTIMACY WITH GOD SERMON TITLE: THE FOUNDATION OF INTIMACY WITH GOD SERMON TEXT: 1 JOHN 1:1-4 SERMON INTRODUCTION A. We live in a culture that wants to have intimacy with God, but on its terms not God's. B. As a result, we live…

Luke 1:39‑45 The First Person to Worship Jesus /At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In…

Galatians 4:4-7 The Fullness of Time “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying,…

“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” [1] Imagine a world without Christmas. The holiday regimen would be…

Ephesians 1:3-10 Precursors to Christmas: The Reason for the Season Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless…

Luke 1:50-53 A Mother’s Song: God is Mighty for Us And Mary said… “His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted…

Luke 1:54,55 A Mother’s Song: God is Merciful to Us And Mary said… “He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.” G od is mindful of us. God is mighty for us. God is merciful to us. These three truths constitute the…

Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart… His mother treasured all these things in her heart. Did you ever witness an event of such magnitude that for days afterward you were disturbed as you weighed what you had witnessed? It may have been something that was said or some event,…

Galatians 4:4, 5 Precursors to Christmas: The Fullness of Time But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.[1] The fullness of time—this is an arresting phrase, is…

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.[1] Isaiah foresaw a day when the Messiah…

Isaiah 9:6 A Child is Born, A Son is Given For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.[1] C an any text be more intimately associated with Christmas…

Galatians 4:4 Christmas According to Paul When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law. The charge is occasionally and foolishly made both by religious liberals and by the irreligious, that there never was a birth of Christ, attended by the miraculous events as outlined…

Hebrews 10:5-7 Christmas According to Jesus Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have…

Isaiah 9:1-7 Worship the Son who is Given There will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The…