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Who are we in Christ? What is our Destiny? Who is our Living Hope?

Introduction: Happy Palm Sunday everyone! As the video just showed - the people rejoiced at Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem. They had in mind a different kind of leader than the servant leader He came to be. They wanted Him to dominate and conquer. Although His second coming will be just that, His first…

Common phrases in our day like Karma, fate, destiny, it is what it is. These are abstract- depending who you ask Our topic for today has the same effect All Christians believe in predestination. In fact all religions do. For Our study the emphasis is on where in the Bible is predestination and why is…

Common phrases in our day like Karma, fate, destiny, it is what it is. These are abstract- depending who you ask Our topic for today has the same effect All Christians believe in predestination. In fact all religions do. For Our study the emphasis is on where in the Bible is predestination and why is…

God predetined those He forenew.

The elect are examples of God's work of salvation that continues to spread hope and blessing across the world.

You are a 1st Century believer in Jesus Christ, crucified and risen from the dead. You’ve heard secondhand the Words of the Risen Christ’s Ascension into heaven, when He promised, Matthew 28:18 (NIV) "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. You are “banking” on these Word of Christ,…

Why are we blessed beyond measure?

1 Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual…

In Romans 8:30 Paul assures believers that the goal of God's plan and all of the essential parts is the glorification of believers.

Introduction Good evening! Please open your bibles with me to 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. Last week, we got our first look into the corrective nature of this letter. Paul is writing to the Corinthian church to address the division in their ranks as splinters were forming under the guise of their favorite…

Introduction Good evening! Please open your bibles with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 1. We are in the second week of our mini-series entitled, “Why Only Some Believe.” Last week, we looked at the fact that God destroyed the wisdom of the humanly wise and used what fallen humanity deemed to be foolishness,…

Paul’s purpose then is principally to set right disorders which the Corinthians took lightly, but which he saw as grave sins. Secondly, he wrote to answer some questions put to him. Thirdly, he wrote to give doctrinal teaching, particularly on the resurrection.28 1 Corinthians would have been written…

Don’t Talk Back to God! I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, sometimes I got a little sassy with one of my parents. That’s when I got stopped in mid-sentence with a sharp “Don’t you talk back to me!” and if those words didn’t settle the issue, well, my parents had other ways to settle for…

Holy and Magnificent God, You alone are sovereign over all the universe. You said, “Let there be…and there was, and it was good.” As we gather here today, Lord, call us back. Call us back to our trust in you as Lord over our lives. Call us back to hear your call. Call us back to serve you and you alone.…

It’s Grace Not Race Today we will look at what our background means to God when it comes to His favor. We might frame the question this way: How does one come into a place of favor with God? It’s not by good looks. It’s not by the color of the skin we are in. It’s not by the culture which shapes us.…

14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news,, of God: 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” THE FIRST DISCIPLES 16 As he passed alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting…

Acts divided into 6 parts each part an account of growth and spread of the church as the Apostles and disciples fulfilled the Great Commission by the enabling of the HS Acts 1:1 - 6:7 - birth of church at Jerusalem with a focus on the preaching of Peter Acts 6:8 - 9:31 - spread from Jerusalem to Judea,…

You must make a decision!

Is your political ideology aligned with God’s Word?

Have you ever noticed that when a sports team starts winning, suddenly everyone becomes fans? As one who lived in Missouri for many years, I can tell you as a matter of fact that for much of their history the Kansas City Chiefs have not had many fans. Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have one of…

Where, what and who is your identity?

Nicolas Bardyaev once said, “Man’s problem rises from the fact that he has not only lost his way, but he has also lost the address.” The reality of the day in which we live is that we are surrounded with people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus. They are lost in their sin, and apart from faith…

This is like looking at the blueprint.’ Into eternity we go, we find God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, all three mentioned in the first great paean and praise that runs through verse 14, all having their part in the master-planning of the body of Christ. And we have seen at least initially,…

XII. FUTURE LIFE: What to Expect When We Die the conscious existence of the dead ( Phil 1:21-23 ; Luke 16:19-31 ), the resurrection of the body ( John 5:28-29 ), the judgment and reward of believers ( Rom. 14:10-12 ; II Cor. 5:10 ), the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers ( Rev 20:11-15 ), the eternal…