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The Hardest thing: Love In his book, “Living with You; living with me” Aussie author Kel Willis relates the story of a friend of his who moved towns and went looking for a new church to join . To their delight, they found a church close by that had a good reputation for taking God’s word seriously, had…

Submission and obedience are not popular words these days. More and more it seems that people have a “no one’s gonna tell me what to do” attitude. As disciples of Jesus Christ, however, we are committed to submitting to Him as our Lord and obeying His commands. When the command is easy or something I…

Disobedience is less about “personal failure” than it is a “personal offense” to God, who is holy. Self-purposed Living Grieves the Lord vv. 17-32 Without God, humanity walks in futility and deceit vv. 17-19 ++With Christ, believers walk in righteousness and truth vv. 20-24 ++With the Holy Spirit, God’s…

We hate the unknown, don’t we? Maps, Google-ing, instructions, YouTube it, plan, ask those who know, nutritional information, where manufactured, how much will you pay, how much is it worth, what will I be when on my own, what school…job…spouse…home…car should I pick, how can I afford it, what’s it like…

A spiritual life that truly transforms the believer from the damage of sin comes from that believer’s participation in God’s tool of confession. It says in 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” This confession…

Have you ever asked someone to do something and they said they would, then later you find out they didn’t do it? Maybe you asked your child to pick up their room, maybe you asked your spouse to pick up milk on their way home. How did that make you feel Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive…

1 There is an old country song that goes, 'you can talk about anything in this world, except politics, religion, and her.' Of course, the premise of the song is about a country singer who loses his wife, well country singers lose everything, but this one, in particular, George Strait, loses his wife.…

What does it mean? A methodical theological journey continues. We know exegesis means “what does the word say” and hermeneutics means “what does the word mean.” Here in John chapter 3 we are rich in hermeneutics for it is mandatory to understand if one is to be saved. Previously we have looked at a few…

Psalm 2 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!” He who sits in the heavens…

Is It Enough To Just Believe? We have already talked about God. Is there a God and if so, is there only 1 supreme God? Has God made Himself known? Creation His Word Our Inner being Does He have a plan? Jesus’ Claims to Be God 7 “I AM” Statements Proof - His Testimony - Dove - Miracles - The testimony…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

John’s appeals An appeal, consider this as we get started. Is an appeal a plea or a command? How about in our passage we go from just an appeal, an urging, to a command. Here is where we were, first. An appeal to refrain from sin ( 1Jn2:1-2 ) An appeal to obey, keep the commands, to keep the word.( 1Jn2:3-5…

God's true servants will not be caught unawares but will always be found doing their master's will.

God’s Kitchen Setting a routine is an important part of maintaining security in what I have planned for myself. We are creatures of habit. I know that I plan my days with a start of coffee in the morning, breakfast, and gathering work items before heading out the door. When I arrive to work, there are…

—Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with…

8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, 9 but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the…

Series: God’s People Seeking Revival Title: Praying for Revival Text: Psalm 81 Date: March 11 & 18, 2015 Introduction: Growing in grace means the Christian is allowing God to direct his daily decisions. Revival happens when a believer begins to view his life, actions, attitudes, relationships the same…

Faith Loves True Religion Requires True Obedience If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 6, Session 2, © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal The construction of the tabernacle, God’s place of dwelling among His people. God provided…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 8, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. April, 2022. Summary and Goal Forty years earlier, the Israelites had failed to trust God and refused to…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Deuteronomy 1:19-2:1. Before I read our Scripture lesson this morning, I want to remind you of where we are in Moses’ sermon. This first address, consisting of Deuteronomy 1:6-4:44, is a recounting of Israel’s dealing with God up until now. The purpose of this section…

John 17:20-23 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me…

Introduction We’ve been there, facing the unknown or the impossible. Family, finances, career, moves, transitions, health. Your faith determines how you respond to those situations. Impossible situations train us to trust God. v. 1 The effect of hitting bottom. Forces a decision: Will you trust God or…

A farmer was sitting on the porch of his house when a stranger came by and asked, “How’s things?” “Tolerable,” came the reply. He continued, “Two weeks ago a tornado came along and knocked down all the trees I would have had to chop down for this winter’s firewood. Then last week lightning struck the…

Faith Works In this passage, James confronts us with the fact that our faith must have works or it is useless/dead. (17, 20, 26) So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? For as the body apart from…