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“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Introduction One commandment no one claims to have kept. Almost everyone condemns lying and yet everyone does it. “I lied, but I am not a liar.” In the context of the courtroom God is concerned for the protection of the innocent . Not much forensic…

14 Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. Central Idea/ Thesis: The central idea of this sermon is that we should be alert and discerning to identify and reject…

This Week’s Theme: A God Who is Unimpeachable Word for the Week is God’s Judgment : God judges the world by identifying and condemning sin and by vindicating and rewarding the righteous. God exercises temporal judgment on the world and on his people; final judgment will take place when Jesus Christ returns.…

"What does a person look like who has truly met God? He walks with a limp." This message will challenge believers to do a spiritual check-up, assessing how God has changed our lives.

A Broken Pledge In 1988, at the Republican National Convention, George H. W. Bush accepted the nomination as the Republican presidential candidate. President Bush ran on a promise to not raise taxes on the American people. During his acceptance speech, President Bush famously said, “ And I'm the one…

As I was sitting here trying to decide exactly what I thought would make for a good study today I remembered what I had been thinking about the previous morning when reading up on a news app. Between the division of politics and the mass amount of hatred that is being displayed throughout our country…

Blind to the Battle The bloodiest day in U.S. history was Sept. 17, 1862, when about 4,700 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War battle of Antietam. Pearl Harbor killed 2,388 Americans, and the first day of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, killed 1,465. But September 11, killed 2,997…

Aim: Don't lie to God for it can have grave consequences

Kingdom Citizens are called to integrity and are to be people of their word

Introduction PAGE 13 1 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived. 2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. 3 Live here as a foreigner in this land,…

Speaking on the disobedience, deception and discipline of David. Also speaking to the path and progression of sin in David''s life to apply to ourselves.

Welcome “ Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come,…To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. ” ( Revelation 1:4–6 , ESV) Announcements LNO on…

The Danger of Half-Hearted Devotion ( Judges 13:1-2 ) Chapter thirteen opens with the common cycle of sin found in Judges. And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. This is the last time you will…

Money and/or religion will not save you: only genuine repentant faith in Jesus Christ, through the redemptive work of the Holy Spirit will save.

Introduction: Have you ever tampered with something (instead of waiting) and ended up making the situation worse? Kids do this a lot right? Instead of waiting for mom or dad to help them put their Christmas gifts together they get impatient and decide they will just do it themselves. Camden - Legos -…

Introduction: While the passage before us today introduces one of my favorite characters in all of Scripture, this passage is full of brokenness. Growing up, I really used to look forward to hearing the account of Joseph. Now that I’m older and see all of the evidences of brokenness across the passage,…

You Have Heard Leviticus 19:12 “You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.” Numbers 30:2 “If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his…

Are we children of deception, darkness, and self? No! James reminds us that God has made us children of His love, light, and the Father's sovereign will. Consider the Father's good gifts this evening! ---Notes: https://pastormarksbury.blogspot.com/2024/11/sermon-children-tempted-but-children-of.html ---Livestream: https://lwbcfruita.org/live ---Donations: https://www.lwbcfruita.org/give ---Watch/listen here: https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/111224208303203

Can you recall a time where you were accused of doing something you never did? How did that make you feel? Today we’re going to look at the stories of two brothers in Genesis. One who deceived and got deceived, and was exposed for his evil, and another who was devoted to God, and faced accusation for…

Introduction Only 34% of teens today believe lying is morally wrong. Tell story of Ananias and Sapphira from Acts 5 about the dangers of lying. Why do we speak falsely about others? Pride Self-Righteousness Selfish Gain Key Point: Because God is the faithful God and the God of truth, we must imitate…

Introduction So, let’s start off this morning with a little mental exercise—see if you can finish these well-known sayings: “Cross my heart and… (hope to die, stick a needle in my eye)” "I swear on my… (mother’s grave)” "I’m not gonna… (lie)” “As God is my .... (witness)” There are all kinds of ways…

Illustration The runaway boy, and the politically correct mom at the school. She was willing to self censor to be politically correct when a child needed help. This is a lie diguised as truth in order to not be offensive. We needed to know if the boy was one of ours and what he looked like so we would…

The Gibeonites were neither a victory nor a defeat - it was sort of a draw. ‌They made a covenant with Israel, even though God had told Israel not to make any covenants with the people of the land that they were going to possess. ‌In the end, even though Israel had disobeyed God, they kept the covenant with the Gibeonites. ‌And even though the Gibeonites had deceived Israel, they were kept alive and became servants to the God of Israel. ‌Covenant teaches us that while rules and obedience are important, loyalty in a relationship is even more important.

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