Results

“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. God tenderly cares for His children. As we open up our Bibles this morning we see the first verse of chapter 11. God loving allows us to leave. We know this also to be true by Luke 15 and the story of the prodigal sons. Some leave…

It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the…

Intro; Being a good parent can be a difficult and challenging venture, but at the same time can be the most rewarding and fulfilling thing we ever do. The Bible has a lot to say about the way we can successfully raise our children to be men and women of God. As a good parent, the most important thing…

The Nature of God - God is Love 1 John 4:1-6 Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” δοκιμαζω - examine, test, approve. Matt 7:15 ““Beware of false prophets, who come to…

Romans 5:5–11 (ESV) — 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps…

God’s Love Lives in Me # 14 1 John 4: 11-16 There can be no doubt that Jesus loved us. His great love was proven as He bore our sin and endured the judgment we deserved as He hung on the cross. He commands us in these verses to love one another as He has loved us. Our love for one another defines us…

Story : Let’s be honest. Christmas gifts are great! As we prepare to celebrate on Christmas day with friends and family, there will most assuredly be a gift that you have to figure out how to respond to without hurting someone’s feelings or feeling foolish. I want to offer you eight ways to respond to…

Romans 5:6-8 . Many folk often talk loosely about the love of God but they do not know much about it, this goes for a number of so called preachers today. Some of them quite famous, do not want to say anything unpleasant about sinful human nature. They describe their approach to Christianity as “possibility…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

Two very familiar stories that we might not see as connected… matter of fact I never saw them as connected as clearly as I did this week. In fact I had planned to preach just from this first story and the other story next week. Don’t get me wrong, each story has a powerful lesson we need to learn, but…

Knowing God, Knowing Love The message that God put into my mind as I was awaking on Wednesday morning is what I will share this morning, on this Mother’s Day when we remember and celebrate all that is best about our own mothers’ love or the idea of motherhood, in case we didn’t experience it directly…

Countdown Video: Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside…

Salvation Prepared Us For our adoption as the children of God An already/not yet reality That even the creation waits for its conclusion So live as the children of God in the hope of God’s final redemption Our Weak Areas Become Obvious when we are Trying to Live as Children of God We struggle with what…

This is something the Newton Family is constantly striving for. The more our kids are excited are about the destination the faster they get prepared. (Snowing outside) The abiding christian anticipates with confidence the appearing of Christ without shamed. Those born of God bear an identity as well…

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul gives a list of ways to describe love. The seventh item in that list is key--he says that love is not self-seeking. But if love is not interested in furthering its own interests, but rather the interests of others, how can we love that way? Isn't it dangerous? The Gospels show us the answer to that. Join us as we explore this radical concept unique to Christianity.

Summary: What is the big picture? Does all the small stuff fit into something bigger? How? Does all the bad stuff fit into something good? How? Is there a bigger picture here? Yes!… God’s Plan What He has decided to do, and is doing, and will perfectly accomplish. This is Paul’s subject for verses 28-30.…

Good Morning and welcome to Father’s Day here at Living Word. Today we take the time to say thank you and honor all the father’s grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and men who make our lives day to day special, and who have helpd us to become the men and women that we are. So today as we celebrate Fathrs;…

In John chapter three, we read about a conversation between a man named Nicodemus and Jesus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee. This means he was a religious leader. He knew a lot about the Old Testament. He spent his time studying it and teaching it to others. Jesus was unlike any other religious teacher in…

Who would have to walk through the door of our sanctuary to make you go teenage girl at a boy band concert level crazy? Would it be a celebrity? A politician? A business leader? Last week, the angel Gabriel visited Mary of Nazareth to announce that she would bear a child as a virgin and this child would…

Revelation 3:14 . 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. The city of Laodicea is know for: Their water supply was lukewarm, and tasted bad. It came mineral-laden from a hot spring in an aqueduct. Their…

INTRODUCTION Martyn Lloyd-Jones said... Love does not look at itself—it is absorbed in the object of its love. The Love of God , 77 That is so true! And that is the kind of love that God calls us to give Him A love that is “absorbed in” Him It is clear in Scripture that we are to love God That is without…

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever been gripped by terror? You know the feeling—a shiver down your spine … the hair standing up on the back of your neck … your stomach sinking … your mouth dry. Maybe you were a crime victim—or afraid you might be. Did you know that in today’s crazy society the…

God’s Heart Is That . . . We Have Freedom from Injustice Which only happens when we love mercy, do justice, and walk humbly with our God ( Micah 6:8 ). Every one of us has a responsibility to act responsibly. We Know Him And know him like never before— to know his heart for us. To know him deeper, know…

Again, let me reiterate how important it is for you to be reading the book of James along with us as I am teaching this series. If you have already read it through, all five chapters, read it again. It will only help you to understand what I am saying to you each week. This week is a biggie. We are going…

We are talking about love. Last week, we discussed that love should be the basis of everything a Christian does. But, what truly is love? Paul wrote that without love, we are nothing. But, what is love? Let’s read what Paul wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I…