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17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the…

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. “But if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary…

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. I. The Essentiality of Separation from the World: A. God is holy and He demands that His people be a holy people so that they will be like Him. 15 But as he which hath…

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is essential to salvation: A. After the new birth experience, a conflict arises between the flesh, which is our old sinful nature, and the new nature, which is the Holy Ghost. 1. The flesh must continually…

Introduction A Clean Heart devotionals are available. Read passage: 1 Peter 1:13-25 (ESV) Biblical: Peter makes a remarkable claim: Our identity as born again children of God is the basis and foundation for ethics and morality. “Therefore” (v. 13)… “As obedient children” (v. 14)… “as he who called you…

I love a good joke. I think if you can’t laugh at yourself every once in a while, you take yourself too seriously. So we are going to start off with a little Baptist humor. How many church people does it take to change a light bulb? Well that depends on the denomination. If Charismatic, just one because…

We are working our way through the summer heat with what I hope is a refreshing call to unity during a time of deep division in our society. If no other group of people can find a way to unity, surely the church can! We began with a call to be United with our Minds, holding fast to the essential and…

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Introduction: 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!…

20 Then the men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord , this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?” "Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? And to whom shall it go up from us?" Central Idea: God's awe-inspiring holiness calls believers to pursue a holy life,…

Good morning church! I’m glad to be back in the saddle today. I’m thankful for Will & Frank kicking off this series so that I could get the ball rolling on our watermelons harvest. We are officially rolling on a farm down in Clarendon and hopefully will be feeding you watermelons till frost! Throughout…

Matthew 4:1–11 (KJV 1900) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.…

Announcements Sweetheart Retreat - Carpool/Church Van leaving from church parking lot at 2:00 PM on Friday Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body…

Introduction: It doesn’t take much to be a blessing to other people. We live in a world that could certainly use more people that are seeking to be a blessing to others. We are quick to criticize, quick to judge, quick to vent our frustrations and opinions. However, we need to rethink this and begin…

Isaiah 6 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called…

Intro to series: What is Christmas all about? Why do even celebrate it? When it comes to season of Christmas many have different thoughts and ideas about it. Instead of focusing in on what others my believe it to be let me just ask you personally, what does Christmas mean to you? For this season of Christmas…

Wholly Sanctified According to Bradford A. Mullen in his "Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology, 1996, 708", 'The generic meaning of sanctification is “the state of proper functioning.” To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer ...…

The Message The message is much more important than the messenger. The messenger is needed to deliver the message. But now may we start to turn to the message about God’s righteousness. 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of a…

As I begin our message today we’re going to begin with some audience participation. So feel free to shout out your answer or just raise your hand, or both! How many of you stayed up last night to ring in the new year? If you’re here this morning after staying up that late, I just have to congratulate…

Today’s message is ultimately about Biblical freedom. like the train that has freedom when it is on the track Biblical Freedom is not the right to do what you want, but the power to do what you ought. free to be a temple for the holy spirit Flee Sexual Immorality 1 Cor 6:12-20 . v 12-14 Watch out for…

Getting Serious About Salvation Giving In to God’s Grace 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. God does not force our sacrifice of “Self” Sacrifice is something we have to…

Life and Living are Different Categories Last week I was covering 1 Corinthians Chapter 4 and dealt with the challenges we have living with this amazing grace that God offers us in Jesus Christ. We talked about the error that pride brings in, that we begin to believe that Jesus died for my sins because…

The total destruction of Jerusalem The land lies virtually empty all hope is lost for the nation of Israel God sees them in their total destruction Big Idea: Our Salvation is all from Christ. -Out of His holiness -From His purposes -By His initiative and power God acts: In His holiness. God acts: From…

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is essential to salvation: A. Hebrews 12:14 is just as strong, as true, and as relevant to salvation as John 3:3 , both contain essential elements of salvation. 14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness,…

If I were to ask you who Jesus is, how would you answer? How you answer is central to what we say is our faith as Christians. It is the same question the author of our letter here was asked. Jesus asked Peter, “Who do people say that I am?” And the disciples came up with a list of answers. Then Jesus…