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Dealing with sin and spiritual warfare

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the third year of his reign,…

When we begin to talk about the Problem of Evil, we have to put on our thinking caps. As Christians this is an issue that we will have to confront challenges to our faith, because it is a very real stumbling block for those who may have looked at Christianity and wonder what solution there is to the…

1 Kings 16:29-22:40 . A sad story tonight. It is sad because it is a story of departure from God to a new level. A key statement among the kings of Israel is that no longer when a new king is introduced did they do evil like Jeroboam, now you will see that they did evil like Ahab who went much further…

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

Act based upon what you don’t know This sounds reckless and foolish. It is needful to consider from what perspective this is being given. Illustration: Pastor coming to car wash with hat saying “I’m their leader which way did they go.” This seems to suggest that the leaders has some identity with the…

Love does not rejoice in wrongdoing because love understands the nature of human beings. That is also why it rejoices with the truth. But what exactly is the nature of human beings, and why does that make love work this way?

The True Light Intro As we opened up the gospel of John last week we looked at his thesis statement. That is the reason that he is penning his gospel message. We saw in John 20:30-31 “30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these…

John 9:14-25 / Now I See (pt 2) Shinning Light Into the Darkness Experience rejection because of tradition 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. It was unlawful to do work on the Sabbath This included healing people. Jesus had showed them that this was not the will…

Does God Listen to Sinners? It’s a question that has haunted Christendom since the beginning. Does God Listen to Sinners? As we’ve been journeying through the Old Testament we’ve seen all kinds of evil done. Israel, God’s chosen people, the nation that God led out of Egypt, protected in the wilderness,…

The Heb. word comes from a root meaning ‘to spoil’, ‘to break in pieces’: being broken and so made worthless. It is essentially what is unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive. The word binds together the evil deed and its consequences. Much physical evil is due to moral evil: suffering and sin are not necessarily…

Temptation is like getting hooked by a fishing lure John Ortberg said that temptation is like getting hooked by a fishing lure. To illustrate, he told this story: Recently my wife and I went fly-fishing for the first time. Our guides told us that "to catch a fish you have to think like a fish." They…

Verses 28-34 In chapter 11 we saw the chief priests, scribes and elders challenge Jesus authority after He overturned the tables and drove out all those who bought and sold in the Temple. . Then we saw the Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with the question about paying taxes to Caesar, then…

Oh, you and I need God’s help, we need to turn from our sin while there is hope lest some of the problems that will come from our sin, as we see in David’s life tonight. Remember, we said that there would be a four-fold judgment with David, by his own proclamation to Nathan concerning the parable of…

As the 2nd Coming approaches, we should shine as light in a dark world.

25 Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 26 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. 27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the…

Last week: sin causes suffering. This was a major, if not THE major takeway from last week. Because of the sin of humanity, starting with Adam & Eve, suffering, unbearable pain, and evil is part of our world. The Bible does not teach Karma. In a concept very similar, from what I can tell, to Karma the…

Intro Week 5 of 6 Series looking at what it means to “be a living sacrifice” as Paul lays out in Romans 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed…

We need God in order to deal with our knowledge of Good and Evil.

Introduction Introduction The place we need to start to think correctly, to think grammatically, about is to talk about clauses—and no, I hope you’re not having flashbacks already about going back to English class. This is not going to be complicated; it’s something very comprehensible. As we are going…

How many of us love a good scary movie? Do you remember the first movie you saw that scared you so bad you were afraid after it was over with (Salem’s Lot) Sometimes for the believer it is a fine line between harmless entertainment and dabbling in evil. God’s People are not to be involved in the occult.…

Scripture outlines several ways in which believers should respond to evil.

Peace This Christmas Jake coming home for Thanksgiving. I’ll be Home For Christmas. There’s No Place Like Home for the holidays. I went as far as I could I tried to find a new face There isn't one of these lines that I would erase I lived a million miles of memories on that road With every step I take,…

God’s Response to Wickedness Is there such a thing as “too sinful” for salvation? · Why did God save Nineveh and destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? · “The two angels” (v1): This is a continuation from the narrative in chapter 18. Three men – one was the Lord other two “men” – were angels Then the Lord said,…

It was a bright Sunday morning in 28th century London, but Robert Robinson's mood was anything but sunny. All along the street there were people hurrying to church, but in the midst of the crowd Robinson was a lonely man. The sound of church bells reminded him of years past when his faith in God was…