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Today, amongst other things, we will be hitting on wisdom. Specifically man’s wisdom and God’s wisdom. In that vain I looked up some words of wisdom “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their…

Advancing in the Midst of Adversity # 7 1 John 2: 24-29 Take a moment to consider the great challenges John spoke of in our last study. He warned the spirit of antichrist was already among us, seeking to undermine the church and hinder her ministry. He reminded us that we are living in the last time,…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

Introduction Lets start with a passage out of the Johns 1st Letter 1 John 2:18 (NASB95) 18 Children, it is the last hour; ... Pastor Ben spoke last week about john and the early church bringing to light . Words like syncretism Gnosticism and Political Correctness We are not going to veer off from Bens…

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…

Good afternoon! Today we are continuing in our current series looking at 1 John. In todays passage John addresses a crucial issue that was affecting the early Christian community: the presence of false teachers and their deceptive teachings. Just as the early believers faced challenges to their faith,…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Can you lose your salvation? Why are false teachers dangerous? These are a couple answers we will be searching for as we continue through our letters of John.

We Must Embrace the Authority of the Scriptures 24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. 26 These things…

18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it…

White-anting... For many people fortunate enough to own a home, it is well known that protecting it is time consuming, expensive and not without risks. Our homes can be the biggest investment we make in our life. The greatest danger to that investment is not fire, storm or flood, but a silent little…

If you knew the world was ending soon, what would you do, where would you go? Would your inclination be to get busy, go places, or stay put? Many people think we are in the end of time, for a lot of reasons. Is that right or wrong, and how should we think about that? But we’ll see that knowing when the…

Secular - Did you know there are a lot of saying that have crept into the church which aren’t in the Bible? "God helps those who help themselves." " Cleanliness is next to godliness. " " In the last days, you will not be able to know the seasons except by the changing of the leaves. " " Money is the…

I. Inspiration Inspiration recognizes the role of the Holy Spirit in producing the Scriptures. Paul uses the term theopneustos giving us the idea of God “breathing out” the Scriptures. Since “spirit” in the original language can also mean “breath” the process of “out-breathing” we attribute inspiration…

Intro I believe God calls us to be difference makers in life and part of that means we are different. Jesus wants us to live a rich and satisfying life full of Joy, but many do not... Think about a time when you have been over joyed. Well, we want to learn how to have that kind of joy every day. 1 We…

I. The Altar of Incense, 30:1-10 This was a smaller altar, measuring 18 inches square by three feet tall, and built like the ark and the table of showbread, of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold. it had two pair of gold rings and two poles of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold to transport it. It…

As long as I’m sincere, it’s OK We are looking at a very serious topic tonight regarding truth, or may we say truth or consequences? Truth matters and that is our focal point tonight. “It makes no difference what you believe, just as long as you are sincere!” This is a philosophy of many today and even…

Today's sermon discusses John's warning to believers regarding antichrists.

Warning: Do not love the world [[ 1John 2:15-17 ]] Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but…

The Results of God’s Love As we continue into the richness of the 1st letter of John the Apostle, we are going to find some interesting and challenging themes. Last week I spoke about our needs met in God’s Son, the first result of God’s Love that was most of chapter one. We will be in chapter 2 mostly…

How well do we know others? How well do we know ourselves? How well do we know the Lord?

Introduction The Butter Battle Book A lot in this book, but where does it start? With a schism over something small. These two groups experience division and it just worsens. A dangerous schism. Churches are not exempt from this, are they. Maybe you were a part of a church that experienced a schism.…

Introduction 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life— 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with…

Convergence: The way I am defining Convergence is when, your identity, your calling, timing, and anointing all come together. Identity, Calling, Timing, Anointing. People who walked in that Convergence Zone: Job, David, Solomon, John the Baptist until the lane changed and timing passed, Jesus, Paul and…

Convergence: The way I am defining Convergence is when, your identity, your calling, timing, and anointing all come together. Identity, Calling, Timing, Anointing. People who walked in that Convergence Zone: Job, David, Solomon, John the Baptist until the lane changed and timing passed, Jesus, Paul and…