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As a contrast to the false teachers, Paul describes the training and teaching of a "good servant of Christ Jesus"

Introduction An apostate is one who has abandoned the faith that they once professed. We live in a world of many apostates. We see countless examples of those who seemed like legitimate believers but turned out to be fakes. Joshua Harris is one such man who is a glaring example of this. He wrote the…

Introduction 1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, 2 through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared. 3 They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created…

Introduction Last week we began looking at Satan as our adversary. He is the accuser of the believers. It’s good for us to be able to identify our enemy, but we also need to know how he operates. A lot of people like movies about espionage. Spies are mysterious and move in and out among the crowds often…

Introduction New theme for May is “How to Study the Bible” - which is essential for our 2024 theme of “Spiritually Mature in Truth” Today we’re studying how to be a doer and not just a hearer of the word To do that we will look to James who provides an comparison of reading the Bible and looking into…

Intro Kids? What If I came into your bedroom and just started moving furniture around? Moving your stuff from here to there and making rude remarks about what it looks like? Everybody, what would you do if I came into your house and started saying “Ooh, that picture shouldn’t go there. If only we could…

Review Last week we shifted our focus in our study and looked at what the Old Testament says about guarding our hearts - our inner man. We sought to answer two questions: What happens when we don’t guard our hearts? It begins with a complacent mind It proceeds with a careless mind It worsens with a contaminated…

Un-Thankful Diner There is an old movie titled “A Man called Peter” Much to my surprise, it’s not about Peter , Jesus friend and disciple. It’s about a man named Peter who lived some 80 years ago. Peter Marshall was born in Scotland. As a young man he worked in the mines by day and went to school at…

Guest Preacher: Chris Stukenberg Reputation: Honoring Behavior – 10/29/23 Title Slide The church has a bad wrap Problem: Our reputation is self-inflicted and in many ways deserved – why? Pray 14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how…

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath…

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail…

INTRODUCTION New theme for July: ‎Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception Deception Defined Deception - Imposing a false idea, impression, or belief that hides the truth and causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. Think of a time your were deceived and the effect it had on you A new Job A…

1 Timothy 4 Good morning church! Open your Bibles with me to 1 Timothy 4 and we will discover together what the Lord has for us. Verse 1 begins, 1 Tim 4:1-4 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,…

A. The Spirits of Deception 1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 1. Deception is Certain The Spirit explicitly says - this is stated clearly without any room for doubt. 2. Deception is Happening…

What is the first of the ten commandments, or the decalogue? I know, we’re not there yet in Exodus, but we’re on a hiatus from Exodus for thanksgiving and Advent. So, what is the first of the ten commandments? You shall have no other God’s before me. The Israelites had just come from 430 years of experience…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 In our previous Torah portion we talked about consequences- Because; the heel - representing the walk; the difference between keeping and doing and the significance of numbers 2, 40 and the covenants of God - tablets We discussed…

Our statement on Man Mankind We believe mankind is created in the image of God to reflect His glory. As male and female, God commands them to take care of the earth and to populate it through the union of marriage. Because of inherited and committed sin they are spiritually dead, disobeying God and failing…

Evening 14th Aug 2022

Jesus Outlines the plan Many people in the United States are very aware of the numbers game. We understand the vitality of the stock market and the amount of inflation and interest within the banking industry. Unfortunately, this has flowed over into the method of growing the body of Christ. Many churches…

Being and Doing A disciple of Jesus ++Is Called by Jesus ++Answers the call The goal is to help people ++Hear the call ++Respond to the call How do we do this? Reality Check 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines…

17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid…

Introduction Some use this as an excuse Convictions are based on hearsay, slogans, propaganda If some one is open What do you mean by that? How did you come to that conclusion? Have you ever considered…? How To Guard Yourself Against Corruption and Be a Light to Others Do not Idolize Man Sometimes this…

Introduction In Positioning For Promotion, Paul shows the type of life that is involved in the life of those desiring to be in spiritual leadership. It is a life under examination Under examination is the leaders Character 1 Timothy 3:2-3 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of…

Uskonlepo ja rauha elämässä 18 Jos mahdollista on ja mikäli teistä riippuu, eläkää rauhassa kaikkien ihmisten kanssa. Helsingin srk:ssa ihmiset antoivat todistuksia mitkä asiat ovat rohkaisseet elämään Jumalan armon täyteydessä. - Jeesus ohjaa meitä paimensauvallaan hellästi ja päättäväisesti, niin miksi…

Good morning church. I’m excited for our passage this morning because it’s a fun one. For those of you who are just joining us, we are in our 1 Timothy series titled The Church: Standards and Leadership. We have covered some principles for how to order ourselves as the church of God, and now, reaching…