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Why does God summon some people to face His judgement? Amos gives us four reasons why you might soon face the judgement of God for your sin. I. Fat Cows (vv. 1-3) Amos is preaching a sermon of judgment. He is summoning the sinful people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to judgement. And in this sermon…

Intro: I worry so much. I always have. It stems from my old nature. In Colossians 3:17 , we get a sense of God's vision for our lives. Here's what it is: Read: Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

Introduction: Words matter, understanding the meaning behind a word matters. Within Biblical Theology words like, “Justification, Sanctification, Glorification” have fundamental/foundational truths associated with them. There is a theological/doctrinal word that I want us to focus on today as we prepare…

Romans 13:11-14 As we have made our way through this section of Romans we have looked at the Believer’s relationship with: God - 12:1-2 Himself - 12:3-8 Other Believer - 12:9-13 Unbelievers - 12:14-21 the Government - 13:1-7 Fellow Citizens - 13:8-10 And now we come to verses 11-14 of Chapter 13 where…

Human beings all tend to agree that different people have different styles. Different style for dressing, getting work done, schedules, you name it. Lifestyles define a person, because other people can watch that person in action. A few weeks ago i was pressure washing the walkway in front of my house,…

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely…

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,…

Have you ever asked yourself the question, why are we here? Why are we here on this earth? Why are we living in Fort Smith, AR in the year 2023? Have you ever thought about what the purpose of life was? Today I hope that I can give you an answer to this question. This week, I’ve had to do some soul searching.…

Intro: Back in January I preached on a theme. Priorities. We learned to prioritize the eternal. Namely, people and God’s Word. The saved, the church. The unsaved, those that need the gospel. And God’s Word. We were reminded that our priorities must be in step with the mind of Christ. This morning we…

Ephesians 4:1-7 , 17-24 , 5:1-2 , 7-17 Central Truth: God C alls me to Live as His C hild ! Ephesians 5:1-2 -- How do my ‘Narratives’ guide my daily life? -- -The M eaning : ‘Walk worthy of your calling’ Walk – H abits of C onduct : Ephesians 4:1-7 Colossians 3:1-11 > Ephesians 2:1-3 Discipleship - 1…

Divine Goodwill There’s a problem people face in this world. They can’t see. They can’t see two things: 1) the offense of their own sin and 2) the love of God. God’s posture toward humanity is not one of anger, but one of love. He is divinely good. In fact, he sent his own Son as a token of his love…

11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.…

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that…

Colossians 3: 1-17 Summary Colossians 3:1-17 Colossians 3 is the pivot point for the epistle. Having tracked through a number of significant theological points relating to Christ’s supremacy to the law and angels, Paul turns to practical ramifications. This episode of the podcast focuses on two: (1)…

Big Idea: True salvation must include repentance. True Repentance always bears fruit. Vipers flee the fire God’s Children bear His fruit Dead trees are fuel for the fire “This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.” -Richard Baxter Introduction: Last week:…

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…

Therefore... You died with Christ to the "elements of the world”—you are no longer dominated by your mortal nature . ( Colossians 2:20 ) If you died with Christ to the elements of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: You have been raised…

Intro: Back in January I preached on a theme. Priorities. We learned to prioritize the eternal. Namely, people and God’s Word. The saved, the church. The unsaved, those that need the gospel. And God’s Word. We were reminded that our priorities must be in step with the mind of Christ. This morning we…

Scripture Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the…

Jonah and The Great Commission Part Three: The God of Second Chances Many (but not endless) Chances Rebooting the Program The Error Message Uninstalling….Reinstalling I thank God that He loves us enough to give us many chances to correct our ways and turn to Him. As we look at the stories of the Bible,…

Put on the New Man 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. The new man is created in righteousness and true holiness 10 And have put on the new man , which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: The new man is renewed…

Scriptures: Various passages Start Recording Introduction Good morning again to you. I’m glad you are all here this morning. For the next few weeks we are going to take a deeper look at where we are headed as a church and what we need to be doing as a church that seeks to be driven by the Gospel and…

INTRODUCTION Today we’re gonna continue our series in the book of Colossians. Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Colossians chapter 3. & we’re gonna read verses 1-10. Colossians 3:1-10 & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is Renewed…

Colossians 3:2-17 Good morning church! It is a good morning, and God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth has moved Heaven and Earth to make it so you were here with us this morning…and God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth has moved Heaven and Earth to make it so the others in this room,…

Ephesians 4:17–24 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who…