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Growing In Grace and Truth 2 Peter 3:14-18 Central Truth: Divine P erspectives Define MY J oyful E xpectation ! Peter’s P urpose : To ‘ Stir Up’ > 2 Peter 1:12-15 and 3:1-2 To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Can I have M ore G race ? ‘Unmerited Favor’ Grace…

A perfect gift reflects both the giver and the one receiving the gift. In the birth of Jesus, God gives a gift of love that reflects both God’s generosity of grace, as well as our need to receive God’s grace.

Introduction Have you ever heard of a laughing heir? I’m not talking about laughing gas, I’m talking about when someone gets a call from a lawyer saying, “your rich uncle passed away and left you all his money!” It’s when you didn’t realize you would inherit something, but suddenly someone tells you…

Sin – “Transgression of the Law (God’s Law)” I. Origin of Sin a. Eternally – Satan with his pride Isaiah 14:12-15 b. Physically – Adam & Eve in the Garden Romans 5:12 , 19 I. The Payment of Sin – Someone must pay a. Death – Separation from God Romans 6:23 b. Paid and Forgiven Colossians 2:13-14 I. The…

There is a certain challenge when working as carefully and as intimately through Scripture as we do here in Christian Life Hour, in that such an examination can at times be in danger of missing the general theme or context of the larger passage. For indeed, many have failed to see the line of Scripture,…

Introduction Last week we discussed how Faith brings peace with God. We are continuing in this idea today. We can tell that with the first work of the this passage. Therefore. The Idea here is peace with God was lost because Adam the Archetypal human failed in his relationship with God through disobedience.…

God Himself There are many words of comfort found in scripture. This morning, I am going to focus on two words found together often in scripture, “but God”. Now these two words at times indicate God was ruling against humanity, and in other cases they show his great mercy towards humanity. The Bible…

Pastor Michael Mehring I want to take us on a journey — a journey of the last few days of Jesus life— we will be Going… —from the garden — through the trial — to the cross — engaged in the battle of the ages — and finishing with the victory!! Let’s begin from the garden Jesus was facing Substitution…

Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Review Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Introduction Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isa 42:5-43:10 Brit Chadashah: John 1:1-17 Gibson Which Jesus? Combative…

In this sermon, I desire to bring some clarity to potential confusion surrounding the sermon I gave two weeks ago. I was reminded that for many there is confusion concerning conviction and condemnation. These words are thought to mean the same thing or functionally bring the same results. This is true…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Distant Introduction Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 11 “O you afflicted one,…

Death beginnings of death - Gen. 2:17 , 3:19 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.” 19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For…

Abraham: Following God's Promise

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.” Abram said, “O Lord God , what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “Since You have…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

His grace alone. The abundance of grace Reigning in Life “Sometimes God is angry with me, sometimes He is happy with me.” This is what many people are believing today: Sometimes God is good, sometimes He is not! Sometimes He is happy, sometimes He is not! God said emphatically “If you don’t preach grace…

In a shaking world, our focus must be on the unshakeable kingdom of God. · This is a focus on heavenly things. The kingdom of God is not just a kingdom coming in the future. It is a constantly coming kingdom working in our hearts ( Lk. 17:20 , 21 ). · God speaks to us internally. God’s voice is not a…

Jesus, overlooking Jerusalem, the crowds cheering, the Pharisees mocking… I cannot fathom all that went through His heart and mind as he watched, listened, and thought. THERE ON A THAT DAY SITTING ON A DONKEY (a symbol of peace) SAT THE KING… THE KING OF PEACE!!! When it comes to peace… or the King of…

Listening to Your Conscience Romans 14:5-9 , 22-23 Introduction Ask for prayers Review of the book 4 reasons you should listen to YOUR conscience 1) Your conscience is a gift from God, so appreciate it ( Rom 1-13 ) Explanation The conscience speaks to us It is part of the image of God, which reflects…

Intro: We have been making our way through the book of Daniel and before we left on vacation, we finished the historical section of the Book, as we closed Chapter 6… Chapter 7 of Daniel starts the Prophetic section of the book and I am excited to study and share it with you... However… For the next few…

Her Temptation Genesis 2 ends with a succinct description of the innocence of Eden’s paradise: “They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed” (v. 25 NKJV). 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 3 then introduces the tempter, a serpent. This is clearly…

We are picking up in Romans 5:12-21 today. Two weeks ago, we started Romans 5 , looking at the first 11 verses. We saw in those verses the gifts God has given to us, to those who have been justified by faith in Jesus. The Gift of Peace The Gift of Grace standing condemned, to standing in grace The Gift…

6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much…

Rukoillaan aluksi.... Käytä aikaasi Jeesus suhteen rakentamiseen niin menestyt kaikilla teilläsi. Mikä Sanassa on on meille tärkeää. Kristillisyys ei ole kuollut asia vaan se on elävää asiaa. Emme noudata mitään kuolleita periaatteita. Siksi henkilökohtainen suhde Jeesukseen on niin tärkeä asia siksi…

Intro Pastor Filly ...... We have been talking a lot about faith in the last few weeks, do you think it might be important? If you have no faith , you have never experienced perfect peace. Scripture 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.…