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TEXT: GALATIANS 5:22 | THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : LOVE INTRO ILLUSTRATION : For years I had gone to my friend Jeremiah’s house. His family had an old farmhouse style home with ruff cut wood floors and exposed beams. When you walked through the door of there house you were greeted with a small table and…

The Love of a Dog Do you have a pet? Does your pet love you? Nice. I want to tell you a story about a dog’s love for his master, because it can teach us about God’s love for us. In 1858, a man named John Gray was buried in old Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland. His grave levelled by the hand…

Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

As we continue to explore things beyond the “Basics” class that are still foundational to Hickory Corners Bible Church all the same, I want to remind you of what we’ve looked at so far in this study. First, we considered the ultimate purpose of each and every individual Christian and the church collectively…

There is a title of Jesus that in our modern cultural context rubs us the wrong way. Most modern westerners like ourselves can hardly fathom that Jesus is the firstborn son and that ought to be great news to you and me. Smell of snobbishness and unfair to individualistic Western sniffers - why should…

We come now to the third session in our Hickory Corners Bible Church Basics class, giving a quick overview of what we believe, and how we operate based on what we believe. In this third session, we will look at the redemption solely available in Christ Jesus, the only escape from the righteous judgement…

6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become…

God did not spare His Son Hope for a New Year Romans 8:28–32 (ESV) 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that…

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…

Kiddos: fill out all your notes and write down one thing you learned. The church in Thessalonica was under intense persecution. Even from their own countrymen. Paul says in 2:14 they suffered the same things he did. Violence. Mobs. There was intense pressure from the outside. The success of the church…

Does God love the elect more than the unelect, or does he love them the same? If you want to understand more about the love of God, I encourage you to read The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by, D. A. Carson. I am indebted to his work on this topic. If I am to answer this question we will need…

Psalm 23:3 (MSG) 3 you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) 3 He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. He puts me on a track that is right- that is His reputation.- Psalm 23.3b The Joel Version. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) He leads me in paths of righteousness…

Predestination – “The act of decreeing or foreordaining events” I. Predestined – Romans 8:29 “to be conformed to the image of his Son”All saved will be like Christ II. Predestined – Ephesians 1:4-5 “unto the adoption of children” All saved will be adopted into the family of God - Galatians 4:5 III. Predestined…

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,…

Announcements Silas’ Recovery Thank you for your prayers. We definitely saw the hand of God at work in how things transpired yesterday! We were back home by 8 PM. Silas is recovering nicely at home. He should be able to be back in school this next Monday. Estates @ Sugar Creek As of today, 4 homes have…

As we begin our time in scripture this morning, let’s pray these words together, taken from Psalm 119:18 . “Open my eyes, that I might receive, wonderful truths from your word. <personal prayer> I’ve grown quite fond of it. It’s been with me for quite a while. In fact, I dare say that, without it, I…

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that…

Rethinking Trials and Temptations GOSPEL – Mark 1:12-15 THEME: Jesus overcomes Satan and rescues people from the devil’s dominion by His Gospel. GOAL: That the hearers realize that the decisive battle against Satan has been fought and won. MALADY: We are such easy prey for Satan. We think we must overcome…

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined,…

God wants us to Reign in Life, not be reigned over. He has made every provision for us to not be reigned over by sin. Now as we move into Romans 18-38, we will find that God also does not want us to be reigned over by suffering. This world is full of suffering, is it not? And none of us are immune from…

Secular - Today is about promises, so let me tell you a story about a balloonist who is about to break his promise. A hot air balloonist got blown way off course. Realizing how lost he was he decided to lower altitude to see if he could get some help from someone on the ground. He saw a large wilderness…

Title: The Power of Christmas part 3 in our Christmas series “The Promise, Purpose, Power and Peace of Christmas” Part 1 - The Promise of Christmas Part 2 - The Purpose of Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 ; Romans 8:31-39 God’s power is displayed in his sovereignty over history and his ability to work…

Overview of Eph 1 . Every Spiritual Blessing in the heavenly places Blessing #1 : He chose us in Christ (before the foundation of the world) to be holy and blameless before him (timing? glorification / kingdom age) Blessing #2: He adopted us out of love as His very own sons (kingdom language / sons leads…

It is God’s will to show saving love. Romans 8:31-32 . 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Paul is drawing on Psalm 118 : 1 Oh give…

Those who rejected were never elected. The Westminster Confession of Faith: Edinburgh Edition (The Shorter Catechism) Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life, did enter…