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Matthew 4:1–11 (KJV 1900) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.…

Announcements Sweetheart Retreat - Carpool/Church Van leaving from church parking lot at 2:00 PM on Friday Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body…

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…

Introduction: It doesn’t take much to be a blessing to other people. We live in a world that could certainly use more people that are seeking to be a blessing to others. We are quick to criticize, quick to judge, quick to vent our frustrations and opinions. However, we need to rethink this and begin…

Wholly Sanctified According to Bradford A. Mullen in his "Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology, 1996, 708", 'The generic meaning of sanctification is “the state of proper functioning.” To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer ...…

We who died to sin, are to consider that God has made us holy in our union with Christ Jesus. Through our union with Christ Jesus, God has given us the capability to not let sin reign in our mortal bodies for the first time in our existence!

32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. 1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these…

Speaking strictly to Christians, Romans 6 does not say that I am to die to sin, nor does it say that sin is dead. But we must never fear losing our salvation; for those in Christ sin is against our very nature!

It is the two contrasts Paul writes of in Romans 7:6 – old as opposed to new, Spirit as opposed to letter, that help us understand that Paul is talking in terms of the new covenant, and the implications are astounding!

We are surviving birthday season at our house. Jan 30th was Grace’s birthday. This past Monday was David’s birthday. This week is Valentine’s Day. The following week is my birthday. Crazy season. It’s a time of celebrating what God has done in each person’s life and remembering the journey to this point.…

hope vast as the ocean! Our hope in Christ is endless, like standing on the shore of the pacific trying to see the banks of the Philippines. Faithway, this afternoon, I hope you’re ready to praise the Lord. I hope you know that this is the best place to be tonight. Our shared hope is in none other than…

The only way to realize, to truly understand the truth and nature of ourselves, is through the Law’s illumination of our deficiencies, by its holding up the view of His perfect holiness and righteousness in its commands, and in this it is utterly good for us!

To Reform improve by the removal of faults or abuses, improved in conduct and character Phrases first seen in a devotional writing by Dutch minister Jodocus van Lodenstein 1674, used in parts often before and after. van Lodenstein inherited a church in the Netherlands that was already reformed in the…

D. A. Carson wrote for Christianity Today in one of the magazine issues from the year 2000. More Perfect Illustrations: For Every Topic and Occasion (Compromise: Natural Drift from Holiness) People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness,…

Romans 15:16 (KJV 1900) That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV 1900) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are…

We are reminded that God graciously sets us apart on His firm foundation. We are encouraged to allow our faith to change our lives.

Paul is providing us the principle which will help us understand why it is that the idea of us sinning because we are not under law but under grace is so very abhorrent.

We have allowed comfort to over shadow sanctification If you have spent anytime reading the New Testament you know we have two natures: flesh Spirit We can only nurture one or the other each has an inverse impact on comfort and suffering Serving the flesh means immediate comfort and long term suffering…

hope vast as the ocean! Our hope in Christ is endless, like standing on the shore of the pacific trying to see the banks of the Philippines. Faithway, this afternoon, I hope you’re ready to praise the Lord. I hope you know that this is the best place to be tonight. Our shared hope is in none other than…

Introduction Today we’re going to look at this parable that Jesus gives unto the multitude by the seaside that day 2,000 years ago. Today we’re going to examine this message titled ‘Soil Test’. In it, later on I will ask you to examine the various types of soil that Jesus describes and claim one of them…

Introduction: My youngest son, Zane, has a tendency to get dirty. He has certain clothes that he likes a lot better than others. He also has certain socks he likes better. And so after playing outside and getting filthy, we take him in for a bath and he has nice clean clothes on. Yet, sometimes, he finds…

Today, we are concluding our series, “This Thing Called Life” ~ we have been exploring the ways how living for Jesus is to IMPACT our everyday LIVES. We have been reminded that Jesus is more than a religious philosophy or ideology—Jesus came to offer us abundant LIFE. LIFE — What are we doing with our…

SET APART - 4 INTRODUCTION . 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we…

Filthy Rags- Cleansed and Commissioned Context and Background Chapter 3 focuses on a vision involving Joshua the high priest, Satan, and the Angel of the Lord. This chapter is crucial as it highlights themes of spiritual cleansing, the role of the high priest, and the promise of the coming Messiah. Verses…