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David’s Time on the Run Part 3 Today we are going to finish this section, and we have to move through a couple of areas and disregard a few things for this study because we do not want to get bogged down in the life of David only and especially during his time on the run, but nonetheless, these things…

Christians are familiar with the last command the Lord told them before he went back to heaven after he was crucified for the sins of the world and then raised from the dead: "Make disciples of all nations". This is consistently referred to as "The Great Commission." There is another "great commission" but it is found in Deuteronmy. Joshua was getting ready to lead the people into the promised land. The Lord commissioned him to do so. What was this commission all about? And how does it tie in to followers of Jesus even today, thousands of years after Joshua's commission? Come with the Grace United crew as we observe the Lord commissioning Joshua to lead the people into the promised land.

Christians are familiar with the last command the Lord told them before he went back to heaven after he was crucified for the sins of the world and then raised from the dead: "Make disciples of all nations". This is consistently referred to as "The Great Commission." There is another "great commission" but it is found in Deuteronmy. Joshua was getting ready to lead the people into the promised land. The Lord commissioned him to do so. What was this commission all about? And how does it tie in to followers of Jesus even today, thousands of years after Joshua's commission? Come with the Grace United crew as we observe the Lord commissioning Joshua to lead the people into the promised land.

Peter says to lay aside guile, but what is it? Christians should refrain from lying and deceit. Lying is the antithesis of God. How can we do better at refraining from lying and deceit?

What are different types of evil speakings? How can we avoid evil speakings?

Four topics in Matthew chapter 12 are discussed: 1) Known By Your Fruit, 2) The Sign Of Jonah, 3) An Unclean Spirit And An Evil Generation, and 4) Earthly And Spiritual Family

The series of lessons called Neither Barren, Nor Unfruitful will look at things we should lay aside from 1 Peter 2:1-2, and things we should take on from 2 Peter 1:5-8, in order that we should be neither barren, nor unfruitful for our Master. This lesson looks at the idea of laying aside malice, and getting our mind right.

Gossip is pervasive in American culture today. It destroys relationships, churches, and families. This sermon presents some help in learning how to recognize gossip and take steps to avoid it.

Is gossip or slander a sin? Listen to this sermon to find out the answer!

The story is told that Winston Churchill was attending an official ceremony in London once in his later years. Two men sitting behind him recognized him and began to whisper back and forth to each other. “They say Churchill’s quite senile now,” said the one. “Yes, they say he’s doing England more harm…

TEXTMatthew 10: 24-39 QUESTIONWhat should we do if people abuse us verbally for our faith? ASSERTIONThe writer of Matthew teaches his congregation that they need to expect verbal and physical abuse, the Thirteenth Beneciction. If the Master was not spared this kind of gossip and slander, this name calling…

Introduction Last week, we learned that Jesus did not take the bait that His brothers had offered to come to the feast and make a show of Himself as a means of regaining His followers. But signs and miracles of themselves convert no one. Rather conversion is the work of God when God’s word creates new…

By Pastor Glenn Pease When Irving Berlin visited London as a young man he gave the doorman at the station the largest tip of his life. He did it because when he held the door open for him he was whistling, "Alexander's Ragtime Band." That was Berlin's first big hit. That doorman was in the right place…

class=MsoNormal>Come Lord Jesus, be with us in the time of reflection on your word, guide us to have ears to hear, andhearts alert to your prompting – In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – Amen We have this Sunday some very memorable passages from the gospel of Matthew Each one can be consider…

The Tongue James 3:3-6 (KJV 1900) 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor…

March 14, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Christ's church was born into a sin-warped, sin-darkened world of mixed-up marriages, sin-scarred lives, and confused families. But men and women who were gloriously saved did not automatically…

By Pastor Glenn Pease We seldom get the whole story on anything. No doubt, most of us are aware of how the rocks brought back from the moon were kept in isolation for some time lest they contain some organism that could spread disease for which we have no defense. That made a lot of sense, and made everyone…

13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not…

Sermon #25 in a Series on Genesis Preached by Pastor Glenn Durham on January 3, 2010, at The Church of the Covenant, PCA, Cincinnati, Ohio. Main Idea: God’s grace overwhelms the “second chance.” Scripture Introduction To give someone a leg up means to help them climb higher by standing on your knee or…

The Pillars of Community XII: Getting Rid of Gossip James 3:2-12 March 22, 2009 Prep: · Methodist pledge (leftovers) · Notes & Scriptures Intro A tongue only weighs about 3 ounces, yet has the power to do more damage than any other part of the body. I don’t think that is an exaggeration. · Think back…

“A Time to Keep Silence, and a Time to Speak” Ecclesiastes 3:7 Some of the various forms of communication that we may be used to: a)speak your mind with no intent to love hearers, b)communicate anything but what you’re truly thinking – leave hearers guessing, c)rarely communicate anything directly until…

Proverbs 26:20-22 The Destructive Power of Gossip Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts. A mong the awful…

Series: Growing In Your Love Walk—8 Love: Where The Rubber Meets The Road—“Controlling Your Tongue” It was his first day on the job. He was just 17 years old and a new clerk in the ‘grocery’ department of a super market. An elderly lady came up to him and said she wanted to buy half of a head of lettuce.…

Tongue Talking (Pentecost Sunday) I know being Pentecostal you think I am going to refer today to the gift often called glossalalia. Tho I may refer to that phenomenon, I really want to refer to the more natural use of the tongue. Proverbs 18:21NCV 21 What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak…