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Submission to God Peter will be speaking to servants in a household. This is not the same word commonly translated as servant or slave Instead it is a word used for domestic or house slaves. As a slave in the house, the slave would be more susceptible to a hostile master - since a field laborer simply…

Nov 1, 2012, the Atlanta Sun Journal reported the story of Michael and Channel Keeley, who had been notified that the tenants in their rental property had been arrested on drug charges. When the Keeleys arrived at the property to prepare for new tenants, they found holes in the wall, and pulled out bags…

In this series, Dr. Mercury Thomas-Ha pays tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his perspective of justice. While we all find ourselves seeking justice, we really don't understand the process until we discover "The God of Justice".

The Psalmist proclaims "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!" The Lord encourages, even demands his people to proclaim his goodness, and as his people, our holiness--that we are set apart unto him: called out from the world. This is especially true in a corporate way. God told his people numbering more than a million to loudly proclaim they were his--all at once! How, and where and what was this proclamation all about? How can God's people do this today? Come with the Grace United crew as we joyfully immerse ourselves into the Lord's command to corporately proclaim we are his people and he is our God.

There are times when a nation has to acknowledge that they are out of kilter with God's agenda. During those times, we are called upon by God to take precise steps in order to recieve His forgiveness, favor and blessing.

When we are blessed with material treasure, do we generously bless others or do we pursue self-indulgence? Riches can lead to the oppression of others, injustices performed against those who make moral choices. We rest in the knowledge that the righteous will be fully rescued, and He will execute judgment.

I have an early memory (which may be completely fabricated) from a family vacation in California. My parents took us on a ship going (I think) to Catalina Island from San Francisco.) During the voyage I got up and walked around the boat (I never have been good at sitting still for a long period of time).…

One of my favorite books in the Bible is the book of Habakkuk. I remember preaching from this great text the first time. I went into the text unaware of what the book was about and after a week of study I had fallen in love with these words. Habakkuk addresses some of the critical issues and questions…

Over the last several months the news has been filled with talk about a recession. The Stock Market is going up and down like a roller coaster. Layoffs are taking away jobs, foreclosures are taking homes, bankruptcies are skyrocketing, and many people talk about another Great Depression. There are a…

Always trust in the goodness of God! 1. Because He hates injustice. 2. Because He shares in our sorrows. 3. Because He cares about our rest. 4. Because He cares about our other needs too.

As Christians, we need to be certain that the Bible is God's word. One of the things God has placed in the Bible to help us know it is His word are prophetic statements. God tells us what will happen, and it happens just like He said it would. God provided a number of prophecies about the Messiah coming. We can look at how those came true and know that the Bible is, in fact, God's word.

Last week, the word “time” dominated the Preacher’s thought. We learned that though at first it seemed like the Preacher was on the right track from our Christian point of view, this was not the case for Him. God had his time to do everything for His own purpose, but that knowledge did not make it down…

Psalm 73 Introduction I learned to golf by doing it. Because no one taught me, I learned some bad habits and although I had some good games, I also had a lot of problems. Then a fellow came into our life who was a golf pro. I went golfing with him and he began to teach me to golf properly. His first…

By Pastor Glenn Pease The Revolutionary War was complicated by the fact that it was often also a Civil War. Families were on both sides of the conflict. William, for example became the governor of New Jersey because of the influence of his famous father. The shocking thing was that William wanted to…

How should we respond when it appears that wicked people are getting away with evil? We live in a broken world where evil and injustice abound. Too often righteousness is punished and wickedness is ignored. It's almost impossible to listen to the news at night without getting frustrated and angry. For…

Habakuk 1:2 I. The silence of God is one of the most difficult things that the believer has to contend with. A. When you pray and it seems that God is not hearing. 1. O Lord how long shall I cry and you will not hear? 2. We have all experienced this kind of a test of faith in our lives. a. We pray for…

Reading: Psalm 51 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17 (NIV) I. Go to Him in your Grief A. Entrust God with your Pain 1. When we suffer the loss of a loved one we feel pain — it hurts. a. Love creates ties between people. b.…

I. Introduction A. I can't help but be drawn to the trail of James Johnson, a 21 young black man, charged with the 2004 rape and murder of 17-year-old Brittany Willis, a white Hunt High School graduate whose body was found at a construction site. Even though there has been a confession by Kenneth Meeks,…

Amos 5 Seek the LORD and Live: [1-27] v.1 – Amos, a prophet, he could see the coming judgement, mourns before it happens. Takes up a lament for the nation because of the judgement she must suffer. To Amos, with prophetical insight, יהוה’s word of judgement was so sure that he could view it as already…

Five woes on Babylon (2:6-20). Where have we got to? Habakkuk saw overwhelming injustice and evil all around him - יהוה is a just God, how can He let it go on? יהוה’s answer was that this evil would be judged – He would use the Babylonians to do it. For Habakkuk, the solution was worse than the problem!…

Micah 3. Leaders [1-4] Sin: injustice: v.1 - Micah goes straight to the top - to the civil leaders - rulers and judges. Micah’s concern always is injustice – does it irk you? The rulers’ office is to preserve justice and control and order within society. It was their place to know justice and enforce…

* God Hates Injustice! Chapter 1 announced judgement on Samaria and Jerusalem – now the specific reasons for the judgement are now given. The leading men devised wickedness at night and performed it by day (v.1-5). Seer and prophet preached lies (v.6-11), the social and moral sins of the nation cried…

Amos 8. [Ripe for judgement – fall never to rise again] Ripe for judgement – [v.1,2] Blackboy peach tree – fruit swells, turns deep purple, softens, a few fall – the fruit is ripening, time to harvest, time is ripe- A fourth vision was given to Amos - the basket of perishable produce of the land (v.1-3)…