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I love to sing. And I especially like to sing songs of praise to God. That hasn’t always been the case. I can remember growing up singing hymns thinking- these are dull and boring. I do remember one of the first times that my heart rejoiced upon singing a hymn. The song was Amazing Grace. Now I had sung…

There are a lot of conversations going on in our culture right now about the idea of justice. The word justice is a hot button issue at the moment. Unfortunately, it is becoming a divisive issue in our country. People on both sides of the issue are crying out for justice. There is a wide spectrum of…

What do we do as believers when things happen in our life, things outside of our control, and we look at those things and we say, “God, this doesn’t make any sense”? How do we respond? Or maybe we say it this way, “God, I sure would have done things differently if it were up to me.” (Side note- aren’t…

Reading Romans 2:1-16 Announcements Family Promise. Wisdom Good morning, Thank you for all being here this morning. Well today is a New Year. I year of new possibilities and a fresh start in many ways. We will be returning to James chapter 4 today and we will continue where we left off before the Advent…

Intro; As we come to the end of our study on “What Is Faith?” , we’re going to look at a montage of people and their faith. One main theme runs through these last verses on faith and it’s “A Faith that Perseveres”. The word perseverance means “to bear up under.” It describes someone who remains steadfast…

Last week we talked about overcoming conflict by humbling ourselves and seeking God. James wants us to understand… A Faith That Works is a Faith that is Unified in Humility . (write that down!) Understand — Humility is the very CORE of the Christian walk! Think about that! 16 “For God so loved the world…

Introduction *** TURN THE HOURGLASS OVER *** At the beginning of the year, I unveiled the theme for the year, and preached unto you a message titled ‘A Time for Consideration’. In that message I’d asked you just to begin the year in consideration of three things: Consider Time ( Itself ) I wanted us…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal God had used Deborah, Barak, and Jael to give the Israelites victory over the…

Proverbs 31 is a well known chapter about Godly qualities of a woman. But we rarely pay attention to the beginning verses of a mother’s wisdom to her son, particularly warning him about women, intoxicants and his responsibility as a leader!

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. The Bible describes the judgment seat of Christ for one main purpose: to affect the way we think and live—to motivate us to anticipate…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal The era of the judges began with God providing Othniel to deliver Israel and…

Introduction Johnny Manzel documentary came out. Johnny Football. And it was realized the waste of incredible talent. I look at those guys and wonder what would have happened…? Had a better work ethic, character, purpose? The story of Samson, from Judges 13 - 16 , is similar in that there is this man,…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 3 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal God had used Deborah, Barak, and Jael to give the Israelites victory over the…

Judgment Day Statement of Belief on Jesus’ Return: We believe Jesus will return in power and glory to reign. It has been declared in scripture that no man knows the hour of his return, only the Father. On that day, Jesus will gather his people to himself and they will be changed. He will crush his enemies…

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him. SHOW UP 9 Two are better…

Psalm 7 A Shiggayon of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning Cush, a Benjaminite Similar to prior psalms, this opening description tells us David wrote this psalm, too, only here it calls the psalms a “shiggayon” (or as my good friend, Rod Johnson calls is, a “shindig”). Like “on the eighth” at the…

Introduction Continuing in our series on “How to Live the Christian Life” from the book of James. James is such a hard book to go through because it turns our lives upside down. But it does this for our good as follower’s of Christ. Also, for the God’s glory among the lost and poor. I don’t know about…

A Kingdom Divided It was nearly 30 years ago watching on my television as the verdict came down the city exploded. Angry crowds burst into the streets. Windows were smashed at the malls. Fires were set and could be seen from the balcony of our apartment. Gun fire could be heard. Looting was rampant.…

A Superbowl Sermon…a week early. Yes, I know Superbowl is next week but this message is in preparation for next week and I’m going to go ahead and get a stir started this morning… Chiefs or Eagles??? Now, I am an odd ball man - I do not care for professional football. Love high school and college football…

A psalm. Sing a new song to the Lord , for he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory. The Lord has made his victory known; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Peter. If you are able and willing, please stand for the reading of God’s Holy Word. 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2…

Everyone knows the story of Gideon. How he saved Israel against a mighty army with just a handful of men. Easy for God, he performs a huge miracle. But if you ever wonder how God can use you in your weakness remember this, Gideon was hiding in a hole in the ground when God spoke to him. 11 Then the angel…

Leader Guide CSB, Unit 10, Session 3 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, MA Summary and Goal In this session, we will see the Israelites ask for a king to judge them and lead them in…

Hope does not exist in a vacuum. It is not rootless optimism, unfounded yearning, or ungrounded wishing. Authentic hope comes from God. It is based on His nature and promises. Amos chapter 9 gives us a basis of lasting hope. As you scan the chapter, you may think I am referring to the last five verses…

Today we are going to be talking about something that we have talked a little bit about before. Background Written by the apostle Paul, this amazing book teaches us about God, about Humanity, and about Salvation (the Roman road). It was written around AD 57 to the church in Rome. Paul had not preached…