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13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.…

14. Living on the Edge of Eternity If we know that there will be an end-date to an activity, that knowledge will affect our actions, our decisions, on what we spend our time and money on, what sort of activities we engage in and commitments we make. If you know, for example, that you will be moving overseas…

Preliminary: 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect…

The promises to the patriarcs are three and this is in emphasis of God's oath to Abraham. Each of the promises are filled with "I will" statment from the I AM himself. God is faithful beyond anything we can be. We die, we end, we cannot do the work that saves, we sin. God is faithful today, he is faithful tomorrow. He is faithful, he is powerful, and he loves everyone of His elect, salvifically. Its worth defining that word “salvifically.” Merriam Webster defines the word salvifically as “having the intent or power to save or redeem.”[3] God does not have the intent or the power to save. God has the intent and the power to save.

3:13 This scene marks the beginning of Jesus’ public life. Having traveled from Galilee , Jesus joins the crowd of repentant sinners to be baptized by John at the Jordan. 3:14 While Mark and Luke also narrate this event, only Matthew records the interchange between John and Jesus that precedes Christ’s…

Main idea: The Lord’s Supper is the ongoing sign of the New Covenant, a memorial of Christ’s sacrifice for those He came to save and an anticipation of Christ’s return.

Instead of living as self-focused consumers, taking whatever we can get, God calls us to live as hard-working, grateful, and generous stewards of whatever He wisely provides.

9 July 2017 AM “Our Father in heaven….” Prayer, Intro [9] Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven ….” Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 178. What is prayer? A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, in the name of Christ, by the help of his Spirit; with confession of our sins, and thankful…

Main Point: The mission of the gathered church is to glorify God by edifying one another through the ministry of the word of God, purposefully engaging our minds.

Introduction I read a book this last week that was surprisingly good. It was a short book (less than 100 pages) on one of my favorite topics (the gospel). The author, Walter Chantry, was the senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Carlisle, PA, where he began pastoring in the 1960s. He stayed with that…

Lying is no small sin, but the God of truth has shown grace, and He calls liars like us to honesty.

Main Point: God chooses to save some sinners, not because of anything in them, but in order that He will be supremely glorified for who He is and what He does.

11:2–3 At last mention, John the Baptist was taken into custody (4:12). This event prompted Jesus to begin his kingdom ministry (4:17). How much time has elapsed between then and the present episode is uncertain, but it was long enough for uncertainty to take hold of the imprisoned prophet. Apparently…

Main Point: Christians must glorify God in their bodies by living with self-control, specifically regulating their sexual desires according to Christian ethics.

The Fullness of Life: the Foundation of Classical Theism Scriptural Reasoning for the Boundless Timeless Perfection of God But will God indeed live on earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this temple I have built. Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits…

-Introduction Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power…

Catechesis is integral to the all-age Christian nurture that every congregation should practice.

Sermon on the Holy Spirit- Text: Lord’s Day 20, Question and Answer 53 of the Heidelberg Catechism Theme: God, the Holy Spirit motivates us to Christlike action always. Goal: to motivate believers to Christlike action through the Holy Spirit. Need: We can flounder in our motivation in Christlike action…

Be at Peace, the Lord is at Hand Dec 17 Phil. 4:4-7 † In Jesus Name † May Grace, mercy and peace be yours, true gifts from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. The signs of Christmas are upon us! You see it as life begins to slow down, at least the traffic, as you approach a mall, or a target or…

The Book of Common Prayer, Formatted as the original This document was created from a text file into WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 and then converted to RTF format. When you convert it to your word processor=s native format it is almost inevitable that these conversions will not be perfect and that some…

='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Book of Common Prayer,Formatted as the original This document was created from a text file into WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 and then converted to RTF format. When you convert it to your word processor=s native format it is almost inevitable that these…