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Overcoming the Curse of Comparing Today we are starting a new series based on another LC series called “Overcomer.” You and I already know that we are overcomers. Through Christ we are more than conquerors. I am excited about this series because we are going to talk about some specific struggles that…

4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? 6 And again, when he brings the firstborn…

Lure of Comparison 1 Samuel 18:6–8 ESV And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. And the women answered…

Can we be saved by comparing ourselves to other people? Does it make any sense to justify my life based on how it compares to how other people live their lives?

Which would you choose? Comparison is natural in life. We use it all the time to make choices. We compare and then evaluate…which is to say we become critical in order to make a good choice. Critical comparison a useful when buying a car, choosing a restaurant, or even choosing a church. But they are…

Taking a look at the characteristics of a critical spirit in comparison to a carring spirit.

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things…

How many of you enjoyed these when you were younger? SLIDE: *Where’s Waldo I used to love these - still do - and enjoy doing these sorts of things with my kids now. What’s the point? To find - Waldo When we would TRY to find Waldo - we went into it KNOWING a couple of things... We KNEW he was in there…

I have the joy of knowing an attorney, my sister in law. The best part about this is that she was in law school while I was OUT of school so we were able to learn lot’s of things while she was traipsing through the academy. One legal concept that really stuck with me was the idea of ‘duty to warn’. She…

GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon Notes/Introduction The goal of the sermon is that we will be happy that God is so generous to all. The problem is that we sometimes live more under Law than under grace and do our share of pharisaic grumbling about others receiving more than we. The means to the goal is…

Welcome Good morning everyone, and if you are joining us online good morning as well! Today we are once again continuing in our series on Ecclesiastes, a book that a lot of us probably have ignored more than other books of the bible. But, we do that because it is a hard book to read. It can be depressing…

Who deserves the judgment of God? What judgement? (1:32) - the sentence of death/punishment The wrong answer (vv. 1-5, last time) To judge others as worthy of God’s judgment…but not yourself. The question is not how does one compare…but is one guilty of any sin (1:29-31). The sin of anyone’s life is…

Good God Almighty Good God Almighty! That phrase has been around for awhile, but it often has been used in a way that was derogatory or almost as an expletive. Clearly that isn’t where we’re going with this phrase. Over the next several weeks, we are going to unpack this phrase. Crowder recaptured the…

We are reminded that God graciously loves us perfectly. We are encouraged to genuinely love our neighbor.

Introduction Memories often fail at remembering what exactly happened. Power Rangers- 1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 2 “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the…

Summary: Romans 2:1-5 I know what you might be thinking. Paul does too... Most likely he’s talking to the Jew here (vv. 9-13, 17). But it could be an example of any moral person’s mindset. The question of concern here is... Who deserves the judgment of God? The wrong answer (vv. 1-5) The right answer…

Summary: Introduction Anticipated Arguments Paul heard these before, so he brings them up. So let’s consider these arguments by way of 3 questions: What advantage did the Jews have? (vv. 1-2) Why will God keep His promises to the Jews? (vv. 3-4) How is it fair for God to condemn the Jews? (vv. 5-8) What…

Introduction This message is serving as an introduction / overview of the series “Jesus in the Tabernacle” Today we’re going to examine a topic that is an amazing bridge to both the Old & New Testaments and as well as our understanding. The book of Hebrews is a unique book. When you look at the majority…

Has someone ever dealt harshly with you? Has there ever come a time where you dealt harshly with others or in an angry manner? Maybe you were treated unfairly by a parent, coach, teacher, or boss. Maybe you have been hurt not only verbally but also physically. We live in a day an age where people are…

Introduction Tonight we continue our exploration into the book of Colossians, and in doing so, will finish out the first chapter of this epistle to the church at Colosse. (Recap) (Previous Messages in the Colossians Series) ‘For the Faithfulness of Epaphras’ - Col. 1:1-8 In that message, we looked at…

Fool’s Gold What do you do when you realize that what you’ve been collecting is fool’s gold? Don’t be a fool. Stop collecting it and get rid of it. That’s what Paul wants the Corinthians to do with the wisdom that they’ve been pursuing. No Comparison Believers have a unique reason to be unimpressed with…

Job - so much you could get 10 or more sermons just from Job “He Is” - the timeless redeemer Jesus is our Ever-Living Redeemer. The Dayspring From on High (38:12) - “caused the dawn to know its place?” Personified in the sufferings of Job and the blessings that would follow 22 comparison points: Job…

Today we are going to look at the temptation of Jesus. It is more accurate to say one of the temptations of Jesus, because we will read that after Jesus successfully rebuffed Satan’s attempts, Satan departed until an opportune time. == You will sometimes hear Jesus referred to as the second Adam. The…

Habakkuk 1:6-13 God sees the big picture. God’s ways are not our ways. God is not in the comparison business.