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A godly example We have talked about the value of good godly examples in our lives. Paul offers himself up to Timothy as a good godly example in our passage using his history then gives good godly instructions. (Insert Bible Study picture here) Did you respond to the gospel the first time you heard it?…

Intro; It would be nice to stand up here in the pulpit every Sunday and preach like Joel Osteen, all prosperity and no persecution or problems. But that’s not the reality of life today nor back in the days of Jude. It should never be the nature of a christian to look for trouble and at all costs we need…

If I were to ask you to describe or give a definition of your faith, what would you say? Trust, belief, walking with Jesus, etc.. That all sounds good and sweet, but can you defend a faith like that in a world like ours? 17 The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines…

So last week - we - SORTA KINDA - maintained our trek through this book of Ephesians... ALTHOUGH - we also kinda - PAUSED on a truth from the PRIOR week - and lingered there a bit... We had heard Paul’s call for us to STAND strong in the Lord - against our TRUE enemy... and we saw that our TRUE enemy…

Introduction 41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord , your salvation according to your promise; 42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules. 44 I will keep your law continually,…

In John’s first letter he is dealing with a tension that every believer faces. As Christian’s we have been set free from sin, given the ability to obey God’s commands, and John is writing to encourage us not to sin. At the same time he acknowledges that we will sin, because we are not yet made perfect.…

Think of someone you love - Do they know? How? Do you say it? Show it? Specific behaviors (thing you know they like, don’t like?) You have learned, by studying them. You say you love__________ , but how well do you know ____________, and how much time do you spend with ______________ getting to know…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

Intro: Have you ever watched a courtroom drama where nothing seems to be going right? The jury sets emotionless, seemingly totally unaffected by all the evidence the defendant brings and all that they have been through. The judge seems against them. He seems to always agree with the prosecutor and overrides…

Intro In the last few weeks I have spoken to three different churches who are looking for pastors. As we well know, finding men with the right character, abilities and experience for Eldership is a hard job. If I only had the men, I would deploy three of them to these forward bases tomorrow. Or to one…

For the past several weeks now, we’ve walked through this section of chapter 2 of Ephesians... …where ONENESS in Christ is elevated... And the framework UPON which Paul HANGS this idea of ONENESS in Christ... …is upon the framework of - Jew and Greek Paul has been pointing to this relationship between…

4 Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.” 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation…

Hebrew word “Pele” meaning “extraordinary” or “miraculous” So, the prophecy about Jesus name him as an extraordinary, miraculous, in his counsel. So, today, I will use the word miraculous in place of the word wonderful. In our culture we assign “wonderful” to a lot of things and it loses a bit of weight…

Being Defensive Early on in life most of us would admit that our reputation, character, and the things that other people think about us is vital for ourselves and our family. Whether it is in our culture where the self is what is at stake or in the east where shame brought upon the family is at stake,…

Morning 2nd April 2023

Christians must strive to protect this faith from ungodly people who attempt to pervert its grace into sensuality and deny the Lordship of Christ.

Galatians 2:1-10 Introduction The blessing of being together in unity faces many challenges. There are problems that arise from within that need to be addressed properly, but there also problems that come from outside from unbelievers. the trickiest problems are those that come from people who profess…

Your child comes to you in tears... What do you do? [I] ask - WHY are you crying? The child responds - “So-n-so YELLED at me” What do ya do? [I] ask - Why did they YELL at you? The child responds - “Because I hit so-n-so” What do ya do? [I] respond - WHY did you HIT so-n-so? The child responds - “Because…

Boots For Battle Intro: As we continue to study “the whole armor of God,” we continually need to be reminded why this is such an important topic. Verses 10–13 introduce the subject of spiritual warfare. We are told that the saints of God are engaged in a great spiritual battle against a powerful, relentless…

What is the Gospel? Yes....I’m asking it again... In THIS setting - the question is most often - easily answered - BUT AS life is being lived out - the ANSWER is often - forgotten For the past several weeks - we had been making our way thru the 1st chapter of Galatians... And the Apostle Paul DEFENDING…

Introduction Contend for the Faith Spurgeon said, The great business of the saints is to defend, if necessary with their lives, the faith once delivered to them. We are put in trust with the gospel. We are trustees of a divine deposit of invaluable truth, and we must be true to our trust at all costs.…

There has been a shift in the thinking in our culture today, hasn’t there? It was Voltaire who once said: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” But, that’s not how people seem to think today is it? Where once we were told that people had the right to their…

God calls us to love one another. But some of those people we are called to love are easier to love than others. I’m going to tell you about a hypothetical situation involving someone who is difficult to love, and you tell me if you can relate to it. Monday morning. You just parked your car at work.…