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Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt, provided for them in the wilderness, and brought…

Altered or Delayed obedience is DISOBEDIENCE

Our next stop on our tour through the minor prophets is Jonah. We love Jonah. It is familiar to us. It is one of the prophetic books that feels more accessible. The book is short, being only four chapters, but three out of the four are in narrative form. It is easier to follow and interpret than books…

This week schemes, plans and intentions have been in the news. A year ago, the NFL had figured out that a weak offensive line made Patrick Mahomes vulnerable and 2 deep safeties limited Tyreek Hills speed from connecting with long passes. Last year the Chiefs’ front office invested in strengthening the…

INTRODUCTION: Are you too stubborn to listen? Many of us are familiar with the first part of Prov 1:7 , but what about the second part. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Has your spouse ever told you something - and you refused to listen! And then…

Full obedience to the Lord brings victory, but compromise leads to ruin.

God uses pain to motivate repentance and reliance upon deliverers.

Having described our spiritual possessions in Christ, Paul turns to a complementary truth: our spiritual position in Christ.

Grave clothes or Grace clothes?

Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there. Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. And the people contended…

The Cost of Disobedience I’m going to begin with reading our passage for this morning, which is a little bigger chunk of scripture than I normally preach on, but it is a long narrative so I will read the whole thing and then we will get into finding some lessons in it. In case you missed the last week…

The Consequences of Disobedience When we make our bed we have to lie in it. For a child of God that is on the run from God, there will be discipline from God. A child of God that is disobedient to God is fair game for whatever means necessary that God sees fit to use to bring His wayward child back in…

Disobedience came 1 generatoin after the death of Joshua and led to severe discipline.

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” 38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached…

Saul in the Dark Saul was desperate and afraid. Before him lay the armies of the philistines, beside him lay his own army of Israel. In just a short time he was expected to lead his people against the philistines. But Saul was paralyzed by fear. For the past few years instead of fighting the philistines…

Can we limit God? I think we need to begin today with that question.... You see, we are believers…we have placed our trust in Christ, we have accepted His gift of grace, we have received salvation.... So, we must face this question.... Can we limit God? Can we limit His power in our lives? Can we prevent…

Big Idea - There is so much that divides us - but gratitude can unite us. The early church understood the place of Gratitude in Worship . Communion is the great unifier . 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their property and possessions and…

In this sermon, pastor John walks us through what it means when we fear something other than the fear of the LORD. Nehemiah has accomplished much in his leading and has successfully accomplished great tasks against the enemies desires but now the battle lies within the family of God and this is due to followers of God no longer walking in the fear of God.

1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord . 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking…

INTRODUCTION: Part of being a fallen creature in a fallen world is that we are impatient. We all are characterized at times by extreme forms of impatience Often our anger, our rudeness, our ruthlessness is because of our impatience. impatience is so common that in many places in Scripture we are commanded…

Introduction: Jesus once said the following… “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Today we are going to see Jesus interact with the Pharisees and Scribes. These were two groups of religious leaders that were known for obeying legalistic guidelines to the T. Yet, they neglected the commands…

Introduction: My dad and I have a lot of things in common and one of those is that we are both dog lovers! The very first memories I have are of two dogs we owned when we lived in an old farmhouse in North Carolina. I was just a little boy, but I remember our Chihuahua named Queenie and our black lab…

Introduction Have you ever met an odd couple? For instance there is a married couple in France who some consider quite odd. The husband is 6’ 1” and his wife is 3’ 1”. He is three feet taller than his wife! Maybe you’ve heard about the husband and wife who had the same first AND last name BEFORE they…

Those who fail to remember history are destined to repeat it. Psalm 78 is a rich reminder that we are to instruct our children in the Words of God so that they can get it right where we have gotten it wrong.