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Choose faithfulness to Christ over perceived fairness in the world

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And…

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…

Kathryn shares how even though life isn’t fair our trust can always be in God who is always good.

When life doesn’t seem fair, I need to make sure God is my chief treasure. We'll examine Psalm 73 to see how it can help us pray when life doesn't seem fair.

Jesus tells a story that shows the kingdom of heaven is full of both equality and inequality at the same time.

Our main text is 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 : Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.…

Amos 3:1-15 Romans 8:31 tells us 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? But the title of the sermon today reflects what happens if the opposite is true. Israel, at this point when Amos is speaking, has found herself in a very dangerous position because of…

You would think that we really don’t need to be taught anything about fairness because at least some of us were taught to be fair in kindegarten and Sunday school. share your toys… games… popcorn… when it comes to pie, everyone gets the same amount But as adults we kind of need to look at the issue of…

We are in a relationship series. God never designed us to go through life alone… with any relationship. We are talking about... From this Day Forward... Those are popular words that are used in many weddings. Let’s look at the theme verse for this series. 19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness…

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Bondservants, obey in everything those who are…

We are reminded that God graciously preserves and strengthens our faith. We are encouraged to build our faith on Christ and nothing else.

Honoring Authority Getting into the 5th commandment 16 “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. A just society begins at home A just society honors God above…

What motivates us to give? Can we grow weary in giving? How much do we give? Do we give in faith? Why do we give? 1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme…

ILLUST Where are you from? Who’s “from” the farthest away? Can you tell when people “ain’t from around here”? Where are you going? The most important question you need to answer Seeking and Finding Jesus READ John 7: 32-52 (v. 53 part of 8) 1) Jesus’ Origin and Destination In question: Where He is from?…

BORN IN LAODICEA Revelation 3:14-21 I’d like to refer to John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress – It is such a vivid account of what we are talking about this morning. Christian and Faithful travel through a town named Vanity Fair, where, all year round, such merchandise is bought and sold "as houses,…

No thought can enter into the mind of man better adapted to promote its piety and peace than this—that the world is under the government of God, and all the events of our lives under the direction of His providence. — Orton Preserving Providence - God continually preserves and maintains the existence…

Matthew 20:1-16 I am calling this connected in growth because by the very definition of growth we get more opinions involved. Sometimes our preferences and desires can cause disunity in a church. It would be easy to draw from recent days in my kids lives and discuss how ones desires can cause a struggle…

Until about the year 1100, most people in Europe had only one name. With population increasing it became difficult to distinguish among people, so surnames were added. These came from four primary sources: a man’s occupation, such as John Cook, or Miller; location, such as John Overhill or Brook; patronymical,…

The Righteousness of God I’ve told you before that I love true crime. Whether it’s TV Shows, podcasts, books, or whatever I love true crime. And in recent years it has become a phenomenon in many circles. I know that some of the top podcasts in the world are true crime podcasts. And as I was thinking…

Last week we talked about your Path your traveling. How is your Testimony? My Christian walk is If you where on trial for your Christian walk would there be enough evidence to convict you? We have to walk in Faith. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,…

Introduction: We have been going through a little mini series here in the book of Colossians. We first discussed Biblical Marriage and talked about the Biblical complementarian view of marriage - that we are equal and yet not the same. We discussed that we have different roles. Then last week we discussed…

57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury…

We Are All Sinners In homiletic textbooks (these are books on how to preach), they often say that a good sermon has three main points: an introduction, a body, and conclusion. Then they break this down even further and say that the body of the sermon likewise should have three and only three points,…

Haggai, Malachi ((1) Call for Repentance (3:7)) The problem was that Judah failed to recognize that they had strayed from the divine path. Although they had noticed the absence of God’s blessings (1:2; 2:13–14, 17; 3:14–15), they had not noticed the absence of their God. They were like the stereotypical…