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Mortification - “To put to Death” Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: For if ye live after the…

Introduction: Last week we just discussed higher thoughts. We talked about thinking heavenward. The sermon was a very positive one as we considered how we needed to view all of the earthly decisions that we make. If you recall, we said: You can only know what direction you are to go if you know the destination…

Sometimes we can view the Christian life as only doing good outwardly, but God wants to change us from the inside out. Good deeds should reflect a character and life that are being transformed by the Holy Spirit. It is one thing to do good in the world; it’s another to have good deeds spring from the…

The overarching theme of our text this morning is that what is coming in the future, the glory that God has in store for us, is unimaginable and beyond compare! The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily…

The book of Colossians is all about genuine spiritual maturity. Genuine spiritual maturity is only possible because of a relationship with Christ, you cannot become mature without a growing walk in Christ, and you do not need anything other than Christ in order to grow spiritually. For this reason Paul…

Uncomfortable

Morning 13 August 23

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. Illustration : There is a YouTube channel I like to watch called “Just Rolled In.” It is a series of short clips that auto mechanics send in about the dumb stuff they find when doing repairs on people’s vehicles.…

Well Good Morning. As our year comes to a close I believe that it is so vital for us as God’s children to set some spiritual goals for ourselves. While the world around sets physical goals for themselves we should have some godly goals for the new year. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 4 Christ gives…

Are you new creation? If so, are you living like it?

Morning 3 Sept 2023

2 Peter 1:1-11 · Recipients: Gentile Christians in Asia Minor · Purpose: It is evident from 2:1–3, 14, 18 some from within the church, claiming to be Christians. Peter viewed them as false teachers. · Apparently they initially gave evidence of being converted but began to live and teach in a way that…

Have you ever driven somewhere and when you arrived, it seemed like the journey to get there was a blur? Like sometimes, you don’t even remember each turn that got you where you were? This happens sometimes when I drive somewhere repeatedly, like from home to work, or vice-versa. Perhaps this has happened…

This morning’s Scripture lesson comes from 1 Cor 5:1-13 : It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed…

Morning 4 June 2023

The broad message of Amos centers on the idea that God roars like a mighty lion in judgement because of sin. How do we take sin as seriously as God does? We must feel the powerful roaring of God’s voice because of sin! After a brief introduction to the prophet Amos in v. 1, right away in v. 2 God intends…

OUR PARTICIPATION IN EVANGELISM LEADS TO OUR JOY, SATISFACTION, AND REJOICING IN HEAVEN! Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of…

Are you living in the Spirit?

Scripture Reading 1 After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades. 3 Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the…

Mark 15:15-25 Intro : The scene has been set. All the actors are in their places. Everyone knows their lines even though they have never rehearsed their parts. The greatest act in human history is about to be played out. These verses talk about the aftermath of our Lord’s trial before the Jews and then…

True Discipleship The Summer of 2006 was an Exciting summer for me. It was the summer that Corrie and I got married. Father’s Day Weekend. But more importantly than that…It was the Summer the Dallas Mavericks made it to the NBA Finals. To Be honest with you, I don’t care much about basketball. But you…

The 19th century baptist preacher, Charles Spurgeon once wrote- “It is remarkable that the Holy Spirit has given us very few deathbed scenes in the book of God. We have very few in the Old Testament, fewer still in the New. And I take it that the reason may be, because the Holy Ghost would have us take…

Why Did God Command the Destruction of Nations? Part 2 So here are the four doctrines, or topics, that we are looking into to help us understand this passage: The holiness of God Sin (and the dangers it brings) God’s Wrath God’s Sovereignty (In everything, including salvation) We return this morning…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Mark 12 , Mark 12 . We will be completing this chapter today as we continue to move through this wonderful book. Well this has been another in a long stream of exhausting, taxing weeks. I nearly postponed…

Today we’re beginning a verse by verse study of the book of Colossians that will take us, Lord willing through the end of May. Along the way we’ll have only four Sundays where we won’t start by opening our Bibles to Colossians. The first time will be on January 19, when my friend Brian Seagraves will…