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Intro: Review: I. The Command to Married Believers (vs. 10-11) A. Paul teaches how Marriage among Believers reflects Christ and the gospel In the end, the scope of the covenant of marriage is that God would be honored in his creation and his character would be reflected in those who love him. In the…

Faith Vision Christian Ministries i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us today , and thank you for keeping Faith Vision in your prayers Let us pray (P/P) We invite the Holy Spirit to join us this morning Faith Vision…

Review The baptism with the Spirit was a supernatural work of God in fulfillment of His promise to empower the early church. After Pentecost, this work was limited to the apostles’ ministry and it ceased with their passing. The Holy Spirit: The Indwelling Of The Spirit (Part 1) There are at least two…

Introduction Mom’s flyswatter. The threat of punishment but grace can be offered. Israel’s rebellion (chs. 1-39), but God is now saying, “Comfort!” Before Isreal has earned any forgiveness, before they’ve repented, God is offering grace. “God’s trustworthiness does not end at the point of disobedience.”…

Main idea: In my life on earth, the presence of the Holy Spirit is better than the physical presence of Jesus. That is because every disciple of Jesus has the Holy Spirit dwelling permanently in his or her life from the moment of salvation.

Teach God’s Character and Work. (The Word) So that the people may turn from a rebellious Heart (Root) Sins of “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” (Repentance) and “Be Reconciled to God” (Justification) Resulting in Transformation - behavioral change of the work of the HS (Sanctification) Which is obedience…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

Intro: These passages regarding marriage in 1 Corinthians are so personal to me. If you don’t know, my mom abandoned my dad when I was 8 months old. When I came to maturity as a young person, I looked beyond my own selfish hurt and mourned for my dad. I cannot imagine the hurt he felt, with a young son…

Reasons to Remain Single The relationship that God has designed for most people is marriage. And marriage is good. Marriage is a good thing. in 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. , right there, “Let every man have his own wife,…

Posture toward the Law What is your posture toward the rules and commandments of the Lord? I love board games. If you ever visit my office upstairs it’s where I house the majority of my collection. And we’ve had an outreach group that meets Friday evenings and recently we’ve been playing a lot of different…

Welcome/Opening Prayer We are gathered here today on this seventh Sunday after Easter A day we celebrate as Pentecost This is the day that the Holy Spirit came into the church This is the actual beginning of the church as we know it The whole story is in Acts 2:2-4 2 And suddenly there came from heaven…

1. A Guide for Fathers 36 But if any man thinks that he is acting unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she is past her youth, and if it must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let her marry. 37 But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over…

Intro Life comes in waves. Sometimes leaving us under water. At other times standing on dry ground. The challenge can come in keeping a clear understanding of ultimate purpose and perspective in the uncertainty. Kimberly and I had planned a fishing trip off-shore out of Fort Bragg once. But on the morning…

This Torah Portion: Gen 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:13-14:9 John 1:41-51 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We also heard how God also uses his daughters - a couple of weeks ago: Sarah - Abraham’s wife Last week we also examined the role…

If we compare Exodus 19:4 , God’s declaration of “what I did,” we see God’s greatest act of redemption prior to the cross of Christ. Now we will see God’s greatest act of revelation before the Word was made flesh, unprecedented and unparalleled. “Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were…

After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great. But Abram said, “Lord God , what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Look, you have given…

The author of Hebrews is anonymous. Anonymous means we don’t know who wrote it. Origen, early church father, (185-253) famously said “God only knows” the author of Hebrews. Anonymous means we don’t know who wrote it, only God does. The audience is first century Hellenistic (Greek cultured) Jews who have…

The excitement of anticipating an event comes close at times to the actual excitement of the actual event. As a 6th or 7th grader such anticipation would be in my mind while sitting in school waiting for the evening basketball game. I remember this excitement being compounded on a particular event in…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited Mar. 25, 2022 by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal In the last session we looked at God’s people failing to trust in His faithfulness…

*Listening Guides Prayer Intro & Summary For several weeks now, we’ve taken a broad look at the Person and the Work of the Holy Spirit. We started with the Person of the Holy Spirit and His relationship to the Father and the Son, and his attributes and personal activities. Then we moved on to the Work…

1 Peter 1:3-5 Making the Right Choice Ashley George, an unmarried businesswoman, started a retail store after college. After several years of hard work, her business venture failed, leaving no money or clear path forward, until one day the phone rang – twice. The first caller was a former college professor…

I’d like to begin this morning by rereading 1 Corinthians chapter 13. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,…

Ephesians 4:11-15 · Today we wrap up our series on being Rooted in Christ. · We have talked about being Rooted in God’s Word · And the importance of Good ground · We talked last week about having a Rooted Family. · And Today I want to wrap it up talking about us as a church. · If we want to grow, we…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Family Matters 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God…