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A mother buys her little boy a helium balloon from a vendor at the fair. Its shiny foil liner is shaped like his favorite cartoon character. He clutches the balloon string tightly as they make their way to the Ferris wheel. All at once, a dog from the crowd barks loudly behind them. The boy jumps suddenly…

Paul began his discussion concerning the law back in 6:15- Question : If we are no longer under law but under grace does that mean we can sin? 15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Answer : You are slaves to whatever you obey. Christians have been set…

The message from God about Christ is predominant over man's opinions about Christ.

16 years ago – I shared a sermon titles get ready for a wild ride. About the Movement of the Holy Spirit. Today I want to share an encouraging word with you… entitled Watch Your Walk Text: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise” ( Eph. 5:15 ). Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:15–20…

Kids: “I didn’t mean to.” Will never hold up in a court of law. Neither will good intentions hold up in God’s court room proceedings. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. Those who have good intentions only of doing the…

Introduction: Who are some of your spiritual role models? Maybe it was a preacher or Sunday school teacher. Maybe it was a parent or grandparent. One thing that I like to do is read old books by old preachers. The reason I do this is because they are often times more theologically rich in what they have…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text I. Attracted to Something New 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. Paul is waiting for Timothy and Silas and finds himself…

Summary: Sandwich Structure Notice the sandwich structure of this text. It opens and closes by pointing to God. Reason to Praise Paul is encouraging praise to God by giving a primary reason to praise God. What does God do? (v. 25a) “Strengthen” / “establish” - “to cause to be inwardly firm or committed,…

What are you living for? What motivates your decisions? Let your mind replay some memories of what you did last week. At home, work, the store, outdoors. As memories replay in your mind, let me ask you another question. Why did you do those things? Why did you get up in the morning (or whenever you get…

16 years ago – I shared a sermon titles get ready for a wild ride. About the Movement of the Holy Spirit. Today I want to share an encouraging word with you… entitled Watch Your Walk Text: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise” ( Eph. 5:15 ). Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:15–20…

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts…

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The book of Ephesians is believed to have been written by Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome. If you recall…

Ephesians 3: 8-13 I. The Person for Ministry A. A person of Humility Paul was genuinely amazed at the grace he had received. Being fully aware of the righteousness of God, Paul became keenly aware of his frailty and propensity to please the flesh. He remembered the man he was prior to salvation and the…

Paul is going on in verse 9 to work out for us the implications and particulars of how the principles given in verse 7 and 8 work out for us, in a remarkably personal manner, his own personal testimony.

As we begin today where we are in our story is the church is flourishing in Jerusalem, but resistance is intensifying, culminating in the death of Stephen, the church’s first martyr. A great persecution ensues, spearheaded by a Pharisee named Saul from the city of Tarsus. In Acts 8:1-3 we read that Saul…

The Bible tells me not to worry — but I have a lot to worry about I worry about everything — kids — wife — finances — church — my parents — you — country — world How can I be anxious about nothing when it seems everything can be worried about? I am going to assume that I am not alone in the struggle…

I must confess that there have been times in my life when I have made assumptions about someone. Assumptions based on appearance, how they speak or the company they keep. These assumptions have been wrong. I talk to them and initially underestimate their abilities, skills and level of intelligence. Now…

1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila,…

Introduction: I am excited to start this new book of 1 Timothy. 1 Timothy starts off the first of three books that are called the Pastoral Epistles - which includes 1 and 2 Timothy as well as Titus. These three books are all about how the church should be run and managed. These are books about church…

Romans 1:1-7 What is Paul motivated by? For living For writing Paul is motivated by three main factors seen here in Romans 1:1-7 ... His Master (v. 1) His Message (vv. 2-4) His Mission (vv. 5-7) We examined the first one…let’s examine the second one. His Message (vv. 2-4) I want to consider 2 main questions,…

Baptism Big Idea of the Message: The church revolves around the ordinances (or sacraments) of baptism and communion, which represent the believer’s response to, cooperation with, and participation in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Affirmation Christian Baptism is affirmed by tow parts -…

Sometimes it may seem like the goal of Christian life is to escape from all that is evil and unhappy in this world; but the apostle Paul frames the “escape room” of this world a little differently in his letter to the Philippians.

Not only have we died to sin, but we who are in Christ Jesus have also died to law, and all of this happened to us for a distinct and particular purpose!

Introduction to Luke I am excited to start this journey through the gospel of Luke with you. The year before last we went through the gospel of John and it was a blast. And now for the foreseeable future we are going to go through Luke. I have had a blast over the last several weeks reading and studying…

The book of Acts is full of strange occurences that can be very difficult for us to understand. For instance, how is Philip seemingly teleported from the road to Gaza where he met, witnessed to, and baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch, to Azotus, a coastal town, where he continues to share the gospel? How…