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How receptive are you to Christ's Word? Have you thought of doing anything to improve your soil and make it better?

We are reminded that God graciously includes us in His eternal kingdom. We are reminded that we should live to glorify God.

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but…

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,…

Convictional Reception 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Chapter 8: Not of Men but of God ( 1 Thessalonians 2:13–17 )) : “Will you recant?” Luther’s bold answer consisted of these famous words: “Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason, for I do not trust in the pope or the councils…

I. HE SPOKE Exodus 20:1 (ESV) — 1 And God spoke all these words, saying… 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, Exodus 19:17 (ESV) — 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp…

Physical and spiritual Jesus met the physical needs as a means to get to meet the real need, the spiritual needs. Turned water into wine to save embarrassment ( Jn2:1-11 ) Shared his identity with unlikely woman in unlikely place leading to belief of people of Sychar ( Jn4:1-29 ) Healed a nobleman’s…

Illustration: Basketball Coaching Basics Instruction, Example, Purpose (End Result) Exactly what Paul does throughout this letter to the Romans. He addresses an issue through instruction, gives them an example to illustrate, then speaks of the end result obedience to His instruction will produce. 1.…

Evening 6 August 23

What a year it has been. Today is a special day. It is New Year’s Day, and the fact that it falls on a Sunday this year makes it even more special. When Christmas comes, we celebrate the birth of Christ, but then there is a week of anticipation as the end of one year brings the beginning of the next.…

Last time we discussed Jesus healing the two blind men, commanding them to tell no one, but instead they proclaimed it all over the land. Jesus healed the man with a demon and was unable to speak. He was accused of casting out the demon by the prince of demons by the Pharisees. And, the last discourse…

You are not an accident. Each one of you was created by God for a special purpose. Your life in Christ begins with a spiritual rebirth. What that means is that everything you’ve ever done wrong is erased… forgiven and forgotten by God. It’s like restarting your phone. God is saying, let’s get a new start.…

A couple of years back, my senior year at Frontier, a couple of my friends and I went to the Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois Game. It was a great time, and we won believe it or not! I think it was like half time of the game and the marching band came out to play. They are doing there thing out there and…

Introduction: Although the comparisons will be made for many years into the future, Ice Storm 1994 still seemed to be a greater event than the recent ice storm we had this past year. I know the data states that more people lost power this year than in 1994, but 94’s storm seemed more chaotic on this…

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love…

The Reception of the Gospel We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of…

Hebrews 11 is all about trusting God’s words in action. Learning from the Reformers We can learn a thing or two from the Reformers when it comes to thinking rightly about faith or trust. The Reformers understood that all believing is not the same. This is a very biblical idea. They taught that there…

It was the great Augustine who said, “If you believe what you like in the gospel and reject what you don’t like; it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” And as we are walking through the book of Romans this year, Paul is giving us great clarity on the Gospel. Friend, God created you. And because…

Wedding invitations When I was training for the ministry, my mentoring minister gave me quite qa lot of advice about weddings - lots of it was useful, practical and wise. But, looking back, he gave em what now seems an incommensurate amount of advice on how to deal with the etique of wedding invitations.…

When Judges Rule The first recorded question that God asked was "Adam, where are you?" God was not looking for his physical location. He is God and know's all things. So why ask the question? The question drew attention to the new condition of man. The man that God had created had sinned. Just as God…

We are reminded that God graciously works through us to speak His Gospel. We are encouraged to talk about our faith with our friends.

What is the first of the ten commandments, or the decalogue? I know, we’re not there yet in Exodus, but we’re on a hiatus from Exodus for thanksgiving and Advent. So, what is the first of the ten commandments? You shall have no other God’s before me. The Israelites had just come from 430 years of experience…

Discouraging times Crooked and perverse generation ( Php2:15 ) Man has traded the truth for lies ( Rom1:23 ) - Even the church can be discouraging Barna reports 3,500 people leave the church a day, 1.2m will leave the church in the next year Disunity, church splits, quarreling Gossip (Transition) Who…

Introduction The ability to choose is the mark of humanity. From the creation man has been given an element, a characteristic that makes them different from all of creation. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over…