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Thesis/ Central Idea: New Testament Christians are not superstitious but are reasoned and informed in their faith. Text: 22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of…

What motivates people to behave the way they do? Why do we sometimes avoid evil and at other times choose it? Or from another perspective, why do we do the right thing on some occasions and fail to do it on others? People are motivated to satisfy their needs for Security Significance Fulfillment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________…

It’s a matter of heart Paul has methodically been addressing and defending not only his apostleship but building up, encouraging the church at Corinth along the way of this glorious ministry they too have been entrusted with. A ministry of reconciliation. Heart matters we have seen: Comfort (2Cor1:3-7)…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

Introduction 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of…

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it…

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…

Introduction Good morning once again. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 1. We are going to be covering verses 5 through 14 this morning, Lord willing. Last week we began our series of sermons walking through the book of Hebrews and I told you the main theme of the book is Jesus is better.…

No one likes to waste their time. The other day I had a conversation with one of the CBM builders about our new church auditorium. One of the things that the guys from CBM are finding out about us, is that we like to change our minds. It takes us a long time to make decisions, and then sometimes after…

God’s will for you! God is good; and God is good about making His will know to us. Not just what it is but what to do with it. Tonight we will look at motivation behind knowing God’s will and what to do with it. God’s will: Rejoice always God’s will: Pray without ceasing God’s will: Give thanks God’s…

Welcome to Scriptural Reasoning Topic: Good works; Do good or Doing good God’s Work in Creation God initiated work with creation. He described His work of creation as good ( Gen. 1:10 , 12 , 18 , 21 , 25 , 31 ). Humankind, the animals, the heavens, and the earth are all the result of the good work of…

Paul gives us three practical steps to arresting anxiety.

Time to Reason Isaiah 1:2-20 --- My sacrificial worship will only go as deep as my amazement in Christ and His work of redemption seen in the depths of the glory of the Gospel. “Mercies should never grow stale or look like common things to you.” — John Flavel God’s Case Against Judah - 1:2-4 Judah’s…

This morning I want to get you to think about your disposition. What is your normal, identifiable, every-day disposition of life? Let’s make sure we are all thinking the same way this morning. What do I mean when I use the word disposition? The word disposition means your prevailing tendency, mood, or…

Paul’s Testimony Paul is sharing his personal motivation for ministering to the Romans. Why would he do that? Remember that he did not start this church and he has not yet visited this church. But, he still want to give to them, he most definitely has something to offer them, and they should most definitely…

Reasons for Thanksgiving In the Greek city of Corinth, where Paul has been for several months, Paul is winding down his long letter written to the Church in Rome. This is city with an active Christian community that he had a big part in starting, with his mission team, on his second mission trip. A few…

Introduction I. The Reason for Discipleship It’s vital for the Christian to live their lives with purpose , production and passion . Purpose speaks of a reason. Too many Christians don’t understand their purpose, therefore they have no goal to shoot for. Production speaks of usefulness. Christians should…

Introduction Many (if not all) of us will enjoy what we call a ‘Thanksgiving Meal’ this Thursday. Today I want to examine the Biblical meal of Thanksgiving It’s my desire that as we look in this book today that we see two things: I pray that we see Jesus. What you must understand is that the OT wasn’t…

I. Reason We Preach A. It’s Irrefutably True (v.1-11) B. It’s Essential to our Faith (v.12-19) II. Reason We Hope (v.20-28, 35-57) “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead” A. The “When” of the Resurrection of the Dead (v.20-28) Order of Resurrection: 1. Stages of the “First” Resurrection “Christ…

Last week, we began our 3 week study on a critical topic… the topic of the… Resurrection. Chapter 15 deals intensely with this really important subject. Why is the resurrection so important? Resurrection is the power of the Gospel message. Without Christ’s resurrection, there is no salvation. Without…

A Season of Peace Luke 1:26-38 The weeks leading up to Christmas should be a time of joy, peace, and love; but far too often they are times of uncertainty, frustration, worry and stress. When we find ourselves beginning to be caught up in the materialism of the season, we must stop and refocus by remembering…

1 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink;…

Passover Celebrating God’s Deliverance in the Past 1 “Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, because the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night in the month of Abib. (March April) Unleavened bread- symbolizes haste in leaving Egypt and ridding ourselves of…

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.…

Intro ; This morning we looked at Job giving thanks to God in the trials and tribulations of life. I want to remind you that the song, “ Blessings” by Laura Story , reminds us that “the trials of life are often God’s mercies in disguise.” [ Optional Intro; ] As we draw close to Thanksgiving the more…