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How many of you are married or hope to be married someday? How many of you have a good marriage or want to have a good marriage someday? Marriage is one of the most important and influential relationships in our lives. It can bring us great joy and satisfaction, or great pain and sorrow. It can help…

Jonathan Mayhew delivered this sermon--one of the most influential in American history--on the anniversary of the execution of Charles I. In it, he explored the idea that Christians were obliged to suffer under an oppressive ruler, as some Anglicans argued. Mayhew asserted that resistance to a tyrant…

Be subject to Be, every person is to “be” in subjection. 1 Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God. Chapter 12, Paul “urges” chapter 13 Paul “commands.” The command is given in the form of being in subjection,…

Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live…

Honoring God by Honoring Parents Since moving down here to Palm Beach County, I have noticed a certain impatience some folks have in traffic. I have especially noticed that some people, within a millisecond of a traffic light going green, expect the car in front of them to speed off like a rocket, and…

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Fourth Commandment Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen The Fourth Commandment, as well as the Third Commandment, had serious social implications. In a nomadic society like that of the Hebrews, elderly parents could become a burden in the…

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Peter 2 . If you are able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word: Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are…

Submission to Authorities 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For…

We are continuing Values to Live by and we are going to look at another endangered value today… respect. We live in an extremely rude culture and it’s getting worse every day. It seems to me that respect for other people and their property is at an all time low. Look what happened with all the riots…

The Blessing of Aspiration Aspiration can be positive and negative. The Bible provides many warnings about selfish ambition This type of ambition is a strong drive for personal success without moral inhibitions. What is Aspiration? To have ambition toward something. Aspiration is to make something ones…

Intro: The first four commandments tell us how to have a successful relationship with a holy God. The last six turn to our relationship with others. The home/family is the heart of any society, its the training center for living under God’s rule for every part of of our life. How we act in society depends…

14 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord . 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord , choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served…

Week 2 of two weeks of Honor. It’s amazing to me how much hatred and anger and disrespect is going on in our culture. The disrespect is awful and it comes from having no respect for ourselves. People don’t respect authority… look at what’s going on in our nation… People are and have been disrespecting…

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror…

Eph. 5:22-33 . Introduction: In 2024, approximately 50% of all marriages will end in divorce Subsequent marriages have an even higher chance of ending up in divorce, with 60 and 73% of second and third marriages ending up in divorce respectively The divorce rate for every 10 out of 1,000 people in the…

Today is the last sermon from the Book of Romans. But instead of just finishing up chapter 16, we are going back a bit to the first verses of chapter 13. I had started this sermon in September, but was led to put it off until almost November, which is our normal season of political input through the…

Scene 1. On a number of occasions in my pastoral ministry I have had husbands say to me that their wife won’t submit. In those cases I have so far always found that what the husband really wants is a housekeeper, cook and concubine. A woman who will please him and meet his desires, not a wife who is…

Call to worship Welcome everyone! James 4:7-17 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned…

Throughout my life I have heard tidbits of advice such as: Do what’s right and it will go well for you. Cheaters never prosper. What goes around comes around. And the universe will make all things level out. Is that true? I don’t know about you, but I know people in positions of power who have been dishonest…

Recap of Romans so far. Last week we finished out Romans 12 with my sermon called Let Dad handle it. If you missed that - you can find it on our website. This morning we jump into Romans 13 and I want to read it to you in its entirety. 1 Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is…

We don’t live in a “family friendly” world anymore. We live in a culture that thinks only of self and how we can advance our careers, obtain the nicest things and demand justice even when we are in the wrong. And a culture like that breeds delinquency and neglect in the next generations that will eventually…

God Established When you think of things that God established, what comes to mind? Are there things that God established only for certain people or groups? Are there things that God established that are universal? God established institutions The home ( Gen2:18-25 ) God gave an order of things, gave…

All Authority is given to Jesus. As we move into troubling times and the government becomes more questionable. We have questions and concerns over certain aspects of the government. The Jews had a difficult time dealing with paying taxes to Caesar. Luke 20:19-26 We need to remember that the entire reason…

Honor Your Parents 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Far too often I have been out and about, and even at work, when I witness children abusing their parents. Even at very early ages. About a year ago, I witnessed a…