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A PRAYER expressed from the heart of the prophet Habakkuk 1:2-4 How long, O Lord , will I call for help, And You will not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save. Why do You make me see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; Strife exists…

6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and…

32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. 1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these…

Christian Home Essentials A new series we are introducing tonight that we may learn, grow and unite together as we look at the Christian home. This series will be more interactive, class style, vs. lecture/sermon style, so as we start be prepared to get involved! Question: When you think of a home, what…

Romans 15:16 (KJV 1900) That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV 1900) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are…

Wholly Sanctified According to Bradford A. Mullen in his "Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology, 1996, 708", 'The generic meaning of sanctification is “the state of proper functioning.” To sanctify someone or something is to set that person or thing apart for the use intended by its designer ...…

The year was 2006. The Indianapolis Colts were playing the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. They were coached by a man who was admired by his peers and players not only for his ability to understand the game, but more so for his character, integrity, and being a man of faith. Tony Dungy…

3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” 4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave…

As we come today - to the close of John chapter 17... we come to the close of the High Priestly Prayer. This prayer by Christ was a prayer that He prayed…MOMENTS before His arrest... and mere hours before His crucifixion. And Jesus KNEW what was coming for Him... He KNEW what was up ahead for Him...…

Two people can look at the same situation and see totally different things. Our worldview shapes our opinions and perspectives. Our worldview is formed by our parents, our experiences, and our desires. We tend towards the opinions of our parents because of the influence they have on the way we view the…

1 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 2 for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you…

Perhaps the most rigorous aspect of a Christians life is growing in holiness. Becoming holy is the work of sanctification which can also be described as becoming like Jesus, becoming godly, becoming virtuous. Perhaps you are surprised when I say it is the most rigorous part? Why use the illustration…

Thus far we’ve seen that Christmas is a time to acknowledge the life giving divine intrusion of God’s Grace (His Unmerited favor to His people) Also, Christmas is a time to reflect upon and declare the hope of reconciliation betwen man and God through a child who would be born both truly man and truly…

The need to contend further described Jude had a plan, a good plan but it was changed because of a need ( Jude3 ). Warning signs, reminders, instructions are oftentimes given to help protect people, in our case the sanctified, the beloved. We a plan change because of a need ( Jude3 ) 3 Beloved, while…

LOOK OUT! Can you find the book of Jude? A small book with not much popularity among the brethren, but a couple of verses in the doxology ( Jude24-25 ) but yet it is an important letter. I think we can agree that there are several writers that warn about apostates, about false teachers and prophets.…

Remind Them Sanctified Believers (They) The Saving God The Greatest Role of the Holy Ghost Justified

Necessary change Last week we started into this short letter of warning and the original intention of Jude changes in our passage. Author Jude, bond-servant of Jesus Christ (v.1) To the called, beloved, kept (v.1) Mercy, peace and love be multiplied (v.2) Let’s look at the passage together now ( Jude3-4…

Let’s turn in our Bibles to Hebrews 10:1-18 . 1 For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to…

What is the Church? — “a body of believers” “Christians” “Those who believe in God” “A group that worships together”.... What makes a successful church? — love, grace, mercy, people doing God’s work, serving, changed lives.... What causes those things to happen? That is the question we have to answer.…

From warnings to worship! Jude while small in number of words, and verses, had a mighty amount to say. Strong warnings for the sanctified. Now we draw to an end of the writing and the start of our application for us as the church today as we close out this short letter. Jude methodically gave some words:…

Contend for the faith! Previously we started into this series “Warnings to the sanctified” and from the start the writer’s intentions and then the writers purpose changed. A few quick reminders for us tonight before we start. 4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand…

(S1) — SERIES Together as ONE—United as ONE— When the church unites around its oneness in Christ, there is nothing that it can't do for God's kingdom. Followers of Jesus are not only called to unite together as ONE, but to LIVE as ONE. Those who the apostle Paul is writing to in his letter to the Ephesians,…

Announcements Sweetheart Retreat - Carpool/Church Van leaving from church parking lot at 2:00 PM on Friday Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body…

Announcements Christmas Day Service at 11 AM Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all . In more than one place, Paul…

Hebrews 10:8–18 (ESV) — 8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish…