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Awareness of the wickednes of others warns us to consider our choices.

1 Kings 16:29-22:40 . A sad story tonight. It is sad because it is a story of departure from God to a new level. A key statement among the kings of Israel is that no longer when a new king is introduced did they do evil like Jeroboam, now you will see that they did evil like Ahab who went much further…

We’re beginning our series on the book of Esther. Esther is a book in the Old Testament that reads like a novel. You have a hero, an adviser, a nemesis, a devious plot and more. As a literary book it piques one’s interest as part of Scripture there have been its proponents and its detractors. I do want…

This Week’s Theme: A Saint’s Sins Can Affect All Memory Verse: Isaiah 59:2 “2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.” This Week’s Word is Sin : Sin is a failure to complete or missing a standard created by God. Essence…

Oh, you and I need God’s help, we need to turn from our sin while there is hope lest some of the problems that will come from our sin, as we see in David’s life tonight. Remember, we said that there would be a four-fold judgment with David, by his own proclamation to Nathan concerning the parable of…

This Week’s Theme: A God Who is Unimpeachable Word for the Week is God’s Judgment : God judges the world by identifying and condemning sin and by vindicating and rewarding the righteous. God exercises temporal judgment on the world and on his people; final judgment will take place when Jesus Christ returns.…

What things do we envy? How does envy erode our perspective? 1 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Envy - A Gate Way to Destruction…

Context V 9 The heart is deceitful Desperately wicked KJV V 5 -8 Cursed and Blessed God gives the 2 different Trusts/faith Trusting in self trusting in God and the opposing outcomes of the person Jeremiah asks the question in V 9 because the heart is sick, and the outside looks so good The heart is a…

Psalms equips us to walk the way of life through praise and lament. What way are you walking? What way do want to walk? 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord , and…

God’s Response to Wickedness Is there such a thing as “too sinful” for salvation? · Why did God save Nineveh and destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? · “The two angels” (v1): This is a continuation from the narrative in chapter 18. Three men – one was the Lord other two “men” – were angels Then the Lord said,…

For several summers, we have ventured into the Psalms. We jumped around a little in 2015 and 2016, but then we decided to start at Psalm 1 and preach through them consecutively. Last summer, we concluded with Psalm 35 . So today, we pick up the Psalter again, and open to Psalm 36 (this summer we will…

Unlike most other books in the Bible, chapters in Psalms stand independent of one another. You don’t need to read the surrounding chapters for context or to get an understanding of what’s going on, like you’d need to do in Genesis or Amos or Romans or 1 Corinthians, for example. Each psalm, or song,…

The prophet Jeremiah asked a question that anyone under the sound of my voice who has been seasoned by life has also asked: Why do the wicked prosper? Modern culture has added another question: Who are you to call something wicked? I want to assert that the church of the Lord Jesus Christ cannot kowtow…

Kiah Gridley, one of our youth students, shares the communion message with us today. Afterwards Pastor Chase brings us through James 3:13-18 into the topic of heavenly vs. earthly wisdom.

Scripture speaks of those who die lost in their sin (the wicked) are in hades; in torment; separated from God; and conscious.

God's wrath is revealed due to mankind's exchanging of truth for lies; the result is sin and destruction.

In Psalm 5, King David contrasts the righeous and the wicked. This contrast--so stark and so common in the Psalms--is strange to our modern sensibilities. Why, then, is it so common in the Psalms? Is this merely an ancient prejudice? What does the New Testament have to say about this? Join us as we explore the idea of two separate groups, the righteous and the wicked, from God's perspective.

COVID-19 Series This is our 5th week back from the COVID-19, And I have been preaching a series on truths we need to remember as we return back to church. 1st week - Psalm 24 - Remember We have a big God. 2nd week - Rev 1:5 - Remember who Jesus is. 3rd week - 2 Ti 3:16-17 - Remember to profit in the…

INTRODUCTION God is no respecter of person, but He does make a distinction between the Righteous and the Wicked The Righteous are recognized by their Position where they walk where they stand where they sit The Righteous are recognized by their Passions Their delight is in the Law of the Lord It is always…

How to live life in light of God’s control over all.

THIS WORLD CROOKED PERVERSE IF CHRISTIANS ARE NOT MINDFUL THEY WILL NOT SURVIVE IN IT; SO THEN, IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT WE LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE IN A WICKED WORLD. I WANT TO SHARE 4 STEPS THAT WILL HELP US. STEP 1 Recognize the Causes of Wickedness The Wicked One Wicked spirits Fallen Human nature STEP…

Psalm 1 describes the contrasting paths of the righteous person and the wicked person. The difference is stark, and the cause of that difference is simple. Join us as we explore this ancient and invaluable wisdom from God.

In Psalm 82, God holds an assembly; proclaiming judgment on those present for their wicked ways and then reminds them of his expecations for how the weak should be treated. What the Lord communicates in this assembly is a reminder of his expecation for his covenant people.

The Fool: One who acts as if there is no God Note: This outline is based off of Orthner, Donald, Wellsprings of Life: Understanding Proverbs . A. The Fool’s Basic Condition The fool is self -reliant and proud ( Prov. 28:26 , Prov. 12:15 , 14:3 ). Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks…