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1. The Glory and Departure of the Son of Man, 31-33. Vs. 31 — Prepares us for the intimate discourse with the 11 remaining disciples. Several similar statements of Jesus Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’; But…

Intro: I talked about vision last week and God has a vision for us. Let me tell you what I see, I see something that isn’t quiet there yet. I see a family a vast family of people that not only come together on a Sunday but that meet in each other’s homes. A see a family that shares their lives with each…

Introduction Give yourself fully to the Lord Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to…

Introduction - Stolen Valor Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from…

Introduction Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may…

Introduction If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil…

Authentic Let this sink in a minute, You are God’s letter of authenticity, that is stamped by His love and sealed by your faith. It is God’s authentic love that makes the Christian an overcomer. Authentic: Simple definition- real or genuine : not copied or false. : true and accurate. : made to be or…

Nobody wants to be treated as a project; faith that expresses outwardly takes its best shape in authentic relationships with other people.

Do we show Love to EVERYONE ? Look at Romans 12:9 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. And now… Romans 12:21 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Paul uses the same word for “Good” in each of these verses… He begins and ends this passage with “agathos”…

Paul was a man on a mission , the Great Commission . ( Mt 28:19-20 ) he was driven by a great conviction of the saving power of the Gospel and a deep love for the souls of people he was especially concerned for his own people, the Jews, and went to them though it cost him much in the way of suffering!…

Acts 18:18-23 marks the end of Paul’s 2nd missionary journey and the beginning of his 3rd and last. before we delve into this passage I want say a few words about the book of Acts and a key issue which threatened the growth and stability of the early church an issue by the way which has challenged the…

One of the glorious realities about our God is that he cares for his people by comforting and strengthening them in their distress! the bible tells us God’s thoughts toward us are multiplied 5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you!…

Paul was a man on a mission , the Great Commission . ( Mt 28:19-20 ) he was driven by a great conviction of the saving power of the Gospel and a deep love for the souls of people he was especially concerned for his own people, the Jews they in turn were jealous and stirred up the unbelieving Gentiles…

Acts divided into 6 parts each part an account of growth and spread of the church as the Apostles and disciples fulfilled the Great Commission by the enabling of the HS Acts 1:1 - 6:7 - birth of church at Jerusalem with a focus on the preaching of Peter Acts 6:8 - 9:31 - spread from Jerusalem to Judea,…

Those who wait for God discover that he is a God of encouragement ! (Isa 40:30-31) 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they…

What is the biggest issue that has plagued the Church since its beginning? — — Disagreement — — In Acts 15:36-41 — Paul disagreed with Barnabas … In Gal 2:11-13 — Paul talks about his disagreement with Peter… In Luke 22:24-30 — the disciples argued … In Mark 10:35-41 — the disciples were mad at John…

in v. 6 of our passage Paul and his team were accused of turning the world upside down an amazing compliment! contrast with those who live their lives trying to fly under the radar and without getting noticed there are Christians who are making no impact on the world they live in the people of Thessalonica…

Acts 16:6 begins a new chapter in the spread of the Gospel it started in Jerusalem, then spread into Judea, then Samaria and then out into the uttermost parts of the earth it is now moving into Europe, making its way towards the capital of the Roman Empire Summary: Jesus, by his HS, restrained Paul and…

1 How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave. 2 Bitterly she weeps at night, tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends…

1. Your relationship _with God_ For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. For our appeal…

the importance of a joyful church to our witness It is a powerful testimony to unbelievers when churches go through difficult times with peace and joy . my title chosen carefully what constitutes a united church? how is unity achieved? One popular method of achieving unity is to remove doctrine and theology…

the importance of a joyful church to our witness It is a powerful testimony to unbelievers when churches go through difficult times with peace and joy . my title chosen carefully what constitutes a united church? how is unity achieved? One popular method of achieving unity is to remove doctrine and theology…

This morning’s Scripture lessons are from the books of Genesis and Exodus. The first is... And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. The second is... Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field…

Jesus defined the church’s mission in Matthew 28:19a . Mt 28:19a Go therefore and make disciples of all nations not too many Christians would disagree that evangelism is an absolute necessity if the church is to fulfill its mission Paul in Romas 10 says, 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the…

the age old problem of thinking that we must contribute something to our salvation is found in every false religion and cult Without exception, every false religion teaches their followers that they must do something to earn God’s favour . this became a key issue in the Reformation Roman Catholicism…