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Good morning Church family and guest. We are continuing today in our Series called “Growing in Grace and Knowledge” where we get from 2 Peter 3:18 “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” Today’s text is found in 2 Peter…

2 Peter 2 Good morning church! Happy Lord’s Day to you all. If you are joining us on line this morning welcome to you. We have some church family business to take care of before we get into our study this morning, and rather than do it after our service, or in the prayer room, or in my office, we want…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

Commercials fascinate me in so many ways. They have somewhere between 15 and 60 seconds to tell you, a. There’s a problem. b. There’s a solution to your problem. c. This is the answer. It doesn’t take a prophet to recognize there is a lot of division in our country and our world. And it’s not just varying…

Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 REVIEW This is our 8th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” Devarim is like an executive meeting to evaluate where we have been,…

2 Peter is the second letter that we have from the Apostle Peter in the New Testament, written to Gentile believers in Asia Minor. The overall theme of the book is that believers ought to continue faithfully in the truth as they await Christ’s return. 1 But false prophets also arose among the people,…

INTRODUCTION Honesty Defined truthfulness, sincerity freedom from deceit or fraud We can all agree, christian and non-christian, that a Bible-based Christian must be truthful, sincere, not deceitful, and definitely not perpetrating a fraud. Christians Must Be Honest Note title of lesson Play on “do as…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the…

On trips to Africa I have visited villages with trash and filth that overwhelm ones sense of sight & smell On medical calls as a firefighter medic I have responded to residences in filth that required one to shower and dispose of clothing afterwards I have also walked down streets in places like Las…

False Prophets and Teachers But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and…

I believe: The church is plagued with dissatisfaction. The church is focusing more on being welcoming and entertaining than it is on worshiping God. The culture is pushing back on Christianity with such force that we must purify and reform ourselves, else be found to be hypocrites. Read 2 Peter 2 . 11…

Review Questions Review Question #1: What are the main points in vs. 1-11 of this chapter? The destructiveness, doom and depravity of false teachers Review Question #2: What was Lot oppressed about? Living in Sodom every day seeing and hearing the filthy conduct of the wicked Review Question #3: Did…

The necessity of salvation A little boy came running into the house after playing outside. His mother stopped him and asked what was on his right hand. He replied, “Oh, just a little mud.” His mother then asked if he was planning on getting it off his hand. He thought for a moment and said, “Sure, Mom.…

Doubt 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side,…

On trips to Africa I have visited villages with trash and filth that overwhelm ones sense of smell On medical calls as a firefighter medic I have responded to residences that required one to shower and dispose of clothing I have also walked down places like Las Vegas, New Orleans, and other places like…

How do we get past judging, being critical, hasty, condemnation? We live in a Kingdom. God is the King of that Kingdom The church is the body of that Kingdom Christ is the head of the body Within this body, we operate as Family Matthew 7:12 (KJV 1900) 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that…

In his famous book- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- C.S. Lewis depicts Jesus as Aslan the mighty lion. One of the famous quotes from that book is from a conversation between Susan and Mr. Beaver when the children first learn about the mysterious King. Mr. Beaver begins the subject: “Aslan is a…

In his famous book- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- C.S. Lewis depicts Jesus as Aslan the mighty lion. One of the famous quotes from that book is from a conversation between Susan and Mr. Beaver when the children first learn about the mysterious King. Mr. Beaver begins the subject: “Aslan is a…

Perilous Times 2 Timothy 3:1-9 2 Timothy 3:1–9 “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal,…

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

Growing In Grace and Truth 2 Peter 3:14-18 Central Truth: Divine P erspectives Define MY J oyful E xpectation ! Peter’s P urpose : To ‘ Stir Up’ > 2 Peter 1:12-15 and 3:1-2 To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Can I have M ore G race ? ‘Unmerited Favor’ Grace…

Introduction: Many people today struggle with sharing the Gospel because they are concerned about the response of the hearer. What if they reject me? What if they persecute me? What if they refuse to hear me? What if they gossip about me and slander me? This has been the best offensive move by Satan…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. How many of you have heard someone say? “You can’t judge me” “The Bible says not to judge” “Who are you to judge” Now, remember, Jesus was giving this sermon in contrast to the religious establishment of His day. The Scribes and Pharisees were proud, a part of a system,…