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1 Behold, the Lord ’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. 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. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity;…

If.....Then I. Pursue Wisdom Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden thought that wisdom grew on trees and that all they had to do was pick the forbidden fruit and eat it to be wise. But...It’s not easy. You will only discover the knowledge of God... Through Acceptance 1 My son, if you will receive my words…

Devotion Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Prayer Announcements This Week’s Theme: Walking in Wisdom This Week’s Word is Wisdom : True wisdom includes spiritual discernment and, above all, the reverence and knowledge of God. Scripture declares…

I. Motive of the Heart A. God Knows It 11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord , How much more the hearts of men! B. God Weighs It 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives. 2 Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. 3 The…

We continue on this morning in our series Psummer in the Psalms (& Proverbs). I’m excited to get back to it. I’m so thankful for everyone who covered for us while we were gone on vacation; we are truly blessed and grateful for you all. Thank you, Richard and Stephen, for preaching. Your sermons were…

Honest To God A Psalm of David. 1 I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord , I will make music. 2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; 3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate…

Introduction 1 Behold, the Lord ’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. 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. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers…

God is Immutable James 1:17 (KJV 1900) 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Malachi 3:6 (KJV 1900) 6 For I am the Lord, I change not; Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. God’s…

This Week’s Theme: Steadfastness in Suffering Word for the Week is Suffering: It is the experience of pain or distress, both physical and emotional. Scripture is thoroughly realistic about the place of suffering in the world and in the lives of believers. To become a Christian is not to escape from suffering,…

1 “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord , “who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin; 2 who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the…

It has been said that the first obstacle to getting help in life is being willing to admit help is needed. Similarly a person will never want wisdom or an increase in wisdom until they realize that either they don’t have it or that they need more of it. In my previous Bible study of Proverbs chapter…

Genesis 19:27-38 27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord . 28 He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace. 29 So when God destroyed the…

None like Him Who is God? Who is God? This one little question can reveal a lot about a person’s beliefs, or even the maturity of their faith. And it’s a question there are many different answers for, depending on who you ask. If you travel to India and ask the question, who is God, you might get a variety…

Sins of Samaria (Israel) & Judah (Jerusalem) Pride as a Nation 1:5 The capital cities, the chief places of Leadership became the driver to their Sin These places speak to the ideals & philosophies promoted by the leaders. Seeing your nation from a superior point of view vs one of humility and fallenness…

Last week we talked about Help for Hot Temper so that we wouldn’t lose our witness and that we wouldn’t say things we would later regret. Tonight I want to talk about “Watching What We Say”. We have all heard the statement; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That’s…

The Need for Redemption (1:8–22) A. Political slavery (1:8–10) B. Economic slavery (1:11–14) C. Social slavery (1:15–22) D. Spiritual slavery (1:8–2:25; 9:1) Introduction: The first half of the book focuses on Israel’s departure from Egypt: the historical setting (1:1–2:25); In Genesis 12:2–3 God made…

Isaiah 30:8-29 Deuteronomy 32:1-43 We continue to study the Fall Feasts This in combination of Devarim/ Deuteronomy Today is not going to be different - we continue with the same content I have removed the review for this Biblical presentation today because of the amount of scriptures we are going to…

Introduction The Lord has revealed to Moses he will die and that Israel will betray Him And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake…

Introduction Now go, write it before them on a tablet, And note it on a scroll, That it may be for time to come, Forever and ever: That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the Lord ; Who say to the seers, “Do not see,” And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is from 1 Timothy 2:1-7 . Let us hear God’s Word: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified…

Jesus' Perfect Work of Salvation for Us Enables us to Honor Him and the Day Set Apart for Him. During our Wednesday evening gatherings our attention is directed to the Ten Commandments, where Luther famously explains each command with, “We should fear and love God so that...” It is only the First Commandment…

The careful reader of the book of Amos can “feel” the voice of God piercing through their soul like the roar of a mighty lion! 2 And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.” Amos not only delivers a powerful…

We were looking at 2 Timothy 1:8-12 last week. We saw Paul telling Timothy to not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Rather, Timothy was to join in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. Let’s look at the verse again. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about…

A Prophetic Proclamation READ TEXT: Isaiah 56:1-12 As verse 1 says: May the righteousness of our Mighty and Holy God be revealed. May His Wondrous salvation come. Just as we just sang about few minutes ago, “Even so come, Lord Jesus, come! This morning I want to preach one more time about the Bible passage…

Psalm 97:11 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Scripture often uses light as a symbol of the people of God, and especially the way believers are able and required to reflect the glory of God in a dark world of sin. The people of God as the light of the world 14…