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I. THE LOSS OF INFLUENCE 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. 2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’…

One of the greatest problems we have in our world today is authority . Some People want to believe they are the Captain of their own ship, Master of there destiny or they are the final authority on faith on life and faith. Where is the dividing line of authority? Who has it? Who thinks they have it but…

Cosmic Authority Mark 1:21–28 (ESV) Capernaum Capernaum was a small town on the upper northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee , about two miles from where the Jordan flowed into the lake. This is at the northwest edge of the Sea of Galilee, at the top of the Sea of Galilee. It is a city that became the…

One of the greatest problems we have in our world today is authority . Some People want to believe they are the Captain of their own ship, Master of there destiny or they are the final authority on faith on life and faith. To some degree they are right they have some authority. Some concepts of authority…

Every Fourth of July, many American Christians are troubled by the question, “Was the American Revolution justified and lawful in God’s eyes?” On the surface, Romans 13:1-2 seems to prohibit any rebellion against civil authority. It reads: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For…

If you want to exercise authority in Christ, you must understand it. Jesus delegated authority to His followers and commanded them to preach the gospel (Mark 16:15-16). Authority comes from God, and it is His gift to us (Romans 13:1-7). Find out how we should exercise authority as Christ would have us do and live victoriously in Christ today!

Today, we enter the Present Work of Jesus Christ. Quickly, to help us remember the context of Hebrews, The author is writing to Hebrew Christians had heard this glorious gospel, and should have been pressing on, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ. A great title for the Book of Hebrews would…

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded…

All authority proceeds from the Throne of God.

The testimony of the Holy Spirit is a powerful thing.... And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. for, rather than telling someone about…

One of the challenges with any kind of religious activities that are observed weekly is that we can easily fall into the rhythm and habit and fail to think about what those things mean. This is a concern that many people have about the Lord’s table. Churches in our tradition usually observe the Lord’s…

How many of you played “Mother May I?” as a child? I never liked that game because all the authority rested upon “mother” so she could do whatever she pleased (even if it wasn’t fair to all the children). Since then I have learned that there are some overlapping words that challenge my concept of fairness.…

Remember, we are studying about the Principles of the Doctrine of Christ. The Hebrew christians were not maturing to where they needed to be. The main reason for this is because they simply were lazy when it comes to the scriptures. The author mention a progression of principles that we must accept as…

His name was Irwin Rommel. He was to be known as the Desert Fox. But before leading the Axis army in North Africa, Rommel was a commander in the German army as they invaded France in 1940. It was during that invasion that Rommel tells of having taken a ride in his command car to reconnoiter the front.…

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Introduction We have finished the 1st table of the law that pertains to our relationship with God Today we begin to look at the 2nd table of the law which addresses our relationship to others.…

IF we ask moms to tell us about their family… they often touch their heart If I ask you to point to yourself… you point to your heart The heart is what we give… not organs or limbs Heart Power The heart is what feeds ever relationship. The heart… not the muscle… but the core of who we are. We know the…

This Week’s Theme: Christians Are Called to Obey the LORD This Week’s Word is Obedience : A willingness to submit oneself to the will of God and to put it into effect. Memory Verse: Matthew 12:50 “50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”” Essence of the…

Portion Size Matters 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. The Double Portion was the eldest son’s portion, the portion…

Faithful proclamation of Jesus' kingdom brings honor, even if the witness doubts from time to time.

Last week we looked at the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation and the Hope of His Calling and the believers calling. There is so much wrapped up in that - It is amazing. I touched on our inheritance on Wednesday Evening. We are going to touch it again and center on the power of God. 19 and what is the immeasurable…

Jesus knows our greatest problem is our sin which will kill us forever. He has the authority and the heart to forgive us.

We are answering some questions Who has it? Who thinks they have it but do not? Who doesn’t think they have it but do? Who does not have it? We talked about Divine authority, Jesus Authority, the Holy Spirits Authority, Biblical Authority The limited authority of Satan, Apostolic Authority and positions…

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush…

1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Order, Authority, and Accountability Good morning church, open your Bibles with me to 1 Corinthians 11 , 1 Corinthians 11 vs. 1 1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered…

As Jesus concludes his famous teaching, the Sermon on the Mount, he chooses to finish with a clear call not just to hear, but to obey. The crowds are amazed that he teaches with such authority. We reflect together on how we should respond.