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Leader Guide ESV, Unit 7, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt, provided for them in the wilderness, and brought…

This week schemes, plans and intentions have been in the news. A year ago, the NFL had figured out that a weak offensive line made Patrick Mahomes vulnerable and 2 deep safeties limited Tyreek Hills speed from connecting with long passes. Last year the Chiefs’ front office invested in strengthening the…

INTRODUCTION: Are you too stubborn to listen? Many of us are familiar with the first part of Prov 1:7 , but what about the second part. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Has your spouse ever told you something - and you refused to listen! And then…

Our next stop on our tour through the minor prophets is Jonah. We love Jonah. It is familiar to us. It is one of the prophetic books that feels more accessible. The book is short, being only four chapters, but three out of the four are in narrative form. It is easier to follow and interpret than books…

Full obedience to the Lord brings victory, but compromise leads to ruin.

God uses pain to motivate repentance and reliance upon deliverers.

Having described our spiritual possessions in Christ, Paul turns to a complementary truth: our spiritual position in Christ.

Grave clothes or Grace clothes?

Disobedience came 1 generatoin after the death of Joshua and led to severe discipline.

In this sermon, pastor John walks us through what it means when we fear something other than the fear of the LORD. Nehemiah has accomplished much in his leading and has successfully accomplished great tasks against the enemies desires but now the battle lies within the family of God and this is due to followers of God no longer walking in the fear of God.

Saul in the Dark Saul was desperate and afraid. Before him lay the armies of the philistines, beside him lay his own army of Israel. In just a short time he was expected to lead his people against the philistines. But Saul was paralyzed by fear. For the past few years instead of fighting the philistines…

Can we limit God? I think we need to begin today with that question.... You see, we are believers…we have placed our trust in Christ, we have accepted His gift of grace, we have received salvation.... So, we must face this question.... Can we limit God? Can we limit His power in our lives? Can we prevent…

1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord . 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking…

INTRODUCTION: Part of being a fallen creature in a fallen world is that we are impatient. We all are characterized at times by extreme forms of impatience Often our anger, our rudeness, our ruthlessness is because of our impatience. impatience is so common that in many places in Scripture we are commanded…

Introduction: My dad and I have a lot of things in common and one of those is that we are both dog lovers! The very first memories I have are of two dogs we owned when we lived in an old farmhouse in North Carolina. I was just a little boy, but I remember our Chihuahua named Queenie and our black lab…

Introduction Have you ever met an odd couple? For instance there is a married couple in France who some consider quite odd. The husband is 6’ 1” and his wife is 3’ 1”. He is three feet taller than his wife! Maybe you’ve heard about the husband and wife who had the same first AND last name BEFORE they…

Those who fail to remember history are destined to repeat it. Psalm 78 is a rich reminder that we are to instruct our children in the Words of God so that they can get it right where we have gotten it wrong.

When Jesus tells us to live in the world, but not to be of it, what does he mean when it comes to politics and government? Especially for those of us today who live in a democratic country, where participation in government is a civic duty? Join Graham as he threads the needle on this complex issue. The first clip in the sermon from the movie Amazing Grace can be found here: https://youtu.be/U20Ad8D8l3I The second clip of Martin Isles talking on civil disobedience can be found here: https://youtu.be/TWVgGcgHpwo

Have you ever made a decision only to regret it afterward? Maybe you thought God was taking His time or forgot about you and you decided to move ahead without Him. In this sermon, pastor John walks us through the decision king Saul made that cost him his kingdom and the lessons we can learn from him.

Hide and Seek We invented this game in my house. We call it: hide and seek. I am the worst at the game. Not because I am bad at hiding. When we play at youth group I do pretty well. Because in our house, we have this cheater. Vin. No matter where I go, no matter where I hide, she gives me away. She follows…

Are you running from God? He is faithful and relentless in his pursuit of his children even using some of life's most difficult circumstances to draw them to himself.

Doubt is a desireble characteristic to an extent, but it also has the potentiel to derail one's destiny if it is allowed to prevail over faith.