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Thesis/ Central Idea: New Testament Christians are not superstitious but are reasoned and informed in their faith. Text: 22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of…

What motivates people to behave the way they do? Why do we sometimes avoid evil and at other times choose it? Or from another perspective, why do we do the right thing on some occasions and fail to do it on others? People are motivated to satisfy their needs for Security Significance Fulfillment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________…

It’s a matter of heart Paul has methodically been addressing and defending not only his apostleship but building up, encouraging the church at Corinth along the way of this glorious ministry they too have been entrusted with. A ministry of reconciliation. Heart matters we have seen: Comfort (2Cor1:3-7)…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

Introduction 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of…

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it…

What motivates us to give? Can we grow weary in giving? How much do we give? Do we give in faith? Why do we give? 1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme…

No one likes to waste their time. The other day I had a conversation with one of the CBM builders about our new church auditorium. One of the things that the guys from CBM are finding out about us, is that we like to change our minds. It takes us a long time to make decisions, and then sometimes after…

God’s will for you! God is good; and God is good about making His will know to us. Not just what it is but what to do with it. Tonight we will look at motivation behind knowing God’s will and what to do with it. God’s will: Rejoice always God’s will: Pray without ceasing God’s will: Give thanks God’s…

Paul gives us three practical steps to arresting anxiety.

This morning I want to get you to think about your disposition. What is your normal, identifiable, every-day disposition of life? Let’s make sure we are all thinking the same way this morning. What do I mean when I use the word disposition? The word disposition means your prevailing tendency, mood, or…

Hope because of Jesus Christ’s absolute authority and that people may know Him and experience His resurrection and return.

In Acts 3, we see that the church is called to glorify God by bringing the powerful love of Jesus to the physical, mental, social, and spiritual tragedy around us.

Philippians 1:12-26 1 Philippians 1:12 (ESV) 12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,  I want you to know, brothers,  that what has happened to me  Acts 16:11–15 (ESV) - The Conversion of Lydia  Acts 16:16–24 (ESV) - Paul and Silas in…

We got some ducks recently. Actually Michelle got some ducks. They reminded me of the duck my grandmother had when I was a kid, FUNNY DUCK. WE called him funny because he thought he was a rooster. He was raised by chickens and he just thought he was one. He scratched like chickens, pecked like chickens,…

Let’s talk about the Holy Spirit We have looked at the person of the Holy Spirit. We have looked at the deity of the Holy Spirit, today we are going to look at the work of the Holy Spirit. Work of Holy Spirit as manifested in history Work of Holy Spirit as demonstrated through revelation and a part of…

The people believe God forgets. (1-7) The Israelites think God will just forget everything. Knock the ice under the fridge. We cannot push our sins to the side and just pretend they never happened. We can truly acknowledge our sin. The people believe others can solve their problems. (8-10) The Israelites…

Every person who gives has a motivation for doing so. The key to giving is to have the right motivation. What would you do if you won a lot of money? listen to a story of one mans motive. The story goes that while Robert Smith was taking his afternoon walk as part of his therapy in recovering from a…

Theme: The mystery, measure, motive, and message that are barriers to believing. Purpose: To tear down what’s keeping people to be saved.

En este sermón se estará trabajando con unos falsos razonamientos que la nación tenia de Dios. Necesitamos que la palabra de Dios corrija nuestra manera de ver el carácter de Dios y nuestras opiniones.

Who do you worship? For those of us in church today, this seems like a easy question to answer. After all, I am sure that when I posed this question that in your mind you answered ,”God” or “Christ”. What if I told you that I am convinced that at times most of us are looking to be objects of worship.…

People do all kinds of things, for all kinds of reasons. Some people do things for the praise they will receive… Others, to “feel good” about their lives… Others for control… and still others for the simple glory it brings to others… What is a Christian supposed to be motivated by? Why do we give… love… serve? “If we give with the wrong motive, we rob ourselves of blessing and reward, AND rob God of the glory…” — Weirsbe The Christian life is not about gaining glory, praise, and reward, it is about bringing glory to God as His children.

The church at Ephesus while working and serving had left their first love Let and here they are called to repent and return.

Who do we want as an audience?Who do we want to receive our reward from? Who do we want to get the glory?