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Today we are looking at 2 Timothy 1:3-7 . Please open your bibles, and we will read this passage together. When we go through difficult times, it is easy to lose sight of what is most important. It is easy to lose focus, get distracted by everything that is going on, and to lose the passion we have for…

Paul begins defense of his teaching telling the mob that he was sincere but wrong about those who follow Jesus.

Let harmony start at home Where did we go wrong? No matter where we look today, including in the homes, we see antagonism, division and rebellion. We see lack of commitment. Covenant is not spoken of very much and discipline, well that can end you up in jail. Husbands and wives forget the covenant they…

Role of Sincerity Question: What if the earthquake wasn’t to free Paul/Silas or anyone else that night who was physically in prison, but instead, the earthquake was to break the chains that bound the prison guard…? God is using this terrible circumstance, this difficult time of unjust judgment upon the…

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity 24. In sincerity (ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ). Rev., correctly, in incorruptness: who love Christ with an imperishable and incorruptible love.

13th Sunday of Pentecost, Year B In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Brothers & sisters in Christ: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. When I was in my late teens, my hometown put on a production of the play “Fiddler on the…

Jesus presses his own attack on the religious leaders who have been hounding him.

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then…

This passage describes the love that believers should exhibit and several ways it should be manifested in our lives.

Many of us look like we have it all together on the outside while what’s on the inside tells a different story. Today we are challenged by Jesus to take an honest look INSIDE OUT and see if we are His or if we are Hypocrites.‌

Introduction One of the most important parts of a recipe is the exacts of the ingredients and mixing it the right way. It’s always interesting that we can have all the ingredients but if they aren’t mixed properly or cooked for the right amount of time it will not come out the right way. One scholar…

1 G uardai-vos de exercer a vossa justiça diante dos homens, com o fim de serdes vistos por eles; doutra sorte, não tereis galardão junto de vosso Pai celeste. Introdução Jesus tem nos ensinado a importância de sermos justos de uma forma que a nossa justiça exceda a dos escribas e fariseus ( Mt 5.20…

If we are to be disciples of Christ, we must vigilantly guard against the errors so prevalent among the religious leaders of Jesus day.

Introduction Remorse is a necessary component in order for there to be genuine repentance over the crime committed. Defendants said to be unremorseful have their character judged to be unfavorable and usually do not get the mercy of the jury or the judge. Now some may disagree that remorse has any place…

What makes a question a bad question?

Sermon Title: True faith cannot be faked Matthew 10:32–42 (CSB) 32 “Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge me before others, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven. 34 Don’t assume that I came to…

Introduction Thoughts – me-centered generation. The cost is the sacrificing of the next generation. The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households.…

Honesty is Hard How do you typically answer when someone asks you “How are you doing?” Good, alright, better than I deserve... Or do you answer how you are really doing? Most of us don’t answer honestly do we. Not because we are intentionally lying, but we just don’t want to complain, or don’t see the…

Household Codes: Children Obey Parents, Slaves Obey Masters, All Obey as Serving Christ

Self-Examination of Fruit & Foundation - Luke 6:43-49 Intro: The context is the hypocrisy or sincerity (of our love) - Therefore the idea of self-examination continues… of self-evaluation and correction. Let’s review the concepts from vv. 39-42 to remember where where are. Now more warnings against hypocrisy…

HOOK Seeing what’s going on around us feels like they’s going forever— the cycle of events could be very exhausting When nothing seems to work— we need “A Faith that Works”— and the faith that works: Perseveres It is more than just words and it is more than just what we feel When things feels like they’re…

We are all called upon to make an impact for Christ on those around us.

Peace and Contentment The two things that seem to slip through our like water in your hands is peace and contentment. Unfortunately, peace and contentment slip through the lives of God’s people in the church. How often has the church split over selfish ambition? How often have families been torn apart…

Hyprocrisy