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Judges Prophets  Kings  Ruth 1  7 With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah. 14 And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.  15 “Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do th...

Exodus 3 7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.  8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorit...

With God Without God  Isaiah 41:8 — The Lord says, “You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham. James 2:23 — And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. Matthew 1:1 — The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David,...

Acts 6 1 In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.  2 The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables.  3 Brothers and sisters, select from a...

Revelation 3 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need no...

PC Sermon Notes 7/12/26 - Church in Philadelphia SOME DOORS LEAD TO ANOTHER ROOM OTHER DOORS LEAD TO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FUTURE AM I GOING TO WALK THROUGH IT? GOD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING THE DOOR WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WALKING THROUGH IT REVELATION 3:7–13 ESV 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens a...

Revelation 3 1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.  2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.  3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, an...

Revelation 2 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze. 19 “‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.  20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess...

Revelation‬ ‭2‬ 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the...

Revelation 2 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.  10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that...

The Revelation of Jesus Christ Revelation 1 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,  2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.  3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed ar...

Just because the truth is unpopular doesn't mean that it should not be proclaimed. — Billy Graham  Luke 15 11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.  13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far...

I CAN handle the truth.  We live in a day when we are more afraid of holiness than we are of sinfulness. — Leonard Ravenhill  John 8:32 — You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Do I believe there is a God? If God is real, don't assume he will perfectly align with your views. If he never challenges your assumptions you may have a made-up God. We should expect God to challenge us...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. What is truth speaking to me? Bad Behavior  Bad Beliefs  “What is truth?”  — John 18:38 Proverbs 14:12 — There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. My Truth / Your Truth  Fads Family  Fri...

2 Timothy 1:6 — This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.  — John Wesley  All that I have ever accomplished in life I owe to my mother. — Dwight L. Moody You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, training them up in God’s fe...

Can I model hope to my family?  The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem much worse, but in the end it’s going to be a lot better and a lot bigger. — Elisabeth Elliot Lamentations 3 18 All hope is gone; my strength has turned to water, for the Lord has left me. 19 Oh, remember the bitterness and suffering you have dealt to me!  20 For I can never forget these awful ye...

“I must master it.” Genesis 4 1 Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.  3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as...

“BRUISED REEDS” Some are bruised by Ancestral Sins. 1 John 1 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” ‭‭ John 9 25 “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” ‭‭ Some are bruised by Personal Sin. Romans 3 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s...

“Dying of Despair” Over a ten-year span, it turns out that the one factor most strongly predictive of suicide is not how sick the person is, nor how many symptoms he exhibits, nor how much physical pain he is suffering, nor whether he is rich or poor. The most dangerous factor is a person's sense of hopelessness. The man without hope is the likeliest candidate for suicide. We cannot live without h...

Emmanuel. God with us. He who resided in Heaven, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, willingly descended into our world. He breathed our air, felt our pain, knew our sorrows, and died for our sins. He didn’t come to frighten us, but to show us the way to warmth and safety. — Author Chuck Swindoll John 3 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever beli...

Matthew 21:12-13 — And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” Consumer Christianity  1 Corinthians 6:19 — Remember this: Your body is the home of God's Hol...