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Marks of a Christian – GRATITUDE Luke 17:11-18 There are certain marks that all of us who have found life in Jesus Christ should share. They are the manifestation of the transforming work that God does in His children as they go about living in the world but not of the world. One characteristic that should distinguish us from the world more than any is the mark of Gratitude. One of the things I no...

You just say “I Corinthians 13” and someone will say, “Oh, I love that passage!” It is sometimes referred to as “The Wedding Passage.” I fear that many like it in the way we might like it the way that we like an Italian opera. It is beautiful to listen to, but they haven’t the slightest idea what the beautiful words mean. Paul did not write these words to be hung on a wall as a plaque, or to be re...

Marks of a Christian: INTEGRITY Psalm 15:1-5 For the Christian, integrity is the product of our union with God through Jesus Christ. Too many Christians think that all God requires of us is a limited investment. “Just believe that Jesus died for your sins, call Him your Lord, count on His grace, and that’s it.” They see it as being on the same level as joining some service organization where you a...

Marks of a Christian: Loyalty Matthew 26:30-35, 69-75 Of all the elements that seem to have slipped from our culture in this age is the element of loyalty. As we look at our culture we are finding its absence in relationships at all levels : marriages, families, friendships, churches and our nation. The Bible makes it clear that one of the defining marks of a Christian is loyalty at all levels. Sa...

Marks of a Christian – Purity 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 The depth of immorality that permeates our nation today is obvious. You see it every day. Dr. David Jeremiah writes, “America’s …moral compass seems no longer to have a true north. The needle spins crazily, looking for a direction on which to settle, a direction that can lead a nation on a path of integrity and morality.” There is no doubt that...

Sadly, we live in a culture really, where many of us live without honor. Just turn on your television or read the news and you will have to admit we’re becoming a culture that is really without honor. In Mark 6:5-6 we learn that Jesus was actually limited in what He was able to do in his own hometown because the people who should have honored Him the most, honored Him the least. We find here a Bib...

Job 2:1-20 From the beginning of the Bible to the end we see Satan being allowed to test God’s servants. Satan was allowed to test Adam and Eve, Job, Peter, Judas, and Jesus. It is in the times of testing that we really prove whose we are. As someone once said, “It is in the darkness we can see the stars.”

When you get down to it, the only sure things are the things of God. One of the best things about being a Christian is that we have a certain future! The Christian life isn’t a “hope-so” kind of thing, it’s a “know-so” kind of thing. Those who have become overcomers can count on 4 things: A new start. A home. Himself. Happiness. These are things we can count on if we are sanctifying the Lord Jesus...

PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR I John 4:15-18 As we continue to push God and the Lord out of the conversation of our nation, I see people becoming increasingly fearful, and that is understandable since this fallen world is a tough place to be without His peace, strength and presence. I find it interesting that our denomination actually began from people handling fear in the right way. The birth of ou...

I John 4:10-18 Mark 4:35-41 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (1John 4:18)” Storms can arise in our lives when we least expect them. Here are Two Things to Remember When You Are in the Storm: First, Jesus is with you. Next, You’re in the storm for His purposes. In the middle of the sto...

RESPECT Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. (1 Peter 2:17) Aretha Franklin’s recent death has helped elucidate one of the qualities of life that has slipped away from us as our nation has been pushing God further and further out of our conversation, and that’s the quality of respect. The most prominent place we see the need for and call to respect today is in the aren...

In the Bible, confession can be seen in the sense of affirming truth, as in Romans 10:9 - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is also used in the sense of admission of our sin to God, so our relationship with Him can be healed. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our...

The Power of Your Words Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death.. (Proverbs 18:21) For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. (Matthew 12:34) Our words show Who we are, Whose we are, and What’s in our heart. We are responsible for them, and one day will be judged over how we have used the Power of our words. At this point in history, everything from social media and...

The Law of His Return and Reign 2 Peter 3:3-18 Jesus’ return is inevitable. It has been foretold for thousands of years in God’s Word. The Old Testament foretells it. Just as The Old Testament writers foretold His birth, death, and resurrection many hundreds of years before they happened, they also foretold the return of Jesus. Because they were spot on about His birth, death, and resurrection, we...

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Mat 28:18-20) God gave humanity reign and rule over the e...

THE LAW OF MIRACLES John 20:30-31 Miracles are, first of all, God’s way of confirming His message. In the Old Testament He confirmed His message through the Prophets through miracles. In the New Testament and today God uses miracles to confirm the Good News that the Kingdom of God is here, and can be entered through faith in Jesus. Miracles are also God’s supernatural way of being involved in your...

"THE LAW OF UNITY" John 17:20-21 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:20-21) Created in the image of God, unity should be evident in us on two levels, just as in the Godhead,...

THE LAW OF GREATNESS Matthew 18:1-4 All of us, to some degree or the other have this desire for greatness deep within our soul. Actually, it is very understandable, because god has placed a sense of destiny deep within each of us. In fact, the Bible says,“He has set eternity in the hearts of men.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The problem is, that since The Fall, that connection to significance and eternity...

The Law of Responsibility Luke 12:42-48 There are Spiritual Laws at work in God’s creation, Spiritual Laws that are just there. Embedded in His creation. So far we have reviewed the Laws of: Use – Use it or lose it. Strength, Languages, skills, abilities Generosity – give and and it will be given to you Perseverance – “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is alw...

There are times when I have felt overwhelmed and been tempted just to throw in the towel. In fact, I can remember 2 occasions when life was so overwhelming that I did that. I just threw in the towel, and said, “God, that’s it.” Can you identify with that? Are there times when it’s all you can do to keep yourself from just giving up? If you can relate to this, then listen as we continue our study o...

“THE LAW OF USE” "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. (Matthew 25:29) The “wicked, lazy” servant never took, never owned, what was entrusted to him. He took something of great value and hid it in a hole, and went about doing as he pleased. I checked this recently, and a talent a...

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Luke 6:38) Did you know the word” believe” is used 272 times in the bible. The word pray is used “371” times in the bible. Thae word love is used “714” times in the bible. But the word give is used “2162 times”...

Genesis 12:1-3 God’s call to Abraham was to leave where he was and go where he would lead him. He had a wonderful plan for Abraham’s life. Wonderful promises were given to Abraham if he would do this. The same plan and promise God made to Abraham are also for you. We find this promise to us from Jesus Himself in the Gospel of Luke, the 18th Chapter, beginning with the 24th verse. The Rich Young Ru...

Mark 3:31-35 Last week we saw Abraham called to leave his country, his people and his father’s household and go where God told him to go. Because Abraham believed, he obeyed. In Abraham, we see a model of what the faith looks like. Today we examine a snippet of our Lord’s life and allow Him to show us Himself what this leaving country, people, family and land to follow God looks like. As we do so,...

Genesis 12:1-4 Abraham is our model of faith in the Bible. He was asked to forsake everything in order to follow God’s call. 1. Leave your country 2. Leave your people 3. Leave your father’s household 4. Go to the land I will show you Hebrews 11:8 puts it this way: “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not kno...