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John 8:13-18 The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”  Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are...

WE DON’T JUST EXIST FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. WE EXIST FOR THE PEOPLE NOT HERE YET. JOHN 15:1-17 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the...

John14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  It’s possible to have a troubled life but an untroubled heart. John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble But take heart! I have overcome the world.  John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.   John 14:2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would...

THE NATURE OF RESURRECTION 1 - WITHOUT DEATH, THERE IS NO NEED FOR RESURRECTION. Genesis 2:16-17 - And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”   Psalm 19:7-11 - The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord...

Psalm 100:3 We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming an...

John 10:1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the...

John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 1 John 1:5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: **I will talk a second and then have the rest of the verse below come up** God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. Genesis 1:1-4 In the beginning, God creat...

Actions lead to reactions.  The power of a circumstance in my life’s future is more dependent on my reaction to it than on the circumstance itself. escape   less than  angry  jealous  fearful  chained reactions.  1. The Fall God Is The Source Of Life  Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living...

The Definition of Identity 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Man is a spirit, who has a soul, and lives in a body. SPIRIT _ pneuma Genesis 2:7 -Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath o...

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. Behold = to make a careful study of. “Very few people today find Jesus interesting as a person or of vital relevance to the course of their actual lives.” - Dallas Willard “We need to return to the idea that we have to put thought into God’s Kingdom and ho...

“I Am” = ego eimi  John 6:25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for bread that spoils, but for bread that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give...

Merry Christmas! James 4:13 Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. 15 What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” 1...

If your relationships aren’t right, you aren’t right.  It’s not enough to just be right in information, we must also be right in heart. James 4:1-2 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wa...

James 3:13-18 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For where...

Tame That Tongue Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. James 3:1 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.  James 3:3-6 Indeed, we put bits in ho...

WHAT IS THE CALL? Genesis 2:15 - The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (NIV) Part of who we are is made up of what we are called to do. Man is given work before he is given a partner. Ephesians 2:10 - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (ESV) Romans 11:2...

1 Samuel 12:24 But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve Him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you. John 12:26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. Matthew 23:11-12 The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble the...

James 2:14-26 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by...

A Warning Against Prejudice  My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you...

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: James 1:16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,  who does not change like shifting shadows.  18 He chose to give us birth through the  word of truth, that we might be a kind of...