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2 Corinthians 1:3-11; John 17:17 The Seven Factors of Biblical Comfort 1. The Beginning of Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3; John 1:18, 14:7, 5:17; 2 Samuel 24:14; Micah 7:18; Psalm 119:56, 51:12-13; Isaiah 49:13; John 14:18; 2 Corinthians 1:4 2. The BASIS of Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:4, 5:18; Luke 22:31-32 Three Biblical Reasons Why I am Encouraged Today a. God is Still on the Throne Psalm 47:8 b. God Sai...

Four Things You Become When You Have Faith in Christ • A child of God (5:1) • A lover of other children of God (5:1) • Characterized by joyful obedience (5:2-3) • A victorious overcomer (5:4-5) Three Witnesses from God About Jesus (5:6-12) • Spirit • Water • Blood “He that hath the Son hath life” (5:12)

1 John 4:7-21 1. Source of Love (7-8) 2. Definition of Love (9-10) 3. Pattern of Love (11) 4. Perfection of Love (12-18) 5. Practice of Love (19-21) Love is not an option, it is an obligation (4:21) It is also a response based on the love God has shown us (4:19)

God is Wrathful Two Facts about God’s Wrath That Might Surprise You 1. The Bible Says More About Wrath Than Love 2. Jesus Spoke More About Hell Than Heaven Jesus’ Description of Hell a. Luke 16:23 Eternal Torment b. Mark 9:43 Unquenchable Fire c. Matthew 13:42 A Gnashing of Teeth d. Matthew 25:30 Outer Darkness e. Matthew 10:28 Gehenna - A Trash Dump The Meaning of God’s Wrath: God’s Wrath is His...

Lesson eight: Growing in Grace Text: 2 Peter 3:18 Intro: Our text commands us to grow in grace. Today’s lesson will prayerfully help us to see Biblical principles that instruct us how to grow in grace. 1. We grow in grace by knowing more about Jesus. = our Lord and Saviour! • Note our text says grace and knowledge… go together. • Because Jesus is grace and truth we must have His fullness. John 1:1...

Lesson Seven: New Testament examples of God’s Grace Intro: Our subject is the wonderful grace of Jesus and the New Testament is the revelation of His amazing grace. Just as Jesus is full of grace and truth, John 1:14, so is the stories of the lives of those He touched. Because there are too many to mention we will discuss them in three following categories: 1. Jesus’ amazing grace to sinners. A. E...

God is Wise Jude 1:25; Matthew 5:48 God’s Uniqueness in Wisdom: ● It is Unrivaled – Jeremiah 10:7 ● It is Uncommon – Job 36:5 ● It is Universal – Acts 15:18 God’s Wisdom Appears in Two Things: 1. He is Wise in What He KNOWS a. He Knows the Most Profound Information Psalm 147:4-5 b. He Knows the Most Prophetic Information Daniel 2:22 c. He Knows the Most Private Information Jeremiah 17:10 2. He is...

Genesis 12:7, 21:1-2, 15:13-14; Exodus 12:40; John 4:23-24; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 119:160 2 Clarifications of a God of Truth: 1. He is Truth in a Physical Sense John 4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17 2. He is Truth in a Moral Sense John 14:6 2 Contributions of a God of Truth: 1. Truth is Faith’s Support Romans 4:21; 2 Timothy 2:14 2. Truth is Mercy's Fulfillment Titus 1:2; Exodus 34:6 2 Explanations of a God...

Lesson six: Old Testament examples of God’s grace Intro: The O.T. is the Christian’s text book for learning. Rom. 15:4 This is especially true on the subject of Grace. Today we will see the three greatest O.T. examples of grace, in my opinion. 1. Adam and Eve. See Gen. 3:1-7 • They chose the devil over God but God still chose them. Gen 3:9= that’s grace! • Their lives were spared due to future gra...

God is Transcendent Psalm 4:4 God is big enough to save you, powerful enough to change anything in your life and loving enough to actually do it! God’s Transcendence: ● Deepens Our Theology – Romans 11:33 ● Sweetens Our Worship – 1 Chronicles 29:11 ● Compels Our Obedience – Matthew 13:54-58; Isaiah 57:15; Psalm 113:4-6 3 Ways God is Transcendent: 1. He is Above All Others in Terms of His POWER Isa...

Lesson Five: Suffering Grace Intro: We have seen God gives saving grace, serving grace, sanctifying grace and today we will see God gives suffering Grace. Hallelujah! God in His mercy may heal us from sickness or deliver us from sorrow and trouble, but God may choose to give us grace to suffer. Text: 2 Corinthians 8:1-2, 6-7 = we are to abound in “this grace also” 1. Asking why we suffer is the wr...

Psalm 90:2 The Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty is: ● A Confronting Doctrine ● A Humbling Doctrine ● An Encouraging Doctrine ● An Intriguing Doctrine ● A Liberating Doctrine 1. God’s Sovereignty is REAL a. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PLACES b. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PERSONS c. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PROCEEDINGS 2. God’s Sovereignty is RESENTED 3. God’s Sovereignty is REFINED...

Lesson 4 – Sanctifying grace Intro.: As we have seen God gives saving grace, serving grave and today we will see God gives sanctifying grace. The word sanctify means to be set apart for God’s use or for God’s glory. This is what it means to be holy. God is holy because He is completely without sin. We are holy because we belong to God. 1. We are made righteous by God’s grace. 2 Cor.5:21 = our go t...

Title: “Jesus, our One and Only Because He is the One and only!’ Text: John 3:16; John 14:6; Phil. 2:9-11 Intro: The world and the world’s religions still cannot figure out Bible believing Christians: That Jesus alone is the One we worship and adore! Our text says that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God; He is the only way to Heaven and the only One that God has highly exalted! Jesus is the One...

Wonderful Grace of Jesus; lesson three: “Serving Grace” Intro. As we said last week: the Bible teaches God gives four kinds of Grace. The first is saving grace, today we see God gives serving grace. We can only serve God by His grace. 1. We are saved to serve.  God saved us by grace so we could serve by grace. Eph. 2:8-10  We are delivered from the law so we can serve. Rom. 7:6  We are free to...

20a - God is Sovereign The Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty is: ● A Confronting Doctrine ● A Humbling Doctrine ● An Encouraging Doctrine ● An Intriguing Doctrine ● A Liberating Doctrine Luke 12:4 Psalm 102:19 Daniel 4:35 1. God’s Sovereignty is REAL Proverbs 16:33 a. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PLACES Jeremiah 23:23-24 Jonah 2:6 b. God’s Sovereignty Reaches to all PERSONS Psalm 33:18 c. God’s So...

Lesson Two: Saving Grace Intro.: The Bile teaches that God provides Grace for four specific reasons. Today’s lesson is about the first kind of grace: “saving grace”. 1. Saving grace is the redemption of our soul apart from the Law. - Keeping the law cannot justify anyone. Rom. 3:20 - We are justified freely by God’s grace. Rom. 3:24 - If we could keep the law for salvation we could boast. Rom. 3:2...

Job 12:10; 2 Peter 1:3; Haggai 2:8; 1 Chronicles 29:14, 16 ➔ He doesn't need life; because he is the life John 14:6 ➔ He doesn't need provision; because he is the provider Genesis 22:14 ➔ He doesn't have a beginning; because he was before the beginning John 1:1-2 What Does God’s Self-Sufficiency Mean: 1. God is Absolutely Autonomous Revelation 1:4, 8 2. God Doesn't Need Anything From Anyone Psalm...

Lesson One: The Antithesis of grace Romans 5:20 = Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: Intro.: Anything and everything good that has happened in our lives is because of God’s grace! Sadly many whom teach about grace do not understand grace. Greek transliteration: kharece pronounced charis. 1. The O.T. law is also the grace of...

Continued from last week 6. To Pursue His Work Acts 6:6-8 Proverbs 6:7-8 7. To Organize His Finances Proverbs 3:9-10 Two Most Important Financial Decisions You Will Ever Make 1. To Always Tithe and Give Offerings Proverbs 3:9-10 2. Never Use Debt to Finance Your Desires Proverbs 22:26, 27 18 - God is Self-Existent Genesis 1:1 Five Facts to Know About Your Self-Existent God 1. God Alone is God Isai...

Deuteronomy 7:9; Proverbs 1:8, 22:4, 10:1 Seven Lessons to Teach Your Son or Daughter: 1. To Fear His God – Proverbs 1:7 The Three Basics of Fearing God” 1.) Worshipping Faithfully – 1 Timothy 2:14 2.) Reading Consistently – Matthew 4:4 3.) Praying Constantly – Proverbs 3:5-6 2. To Guard His Heart – Proverbs 3:3-4 3. To Honor His Parents – Proverbs 4:1-4, 22:15 4. To Perceive His Associates – Prov...

1 John 3:11-24 1. When you’re born again you’ll have a new love for your new family (11-18) • “Laying down your life” is meeting a need when it is in your power to do so 2. When you’re born again you can have a heart confidence in your eternal salvation (19-24) • Confidence in prayer begins with an active relationship with God

God is Righteous Genesis 18:20, 21, 25 Seven Ways God Reveals His Righteousness 1. By Unveiling His Will Deuteronomy 4:8; Psalm 119:128 2. By Fulfilling His Promises Nehemiah 9:7-8; Genesis 22 3. By Judging Fairly Exodus 9:27; Psalm 96:13; John 5:22 4. By Ruling Justly Psalm 45:6; Isaiah 9:7 5. By Hating Sin Psalm 7:11; John 3:36 6. By Protecting the Afflicted Psalm 140:12 7. By Saving Sinners Psa...

Lesson 16 - God is Omniscient 1 Samuel 2:3; 1 John 3:20; Psalm 147:5; Hebrews 4:13; John 1:47-48, 19:28; Psalm 139:1 Three Areas of God’s Omniscience 1. There is not a movement, but what He sees it Psalm 139:2 2. There is not a motive, but what He knows it Psalm 139:2-4; Matthew 12:25 3. There is not a murmur, but what he hears it Psalm 139:3-5 Three Important Contrasts Between God’s Omniscience a...

1 John 3:4-10 • Sin is Incompatible with the Law of God (3:4) • Sin is Incompatible with the Work of Christ (3:5-6) • Sin is Incompatible with the Child of God (3:7-10) A good question to ask yourself: “Am I in the fight?”