Theology of Thankfulness Rudyard Kipling who wrote “Jungle Book” among other things, his $100 word of all the words he’d ever written, “Thanks” Thank You Helps rule your spirit and control your emotions Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known […]

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Reasonable Service to God Romans Text: Romans 12:1-2 Paul is done explaining the theoretical aspects of Christianity. He’s done explaining the divine economy and how all things point to Jesus Christ before and after him. Now Paul, in his typical fashion begins applying the ideas to life. Reasonable service Because this is what the LORD […]

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Being Born Again Text: James 1:17-27 God is good and His words are good (vss 17-18) His gifts come in the form of his words. To receive the gifts the words must be applied. The mouth of the righteous is a well of life (Proverbs 10:11) The lips of the righteous feed many (Proverbs 10:21) […]

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One wife Text: Titus 1:6 Titus Forbidding marriage to pastors, elders, bishops is devilish 1 Timothy 4:3 Paul was not married, but could be married if he wanted to be as he said in 1 Corinthians 9:5. Marriage can teach valuable lessons, but being married isn’t a qualifier in itself. There are plenty of married […]

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The LORD is my shepherd Text: Luke 9 Follow Him The Lord is my shepherd… he leads me… through the valley of the shadow of death… Search for followers (vss 1-6) Herod’s not a follower, he just has a morbid curiosity (vss 7-9) Following for the wrong reasons (vss 10-17) Feeding 5000 Jesus disperses them […]

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The Olive Tree Text: Romans 11:15-27 Exodus 27:20 The illustration of God’s light coming from the fruit of the olive tree is an illustration. Its practical value was that it provided light in the sanctuary. But the LORD was specific in these ingredients because he is telling a story about his own people. The point […]

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Text: Proverbs 6:16,19 Illustrate discord on the piano. This is what it sounds like. Discord is to be divisive, to cause factions, and to bring division among people for which there should be unity. To say or do things that cause distrust among one another. Paul begged the Corinthians to all speak the same thing, […]

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Don’t Lie by Joe Hons

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Jesus in Job Text: Job (Elihu’s teaches grace through faith) This week I had a “duh” moment reading through Job. It should have been obvious. But Job’s story explains WHY Jesus Christ must be a man. Proof of scriptural inspiration – One of the things about the God of the Bible is his ability to […]

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Temptation Text: James 1:12-16 True Conversion Believe that God will reward your faithfulness (vs 12) There is a path to victory that the LORD rewards The Lord says there is a path to victory Lead me not into temptation implies there is an entrance into temptation. Luke records in the LORD’s temptation that when the […]

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