Minutes of Mercy

* Does the Bible present a Whole or Holey salvation?

* Whole = Unconditional and Permanent

* Holey = Conditional and Temporary

* Key Verse: John 10:28

* No hypothetical question or scenario we come up with matters more than what God has already said

* Those who believe have Eternal Life, Forgiveness, and Justification

* Key Verses: John 10:28, Romans 3:24, Ephesians 1:7

* Our Security in Salvation

* Kept by God’s Power (Jn. 10:28-29, 1 Peter 1:5)

Sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14, Jude 24)

* The moment we believed our sins were blotted out

* They have already been nailed to the cross (Col. 2:13-15, Heb. 10:17)

* Can eternal life be lost? Can the justified become unjustified? Can what was nailed to the cross and blotted out come back to it’s original state? Can a new creature become what it once was? Can we be separated even though God says we can’t?

* Key Verses: Romans 8:1, 35-39

* Hebrews 6:4-12– Exposure to truth and light does not save, belief does. There are things that “accompany salvation” those in vs’s 4-6 didn’t have.

* Hebrews 10:26– A profession does not mean you have real possession. What’s the evidence? That you continue. Walking away reveals what never was (1 Jn. 2:19)

* Galatians 5:1-4– They had returned to the law. Forgot about grace, they didn’t lose salvation.

* Colossians 1:23– Those who continue and don’t walk away prove real faith. If you can drop it all, you didn’t possess what you said you did.

* John 15:1-6– Fruit is produced by believers, unbelievers have none. What is the evidence in your life of salvation?

* 1 John 2:19– Their true heart was revealed. They never were what they said they were.

* 2 Peter 2:20-22– Knowlege doesn’t change our nature, only belief in Christ does that

* Rev. 3:5– Promise of Security to believers, not loss

* The Bible has warnings of false professions, not loss of salvation

* Since we can’t earn it, we can’t keep it. It’s not ours to earn or keep. It’s God’s that He gave and He’s responsible to keep us.

* Key Verse: Ephesians 2:8-9, Phil. 1:6, Jn. 10:28-29

* If God gives eternal life, do we have the power to make it temporary? He either saves “to the uttermost” (Heb. 7:25) or not at all.

Recorded Live 6/28/2026

Christ Centered Relationships

Godly Friendships; What it looks like

Godly Friends Love Selflessly

1 Samuel 18:1-4

“Knit together”- They had a mutual love and belief in God and His power

They did not compete with one another. They rejoiced in God’s working in their lives

Do my friends rejoice when God blesses me or do they show jealousy?

Godly Friends Protect us from what will Harm Us

1 Samuel 19:1-7

Although it was uncomfortable and not popular, Jonathan always warned David of harm that was coming to him

You’ll struggle in the spiritual battle of your closest influences aren’t fighting for what’s right too

Godly Friendships Value Truth

1 Samuel 20

Because their friendship was built on honesty it could stand when examined and questioned

Do your closest influences thrive on secrecy or can they welcome accountability

Godly Friends Strengthen your walk with God

1 Samuel 20:13, 23:16-18

Jonathan pointed David to God. Do your closest influences point you to Him?

After spending time with your closest influences, do you want more of God or less?

Do my closest influences strengthen my hand in God?

Godly Friends Encourage God’s Purpose

1 Samuel 23:17

Are your closest influences excited about God’s plan and purpose for your life?

Do they encourage you in your spiritual walk, convictions, and goals?

Godly friends make living in God’s will easier not harder

If your hope is based on what you can see and what you feel like your hope will vanish quickly. When your hope is based on what God can do, you will always have a reason to HOPE in all things!

Recorded Live 06/28/2026

The Revealing of the Mirror- vs 23, “a glass” vs 25, “perfect law of liberty” God has given us His Word to see ourselves in ways that otherwise we wouldn’t and couldn’t

The Responsibility to the Mirror - vs 23, “beholding” vs 24, “beholdeth” vs 25, “looketh” We’re to look! Read, study, meditate

The Two Responses

First, Rejection - vs 24, “goeth his way and straightway forgetteth…”

Second, Reevaluation - vs 25, Getting right what the mirror shows me. Going back to check and see.

The Results

First, Deception - vs 22, “deceiving your own selves”

Second, Blessing - vs 25, “blessed in his deed”

Biblical charity is not gullible or blind to sin. It just refuses to give up on what God can do in someone’s life. When we look at Christ, His work in others and in ourselves, we’re reminded that often what we see as finished products are really God’s work in progress!

Recorded Live 6/21/2026

Christ Centered Relationships

Thought it hard; Bad friends who make sin easier

The Characters

* Amnon- David’s son with a sinful desire and living in distress (vs 1, 2)

* We all have sinful desires. Do your closest influences point you to holiness or help you justify sin?

* Jonadab - “subtil”

* We must evaluate a person’s character before allowing their influence in our life

The Counsel

* Pressure - (vs 4) Some people are not concerned with helping you. They want to see what they can pressure you to do

* Amnon caved when Jonadab provided the plan that Amnon couldn’t think of on his own

* Do your closest influences pressure you toward sin, or walk with you toward Christ?

* The Plan - (vs 5) The people who love you the most will tell you the things that are hard for you to hear

* Do your friends make provision for your flesh? Do they help you sin?

* A great danger is the person in your life who teaches you how to fulfill the temptation that you’re facing

* The Path - (vs 6-14) Amnon became subtil like Jonadab was

* (Prov. 13:20) Who you walk with will be who you become

* (Prov. 4:26) If I keep this person around where is it leading me?

The Consequences

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* Tamar was Wounded - (vs 19) Who are you wounding by listening to Jonadab?

* But (Fill in your name) ________________ had a friend……. What a tragic testimony to have

* Amnon was Wrecked - (vs 14-15) He hated her with a hatred than he loved her with. He ultimately was killed (vs 28)

* When you get the sin you thought you wanted, you’ll hate it. Sin can’t deliver what it promises.

Instead of huffing and puffing about how much you’re putting up with.. choose Christlike charity, “bear all things” After all we are called to “Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ”

Recorded live, 6/14/2026

Being overwhelmed does not have to lead us away from God, it’s often the road God uses to bring us closer to Him

The Open Request- vs 1, 2a, The very burdens of your life qualifies you to come. How honest are you with God?

The Overwhelming Reality- vs 2, “when” not “if”- We don’t know enough about God’s plan to criticize the way He chooses to write the story

The Open Reception- vs 2, “lead me” “Lead me” Ask for direction ,as much as you ask for relief

The Opportune Regrouping- vs 2, “The Rock” Everybody needs a place to regroup when life becomes to much. Christ gave Himself for us, and offers Himself to us

The Overshadowing Rock- vs 2, “Higher than I” Don’t live blinded by the brightness of being overwhelmed, live in the shadow of the Rock that lifts you above it

The Overjoyed Reflection- vs 3, God has been there and will be there, the whole time, every time!

The Overruling Reinforcements- vs 4, The Rock can overrule what overwhelms you!

The Relationship should seek to please God and not self

The Relationship should pursue purity in every way

The Relationship should treat others with respect and not selfishness

Recorded Live, June 7, 2026

Every friendship/relationship is moving you somewhere. The direction of your friends influences the direction of your life. You become like those you walk with.

Choose friends who encourage your walk with God.

Choose friends who will stand with you for God rather than bow down with the crowd.

Choose those who exhibit self control, have Godly character, and pursue righteousness and integrity. Ask yourself not only are they this person to me, am I this person for them?