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Reject the tempter's seduction -- to lean on godless "group-speak: & doing things without His shepherding

Reject the tempter's seduction -- to put a government's agenda above God's will & kingdom purpose

Reject the tempter's seduction -- to lay up your treasures on Earth in the here & now!

The covenant of salvation requires an exquisite implementation of every detail of the Christ.

The God Who Made the Soul -- The God who Sees Beauty in Holiness: The Genesis flood is not focused on the amount of water, but upon the One with the power and purpose to send that water. God's wrath upon sin was dangerous then and now. We rejoice that our Good Shepherd leads us into the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

The God who made the soul: Luke proclaims a divine distinction between the rest of creation's creatures and mankind! We are told that human beings are valued so much more.

The Covenant of Salvation shapes earth's timeline

Are you hearing the 21st Century voices calling for people to “Trust the Science”? Paul heard similar voices in the 1st Century, prompting his Biblical warnings to avoid being taken captive by persuasive human thinking. Through an examination of the Scriptures, it will become clear to all that we must only place our trust in the Lord—who alone is the way, the truth, and the life. Science, like theology, is of a fallen human origin, and is thereby deficient.

When Christ returned to heaven, He authorized leadership for His Church to go forth in the power of the name of Jesus. This spiritual power not only was able to address hopeless brokenness and arrogant usurpation, but even more potently the hidden agendas of the heart. In today’s passage, we see how God’s power exposed the ugliness lurking beneath the surface of a good deed. As a result of this divine display of power, we see the harvest of God’s people recognizing an “active presence” of God!

Dr. Luke reveals, from eyewitness testimony, that the new converts to Christ were feeling great pressure to conform to the popularized expectations of both their civil and religious leaders. Those 1st century, non-christian expectations would have had them self-silence, closing their own mouths and abandoning the evangelism of others. Luke reveals that the promised power of God came, strengthening them to speak-up, unashamedly. The Spirit guided them to pray and to study and proclaim the Word.