This is part 2 of our study on purified thinking.  This study will consider why we might think negatively about the actions of others.  It will also consider some principles of Scripture which are fulfilled by positive, purified thinking.

As the people of God, we have been purified in Jesus (1 Pet. 1:22), and we are to continue becoming purified (1 John 3:3).  This includes our minds and our thinking.  This study considers two Old Testament examples of negative and impure thinking showing what can result.

There are numerous health benefits to regular walking. In 1st John, John writes about the benefits of walking in the light. Let’s learn those benefits and the posture of walking in the light. 

AM – A Backwards Sermon

Our sermons generally begin with a welcome, continue with our study together, and conclude with extending the invitation of Jesus.  This sermon works backwards beginning with the invitation.

The summer is known for its sun.  Since we are in the summer season, let’s consider together what we can learn by soaking up the sun in the Scriptures.

In Hebrews 4, the writer of Hebrews notes that some who heard the good news heard in a way that did not profit them.  What makes hearing the preaching of the good news profitless?

Friendship is such an important and impactful part of life.  The Scriptures give us some passages which serve as good filters for determining who we should invite into close friendships.

In the book of 1 John, John writes about our responsibility to continually pursue purification (1 John 3:3).  In that section, John gives two motivations to help us purify ourselves.  There is a now and a later motivation.

This study is a continuation of looking at the example of Paul.  We are to imitate him as he imitated Jesus that our lives might be to the praise and glory of God.

In the New Testament, Paul calls us to be imitators of him as he imitated Jesus.  Christianity is the religion of imitation.  Our purpose is to imitate and model Jesus.  The example of Paul helps us to model Jesus.