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DON'T EVEN INQUIRE! Graced, Gathered, Guided, and Grown by God Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:12–22; 11:1–32; 12:29–32 Central Truth: God is fully able to grace, gather, guide, and grow His people in the very world where He has planted them, without requiring them to adopt the world's ways. His unfailing love deserves our wholehearted trust, devotion, and obedience. The message reveals the remarkable faithfulness of God in taking seventy people into Egypt and multiplying them into a great multitude. Despite generations of bondage, oppression, and opposition, God fulfilled His promise to Abraham. Egypt did not produce their greatness, nor could Pharaoh prevent their growth. The Lord Himself was their source. He redeemed them, gathered them into a nation, and began teaching them how to live as a people belonging to Him. In Deuteronomy 10:12–13, Moses reminds Israel that God's extraordinary mercy calls for a reasonable and affirmative response: to fear Him, love Him, walk in His ways, and serve Him wholeheartedly. Their obedience was not the means of earning His love but the proper response to having received it. This same principle is revealed in Romans 12:1–2, where believers are called to present themselves as living sacrifices because of God's mercies. Leviticus 18 establishes an essential distinction. Israel was not to live according to the practices of Egypt, where they had been, or Canaan, where they were going. God had already provided another way to live—His way. Through His Word, His presence, and His instructions, He was preparing a people to walk with Him rather than depend upon the customs and influences surrounding them. This leads to the central warning of D

Justin Peters welcomes Todd Friel to discuss Go Serve Your King: The Key to Extraordinary Purpose in Everyday Life. Drawing on 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Hebrews 1:3, they consider how Christ's lordship shapes work, relationships, rest, and ordinary responsibilities. Their conversation also addresses biblical warnings about false teachers, the joy of obedience, and the importance of connecting sound doctrine with love for Christ and godly living. They share encouragement from faithful pastors and discuss concerns about using AI to write sermons. More from Justin Peters: https://servantsofgrace.org/justin-peters-sound-theology/ Book information: https://fortisinstitute.org/king/ This video first appeared at Justin's YouTube and is posted here with his permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZSYw_O2EQg

Courageously Committed Deuteronomy 3:28 | Joshua 1:1–9 The strength to fulfill God's purposes comes from knowing our responsibility, recognizing our accountability, and committing ourselves to what God is already committed to accomplishing. This message explores how God prepared Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land, reminding us that the Lord never calls His people to accomplish His will independently of His grace and strength. Before Joshua ever crossed the Jordan, God had been preparing him through Moses, strengthening his faith, establishing his responsibility, and reminding him of the divine authority under which he would lead. The repeated command to "Be strong and of good courage" was more than an appeal to bravery. It was a call to courageous commitment rooted in two essential truths: responsibility and accountability. Joshua needed to get a grip on what God had entrusted to him and recognize that he was ultimately accountable to the Lord. His courage would not come from personal ability, physical strength, or the approval of people, but from his confidence in the God who had commanded him and promised to go with him. The sermon emphasizes that faith is committing ourselves to what God has committed Himself to accomplish. Joshua and Caleb demonstrated this when they trusted God's promise despite the giants and fortified cities before them. Their generation's failure was not a lack of opportunity but a refusal to believe the Lord. The obstacles were real, but God's faithfulness was greater. Rahab provides another beautiful picture of courageous commitment. While Jericho feared Israel's God and prepared to resist, Rahab believed what she had heard about

Christians can give thanks during suffering because God's character, promises, and saving grace remain unchanged. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins considers 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, Philippians 4:6–7, and Romans 8:28 to explain how biblical gratitude and honest lament can exist together. Learn to remember God's faithfulness, bring your burdens to Him in prayer, notice His ordinary mercies, and look ahead to eternal life with Christ. Thanksgiving can come through tears as believers trust the God who remains faithful in every circumstance. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

The sermon contrasts the human desire to earn salvation through works with God's provision of redemption through the blood of Jesus Christ. Using Exodus 24 as the primary text, it highlights the Israelites' pledge to obey the law against Moses' response of offering a sacrifice, illustrating that the law condemns while the tabernacle and cross provide the remedy for sin. The message explains that Jesus' death on Calvary fulfilled the Old Testament sacrifices, paying the debt of sin in full as indicated by the Greek term 'tetelestai.' Furthermore, it emphasizes that the blood of Christ grants believers boldness to enter God's presence in prayer and provides victory over Satan's accusations, ensuring that past sins are covered and forgotten by God.

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This episode addresses the theological necessity of creeds, confessions, and catechisms by affirming the sufficiency of Scripture while distinguishing it from the church's responsibility to preserve and teach revealed truth. It argues that these doctrinal standards are not additions to the Bible but human instruments that help the church articulate, defend, and transmit the faith, citing passages like 2 Timothy 1:13-14 and 1 Timothy 3:15-16. The episode clarifies the definitions and subordinate authority of these documents, emphasizing that they must always remain under the supreme authority of the Holy Spirit speaking in Scripture. The episode further explores the historical context of these standards, from the early church's rule of faith to the Westminster Confession, highlighting their role in guarding against error and fostering doctrinal unity. Finally, it encourages believers to use these tools for personal growth, family discipleship, and congregational integrity, ensuring that sound doctrine leads to living faith rather than dead orthodoxy.

The Men of A-Chord who will join us for the evening worship today. It is Reformation day weekend. We are incredibly blessed to be the great-grandchildren of the Reformers, rich in the inheritance left to us by the Lord through these church leaders. Sunday we will have our focus set by the great protestant reformation. We will deal with Ephesians 1 both morning and evening. In the morning, Ephesians 1.15-19a and in the evening Ephesians 1.19b-23. There is so much comfort for us in these passages. The Word will be rich and a great blessing to God's church. Another blessing will be the Men of A-Chord who will join us for the evening worship --------- November 1, 2026 EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE Responsive Reading of John 18:1-11 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:19-23 Text: Ephesians 1:19b-23 Sermon: "Reformation: The Exalted Christ and His Church" Theme: God's power FOR the church and IN the church is Jesus Christ OVER His church 1. His power for the church in the resurrection and session of Jesus Christ 2. His power in the church is that exalted, enthroned Jesus Christ 3. His power over His church shown to His body whom He loves

This sermon examines the narrative of Jonah to illustrate that fleeing from God's call is a foolish and self-destructive act rooted in human rebellion. The central argument posits that God's vocation encompasses all life duties, and abandoning these responsibilities not only defies the nature of the Creator but also inflicts collateral damage on neighbors, as seen in the storm that endangers the sailors. The message emphasizes that God, acting as a faithful Father, disciplines His children to realign their wills with His, using trials to expose unconfessed sin and drive believers toward repentance. While Jonah's hard-heartedness leads him to seek destruction, the sermon highlights the ultimate mercy of God, who intervenes to save rather than destroy. The conclusion encourages believers to recognize that no situation is beyond the reach of Christ's grace, urging them to call out to Jesus in their moments of trouble and find restoration through His mercy.

This part of the Treatise on The Religious Affections and been converted to a more modern, easier to grasp English. In Section 2 of *A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections*, Jonathan Edwards argues that genuine Christianity consists largely in holy affections, demonstrating that true faith requires vibrant, heartfelt engagement rather than weak, intellectual indifference. Drawing from Scripture, human experience, and the example of Christ, he establishes that the affections—chiefly holy love, from which all other godly emotions like fear, joy, sorrow, and zeal flow—serve as the primary mainspring of all human action and spiritual obedience. Edwards asserts that divine truth only transforms a soul to the extent that it deeply affects the heart, noting that Scripture consistently equates sin with an unaffected "hardness of heart" and true conversion with a tender, responsive spirit. Ultimately, while acknowledging that natural emotions can mingle with spiritual grace, he concludes that without habitual, holy affections, no amount of doctrinal light or outward religious duty is acceptable to God.