Intro: Do you know that you are saved? Do you know that you are going to heaven? Although these two questions seem synonymous, if you can ask someone if they are saved and they will say yes, but if you…
Intro: “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” ― Robert Bryne. It is important, even essential to life for something – to find purpose in life. I. The Importance of Aim: We need to formulate a purpose, an…
Intro: Ezek 18:23 – “Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?” Read that again in the New Century Translation: “I…
Intro: What distinguishes the Christian today? Do we stand out? What does God expect of us?We might focus our attention on passages that speak to God’s requirements for becoming a Christian; faith, repentance, baptism –certainly these acts distinguish the Christian…
Intro: The ongoing theme of our sermon series this year is entitled, Standing on the Promises”. We have spent some time looking intently at the some of the many powerful promises contained in the Bible. Today we will consider the…
Intro: James 5:19-20 – 19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from…
Intro: “Do you think you are the only ones going to heaven?” This is a question that gets a lot of attention. Non-Christians ask Christians; Muslims ask Christians; Protestants ask Catholics; Denominationalists ask Christians. It is a question that generates…
Intro: Our responsibility to forgive (vertical that defines the horizontal). This morning we discussed forgiveness of sins. We recognized from the scriptures that forgiveness is a great blessing. When God forgives he pardons our offense, removes the penalty, and cast…
Intro: What is the first occurrence of the word “forgive” in the Bible? Interestingly, it is Genesis 50:17. There were many opportunities to discuss forgiveness before this event. But there is no event that better depicts the beauty of forgiveness…
Intro: One of the most challenging tasks that God places before us is to hold ourselves as accountable as God does. It is easy for us to lower God’s standard of expectation. Satan’s continual ploy has been to get men…
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About Southside Church of Christ in Fort Myers
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A Congregation of Christians in Fort Myers, Florida