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Come learn how our hope and focus must be on the eternal! -Livestream: https://lwbcfruita.org/live -Donations: https://www.lwbcfruita.org/give This sermon examines the theological distinction between the temporary nature of earthly life and the eternal reality of the afterlife, drawing primarily from 2 Corinthians 5. It argues that believers should prioritize eternal concerns over temporary fears or comforts, as the current body is merely a tent awaiting a glorified resurrection body. The message emphasizes the assurance of salvation provided by the Holy Spirit as a pledge of God's promise, encouraging Christians to live with courage and a desire to please Christ. Furthermore, it distinguishes between the judgment seat of Christ for believers and the great white throne judgment for unbelievers, urging the audience to share the gospel with compassion and urgency. The sermon concludes with a call to align one's lifestyle with their faith, recognizing that present actions have eternal consequences and that the ultimate goal is to be pleasing to God in both word and deed.

This sermon examines the theme of hypocrisy in Romans 2, challenging the self-righteous mindset that judges others while harboring similar sins. By contrasting the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18, the message illustrates that God's judgment is based on objective truth rather than outward religious appearances or moral superiority. The text emphasizes that God's patience and kindness are intended to lead individuals to repentance, a gift granted by the Holy Spirit that replaces a heart of stone with a heart of flesh. While unrepentant hardness stores up wrath, the sermon concludes with the assurance of salvation through Christ's mercy, affirming that justification comes solely by grace and not by human works.

This sermon explores the concept of the believer's daily ministry as described in 2 Corinthians, emphasizing that this role is not limited to evangelism but encompasses all interpersonal relationships. The central message is that believers should not lose heart because their adequacy comes from God, who makes them vessels of His life and righteousness. The exposition highlights the New Covenant, referencing Jeremiah 31, where God writes His law on the heart, forgives sin, and enables a personal knowledge of Him that transforms the believer from glory to glory. This internal transformation results in a 'sweet aroma' that impacts others, either leading them to life or death, depending on their response. The tone is encouraging and instructional, urging the audience to trust in the Spirit's work within them and to maintain confidence in their significance as part of God's kingdom.

This sermon examines Genesis 3 as the foundational account of humanity's fall, emphasizing that the event establishes the universal condition of sin and separation from God. The teaching breaks down the interaction into three distinct phases: the resistance of God's will, the rejection of God's word, and the desertion of God's way. It highlights the subtlety of the adversary, identified as the devil, who operates by introducing doubt, substituting his own words for Scripture, and suggesting that God withholds wisdom. The preacher contrasts the outward-in approach of temptation, which appeals to the body, soul, and spirit, with the inward-out work of Christ. The tone is instructional and convicting, urging believers to view these events through God's perspective rather than humanistic lenses, recognizing that man is powerless to achieve righteousness without divine grace.

Be Accountable by being plugged into a New Testament church; Be accountable to a friend; Be accountable in the home; A Smartphone Oversight Program: Oversight Program - Preparation; Oversight Program - Participants; Oversight Program - Overseers; Oversight Program - The Program Itself; Oversight Program - The Attitude We cannot emphasize enough the importance of the right attitude on the part of the church leaders and the overseers of this program; Oversight Program - Feedback and Adjustment; For this type of program to work, there must be good feedback and adjustment. It can't be set up and forgotten

Ephesians 5:18-21; Being filled with the Spirit: the filling of the Spirit is necessary; promise from God: God gives the Holy Spirit; That is Christ in me-the Holy Spirit; the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost for the special work of the "Church Age"; The Christian life is the life of the Spirit; the Holy Spirit os necessary for everything we see in Ephesians; Being filled with the Spirit is associated with sacred music: the is Spiritual power in sacred music; Eph. 5:19 addresses congregational singing in particular, as sacred music is closely associated with walking in the Spirit, the world's music is closely associated with walking in the flesh;

Ephesians 5:22-6:4; One of the fundamental passages of Scripture on the home; God's instruction pertaining to the homes is written to the churches; The churches may take tat instruction and build strong Biblical homes; Biblical homes may raise Godly seed; the, Biblical homes build the Biblical churches; all works together in God"s beautiful plans

Ephesians 5:18-21; Being filled with the Spirit: the filling of the Spirit is necessary; promise from God: God gives the Holy Spirit; That is Christ in me-the Holy Spirit; the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost for the special work of the "Church Age"; The Christian life is the life of the Spirit; the Holy Spirit os necessary for everything we see in Ephesians; Being filled with the Spirit is associated with sacred music: the is Spiritual power in sacred music; Eph. 5:19 addresses congregational singing in particular, as sacred music is closely associated with walking in the Spirit, the world's music is closely associated with walking in the flesh;

Major lessons from Ephesians 5:1-8: separation from uncleanness is delivered with STRONG LANGUAGE; immorality is strict; let no man deceive; immorality includes a SHARP WARNING: separation from those who partake of evil; the essence of spiritual separation, the believer can associate with unbelievers, but he cannot sin with them; the greatest danger we face is the danger of wrong associations

Major lessons in Salvation: Ephesians Chapters 4-6; Lesson on the New Life in Christ: Every church must be very focused and wise and strict about looking for evidence of salvation in every new Christian' A regenerate church member is what we see in the first church: Test everything by the Bible; Test every preacher by the Word of God; EVIDENCE OF SALVATION: A new life; No longer walking according to the course of this world, No longer under the power of Satan, No longer a child of disobedience, Created unto good works