The Seven Deadly Sins-Greed, Matthew 19:16-30 August 5, 2018, Reverend Chris Harper I. The story (19:16-30; cf. Mk 10:17-31) II. The heart of the problem (22-25) III. The solution (Matt 6:19-24; 19:29-30; 2 Cor 8:9) IV. The result 1. We will live prepared/willing to give up everything to follow Jesus 2. We will live radically generous lives 3. We will realize God doesn’t need anything from us (19:22-23) 4. We will understand God requires more of us than just believing Jesus is good and living a good life        

Help For the Journey, Psalm 121, pp. 516-17 July 29, 2018, Reverend John Gordy   Helper That Is Dependable  Helper That Protects  Helper That Is Enduring  

The Seven Deadly Sins - Sloth, The Book of Malachi, pp. 801-03 July 22, 2018 Reverend Chris Harper I. What Malachi says about indifference 1. Context 2. Problem (A) Indifference toward the Lord (1) About God’s faithfulness to his covenant (1:2-5) (2) About worship (1:6-2:9) (3) About how they use God’s money (3:6-12) (4) About serving the Lord (3:13-15) (B) Indifference toward others (1) Marrying and divorcing however they want (2:10-16) (2) Not caring for those in need (3:5) 3. Solution (A) Woe for unrepentant indifference (4:1) (B) Hope for repentant indifference (4:2-6) II. Why we need to listen to Malachi 1. Because of our indifference toward the Lord 2. Because of our indifference toward others  III. What help there is for our indifference         1. Consequences (cf. 4:1)         2. Gospel of grace (cf. 4:2-6)  

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The Art of Biblical Meditation, Psalm 1 Mr. Brennan McCafferty

The Trials of Gospel Ministry, Acts 14:1-28, p. 923 June 24, 2018, Reverend John Gordy Consistency In The Face of Adversity   Humility When Experiencing Success      Trust in God's Sovereign Plan              

Take Heart, Jesus Is Here!, Matthew 14:22-33, p. 820 Mr. Trevin Hoot, June 17, 2018                                                                                         Introduction: the chaos of life makes us forget who Jesus is Big Question: Who is this Jesus? Act 1: Jesus commands his disciples to go (v22-25a) Answer 1: Jesus is the one we are dependent on for everything Act 2: Jesus comes out to meet his disciples (v25b-27) Answer 2: Jesus is the one who meets us in the chaos Act 3: Jesus commands his disciple to come (v28-33) Answer 3: Jesus is the one we can trust absolutely Who then is this Jesus? Ø Jesus is truly the son of God (psalm 107:23-31)    

The Seven Deadly Sins - Envy, Numbers 11:1-15 June 10, 2018, Reverend Chris Harper                                      I. Characteristics of Envy               1. Contagious (4, 10-12)               2. Self-consumed (4-6, 10-15) 3. Blinding (4b-9) A. About the past & future B. About the present II. Cause of Envy (4-15) III. Cure for Envy (John 6:22-35)    

The Seven Deadly Sins - Pride Daniel 4:4-37 , pp. 740-742 June 3, 2018, Reverend Chris Harper                                       I. Characteristics of pride 1. Subtle (4) 2. Blinding (10-12, 30) 3. Comparing (29-30) 4. Disregarding (27-29) II. Consequences of pride 1. Destroys (31-33) 2. Makes us unmerciful (27) 3. Removes our joy (14-17, 31-33) III. Conquest of pride (34-37) 1. Hope for Nebuchadnezzar 2. Hope for Israel 3. Hope for us

I. The problem (1-3, 5, 14, 20-21)               1. The OT context (Lev 11, Deut 4)               2. The situation in Rome               3. How its connected to us II. The solution 1. For the “weak” Christians A. They are incorrect (14, 20, 15:1; Mark 7; Acts 10-11) B. They are not to judge (3-12) C. They are to grow in knowledge & maturity (3, 5b, 17-19, 23) 2. For the “strong” Christian   A. They are not to despise the others (3) B. They are not to be stumbling blocks (13, 20-21) C. They are not to overly-press the issue (22) D. They are to bear their brothers & sisters (14-15, 15:1-2) 3. For both A. They are to welcome and accept one another (1, 15:7) B. They are to honor the Lord in all that they do/don’t do (6) C. They are to build up one another (19) D. They are to live in harmony (17, 15:5-6) III. The power 1. We will give an account to God (10-12)  2. The gospel (15:3-7)