In Isaiah 40:27-31, the Israelites think God has forgotten them and is coldly distant. When weary, tired, frustrated, and wondering if God cares and why we suffer, people charge God with falsehoods. They begin to think unbiblical things about God.

Objection One: If God doesn’t end my suffering, He must not be good or loving.

The first thing we do is question God’s goodness. He must not care about me anymore, and he must not love me anymore.

Objection Two: If God doesn’t end my suffering, He must not be powerful or sovereign enough.

We may believe that God is loving, but we question His ability. Maybe He’s not as powerful as we thought, after all. Maybe my problems are too big for God to handle.

God answers their complaint with a promise to renew their strength. This power comes when we wait upon the Lord. What doe it mean to WAIT? Listen and find out.

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In Ephesians 6:1-9, Paul addresses two issues: parenting and slaves and masters. In this teaching session, Dr. Sean Cole examines how parents should raise their children in the fear of the Lord. He also shows how Christians should act in their employment. How does being Spirit-filled impact how we parent and how we live out our faith on the job?

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Leading Provisionist Leighton Flowers of Soteriology 101 created a duststorm on Twitter/X recently with comments about the nature of the Quran and the Bible. Dr. Sean Cole interacts with the Provisionism view of the nature of the gospel appeal and the written Scriptures. They believe the gospel appeal is the supernatural, miraculous intervention that is alone sufficient to enable a positive response to Christ. Instead, the Reformed view understands the need for both Word AND Spirit in regeneration.

We distinguish between the efficient cause of regeneration and the instrumental cause. What is the efficient cause? The Holy Spirit. What is the instrumental cause? The Word.

The Provisionist perspective does not differentiate between the efficient and instrumental causes of regeneration.

It perceives the Word solely as the instrumental cause and does not recognize the need for the Spirit to perform an internal work, which is ultimately the efficient cause of the new birth and the granting of saving faith.

The Reformed view maintains that external preaching of the Word of God is necessary so that sinners can hear the gospel.

However, this alone is not sufficient. Alongside the external Word, the Holy Spirit must carry out an internal, supernatural work on the dead heart, mind, and will to overcome moral and spiritual inability and bring a person to life.

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Nothing in all creation compares to our glorious God. God has no equals.

Why is this important? Don’t most people assume this truth?

We live in a godless culture that:

Denies the existence of God.

Hates the sovereignty of God.

Rebels against the authority of God.

Wants to BE God!

When you’re going through times of difficulty or depression or despondency or you lack assurance or security, the best thing you can do is to think about the majesty and glory of God.

Despairing, hurting people need to open their eyes and hearts to BEHOLD your GOD and truly see and understand His majesty and glory. Isaiah gives us a powerful and gripping description of who God is and how nothing in all creation compares to His glory. In this sermon, Dr. Sean Cole explores FOUR glorious attributes of our great God that Isaiah calls us to BEHOLD.

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Dr. Sean Cole has interacted with Leighton Flowers at Soteriology 101 and Provisionism for the last TEN years. In this podcast, he addresses a few Twitter/X posts that clearly teach Provisionist theology. Two key planks of their system are: (1) A denial of total inability/libertarian free will after the Fall, and (2) a denial of the effectual, internal call, which they claim is "extra" grace. They only believe the outward gospel call is the sufficient grace needed to enable a sinner to respond positively to God's appeal to be reconciled. Listen as Sean unpacks their theology and gives the Reformed counterpoints.

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Dr. Sean Cole continues teaching through the book of Ephesians. In this episode, he instructs on the biblical roles of husbands and wives. Wives are commanded to voluntarily submit to their husband's spiritual headship. Husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially as Christ loves the church. There is a lot of confusion today concerning the roles in marriage. Ephesians 5:22-31 clears up a great deal of this confusion.

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Dr. Sean Cole continues the teaching series in the book of Ephesians.

He explains verse by verse 5:3-21

In verses 3-7, we are given commands on sexual immorality and impurity.

In verses 8-12, we find out how we are to live as children of the light.

In verses 13-14, we learn how God convicts us of sin and how he can powerfully bring someone to salvation through the gospel.

Verses 15-16: We walk carefully as followers of Christ is not to be unwise, but to seek God’s wisdom.

Verse 17: The Christian walk is characterized by discerning God’s will.

Verse 18: The Christian walk is characterized by being filled by God’s Holy Spirit.

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In a world filled with distractions and spiritual warfare, God offers profound comfort and security through reconciliation, forgiveness, and His shepherding care. He ends our spiritual conflicts, pardons our sins through Jesus' sacrifice, and relieves our suffering. Through humility and repentance, we can experience His transformative comfort. As the Good Shepherd, Jesus tenderly cares for His flock, carrying the lambs and gently leading those in need. True peace comes from resting in His eternal promises rather than temporary circumstances.

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In this Resurrection Sunday sermon from Ephesians 1:15-23, Pastor Sean Cole expresses his prayer for the congregation:

He prays that the Father will give you spiritual understanding so you can fully know what you truly have in Christ!

What are we to know? Three blessings that come from Christ alone:

The HOPE of our calling

The RICHES of our inheritance

The POWER of our Savior.

How can we experience and know these blessing?

From Three VICTORIES that Christ alone has won for us:

Christ victoriously ROSE from the grave!

Christ powerfully RULES at God’s right hand!

Christ sovereignly REIGNS over all things!

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Dr. Sean Cole continues teaching through the book of Ephesians. In 4:25-5:2, Paul lays forth some particular commands of how sin affects our relationships as believers, how sin destroys relationships, and how we are to walk in a new way as new creations in Christ.

We are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling as those who have put to death our old selves and put on our new selves. Those who, by God’s power, continually renew our minds to be transformed to become more like Jesus.

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