What is gentleness? How can we be gentle toward

God? How can we display gentleness toward others? What is

self-control? We explore two Old Testament examples: (1) Joseph who

exercised self-control with Potiphar's wife, and (2) King David who

did...

Dr. Sean Cole introduces Luke's record of Jesus'

sermon on the plain which begins with the Beatitudes. In this

sermon, we explore three questions concerning the first: (1) What

does it mean to be blessed? (2) What does it mean to be poor?...

What is goodness? How does it relate to generosity

and integrity? What is faithfulness and how does it relate to

perseverance of the saints? Pastor Sean unpacks these two aspects

of the fruit of the Spirit. www.seancole.net

We see two truths in Jesus calling His Twelve

apostles: (1) Jesus placed a priority on prayer. (2) Jesus shows us

the power of the call. If Jesus depended on His heavenly Father in

prayer, how much more should we. Jesus has called you in...

Reformed theology understands the Bible to teach

two types of callings: (1) an outward, external call that goes to

all people, and (2) an internal, effectual call that goes solely to

the elect which ensures that they will infallibly come to faith...

Jesus angers the Pharisees by "breaking" the

Sabbath on two occasions. Are you in danger of becoming a

legalistic Pharisee? Dr. Sean Cole gives two warnings about

legalism and then gives a third warning about how we may be in

danger of...

Jesus refers to Himself as the Bride Groom and

gives three parables to describe His mission and identity. Jesus

has come to give you fullness of joy, newness of life, and eternal

satisfaction in the New Covenant. www.seancole.net

Jesus refers to Himself as the Bride Groom and gives three parables to describe His mission and identity. Jesus has come to give you fullness of joy, newness of life, and eternal satisfaction in the New Covenant.

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Before we can practice kindness to others, we must

understand the kindness of God. The OT word for "kindness" is

"hesed"--that tenactious, covenant love the LORD shows His people.

We see two examples of kindness in the OT: (1) Ruth...

In the calling of Levi, we see four aspects of how

Jesus saves sinners. (1) Jesus surprises sinners with sovereign

grace (2) Jesus calls sinners to abandon all self-righteousness,

(3) Jesus calls sinners to repentance, and (4) Sinners saved by

grace...