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  • Genesis 5:28 – 6:7 The Ruined Earth
    Bible Classes / Speaker:Michael Lindsey

    Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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    46 min
  • Homosexuality, the Gospel, and You
    Topical Sermons / Speaker:David Desloge

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    38 min
  • Genesis 6 – 9 Survey
    Bible Classes / Speaker:Michael Lindsey

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    46 min
  • 1 Corinthians 1-2 The Gospel Christ Crucified
    New Testament Sermons / Speaker:Berry Kercheville

    The Gospel of Christ Crucified

    1 Corinthians 1–2

    Introduction: If you were asked what the primary sin-problem confronting the Corinthians, I’m sure most of you would immediately answer that it was a problem of being divisive. Paul said it plainly in the opening of his letter (1:10): “I appeal to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.” That solved it! Well, no. How can a church that won’t even eat the Lord’s Supper together, just be told to stop it, and then it happens?

    Even if you are very familiar with our text, Paul’s teaching about the wisdom of God vs. the wisdom of man usually diverts our attention away from the subject of division. In other words, if a church called you and said, “We need help. Our church is full of division, would you come and help,” would you do a study of chapter two of 1 Corinthians with an exposition of the gospel of the cross? 

    Quickly notice some of Paul’s key statements that will give you a feel of his foundational message on division:

    1:17-18 “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 

    1:20-21 “Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.” 

    2:1-4 “And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 

    2:6-9 “Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” 

    Now, having read those texts, would you say that Paul is correcting the divisions of the Corinthian church? Everything in this text has to do with the gospel of Christ crucified. But how is that an answer to division? That is the message we want to discover this morning. It is a message that will expose and correct every division within a church.

    1. Becoming Familiar with the Message of the Text
      1. First, Paul’s emphasis is on the cross of Christ and that the message of the cross is foolish to those who hold to worldly wisdom including both Jews and Greeks. But the cross is our power to salvation (1:22-24).
      2. Second, Paul admits that it was God’s intention to preach a “foolish” message to save the world (1:21). 
      3. Third, this foolish message preached is a revelation of the thoughts and words of God, and could never have been thought of or discovered by a human mind. Not even the most exalted human could have understood what was hidden in the mind of God “before the ages for our glory” (2:7). 
      4. Fourth, the thoughts of the mind of God have only been revealed by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit alone has access, and he alone chooses to whom the message will be revealed (2:10-13). Further, God has used the Spirit to reveal to the apostles and prophets the words of the Spirit, not the words of human thought.
      5. Fifth, Paul stresses a contrast between two kinds of “wisdom.” There are those who are wise according to this world’s standards, and there are those who have rejected the wisdom of this world in favor of the “foolishness” of the wisdom of God, the foolishness of Christ crucified (2:6). These two “wisdoms” are opposed to one another.
      6. Sixth, those who hold to the wisdom of the world cannot understand, nor will they accept the wisdom taught by the Spirit (2:13-14).
      7. Seventh, only the “mature, spiritual person” (one who has accepted the things of the Spirit) can understand and receive the words of the Spirit because those words are spiritually discerned. A “natural man” cannot understand the hidden message of God because he is not spiritually discerning (2:14-15). 
      8. Eighth, and possibly most importantly, Paul refused to preach this message with lofty speech or wisdom or plausible words of wisdom as was being done by the Corinthian sophists. Though Paul’s preaching was considered unimpressive, the power of the sophists was in themselves, while the power of Paul’s preaching was in the Spirit of God. The contrast was boasting in the man or boasting in the message of God—faith in the man or faith in the power of God. (2:2-4)
        1. Knowing Nothing Except Jesus Christ and Him Crucified
          1. As we briefly noted, Paul’s concern is to rid the church of preaching that lifts up human wisdom and calls attention to the eloquence of the preacher instead of presenting the message of Christ crucified (2:2). We must get the significance of those words: “Jesus, the Christ (Messiah, King) crucified.” That really is foolish! It makes no sense! 
          2. Combine 2:2 with 1:17. Paul was sent to preach a gospel that is grounded in Jesus Christ/King being crucified. Thus every part of Paul’s message had as its foundation crucifixion. Anything else would empty the message of its power. 
          3. But why is a crucified Messiah/King so important? Sure, we need to teach people why Jesus died and was raised and that he is enthroned as King. Yes, we want to urge them to obey Jesus, to repent of their sins and be baptized so they can be free from the bondage of sin. All of us get that point. But why does Paul say, “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified?” In fact, in 1:18 Paul refers to the gospel as the “word of the cross,”  or the “message of the cross.” Paul is obviously magnifying the word “cross” to the extent that anything taught about Jesus or any teaching of Jesus would go right back to the cross!
          4. The problem wasn’t so much that “Jesus died for our sins,” but the implications of Christ crucified. The message of the cross is that if we believe in Christ crucified we must also accept the teaching of disciple–crucified. In 2:7, this is the hidden wisdom God decreed “before the ages to our glory.” That is in contrast to 1:27, “But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise…even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.” Do you see the message? The world seeks glory in themselves, boasting in their mental acuity, strength, and wealth. But a life of disciple–crucified seeks no glory in this world, but only the glory God has promised. 
          5. Paul will later summarize the message of the cross in 2 Corinthians 4:11-12, “For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.” 
            1. The Gospel of Christ Crucified Applied, Chapters 3-4
              1. What does Christ crucified have to do with division in the church and solving the Corinthian problem? In chapters 3-4 Paul transitions from his explanation of the gospel to how that gospel (disciple-crucified) message should be lived.
              2. When we read these first seven verses it is not difficult to see that the Corinthians are living out the wisdom of the world instead of what was considered the “foolishness of Christ crucified.” Look at Paul’s directness! Imagine it read to the church!
                1. “You are still of the flesh!” I’m feeding you like an infant (Greek for “baby”) sucking on “milk!” You are “behaving in a human way” practicing jealousy and strife, exalting one teacher over another and boasting in them! “Are you not being merely human!” 
                2. “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants…!”
                3. Vs. 6-7, “…but God gave the growth. Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth!”
                4. Vs. 16-21 Listen to the power in Paul’s words as he drives home how these Christians are to act in accordance with Christ crucified: 
                  1. You are God’s temple. Destroy God’s temple and God will destroy you! (17).
                  2. “If anyone thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.” How dare any Christian to act independently of the rest of the body! Ephesians 5:22, “Submitting to one another out of reverence to Christ.”
                  3. “For the wisdom of this world is folly to God. The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile!” 
                  4. “So let no one boast in men!” 
                  5. 4:
                    1. 1: Regard us as servants and stewards. It is a small thing that I should be judged by you!
                    2. 6-21 Mic drop! 
                    3. Conclusion: The Gospel of Christ Crucified Is Lived as a Disciple Crucified

                      “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’” 

                      (Matt. 16:24)

                      Berry Kercheville

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                      35 min
                    4. Genesis 1 – 5 Questions & Answers
                      Bible Classes / Speaker:David Desloge

                      Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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                      45 min
                    5. Jeremiah 3:1–4:4 God’s Call to Repentance
                      Old Testament Sermons / Speaker:Berry Kercheville

                      Jeremiah: God’s Call to Repentance

                      3:1—4:4

                      Introduction: “Repentance,” how often do you think about it? The whole concept probably does not cross our minds very often. However, repentance is one of those commands that should be an ongoing, regular part of our lives. If we ask God for forgiveness every day, repentance should be on our minds.

                      Possibly our major problem with the concept of repentance is that we think it means being sorry for something we did. We could only wish it was that easy! It is not. Repentance is changing the very core of who we are, and change is not easy. 

                      This section of Jeremiah calls upon God’s people to change. But their challenge comes from the fact that they have been practicing their lifestyle for generations. Mom and dad lived this way and so did grandma and grandpa. Day to day life is embedded in who they are, and their culture continues to reinforce their failures. 

                      Nothing has changed. Everyone of us has faults, flaws, weaknesses and habits that are not in favor with God. And we ignore these things within us, even nurture them and protect them. 

                      1. God’s Call to Repentance: Overview
                        1. God gives no doubt as to the message of this section. The key Hebrew word used 17 times in this section in different forms is sub (pronounced ‘shoove’). Depending on context, the word means to “turn or return.”
                        2. Used negatively it is Israel “turning away” from God. It is also translated “faithless.” For example, 3:22 read more literally, “Turn, you turning away sons, and I will heal your turnings.” 
                        3. Used positively, the word is translated “return,” as in repentance. Israel had turned away, but now they are called upon to “turn back.” 4:1 gives an example of this turning, “If you return, O Israel…to me you should return.” You can see God’s point. Israel had a tendency to “turn” in this way and that, from one idol to another and from one nation to another for help. God’s plea is, if you are going to turn, turn to me!
                        4. God Exposes Israel’s Turning Away, 3:1-20
                          1. 1-5 The Lord quotes from Deuteronomy 24:1-4. This law was given to stop the misuse of wives trading them back and forth to other men and then bringing them back. It was considered an abomination. This was the way Israel was treating God: “you have played the whore with many lovers and would you return to me?” (3:1).
                            1. Did this mean it was impossible for them to return to God? Obviously not because this is God’s plea. But their return must be with their whole heart 3:10, and not in pretense.
                            2. Oh how this is still done today! How can we even think of paying homage to God, pretending to be thankful in the eating of his body and the drinking of his blood, but then giving ourselves to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and then in the pride of our hearts act as if God is accepting us! 
                            3. 2-5 describes the lustfulness of the nation toward their idols. They have been a brazen prostitute, sitting alone like in a wilderness, willing to be ravished by anyone who passed by. They have the “forehead of a whore,” indicating their boldness in their sins and refusal to be ashamed. 
                            4. And yet they are so brazen that they will speak to God with words of love as if their harlotry has been a minor issue and that God’s anger should not endure. 3:5b indicates how God is appalled at their words, “Behold you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could.” We would say, “You are a joke, Israel!” 
                            5. 6-14 Notice how God refers to Israel as “faithless one,” that is, “Turning away” one. God had hoped that after she had her fill of her whoredoms that she would “return” to me.” But not only did she not turn back to God, her sister Judah saw what she did, and in spite of God divorcing Israel by sending her away, Judah followed in the path of Israel’s harlotry. Judah became so bad that she was worse than Israel. So much worse that God even calls Israel to “return, faithless (turning)” Israel. God would happily have her back if she would “acknowledge her guilt.”
                            6. 15-20 The Lord looks ahead to speak of future blessings if his people will truly repent. This section obviously sees God’s blessings in the Messiah and his kingdom.
                              1. God will provide good shepherds who will feed them with spiritual knowledge and understanding. 
                              2. God will multiply them and they will be fruitful (clearly and evangelistic blessing). 
                              3. The loss of the ark of the covenant will no longer be a care because the new Jerusalem will be the throne of God (not the throne of a physical, temporary king). 
                              4. When this happens, the nations will be gathered to the Lord in the new Jerusalem. 
                              5. The people’s hearts will be changed. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil heart. 
                              6. They will be united as one nation; no longer a divided kingdom.
                              7. 19-20 The previous blessings remind God of what he had originally planned for the nation. They would be his sons and daughters and they will call him Father, and they would not “turn” from following him. But instead they had been as a treacherous wife who left her husband.
                              8. True Repentance Defined: 3:21—4:4
                                1. This section is either the hopefulness of Jeremiah or the future picture of the restoration of Israel as seen in the Messiah’s disciples. I favor the latter view because there are similar pictures given by Isaiah and Ezekiel. 
                                2. Notice the ingredients of true repentance:
                                  1. 21: “weeping and pleading” is the result of two signs of a changed heart. 
                                    1. (1) The realization that to be accepted back would be completely undeserved. As in the parable of the prodigal, he would have been thrilled just to be considered his father’s servant. 
                                    2. (2) Weeping and pleading is evidence of a heart that despises and loathes self for the sins committed. There is no ambivalence that is typical in a half-hearted repentance in which sin is grudgingly given up but the deep desire to continue the sin is still present. (Israel in the wilderness)
                                    3. 22: Their desire to return to God, to repent, is because he is the Lord our God and only in the Lord our God “is the salvation of Israel (23b). As Jesus said in Matthew 16:25, “Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” A sure way to “lose life” is to try to live life for ourselves.
                                    4. 23: Repentance requires the recognition that all sin is but a delusion—a deception or lie. In other words, sin promises life, but its wages are misery and death. There is no fulfillment or satisfaction. There is only greater misery and despair. 
                                    5. 24: Illustrates the deception & confession of sin. All that they have has been devoured. The result of their sins have been shame and dishonor.
                                    6. 4:1-4 God’s call to an active repentance:
                                      1. This section plainly illustrates that repentance is not simply sorrow for sin. There must be an active pursuit of getting right with God. 
                                      2. 1: “If you return, O Israel, to me you should return.” Make sure your change is truly a return to God. Stopping former sins will be short-lived unless the return is actually to God. Repentance is not just stopping sin. It is a passionate turn to God. 
                                      3. 2: Our words of allegiance to God must be lived out in truth, justice and righteousness.
                                      4. 3-4: Start sowing good seed to produce fruit in your life. Get rid of the thorns—those things that hinder the process and choke out the word. Further, get your heart right! This is not something that happens instantly, but progresses as you pray and study regularly so that your heart can be transformed (Rom. 12:1). In the beginning, your heart will not “feel” like changing, but God repeatedly emphasizes a principle that always succeeds: “circumcise your hearts” is just another way of saying, act yourself into a new way of feeling.
                                      5. Berry Kercheville

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                                      6. Jeremiah 1-2: The Call and Message of Jeremiah
                                        Old Testament Sermons / Speaker:Berry Kercheville

                                        The Call and Message of Jeremiah

                                        Chapters 1-2 

                                        Introduction: Jeremiah is a unique prophet in many ways. God called him when he is young, at least in his early twenties. He is called to live a hard and difficult life. He is hated by his own people, and kings desired to kill him in spite of the fact that his message was intended to save them. 

                                        The heart of Jeremiah is what is most moving. In reading the book, it is not long before your heart becomes wedded to his and that every emotion he feels and every hurt he endures, becomes your emotion and your hurt. Soon you realize that what you are experiencing is not just Jeremiah’s heart, but the heart of God himself reflected in his prophet. 

                                        Please participate in the readings this year. You will travel through great valleys, but in the end you will ascend to the mountain top with God.

                                        1. Overview of the last kings of Judah during Jeremiah’s ministry
                                          1. Reigns of the final kings of Judah 
                                            1. Manasseh: 696–642
                                            2. Amon: 642–640
                                            3. Josiah: 640–609
                                            4. (Jeremiah’s ministry begins in the 13th year of Josiah: 627–586)
                                            5. Jehoahaz: 609 (3 months). Deported to Egypt by Pharaoh Necho
                                            6. Jehoiakim:  609–597 
                                              1. Put on the throne by Necho
                                              2. 605: Babylon defeated Egypt at the battle of Carchemish
                                              3. Jehoiakim served Nebuchadnezzar until 597 when he rebelled and is killed
                                              4. Jehoiachin 597 (3 months): taken and imprisoned in Babylon for 35 years until Evil-merodach mercifully freed him (2 Kings 25:27)
                                              5. Zedekiah 597–586: Puppet king to Nebuchadnezzar. Rebels in 588 and after an 18 month siege, Jerusalem and the temple are overthrown.
                                              6. Though the first half of Jeremiah’s ministry is during Josiah’s reforms, it is evident by Jeremiah’s message that the heart of the people is unchanged. The message: External reforms did not achieve the change of heart God demands. 
                                              7. The last half of Jeremiah’s ministry (chapters 21ff) are the worst for him since he is now dealing with the wicked sons of Josiah as kings.
                                                1. Jeremiah is treated as a traitor and accused of treason for urging Zedekiah to submit to Nebuchadnezzar according to the word of the Lord.
                                                2. But Zedekiah’s advisors believe that Jerusalem cannot be conquered, and therefore their rebellion becomes the demise of the nation.
                                                3. Key Messages & Lessons: Chapter One
                                                  1. 1:4 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…I consecrated you…”
                                                    1. Do you believe that could be said of you? Has God formed you, knew you, and consecrated you before you were born? 
                                                    2. “…even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” (Ephesians 1:4-6)
                                                    3. Go home and look in the mirror. Look deeply and carefully. You have a purpose. You were created for a purpose. Consider the amazing blessing God desired for you and planned for you. He specially appointed and chose you to be a part of an eternal plan and to exalt you above the angels. 
                                                    4. You may look in the mirror and see someone you do not like, someone who you know has failed the purpose for which God created you. We’ve all been there. Now is the time to step up and meet that purpose. One day at a time, rebuild your life to please God. 
                                                    5. The above is so easily said, but the effort needed is very difficult, especially in the beginning as you change old habits. Here is a “simple” daily schedule that must be followed if you are to succeed:
                                                      1. Prayer! “Ask and you will receive…” 
                                                      2. Read one chapter a day with a pencil, with notes of discoveries in a journal. Uncomfortable at first? Yes, if you’ve never done it. But this is absolutely necessary if God is going to renew your mind!
                                                      3. 1:6-8 “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth…do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you.”
                                                        1. God accepts no excuses! Jeremiah was young, very young—barely in his twenties. He had a lot of reasons why he shouldn’t be the one who challenged kings. But that is the point! God never has looked for the “mighty” and the “talented.” God uses those who know that the power resides in God alone. We are nothing. But with God and the faith of the grain of mustard seed, mountains are moved.
                                                        2. Do not look to yourself. That will only demoralize you and cause you to lose hope. Look to God. There is no failure with God. Never has been! 
                                                        3. 1:16 “And I will declare my judgments against them; for all their evil in forsaking me.” It is important that we always ask ourselves this question: Am I forsaking the Lord? There is a simple rule of thumb here—when our hearts are turned to other things, and the Lord is not our priority, we are forsaking him. The only outcome is our own failed idolatry.
                                                        4. Key Messages & Lessons: Chapter Two
                                                          1. 2:1-3 The violation of love and the marriage covenant
                                                            1. This is a picture of love and the initial covenantal marriage of God with Israel. It is important to feel the Lord’s heart and love as he looks back on the time in which he called the to follow him and be wedded to him. It is a heart-breaking scene.
                                                            2. “Israel was holy…” This statement indicates the special purpose God had for Israel. They are set apart beyond all other nations. They are intended to display the holiness of God so that the nations would also turn to him.
                                                            3. “…the firstfruits” changes the metaphor to picture why Israel was chosen. “Firstfruits” were a special offering to God of thanksgiving. “All who ate of it incurred guilt…”— thus Israel is God’s and enemy nations would not be allowed to devour them. To be “Israel” was truly an unparalleled blessing.  “Firstfruits” also indicated a greater harvest to come. What could this greater harvest be? It is the nations—a picture of God’s promise to Abraham that through his offspring all nations would be blessed.
                                                            4. The failure of Israel should be a strong reminder to us of our calling and purpose. “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
                                                            5. The failure of Israel should also remind us of the deep love God has for us and the extreme hurt we cause the Lord when our love for him wanes in favor of following earthly and worldly desires. To emphasize this God even required Hosea to endure the adulteries of his wife so that he could relate to Israel the deep hurt and anger God felt by Israel’s adulteries.
                                                            6. Summary of God’s Message
                                                              1. God remembers these early days in which he delivered them from bondage and made them is own at Sinai. Their hearts had trembled when he spoke to them and they made a promise to him that all he commanded they would do.
                                                              2. But the contrast is seen in the rest of the chapter. They completely turned away, from kings, to priests, to prophets (2:8), “on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore” (2:20).
                                                              3. 2:11-13 It is unheard of that a nation would change gods. But Israel was unique among the nations, not only changing gods but rejecting the true God who done so much for them in favor of gods that cannot give them anything. They gave up the fountain of living waters and instead dug out cisterns that cannot hold water.
                                                                1. Will we learn from this? How foolish to turn to the worldly, idolatrous desires that are based on the weakness and do not last and reject the God who has never failed us and brings us through every trial. 
                                                                2. Question: Are you drinking from the fountain of living waters? Did you drink from that fountain each day last week? Or are you digging your own cistern and expecting your thirst to be quenched? 
                                                                3. 2:26-27 is a vivid illustration of this foolishness. God is our Creator. Should not that which is created turn to the One who formed him?
                                                                4. 2:27-28 illustrates the day of need and calling to God for help. Ha! Turn to the idols you have served and see if they can save you!
                                                                5. 2:34-35 The callousness of sin is illustrated by their claim of innocence in spite of their utter wickedness and murder.
                                                                6. 2:23-25 A good illustration of the addictiveness of sin.
                                                                  1. Israel is like a restless camel, never content.
                                                                  2. She is like a wild donkey in heat sniffing the wind and eager to mate with any males that are willing—it will not be difficult to find her. Look at her! A holy nation turned to animal instincts! 
                                                                  3. When Israel is told to repent, her answer is that it is hopeless, she loves strangers and after them she will go. This is exactly what Satan does to us when we persist in sin! It doesn’t have to be “a lot of sins.” Just one sin will do. Just one sin that eats at our minds and corrupts our hearts. Soon we look at ourselves and say, “It is hopeless. I am what I am and I cannot turn away!”
                                                                  4. Conclusion: Just as in Jeremiah’s day, it is time to make a choice. Judgment is coming. In spite of Israel’s many denials that the Babylonians would enter the city and massacre them, God’s word held true. Will we ready ourselves for our coming Judgment? Or will we keep living in denial? 

                                                                    Berry Kercheville

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                                                                    39 min
                                                                  5. Genesis 4:17-5:32 – The Fate of Humanity
                                                                    Bible Classes / Speaker:David Desloge

                                                                    Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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                                                                  6. Genesis 4:1-16 – The Rival Brothers
                                                                    Bible Classes / Speaker:David Desloge

                                                                    Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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