Missions Is Of God
Missions is of God CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We often think of missions as something that we do in our churches for God. But missions is of God. It’s something he does through us. Missions is a demonstration of: The grace of God – 2 Cor 8:1 – God bestowed his grace on the churches of […]
Special Events November 2015
Nov 1 – Greg Stedman, Philippines Nov 8 – Neighbor Day Nov 15 – Shawn Holes – College Campus Ministries Nov 26 – Thanksgiving Day
The Throne of Grace Heb. 4:12-16
The Throne of Grace Heb. 4:12-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We read about the throne of grace in the context of the discerning word of God, our all-seeing God and our sinless high priest in Heb 4:12-16. We are told to come boldly unto the throne of grace. We come to the throne of grace: Assuredly […]
Justified with God Job 25 :4
Justified With God Job 25 :4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Job 25:4, Bildad the Shuhite asked a profound question, How then can man be justified with God? To be justified with God means that you and God are together in judgment and you are declared “not guilty” before him. To be “not guilty” a man […]
They Which Trouble You Gal 5:1-12
In Gal 5:1-12 Paul warned the Galatians against they which trouble you. He warned them about following those who would put them back under the law – he said that whoever these are, they trouble you – what was the trouble? They which trouble you: Cut off your liberty in Christ – Gal 5:1 – […]
O Magnify the Lord with Me Ps. 34:1-3
O Magnify the Lord with Me Ps. 34:1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO David said, O magnify the Lord with me. In other words he is saying, I am magnifying the Lord and I want you to magnify him with me, so I won’t be the only one who is magnifying the Lord. To magnify the Lord […]
Simple Practical Giving, 2 Cor 9:5-15
15-11-01 Bountiful Giving II Cor. 9 5-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage we find several similar words that Paul uses to describe how giving should be bountiful. Bounty – 2 Cor 9:5 – “makeup beforehand your bounty… as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness” – bounty has two meanings here; the […]
Allegory of Sarah and Hagar Gal 4:21-31
Gal 4:21-31 is the allegory of Sarah and Hagar. In this passage, Paul makes his third defense in this chapter showing why the Galatians should not be back under the law. He contrasts Sarah and Isaac with Hagar and Ishmael as allegories showing the difference between liberty in Christ and bondage under the law. Sarah […]
Great is Thy Faith Heb. 11:1
Great is Thy Faith Heb11:1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A gentile woman of Canaan came to Jesus asking him to cast a devil out of her daughter. Of her he said, Great is thy faith. What was it that was so great about her faith and how did she, as a gentile, convince Jesus to heal […]
Confession of Sins, 1 Jn 1:9
Must Christians confess their sins? 1 Jn 1:9 deals with the confession of sins. A few cross references will help respond to the objections that this verse has any application to Christians. There are several aspects of this verse that we need to consider. We will group the cross references and comments according to each […]