Engaged, Jer 30:18-22

Our text is Jer 30:18-22.  In verse 21, you see the word “engaged.”  I hear the word “engage” used a lot these days.  Churches are getting their people connected, like the gears of a transmission mesh when they are engaged.  They are also engaged by providing them with something to...

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Flee From The Wrath To Come, Matt 3:7

When John was baptizing people in Israel he said to the Pharisees and Sadducees, “who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”  According to Matt 3:7 wrath is coming.  In Matt 3:10-12, God’s wrath is an unquenchable fire.  Wrath is coming because he’s coming. God is a...

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The Lord’s Supper and Baptism, Matt 26:26-29

The Lord’s Supper In Matt 26:26-29, Jesus was keeping the passover with his disciples.  As they were eating, Jesus said of the bread, “this is my body,” and of the cup containing the fruit of the vine, “this is my blood of the new testament.”  This was passover, wherein Jesus...

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Nehemiah’s Prayer, Neh 1:4-11

In Neh 1:1-11, when Nehemiah heard of the great affliction and reproach in the province of Judah and how the walls were broken down in Jerusalem and how the gates were burned with fire [Neh 1:3], he wept and mourned and then he prayed [Neh 1:4].  Notice some qualities of...

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A Faithful Man, Prov 20:6

Prov 20:6 says, “Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?”  When I read this verse, I think of a resumé.  When you prepare a resumé, you highlight all the good stuff you have done, that you hope qualifies you for the job...

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Tell Others About Jesus, Jn 17:20

Jesus prayed for those who would believe on him through “their word,” [Jn 17:20].  You hear us preach about witnessing to others.  But up to now you have been stuck.  So, here’s what to do.  In order to tell others about Jesus, you must: Know – to tell others about...

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He Refused to be Comforted, Gen 37:35

There are three places in your Bible where you read that somebody refused to be comforted.  We are going to study these people and their circumstances in which they refused to be comforted.  We won’t go too deeply into the doctrinal material in these passages, so we can glean the...

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A One-sided Relationship, Eph 4:17-24

When you have a one-sided relationship with the Lord, the relationship is all about you.  This is the case with many Christians.  It’s about how they feel, what they want, what they think is right, what they think is best for them.  It’s not about the life of God or...

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Christ Rose From the Dead, 1 Cor 15:3-22

According to 1 Cor 15:3-22, we know that Christ rose from the dead because of the prophecy of scripture [Acts 2:25-32; Ps 16:8-11] and because of the testimony of his eyewitnesses.   John even saw him in heaven and recorded what he saw in the Book of Revelation.  In spite...

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