A Fruitful Christian Life II Pet. 1:1-8

A Fruitful Christian Life II Pet 1:1-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO All of us want to have a fruitful Christian life and this passage gives us the recipe.  I like recipes because if you follow them you are sure that your meal is going to turn out right.  Likewise, if...

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Durable Riches Prov. 8 :18

Durable Riches Prov. 8 :18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Durable riches are riches that endure; they are long-lasting.  Consider durable riches. Durable riches are not earthly treasures – Matt 6:19 – you know for certain that, if for no other reason than your death, you cannot hold on to them forever...

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Israel’s Blindness and Salvation, Rom 11:25-27

Israel’s Blindness and Salvation Rom.11:25-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The salvation of Israel is the third main doctrine in Romans 11 that we will study. Israel’s blindness – God gave Isaiah a commission in Is 6:9-10 – Make Israel’s heart fat; make Israel’s ears heavy; shut Israel’s eyes, lest they see and...

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Open My Eyes Ps.119:18

Open My Eyes Ps. 119:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Psalmist prayed to the Lord, “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”  That’s an excellent prayer.  You should pray, Lord, open my eyes, when you read your Bible.  When the Lord opens your...

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The Bond

The Bond CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the New Testament there are three different bonds that can exceedingly benefit or drastically deteriorate a church.  They are the bonds of peace, of perfectness and of iniquity. The bond of peace – Eph 4:1-3 – this is the result of the unity of...

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Centered and Balanced Life

Maintaining Your Balance in Life Prov. 11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon on the centered and balanced life is going to be much easier to follow by listening to the audio than it is by reading the notes.  The notes are more of an outline for the sermon than they...

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The Remnant and Resurrection of Israel, Rom 11:5, 15

The Remnant and Resurrection of Israel Rom 11:5,15  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are three main themes that we will study in Romans 11.  They are the remnant of Israel, the resurrection of Israel and the salvation of Israel.  Today, we will study the first two of these doctrines. The...

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Effectual Prayer James 5:16b

Effectual Prayer James 5:16b CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  Effectual prayer has adequate power or force to produce the intended effect. Ultimately God decides how and when prayers are answered. Our hearts desire is to make our petitions known and heard of God, [ 1Jn.5:11-15] and to be effectual as possible. Many...

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Our Relationship to God Jn. 1:12

Our Relationship to God Jn. 1:12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We must understand our relationship to God if we are ever going to fully appreciate what he’s done for us and what we can do for him. Our relationship to God is patterned after Jesus’ relationship to God while he was...

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