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Imitate Good
“The eagle-eyed world acts as a policeman for the church. … It becomes a watch-dog over the sheep, barking furiously as soon as one goes astray. … Be careful, be careful of your private lives…and I believe your public lives will be sure to be right. Remember that it...
Truth and Love
Since Jesus Christ is the truth that sets us free and gives us eternal life, we must love the truth and live out our lives in this truth as we seek to love one another. Love for others is rooted and grounded in the truth. “Grace describes all that God has done for us...
Canceled Sin, Cherished Savior
We have been forgiven much by Jesus to love much of Jesus. (a) A Posture of Pride (7:36–40) (b) A Posture of Poverty (7:36–40) Because He First Loved Us (7:41–42) See Sin Clearly, Love Jesus Dearly (7:47) Faith in Jesus Creates Worship of Jesus (7:50) “Till sin be...
Things We Can Know
Things We Can Know 1 John 5:13-21 1. We can know that we have eternal life. “Christianity is not an ‘I hope so’ or ‘I think so’ faith. It is an ‘I know so’ faith because what has been revealed in the Bible was given to us by God, a God who speaks and a God who speaks...
Blessings #5 & #6: Claimed as God’s Inheritance and Secured with His Spirit
“If you cannot travel, remember that our Lord Jesus Christ is more glorious than all else that you could ever see. Get a view of Christ, and you have seen more than mountains, and cascades, and valleys, and seas can ever show you. Thunders may bring their sublime...
Spiritual Blessings #3 and #4: Redemption and the Inside Scoop
Introduction. “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum...
“Train Yourself for Godliness”
Since godliness is of value in every way, we must pursue godliness. 1. A good spiritual diet for godliness. 2. Exercise for godliness.
Chosen To Be Holy; Predestined To Be Adopted
Introduction: Your Heavenly Father’s immeasurable riches of grace and kindness to you I. Chosen and Predestined. The OT Background and the Meaning of “Election” (cf. Deut 7:6-8). The Meaning of “Predestination” (Eph 1:5, 11; cf. Acts 4:27-28; Rom 8:29-30). When did...
Witnesses to Jesus
Christians can be confident that Jesus is the Son of God because God has provided several witnesses that testify to his divine nature, which gives us all hope and assurance that we are truly saved by faith alone in him. 1. The first witness that John calls to the...
Union with Christ: Your Story from Eternity Past to Eternity Future
Introduction: Making sense of the varied events of our lives. I. What is Paul’s narrative – the storyline within which he places the events of his life? II. What is the main idea –the “web” –that ties together all of Paul’s thought in this passage? “I was much more...