Genuine Love
GENUINE LOVE Romans 12:9-21 Christians Only Have Two Things to Work On: Mark 12:28-34 Love _(God)_ and love _(others)__. Understanding What Love Isn’t: John 14:15-23 I John 2:3-6 2 John 1:6 Love is not a _(feeling)_, _(emotion)_, or good _(intentions)_. Understanding What Love Is: […]
What Does God Expect of Us?
Understanding How And Why We Were Made: 1. Giftedness always starts with humility. -Humility is not a low opinion of self, but an honest and accurate one. -Our gifts don’t make us better than anyone else, just uniquely different. 2. Our greatest gifts will always be our greatest weakness. -A gift is simple a gift …get over yourself! 3. Spiritual giftedness does not […]
How To Be [And Stay] In God’s Will
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to […]
How To Be [And Stay] In God’s Will
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to […]
How To Be [And Stay] In God’s Will
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to […]
How To Be [And Stay] In God’s Will
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to […]
God Is God
A Question Romans 9:1-7 Has God rejected His chosen people? A Very Long Answer Romans 9-11 A Warning Romans 11:13-22 Confused? Remember… 1. Start with the forest, not the trees. 2. Focus on the clear, not the obscure. John 14:15 I Corinthians 8:1 3. Try to understand God, not critique Him. Isaiah 55;8-9 II Timothy 3:14-16 Romans […]
Seeing The Big Picture
Suffering And The Problem Of Evil Biblical hope: A future guarantee that hinges on God’s promise and faithfulness in Jesus Christ. A trilemma: God is loving, God is powerful, there is evil. Some Hard Truths 1. Suffering comes from sin. James 1:15 2. We were made to glorify Him Isaiah 43 3. His ways are not my […]
Life In The Spirit
You’ve Been Given The Key… Now, How Do you Run This Thing? Ephesians 1:13 Ephesians 5:15-18 The Role Of The Spirit John chapters 14-17 The Spirit shows us Who God is. Who we are. What life is all about. How To Walk In The Spirit Galatians 6:7-10 We need to tune Him in. We […]
A Tale of Two Natures
I. The Context of Romans chapter 7 (context is everything) II. No Longer Bound to the Law (Rom 7:1-6) III. God’s Law Reveals our Sin (Rom 7:7-13 IV. Struggling with Sin (Rom 7:14-25) View #1: Fallen Humanity vs. God’s Perfection? View #2: Unsaved Saul? View #3: Saved Paul? V. The Theme of the ENTIRE letter […]