Genuine Faith Produces a Proper Reception of God’s Word (19-21). “Know this, my beloved brothers; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive wit …
So far we’ve seen stability in trials and trust. Today we will look at stability during temptation. Everyone is tempted. Temptation is the common experience of every human being…non-Christian or Christian. One ancient writer said that even when we are saved, we must remember that our baptism did n …
Faith That Works Produces Stability During Trials (1:2-4,11). “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothin …
Our world is filled with counterfeits and imitations. From diamonds, to tennis shoes to designer bags and watches. We even have imitation foods. Just as there are imitations in world, there are imitations in the church. There are two kinds of Christianity in the world: Cultural Christianity, which …
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? Main Point #1 – There is an Afterlife “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the …
God is GREAT, God is GOOD, let us thank Him for our food. First Steps Acknowledge that suffering and evil exist and that everyone is affected by them. Commit to the process of thinking about this problem. If God is both omnipotent and perfectly good, how can he permit evil? If he is willing but not …
“The question of whether Jesus is the exclusive way to heaven has become a ‘watershed’ issue in evangelicalism. Perhaps more than any other attack against Christians, the world seems to paint evangelicals as intolerant, legalistic, and hateful because they believe that Jesus is the only way to heave …
Confident internally and externally to share the gospel Annual Sales: 100 million Bibles are sold or distributed each year worldwide. Top-Selling Book: The Bible consistently ranks as the best-selling book of all time, with estimates suggesting that around 5 billion copies have been sold since its …
Tough Questions: Is the Bible Reliable Is Jesus the Only Way How Can God be Good and There Be So Much Evil What Happens When We Die IS GOD REAL? Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those w …
3 Responses To Spiritual Warfare: Skeptical approach Sensational approach Scriptural approach (MULTILINE) The Christian life is not lived on a playground, but on a battleground. Chip Ingram “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may …
Our children are growing up in a different kind of world than the one we experienced. They live in a world filled with conflict, crisis, and a great deal of confusion. As a result, children are more defiant today than at any other point in our nation’s history. What has contributed to such defiance …
Having already given instruction for walking as a godly wife, Paul now gives some radical instruction to men. As we continue in our study, the worthy walk for a man is: Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her …
When it comes to family, our experiences are broad and diverse. Some here are married; some are single; some are single again; some are married again; some are couples raising children; some are single parents; some are blended families, and some are grandparents raising grandchildren; some are adop …
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jes …
For the past few weeks we’ve been in a series entitled Walking Worthy. It is based upon Ephesians chapters 4-6 where we are called to walk in a manner worthy of the call we have received in Christ. We have seen that: We are to walk in unity. We are to walk in love. We are to walk in light. As we c …
As we move into chapter five, Paul begins by telling us that we are to walk like our heavenly Father walks. Paul mentions four strides of our heavenly Father. This morning we will cover two of those strides. Let’s begin by reading the passage together. Ephesians 5:1-14 We are told in this passage be …
Walking In Unity I am to walk in a conduct that promotes unity. (MULTILINE) “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love.” ( …
For those who have questions and even doubt the reality of the resurrection, congratulations, you are in good company. For there were no Christians standing around the cross when Jesus died. And there were no followers of Jesus holding a candlelight vigil in front of the tomb waiting for him to step …
Now we come to chapter 16. And when we get to this chapter many times we treat it like the credits at the end of a movie. But as we close the book of Romans by going over chapter sixteen, we are not just seeing a list of names that we can’t pronounce or have any idea of their significance to the let …
The church throughout the ages had to battle with disputable matters, and given our propensity to sin, many fights and divisions have resulted in such matters. We have acknowledged the possibility of this happening at Scotts Hill, so in our Membership Matters Class we make the following statement th …
As we come to chapter 13 in Romans, Paul addresses a believer’s response to governing authorities, to neighbors and to the times. Paul ends chapter 12 with a warning not to take vengeance on those who have hurt us and how we are to leave room for the wrath of God. Then he flows right into chapter 1 …
Who are you handing your spiritual legacy to? I exalt you, my God, the King, and bless your name forever and ever. I will bless you every day; I will praise your name forever and ever. The Lord is great and is highly praised; his greatness is unsearchable. One generation will declare your works to t …
As we attempt to finish out chapter 12 this morning, Paul is going to show us three additional areas where we need to develop our realtionships. Our relationship with ourselves: thinking rightly about our spiritual gifts. (Romans 12:3-8) Spiritual gifts are manifested in every believer. (MULTILINE …
For the first 11 chapters of Romans Paul has been sharing with us some very important doctrines of the Christian life. And now, from chapters 12 to 16, Paul is going to show us how to apply the doctrines to our lives that will impact the way we live and the way we can impact the lives of those who l …
We come to chapter 11 where Paul combines both God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility with respect to the nation of Israel. In this chapter Paul will ask two questions that many may ask because of Israel’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah. Paul begins by helping us with solid theology and ends …
“What shall we say, then?” (Romans 9:30) Right standing with God comes only through faith in Christ “but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.” (Romans 9:31) (MULTILINE) “Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it …
To help us understand the context of chapters 9-11, I’ve put together a simple chart. The apostle Paul, while speaking about Israel and their failures, also helps Gentiles see how God is working in history and in their lives. The chapters can be summarized in the following chart: Chapter 9 God’s Sov …
Sermon Exposition on Romans 8:31-39
Chapter 8 is one of the most beloved chapters in all of the Bible. For Paul takes us from the struggles with the Law and the law of sin and death, and as a result of being justified by faith and regenerated into new creatures, he tells us that we no longer live by our flesh, but we are to live in th …
Godly Goals For 2024 Hebrews 13:5-6 Tomorrow is the beginning of a brand new year! It’s a brand new start! But not every one enters the New Year with the same attitudes. Some will enter the New Year with: Great ____________________ Great ____________________ Great ____________________ (MULTILINE) …
Exposition on Romans 6:1-14