Jul 25 |
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The Patriarch's Pilgrimage (Genesis 12, 15, Hebrews 11) |
Abram is called from his homeland to journey and wander in a land that is his. The thing that is really strange about this land is that he does not own it, but is called to live his life in light of ... Download |
Jul 25 |
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A Weak Warrior (2 Corinthians 10:1-11) |
If there was a weapon that could destroy and level the strongest fortresses and defenses of the enemy it would be sold for top dollar. One would wonder what kind of armor it would have, what kind of ... Download |
Jun 27 |
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The Triumphant Seed (BC 37; Genesis 3:15; Rev. 12:1-6) |
We learned in our last sermon that the promise of heaven was held out for Adam. This means that the heavenly goal is offered even before there is the promise of redemption or salvation. How is the L ... Download |
Jun 27 |
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God Loves a Cheerful Giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-15) |
The apostle Paul seems to holding forth for us a simple formula that the more you give the more you will receive from the Lord. Is this what Paul is saying? Is this what He is teaching? Is Paul def ... Download |
Jun 20 |
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End Times before Salvation? (Rev. 2:7; 22:2) |
Many times when we think about our study of the end time we think in terms of the end times. We think about questions like, “What will happen when Jesus comes?” or “How will the final judgment happ ... Download |
Jun 20 |
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Corinth's Gracious Willingness (2 Cor. 8:16-9:5) |
As Christians we know that we do not live our lives to please people, but to please the Lord. As this is true why does Paul say that in the process of taking the collection he desires to be honorabl ... Download |
Jun 13 |
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May It Be (LD 52; Matthew 6:13) |
Peter and James greet the church as one that is in exile or in the dispersion. This is reference to the time when Israel was outside the land of Canaan. What does a wilderness or exile have to do wi ... Download |
Jun 13 |
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The Joy of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-15) |
Paul exhorts the Corinthians to excel in this grace as well. He gives this exhortation in the context of the offering collected for the Jerusalem churches. Is Paul holding forth some sort of program ... Download |
Jun 06 |
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The Joy of the Lord (2 Cor. 7:2-16) |
Paul and the Corinthian church have had their struggles. Paul writes 2 Corinthians to help the church see the nature of suffering, valuing things in light of Christ, and seeing the centrality of the ... Download |
Jun 06 |
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Deliver Us Through Our Testing (LD 52; Matthew 6:13) |
As we live our Christian life do we stop to think about what it really means when we ask the Lord not to test us? However, this is in the Lord’s prayer. Why is this request here that we do not want ... Download |
May 30 |
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Forgive our Debts as We Forgive our Debtors (LD 51; Matt. 6:12) |
The kingdom comes with Christ. It is in Christ that there is forgiveness, and reconciliation to the true God of heaven. If we are reconciled to the living God, why must we forgive others? Is this ... Download |
May 30 |
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A Temple of the Living God (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1) |
Do you remember when King David desired to build a house for the Lord? The Lord would not let him build a house. However, the Lord covenanted to put one of David’s servants on the royal throne forev ... Download |
May 23 |
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The Pentecostal Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) |
When the tongues of fire fell upon the disciples that must have been some sight. The first pentecost sermon delivered by Peter must have been a marvelous experience. Why did the church have pentecos ... Download |
May 23 |
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (LD 50; Matthew 6:11) |
Many times when we go through life we pray after we need or want something. Many times it is easy for us to think that we pray when it is a Spiritual need, and when it is a physical need we will take ... Download |
May 16 |
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Your Will Be Done (LD 49; Matt. 6:10 |
When we read about Adam in the garden of Eden scripture tells us that he was created perfect, and was created to do the will of the Lord. We know that Adam failed to do the Lord’s will. Adam’s sin b ... Download |
May 16 |
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Commendable Servants (2 Cor. 6:3-13) |
The Corinthian church continues to challenge Paul’s credentials as an apostle. It seems that Paul experiences too much suffering to be blessed by the Lord. How does Paul continue to develop his defe ... Download |
May 09 |
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Your Kingdom Come (LD 48; Matthew 6:10) |
Christ tells us not to pray like the Pharisees who make a show of their prayer. Also, we are not to pray like the gentiles who pray hoping that God or a god will hear a prayer. If we pray to our Fat ... Download |
May 09 |
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Today is the Day of Salvation (2 Corinthians 5:17-6:2) |
Many times when we make the case that the church is the new Israel we might think of Ephesians 2-3 where Paul speaks of the mystery of the gentiles coming into the house of God, and the house of God b ... Download |
May 07 |
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Perseverance of the Saints: Overcoming in Christ |
The Calvinist way of viewing salvation is sometimes accused of making people mere robots. When people hear about the doctrine of perseverance of the saints people think that once a saint is saved a sa ... Download |
May 07 |
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Irresistible Grace: Thank God for His Interruption |
When we speak of the grace of God operating in our redemption is this grace a grace that enables us to believe? If the grace of God helps to believe then the Lord is being gracious. However, does gra ... Download |