1. Facts, faith, and faithfulness For we live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that …
1. Ask God to give you a fresh vision of His will. Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18 KJV Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your …
God will not forget you. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise you among …
1. God’s Christmas love is fully committed. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that …
1. Reconnect with God because God has connected with you. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:22-23 2. Repent of your sins because God has …
1. God’s Christmas peace is wrapped in the person of His Son, Jesus. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great …
1. Christmas hope births a new vision to see rescue from our present plight And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One …
You can’t have Thanksgiving without Thanksgivers 1 Chronicles 28-19 Becoming a Thanksgiver requires: 1. Recognition that God is and has been your source. David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, LORD, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, LORD, is the greatness …
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 20-21 NKJV I. Politics versus purity. A, “We live by the truth of our King.” (Jude 16-23) “Not by …
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” I Corinthians 13:11 S-I-N stunts church growth (S)in-(I)ndifference-(N)eglect I. Stunted by Sin A. Your bodies are members of Christ. (I Corinthians 6:12-20). “You are …