The good father: 1. Worships God supremely. Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Matthew 4:10 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they …
1. It’s foolish to not listen to the Lord. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Luke 12:13-14 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools …
1. Behind the scenes of the story of two sons. Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” Jesus replied, “I will also ask you …
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 NKJV I. How to be the driver. A. Don’t treat God like a hitchhiker. (I Samuel 10:8 + 13:7-14). “God values obedience and submission over good intentions.” B. Why learn …
Pastor Pierre from the LaCroix Haiti Mission speaks to us this week about the need in Haiti and what we can do to help.
1. Spiritual growth is a process He (Jesus) also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, …
1. God’s grace brings salvation For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. Titus 2:11 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. Ephesians 1:7-8a For it is by grace you have been …
1. The question that prompted the parable. On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your …
I. What is the Church? Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a …
1. The context Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Luke 17:20-21 …