“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” (James 4:7-8) This sermon is a discussion of repentance. Ppt: Clean Hands and Pure Hearts Outline: Clean Hands and Pure Hearts To …
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“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome“ (1 John 5:3). The Holy Spirit said the commandments God has given us to observe are not a burden. Why, then, do so many view them as burdensome? This lesson explores this question, and seeks to explain …
Continue reading Sermon: His Commandments are Not Burdensome“And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Corinthians 15:45). The relationship between Adam and Christ regarding the bodily resurrection discussed in 1 Corinthians 15 is discussed. Also, the relationship between Adam and Christ in Romans 5:12-21 is considered. The resurrection is …
Continue reading Sermon: The Last Adam“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18). What is “the wrath of God?” How can He, being a God of love, grace, and mercy, also be a God of wrath? What activates the wrath of God? How can …
Continue reading Sermon: Understanding the Wrath of GodJoshua 7 records the failure of Israel to conquer the small city of Ai. Also recorded is the reason for the failure – Achan’s sin. Several things can be learned from this passage, one of which is the fact that sin severs fellowship with God, and MUST be dealt with in the way God requires. …
Continue reading Sermon: When Sin is Present“He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” (Isaiah 53:3) The fact that Jesus was “a Man of sorrows” is of great importance. Because Jesus took on human flesh, and …
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“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as …
Continue reading the Digest (Issue 2.5): Walking in the Light – 1 John 1 – Abuse and MisapplicationIn Matthew 22, Jesus was tested with three questions from the Pharisees and Herodians, the Sadducees, and a lawyer. After He answered them in wisdom, He asked His own question. “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, ‘What do you think about the Christ?’” (Matthew 22:41-42) His question concerned the nature of …
Continue reading Sermon: What do you think about the Christ?Psalm 50, a Psalm of Asaph, describes a scene of judgement. Jehovah calls the whole earth before Him to judge His people Israel concerning their insincere worship, and wicked lifestyles. Their approach to worship was merely mechanical, and void of meaning. Their lives did not reflect what they professed in worship. They were living in …
Continue reading Sermon: Before the Judge – Worship and Devotion “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as …
Continue reading the Digest (Issue 2.4): Walking in the Light – 1 John 1 – Context