An Age of Much Deception 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ESV “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a … Continue reading Many Believe What is False
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Laying Aside Every Weight
Hebrews 12:1 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” What are weights? They can be sinful addictions or they can be things that … Continue reading Laying Aside Every Weight
Lift up Your Voice with Strength
Isaiah 40:3-5 ESV “A voice cries: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of … Continue reading Lift up Your Voice with Strength
Our Partnership in the Gospel
Philippians 1:3-6 ESV “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you … Continue reading Our Partnership in the Gospel
The Way You Learned Christ
Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” What is … Continue reading The Way You Learned Christ
We Must Contend for the Faith
Jude 1:3-4 ESV “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, … Continue reading We Must Contend for the Faith
Everyone Hearing and Doing
Matthew 7:24-25 ESV “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on … Continue reading Everyone Hearing and Doing
How We Live Matters for Eternity
John 8:12 ESV “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” Following Jesus Christ is not optional for the person of true faith in Jesus Christ. We can’t separate “believer” and “disciple.” If we don’t … Continue reading How We Live Matters for Eternity
Receiving God’s Grace in Vain
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 ESV “Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, ‘In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of … Continue reading Receiving God’s Grace in Vain
If We Go On Sinning Deliberately
Hebrews 10:26-31 ESV “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the … Continue reading If We Go On Sinning Deliberately
Walking Wounded 