Text: Luke 23:33, 39-43 When Jesus was crucified, he was between two thieves. To the uninformed observer, there may not have been much of a discernible difference between the three men/crosses. Yet these men were different from each other; therefore, the crosses differed in their significance. We are going to look at these three crosses – what they […]
September 25, 2019
The Temptation of Christ
Text: Matthew 4:1-11 After His baptism, Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted. Satan tried to get Him to sin, but Jesus never once gave in to any temptation. He set an example for us, showing how to handle temptations. The Nature of This Temptation There are two types of temptations – testing […]
September 23, 2019
By Grace You Have Been Saved
Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 Typically when the New Testament talks about grace, it is the grace that was extended from God to man. Grace is “kindness which bestows upon one what he has not deserved” (Thayer), sometimes called “unmerited favor.” As Paul explained in our text, God’s grace saves us. The Need for Grace (v. 1-3) […]
September 16, 2019
Special Revelation
Text: Psalm 19:7-14 Psalm 19 is a psalm about REVELATION – God revealing Himself and His will to us. The second part addresses SPECIAL revelation – what is known through His word (Scripture). God reveals things to us in His word that we cannot know from the natural world. Also Known As… (v. 7-9) Law (towrah) […]
September 11, 2019
Natural Revelation
Text: Psalm 19:1-6 Psalm 19 is a psalm about REVELATION – God revealing Himself and His will to us. The first part addresses NATURAL revelation – what is known through the natural world. There are certain things that the world around us shows us about God. Creation Tells of God’s Glory (v. 1-2) There is EVIDENCE […]
September 9, 2019
Measuring the Love of God
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21 This chapter begins with Paul describing what God has given – His grace in the gospel (v. 2-3), a way to understand His will (v. 4), salvation to the Gentiles (v. 6), His wisdom made known (v. 10), the church (v. 10), His eternal purpose carried out in Christ (v. 11). All of […]
September 2, 2019
Learning from the Sabbath
Text: Exodus 20:8-11 The Sabbath day was given as a day of rest each week. Christians are not under the Sabbath law today, but it was part of the Old Testament that was written for our learning (Romans 15:4). What principles do we find in the Sabbath law that we need to take and apply […]
