disobedience

Andy Sochor September 9, 2013

The Sin of Achan

Text: Joshua 7:1 With the help of the Lord, the Israelites won a decisive victory over Jericho (Joshua 6:20-21). But at their next battle against the smaller town of Ai, they were defeated (Joshua 7:3-5). The reason for this was because of the sin of one man – Achan. In this study, we’ll consider some […]

Filed Under: Old Testament, people of the Bible, sin Tagged With: brethren, disobedience, family, obedience, punishment, sin, tolerance

Andy Sochor September 22, 2009

Remember Lot’s Wife

Text: Luke 17:32 The Value of OT Examples – Romans 15:4 The Story of Lot’s Wife – Genesis 13:12; 18:20-21; 19:15-17, 24-26) Why Was She Punished? Disobedience (Genesis 19:17) Possible Motives that We Must Guard Ourselves From: Being too close to the people of the world (James 4:4) Being too attached to the riches of […]

Filed Under: Old Testament, people of the Bible Tagged With: disobedience, judgment, materialism, punishment, rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, understanding, worldliness

Andy Sochor August 3, 2009

The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up

Text: John 3:14-21 Just as Moses Lifted Up the Serpent (v. 14-15; cf. Numbers 21:4-9) Necessary because of sin God had a remedy for sin The people were responsible to take advantage of God’s remedy Demonstration of God’s Love (v. 16-17) This was God’s plan God’s love was extended to the world We deserve punishment […]

Filed Under: Jesus, New Testament, salvation Tagged With: crucifixion, disobedience, division, grace, Jesus, love, Moses, obedience, sin

Andy Sochor January 4, 2008

Excuses for Disobedience

Note: This is not a list of things that excuse us from serving God. Rather it is a list of reasons people give for not serving God as they ought to. “I didn’t know” – 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 “It seemed right” – Proverbs 14:12 “I heard it was alright” – 1 Corinthians 4:6 “Others do […]

Filed Under: obedience, sin Tagged With: disobedience, excuses, feelings, ignorance, majority, opinions

Andy Sochor January 2, 2008

The Danger in the “Small” Sins

Gossip – Romans 1:29; gossip demonstrates pride, lack of love Disobedience to Parents – Romans 1:30; shows a disrespect for authority in general Outbursts of Anger – Galatians 5:20; lack of self-control Cowardice – Revelation 21:8; lack of faith Lying – Revelation 21:8; shows one does not love the truth like they ought to

Filed Under: New Testament, sin Tagged With: anger, authority, children, cowardice, disobedience, faith, gossip, lying, parents, self control, sin, truth, wrath

Andy Sochor January 1, 2008

The Source of Authority

If we do not have the proper source of authority, it leads to: Disobedience – Colossians 3:17 Division – 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 Apostasy Throughout “church history,” apostasy has come from people not following the proper source of authority. Catholicism – 3 sources of authority Word of God Decrees of the pope Church tradition Protestantism – […]