Text: Isaiah 59:1-8 In the beginning, God and man had a peaceful relationship; yet man became separated from God. Why? Was God no longer able to save or hear man? No, the problem was sin – man’s sin. In our text is a description of the body of sin – that which is controlled by sin. This is […]
June 5, 2019
The Futility of Fighting against God
Text: Acts 5:38-39 Early on in the history of the church, the Jewish council tried to stop the apostles’ preaching. They threatened them, but the apostles continued to teach anyway. As the rulers thought of killing them, Gamaliel offered some wise counsel – if it was of men, it would die; if it was from God, it could not […]
May 15, 2019
The Hour for You to Awaken
Text: Romans 13:11-14 Paul told these brethren of their need to WAKE UP. The same may need to be said of us today. We need to understand why he said this. Why was it urgent? What did they need to do? The same will be true for us today as well. Know the Time (v. […]
April 8, 2019
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
Text: Mark 3:28-30 People sometimes have questions about sin and forgiveness. Are some sins unforgivable? There is one sin in the Bible that many point to as being the unforgivable/unpardonable sin. This was identified by Jesus as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. What is this sin? Why will it not be forgiven? Is it truly unforgivable? Let […]
April 1, 2019
Five Woes
Text: Habakkuk 2:6-19 God told Habakkuk that He would use the Babylonians to punish His people. However, God also said that He would hold the Babylonians accountable for their sins. In our text, He pronounced five woes upon them. We live in a different time and do not have the same position, yet we can still learn from […]
March 20, 2019
The Message of Habakkuk: The Righteous Will Live by Faith
Text: Habakkuk 2:4 In this series, we are going to do an overview of the Minor Prophets. The goal is to (1) understand the overall theme of each book and (2) see what lessons there are for us. In this lesson, we are going to see what we can learn from the book of Habakkuk. Historical Context […]
