How do tragic world events affect the Christian? Jesus gives 3 principles, Do not fear, Watch, and Testify.One question I have been continuously asked since the whole corvid thing came about is, ‘Do you think this is the beginning of the end?’ As we watch in shock the terrible events unfold before our eyes, who…
Over the last few months, we have taken the opportunity to reflect upon our call to follow Jesus…to become like Him. We have looked at the benefits of becoming like Him and the means God provides to transform us into His image. We looked at the opposition we face in the process… from the lies…
Last week we examined how a church could fail in its commitment to follow Jesus and the results of that failure. This week we are going to look at an institution that, by its very nature, fails to follow Jesus…the kingdom of this world. We could call this institution…this group…many things. They could be referred…
today we’ll be in luke chapter 21 and we’ll be studying verses one through four but first i want to share a little story dr john brodis uh he’s a pastor and was the president of the southern baptist um as the ushers were about to start uh start the offering he actually left…
In past weeks we have looked at the process through which we are transformed into the likeness of Christ through the lens of Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian believers in Eph 3. After that, for the last couple of weeks, it seemed advisable to ask ourselves the question, “What if we fail to follow…
Last week we asked the questions, “What if we don’t participate in the process of becoming like Jesus? What if we don’t yield our will and spirit to the Spirit of Christ? What if we don’t want… or choose… to be transformed into the image of Christ? What if we deliberately fail to follow Jesus?…
LUKE 20:9-26. In response to the questioning of His authority by the scribes and Pharisees after His cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells a parable. This parable summaries the whole of biblical history including the gospel. God sends servant after servant but the tenants refuse to hand over the fruit of the vineyard. Finally the…
Over the last several weeks we have looked together at Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians, found in Eph 3:14-21. The reason we have taken time to go over it in a fair amount of detail is that the prayer gives an outline of how we can become successful in the Christian life…victorious in our walk…
Ok, let’s briefly go over Brother Nate’s sermon from last Sunday, where he tells us a parable about management…In the parable, we learn of a Nobleman who was temporarily going to a foreign country to gain its Kingdom…he left ten of his slaves with ten “minas” each and ordered them to do business for him…
Well, this evening we come to our final study in the series of becoming like Jesus. I hope you have enjoyed and been edified by the truths we have uncovered together in the last several weeks. In our study of Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:16ff., we have looked into how God transforms us into the…
