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Walking as Jesus Walked: A Journey Through our Lord’s Life of Example – Part 4

This Lord’s Day evening, we continue in 1 John looking at one of the most important pieces of evidence that we are Christians – walking as Jesus walked. We are identifying seventeen characteristics of how Jesus walked and evaluating our lives after His example. By then actively following Him by our obedience, we gain assurance of salvation – a key theme in this letter from the Apostle John.

Remember Who Is Behind Each Storm

MATTHEW 14:22-27 – Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long way from the land,…

As We Value So We Search

MATTHEW 13:44-46 – The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold…

Oxygen For The Soul

ACTS 20:1-2 – After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. THEME OF THE DAY. OXYGEN FOR THE SOUL. It is the easiest ministry to do. Every Christian is equipped and commanded to…

Walking as Jesus Walked: A Journey Through our Lord’s Life of Example – Part 3

This Lord’s Day evening, we continue in 1 John looking at one of the most important pieces of evidence that we are Christians – walking as Jesus walked. We are identifying seventeen characteristics of how Jesus walked and evaluating our lives after His example. By then actively following Him by our obedience, we gain assurance of salvation – a key theme in this letter from the Apostle John.

The Prayer that Defines and Directs the Christian Life – Part 12

This Lord’s Day morning, we continue our study of the Apostle Paul’s second prayer for the believers in Ephesus. Lord willing, we enter into the substance of the second petition – being strengthened by God’s Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith. In an age of much spiritual activity and excitement, we need to ensure the Jesus we claim to know and worship is the Jesus of the Bible and not our imagination. We hope to identify the Biblical Jesus – the One we are praying will dwell within our hearts.