2 CORINTHIANS 2:11 – So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. THEME OF THE DAY. A CHIEF TACTIC OF SPIRITUAL ENEMIES. Christians are a warring people, not in a worldly violent way, but in the context of seeing life as it really is and engaging life as it really is – a…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
In this message we continue our study of the most personal of letters the Apostle Paul wrote – Philemon. In this letter Paul models the Christian life in fellowship with other believers. We will see in him how we are to relate to one another and the proper actions/attitudes we are to have toward one another.
What is the key to living the Christian life? What sustains us in our suffering? How do we overcome accusations from the devil, the conscience, and world? It isn’t based on what we do, but in remembering and applying who Christ is to us, and who we are in Him. In this section of the Apostle Peter’s letter, he is reminding these suffering saints these truths to encourage and sustain them in a world hostile to Christ and His people.
2 TIMOTHY 2:3-4 – Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. THEME OF THE DAY. THE SOLDIER’S LIFE. America’s greatest theologian and philosopher, Jonathan Edwards, rightly summarized the whole of the Christian life with these words, “God has appointed this whole…
EPHESIANS 6:24 – Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. NOT PERFECTLY, BUT SINCERELY. The 19th century pastor/theologian and Bishop J. C. Ryle wrote, “Of all the things that will surprise us in the resurrection morning, this, I believe, will surprise us most: that we did not love Christ more before…
In this sermon Pastor Jim begins an exploration of the most personal of letter written by the Apostle Paul; Philemon. In this letter we will be exposed to a great model of how to pray for one another and how the Christian life is to be lived with one another; in love and mutual encouragement.