Say It Like It Matters
September 20, 2020. “Say It Like It Matters” Matthew 12:37
Surround Sound
September 13, 2020. “Surround Sound” 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (ESV)
Where the Journey Begins
September 6, 2020. “Where the Journey Begins” 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams,so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God,for the living God.When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my foodday and night,while they say to me all the day long,“Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember,as I pour out my soul:how I would go with the throngand lead them in procession to the house of Godwith glad…
Out on a Limb
August 30, 2020 “Out on a Limb” , 3:1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 At the end of three days the officers went through the camp 3 and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you…
The Church that Jesus Builds
August 23, 2020. “The Church that Jesus Builds” 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him,…
Faith-On a Higher Level
August 16, 2020. “Faith-On a Higher Level” 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth…
Daniel’s Prayer for a Pandemic
August 9, 2020. Daniel’s Prayer for a Pandemic. 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3 Then I turned my face to…
God Supplies Our Needs
August 2, 2020. “God Supplies Our Needs” 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is…
Being a Boss to Jesus
July 26, 2020. “Being a Boss to Jesus” 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. (ESV)
Being an Effective Christian at Work
July 19, 2020. “Being an Effective Christian at Work” 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a…
The Character of a Godly Family, continued
July 12, 2020. “The Character of a Godly Family” continued. 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (ESV)
The Character of a Godly Family
July 5, 2020. “The Character of a Godly Family” 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (ESV)
The Character of a Godly Wife
June 28, 2020. “The Character of a Godly Wife” 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. (ESV)
The Character of a Godly Husband
June 21, 2020. “The Character of a Godly Husband” 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.…
Mutual Ministry
June 14, 2020. “Mutual Ministry” 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. (ESV)
Imitators
June 7, 2020. Imitators. 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. (ESV)