Context: Barnabas, commissioned by the church in Jerusalem, had visited Antioch to see what the gospel had accomplished among the Greeks there. (Acts ...
Week of November 12, 2017 The Point: Christ-centered living chooses to exalt Christ, not self. John’s Witness: John 1:24-37. [24] (Now they had ...
Within this text we find material for two constructive ways of viewing the whole of revealed truth—covenantal relations and the tension of Law ...
Whenever I open a jar that Margaret, my wife, has been struggling with for a while, she will say, “Well, I loosened it ...
“Why should we stay in the SBC?” I’ve had that question put to me from pastors, elders, deacons, and whole congregations over the ...
Unity is a thing to be maintained. Ephesians 4:3 says to be “eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit.” Unity must be ...
Israel was to be a peculiar people, a holy nation, set aside by God to manifest his righteousness through obedience to his law ...
As Deuteronomy ended with the last words of Moses to Israel and his death, so Joshua ended with his last words to Israel ...
I. The Announcement to Mary of the birth of the Messiah – 1:26-35 A. 26, 27 – Several interesting circumstances are observed by ...
Week of December 18, 2016 The Point: Because of God’s Word, I can stand in a world that opposes me. Comfort and Counsel ...
I. God Commissions Joshua 1:1-9: Verses 2-9 of this chapter consist of a speech by the Lord himself to Joshua. A. Even as ...
Humility in Church Relations – 5:1-5 How those that hold the office of Elder, a position of authority show humility 1 Peter identifies ...
The Point: Avoid financial obligations that could sink you. Being a Surety: Proverbs 6:1-5. [1] My son, if you have put up security ...
I. The Context –The narrative does not give a clear chronology moving from 10:8 through 11:14, 15, to the point of 13:7. 8. ...
I. Samuel learned to recognize the voice of the Lord – 3:1-9 A. Samuel already ministered, under the instruction and authority of Eli, ...
I. Hannah’s Vexation a Provocation to bargain – 1:1-11 A. Who was Elkanah? Elkanah was a Levite, who was from Bethlehem, an Ephrathite ...
The Point: Showing humility is critical to restoring relationships. Jacob and Esau: Genesis 27:41; 33:1-11.. [27:41] Now Esau hated Jacob because of the ...
The mighty work of the Holy Spirit through the ministry of the apostles continued. The death of Ananias and Sapphira for lying to ...
I have tried to establish a narrative illustrating the factors that have altered American evangelicalism in the last two centuries and the way ...
Introduction: Having had the experience of saturation with the Law of God and experiencing both its joy and it convicting power, the people ...
Pastor Tom Ascol finishes his study on the book of Judges. Opening Chapters 19 through 21, in a message entitled “Homemade Religion: Morally ...
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