For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 ESV Sin can only offer a false promise, a moment of pleasure followed by death. It strips us of the strength that it promises, corroding and binding …
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https://youtu.be/A3yQZSHXZRI Before the mountains were brought forth,or ever you had formed the earth and the world,from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2 ESV A dream came to Daniel during the first year of Belshazzar’s reign as the king of Babylon. He saw four mighty beasts rising from the sea. Listen how he described …
Having written yesterday about the one thing necessary in this life, John Owen applies a similar thought to the notion of hypocrisy from his book Spiritual-mindedness. Consider his words with sober minds and tender hearts, brothers and sisters. Many have a false idea of hypocrisy. They think that a hypocrite is only one who pretends …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh45_9g1vag For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through …
This sermon was originally preached in 2016. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works …
After citing Isaiah against the Pharisees, Jesus added this rebuke: You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or …
https://youtu.be/6KzIc41BmME God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 ESV In John 4, Jesus was passing through Samaria when He sat down to rest near a well. A woman then came for water, and a life-altering encounter ensued. Jesus asked for a drink of water, and the …
And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. Luke 6:7 ESV The previous verse provides three details regarding the context for this verse: Jesus was teaching in a synagogue.It was the Sabbath. There was also man …
https://youtu.be/6Jolz4fanRo Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring …
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This sermon was originally preached in 2016. Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. Titus 3:1-2 ESV As we enter the final third …
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