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 …
https://youtu.be/eR_wZjnVkYo The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV John 8 is a rather large inconvenience for any who would deny that Jesus ever claimed to be God. As an extended dialogue between Jesus and the …
https://youtu.be/ZgHrl9gJW4Q Hear, O Israel, the LORD your God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4 ESV The book of Proverbs presents only two pathways for living: wisdom or folly. Since every person must ultimately choose to traverse down one of the roads, two types of people are also presented: the wise and the fools. However, interestingly …
https://youtu.be/h9ULE1rOBzE For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. John 5:26 ESV The heavens and the earth, the vast expanse of the universe around us and the dirt beneath us, the spiritual and the physical, the immaterial and the material, the invisible and the …
https://youtu.be/JXeOVoclvjQ And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 ESV Moses was a shepherd, but that wasn’t always the case. Although he was a Hebrew, who were the slaves of the Egyptians, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wB4DF8mj5c Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,and how small a whisper do we hear of him!But the thunder of his power who can understand? Job 26:14 ESV The book of Job revolves around our human struggle to grasp both God’s sovereignty and our suffering which He permits. Job himself is the central …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9YQ3q2mjY At risk of discrediting myself from the very beginning of this study, I will offer a quick confession: The Hobbit is my least favorite of Tolkien’s Middle Earth writings. Don’t misunderstand me. I still enjoy that book a great deal; it just happens to be the one I like the least. Nevertheless, I mention …
Continue reading The God Who Speaks: Introducing the Attributes of God
The parable of the kingdom of heaven that will be our focus is the Parable of the Weeds as told by Jesus in Matthew 13:24-30. Helpfully, Jesus provides an explanation of this parable in verses 36-43 of the same chapter, so we will also give much attention to those verses. This sermon consists of two …
Continue reading The Parable of the Weeds | Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43
The two parables within our study communicate the same basic truth, yet they do so using different similes that present it from two angles. The big idea behind these deceptively simple parables is that the kingdom of heaven is exceedingly valuable. In fact, it is worth losing everything you have in order to obtain it. …
Continue reading The Parables of the Hidden Treasure & Pearl of Great Value | Matthew 13:44-46
The parables of Jesus are easily recognized as some of His most well-known teachings. The Good Samaritan and Prodigal Son are at least understood by name in most of the Western world. Yet for all of their popularity, Jesus’ parables can be quite difficult to understand or, at least, understand properly, which as we will …
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