1 John 4:11-12 | God’s Love Perfected
Intro We are still examining God’s love in 1st John chapter 4:7-21 and specifically the exhortation to love one another. The apostle’s style of writing was very lyrical as he repeated words and phrases like a song writer would repeat…
Romans 6:15-23 | You’re Going to have to Serve Somebody
Intro On October 3, 2003, during a live show at The Mirage, Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy fame tripped over his pet seven-year-old male tiger “Montecore” and suffered a near fatal bite on the neck. Horn had trained the…
Romans 5:12-21 | Because of One Man
Intro In Ray Stedman’s book “Authentic Christianity” he describes one of the marks of an “Authentic Christian” as “Unquenchable Optimism” which describes the reality that the believer in Christ always has reasons for rejoicing. I remember hearing one of my…
Romans 5:1-11 | Into the Courts of Heaven – Part II
Intro If a reader of this great letter stopped in the 4th chapter he would know of his need to be saved and he would know of the means of his salvation, but he wouldn’t know of the blessed benefits…
1 John 3:18-24 | The Antidote To Hate
Intro This morning we take up the antidote to the three examples in “types of human relationships” that should NOT be in the body of Christ. Vs. 12 Murder Vs. 13-15 Hatred Vs. 16-17 Indifference As we shall examine what…
Romans 5:1-11 | Into the Courts of Heaven – Part I
Intro If a reader of this great letter stopped in the 4th chapter he would know of his need to be saved and he would know of the means of his salvation, but he wouldn’t know of the blessed benefits…
1 John 3:13-17 | Loving one another – Part II
Intro The third chapter of John’s first letter is a contrast between two different groups of people the Child of God and the Child of the devil. In verse 10 John wrote, “Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of…
Romans 4:13-25 | An extraordinary God Waiting To Do The impossible For The Unworthy
Intro Paul has paraded before us Abraham and David as witnesses that God grants by unmerited favor, self-worth, and value apart from works. What makes Abraham all the more remarkable as an example of a man of faith is what…
1 John 3:11-12 | Loving One Another – Part I
Intro John’s letter of 1st John has a circular nature to it as he continues writing about “fellowship with God” from three things that are keys to maintaining it: Obedience, Love, and Truth! Each time John returns to one of…
Romans 4:1-12 | Worth Before Works
Intro The final 11 verses of chapter 3 must have blown the minds of the readers of Paul’s letter; “Self-worth, value, apart from doing or keeping anything?” Such teaching goes against all of human nature, against all religions and philosophies.…
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