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Scripture: Philippians 1:8-11 The Love of Christ “I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more. . . “ (v8-9) We love because of ChristWe love like Christ “We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, ‘I love…
I. You can be sure of heaven because salvation is a work of God from first to last. A. Notice the subject of the sentence in verse 6: He. And the he refers to God. God began the good work of salvation in their lives. And what God begins, He will finish. What happened to…
I. You have joy in being united with Jesus. A. Jesus is, of course, the leader of the whole church around the world. What does it mean that we are in Christ Jesus (vs. 1)? We are in Christ Jesus in that we are united with Jesus. We have been washed clean in His blood.…
Philippians 1:1-2 You must be a saint in Christ Jesus “To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi . . .” (v1) “even as (God) chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption…
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 I. Easter means the joy of life beyond the grave for you. A. Mary Magdalene and another Mary were on their way before dawn to see the tomb where Jesus had been placed (vs. 1). But they were in for a surprise when they reached the tomb. An angel told them that…
John 16:16-22 We can have joy in the darkness because the darkness is temporary “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” (v16) “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 31 I. You have hope that God will keep His word. A. There’s not much to tell in this story of the fall of Saul and his sons. 1 Samuel 31:2 pretty much says it all. Saul’s sons die, and then in vs. 4 Saul dies. Then verse 6 reminds us that…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 30 I. You strengthen yourself in God by remembering that you will suffer but God will lead you to victory. A. David suffered by enduring the loss of his home, his goods and his family (vs. 1-2). David was grieved by his many losses, but he was not surprised by it. See…
Who do you spend time with? “the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” (v3) “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked.” (Psalm 1:1a) “These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in…
Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:3-25 I. Desperate times call you to seek God. A. “When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him” (vs. 6). Saul had turned his back on God’s prophets and God’s priests. Saul had disobeyed God regularly. If you don’t listen to God, God will not listen to you.…