THE WAYS OF TRUE WISDOM

Preached Sunday, September 19, 2010 from James 3:13-18 Theme: The manner in which we display our wisdom proves whether or not ours is “the wisdom that is from above.” (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) The book of James was written by a pastor to fellow Christians. It’s a...
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THE GREAT 'NEW CREATION' OFFER

Preached Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 2 Corinthians 5:17 Theme: The promise of God is that, if anyone is ‘in Christ’, he or she is a ‘new creation.’ (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) This morning, I’d like to share with you primarily from just one verse...
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THE TRESPASS AT PEOR

AM Bible Study Group; September 8, 2010 Numbers 25:1-18 Theme: This chapter describes the way that the people of Moab enticed the people of Israel away from God through lust. Chapters 22-24 told us of how the attempt of the Moabite king to curse Israel through Balaam failed. But what Balaam failed to do through cursing, he accomplished through scheming. Here, we read of what the Bible tells us,...
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SNAPSHOTS OF CHURCH LIFE

Preached Sunday, September 5, 2010 from Titus 3:12-15 Theme: Paul’s closing instructions to Titus give us some ‘snapshots’ of a healthy, loving church at work. (Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version; copyright 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc.) We come this morning to the closing verses of the apostle Paul’s tiny...
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CURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGS

AM Bible Study Group; September 1, 2010 Numbers 22:39 – 24:25 Theme: This chapter describes the way the ‘seer’ Balaam—who was hired by Balak to curse—ended up instead blessing the people of Israel. In Numbers 22, we saw how God had permitted the ill-motivated Babylonian ‘seer’ Balaam to come at the request of Balak—king of the Moabites—to curse the people...
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