Your energy goes where your love is directed. Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” Audio available at
http://edthepastor.podbean.com/e/i-love-you-this-much-hebrews-135-6/?token=89aea84bd390491c5404f168ed4a49c2
Your energy goes where your love is directed. Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” Audio available at
http://edthepastor.podbean.com/e/i-love-you-this-much-hebrews-135-6/?token=89aea84bd390491c5404f168ed4a49c2
Who is James? Why did he call himself "a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ"? Should every Christian make this declaration of themselves? How does someone become a bondservant? What are the characteristics of a bondservant? Are these characteristics true of you? These and other questions are addressed in this study in James 1:1.
Hebrews 4:11-16. Let us: Use our gifts. Walk properly. Not judge one another. Pursue peace and edification. Not commit sexual immorality. Not tempt Christ. Take heed. cleanse ourselves. Walk in the Spirit. Not become conceited. Not grow weary. Do Good. Press toward the goal. Not sleep but watch and be sober. Not love in word or tongue but in deed and truth. Love one another. Be glad and rejoice and give him glory.
Some people are just unlovable - or so it seems. Our enemies seem unlovable yet Jesus called us to love our enemies. What do we have in common? What are the differences we can celebrate? Do we have a common destiny?
The devil is crafty but we know how he operates. He sets snares in which to trap us in sin. In this lesson we examine in depth how satan operates. Both slides and audio can be viewed together at www.cmcoc.org
Sermon by: Brian Birdow
The last example of righteousness that exceeds the Scribes and the Pharisees is that of love. In this lesson, we’ll examine more deeply what it means that God is love using the example of Hosea.
Jesus intensifies the commandments, so that "don't murder people" becomes something more like "don't be someone who wants to murder people." It names something important, and a possible reading of it as "do unto others as you would have done unto you" has been appropriated by our culture with thinkers as diverse as Kant and Buber giving their own versions of it. But what does it mean in a shame culture? What is the role of grace? What is the good news here exactly? A session on Matthew 4:1-11
Josh 24:14-15 Now, then, fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served Beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
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Revelation is like a script for movies
This presentation is my interpretation on Revelation 20.
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Who is James? Why did he call himself "a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ"? Should every Christian make this declaration of themselves? How does someone become a bondservant? What are the characteristics of a bondservant? Are these characteristics true of you? These and other questions are addressed in this study in James 1:1.
Hebrews 4:11-16. Let us: Use our gifts. Walk properly. Not judge one another. Pursue peace and edification. Not commit sexual immorality. Not tempt Christ. Take heed. cleanse ourselves. Walk in the Spirit. Not become conceited. Not grow weary. Do Good. Press toward the goal. Not sleep but watch and be sober. Not love in word or tongue but in deed and truth. Love one another. Be glad and rejoice and give him glory.
Some people are just unlovable - or so it seems. Our enemies seem unlovable yet Jesus called us to love our enemies. What do we have in common? What are the differences we can celebrate? Do we have a common destiny?
The devil is crafty but we know how he operates. He sets snares in which to trap us in sin. In this lesson we examine in depth how satan operates. Both slides and audio can be viewed together at www.cmcoc.org
Sermon by: Brian Birdow
The last example of righteousness that exceeds the Scribes and the Pharisees is that of love. In this lesson, we’ll examine more deeply what it means that God is love using the example of Hosea.
Jesus intensifies the commandments, so that "don't murder people" becomes something more like "don't be someone who wants to murder people." It names something important, and a possible reading of it as "do unto others as you would have done unto you" has been appropriated by our culture with thinkers as diverse as Kant and Buber giving their own versions of it. But what does it mean in a shame culture? What is the role of grace? What is the good news here exactly? A session on Matthew 4:1-11
Josh 24:14-15 Now, then, fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and truth. And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served Beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Download to see the full featured presentation.
Revelation is like a script for movies
This presentation is my interpretation on Revelation 20.
Just start after down loading and let run.
Why do you think James tells us to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other immediately following a discussion about healing? (5:14-15) Why is confession of sins a part of the healing process? (1 John 1:9) What should be our attitude and response toward those who confess their failure and sin to us? (Galatians 6:1) Have you ever had a relationship with a person or with a small group that involved confession of sins and personal offenses? If so, what was that like? What are some of the barriers that keep us from having that kind of a relationship? What are some cautions about confessing our trespasses to one another?
C. S. Lewis’ reaction to the Sermon on the Mount stated, “As to ‘caring for’ the Sermon on the Mount, if ‘caring for’ here means ‘liking’ or enjoying, I suppose no one ‘cares for’ it. Who can like being knocked flat on his face by a sledgehammer? I can hardly imagine a more deadly spiritual condition than that of a man who can read that passage with tranquil pleasure.” Certainly, in consideration of this beatitude and promise of persecution, this observation is profoundly true.
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
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What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
1. JUST HOW BAD DO YOU THINK YOU ARE ANYWAY?<br />The Examination! <br />Charles e. Whisnant, Pastor/Teacher July 18, 2010 Romans 2:9-20<br />Paul is talking about SIN and GUILT. And everybody on earth is held accountable before God as GUILTY.<br />Romans 7:24 “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death” is the question.<br />WHO is going to deliver us from the condition of Romans 3:9-18? That is the question to be answered.<br />How do you see SIN? How do you see SIN as being offensive to God?<br />THE SCENE IS IN GOD’S COURT ROOM<br />All people are brought before the Judgment seat of God. God is at the bench rendering a verdict in the case of every person.<br />Paul’s effort is to show the sinfulness of mankind. Final verdict<br /> <br />GUILTY.<br />Romans 3:10-17. Divine statements of the reality of SIN. <br />THE DISPOSITION OF SIN<br />THE DIALOGUE OF SIN <br />THE DEMEANOR OF SIN.<br />The examining room with the x-ray<br />A full examination <br />Romans 2:10-19<br />The character of sin. (disposition) <br />The conversation of sin. (dialogue)<br />The conduct of sin. (demeanor) <br />1A None is righteous<br />2A None Understanding<br />3A None seeks after God.<br />4A None go in the way<br />5A All have become useless. Psa. 14:3<br />6A No one is good and does good.<br />7A THE DISPOSITON (CHARACTER) WILL MANIFEST ITSELF IN HIS DIALOGUE (CONVERSATION.) Matthew 12:35-37, 15:18-19; Psalms 5:9; 140:3; 10:7<br />THE DIALOGUE OF A MAN WILL REVEAL HIS DISPOSITON (CHARACTER.) James 5:3; Proverbs 10:32; 15:2; 15:38<br />8A 13b Tongues uses deceit. Psalms 57:4; 32:2, 36:3; Isa. 59:1-3; Jeremiah 7:3-5.<br />9A The poison of asps. Psa. 140:3<br />10A vs 14. Outside the mouth. Psa 64:3<br />11A vs. 15 THE CONDUCT. Feet are swift to shed blood. <br />12A vs. 16 The mark of human history is misery.<br />13A vs. 17 The way of peace they have not known. Isaiah 59:7-8. <br />14A vs. 18 THE DESCRIPTION OF SIN<br />You have seen the signs of man’s sins, then the purposes, the reason, the motive, then the elements of man’s sinfulness. Vs. 18.<br />They do not fear God. That’s it! Psa. 36:1<br />Why is man bent on doing SIN? SThere is no fear of God in him.<br />No healthy respect for God’s chastening power. Proverbs 16:6 Men depart from evil when they fear God. Acts 5.<br />There is no respect for His person. His work. His will. His Power. His Holiness.<br />Our behavior basic is control by the fear of the conqu. <br />Now pure spiritual maturity is doing out of pure love for the Lord. <br />The key to good behavior is to live to the glory of God.<br />So how can people of the world do what they do? There is no fear of God. <br />They will acknowledge God, but live without any fear of his displeasure. <br />Vs. 19<br />Now we know this, no doubt about this. All men are guilty. All are under the Law. All the world has become guilty before God.<br />God's Righteousness Upheld<br />3:1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,<br />“That you may be justified in your words,and prevail when you are judged.”<br />5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.<br />No One Is Righteous<br />9 What then? Are we Jews [1] any better off? [2] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:<br />“None is righteous, no, not one;11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;no one does good,not even one.”13 “Their throat is an open grave;they use their tongues to deceive.”“The venom of asps is under their lips.”14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;16 in their paths are ruin and misery,17 and the way of peace they have not known.”18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”<br />19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For by works of the law no human being [3] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.<br />by Arthur T. PiersonThis Book, thus one, we are to hold forth as the Word of Life and the Light of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. We shall meet opposition. Like the birds that beat themselves into insensibility against the light in the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, the creatures of darkness will assault this Word, and vainly seek to put out it's eternal light. But they shall only fall stunned and defeated at its base, while it still rises from its rock pedestal, immovable and serene!<br />left0British pastor and theologian, John R.W. Stott wrote in his book, The Cross of Christ, about what happens when we are united with Christ:<br />When we are united to Christ a mysterious exchange takes place: he took our curse, so that we may receive his blessing; he became sin with our sin, so that we may become righteous with his righteousness. . . . On the one hand, God declined to ‘impute’ our sins to us, or ‘count’ them against us, with the implication that he imputed them to Christ instead. On the other, God has imputed Christ’s righteousness to us. . . We ourselves have done nothing of what is imputed to us, nor Christ anything of what is imputed to him. . . . He voluntarily accepted liability for our sins, (pg. 148-149).<br />“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God,” (2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV).<br />