Sermons on Character (Page 3)
What on Earth #2 – Is Being Perfect?
Some seek perfection in order. Some seek perfection in obedience. Being Perfect – Dictionary definition (a) being entirely without fault or defect (b) satisfying all requirements (c) corresponding to an ideal standard or abstract concept 1 Peter 5:10 10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
Should I Follow My Heart?
If you asked Hollywood… “What is right for me?“Where might my dreams take me?”“Which way should I go?” You will be told to “Follow Your Heart” John 14:1 Jesus Comforts His Disciples 14 “Do not let your heart be troubled; [a]believe in God, believe also in Me.
Pain and Suffering Part 2
Suffering is Real. Everyone Everywhere We are all affected•Personal. •Family. •Death. •Sickness. •Accident. •War. •Drought. •Theft. Genesis 6:5 5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Pain and Suffering Part 1
Warning: We might ignore a serious problem Intervention: Something is wrong Protection: Against foolish tasks How do we react? How do we grow? How can I grow? 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.” 10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from…
Life in the Son Part 4 – Strengthened
When you are feeling like you are … Alone Abandoned Concerned God looks after his own, looks to his mission, his greatest joy, deliverance is always at hand. 2 Timothy 4:16-17 16 At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might [a]be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth. Hebrews 13:5 5 Make sure…
Same three moves
Three same moves Satan’s Schemes Lust of the FleshLust of the EyesPride of Life 1 John 2:16 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
Life in the Son Part 2 – This is Eternal Life
Psalm 139:1-4 God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.2 You know [a]when I sit down and [b]when I rise up;You understand my thought from afar.3 You [c]scrutinize my [d]path and my lying down,And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.4 [e]Even before there is a word on my tongue,Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
Walk with the Wise
Proverbs 13:20 20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,But the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 7:4 4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”And call understanding your intimate friend;
The Souls Anchor – Hope
⦁ That heartfelt, joyful conviction that this temporary life has an eternal future. ⦁ Glorying in an all-knowing, and all caring God.⦁ Confident that needs of our body and soul will be satisfied, here and in eternity. Hebrews 6:19 19 [a]This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters [b]within the veil, 1 Peter 1:13 13 Therefore, [a]prepare your minds for action, [b]keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace [c]to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus…
Words To Live By Part 6 – Be Ready
The greatest gamble on earth…Is it worth it?Who am I to warn you of judgement?If there is no Judgement day—eat, drink and be merry.If there is a Judgement Day—What will become of you? Luke 12:40 40 You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not [a]expect.” Matthew 25:46 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”