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New Testament

Enlisted In The Lord’s Army

2 TIMOTHY 2:3-4 – Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.”   THEME OF THE DAY: ENLISTED IN THE LORD’S ARMY.  Ever serve in the military?  If you’re a Christian, the answer is “Yes, I am currently on active duty.”  Obviously,…

The Empowering Presence of the Spirit – Part 6

This Lord’s Day morning, Pastor Jim continues our journey through the New Testament book of Romans. We will be looking at Romans 8:13 and the call to battle every Christian is to answer against the flesh and deeds of the body. This is a critical and important verse helping us understand how to fight remaining sin within the Christian.

Humility: The Chief Virtue In The Christian Life

1 PETER 5:5 – Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”   THEME OF THE DAY: HUMILITY: THE CHIEF VIRTUE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.  The seventeenth century Puritan Pastor, George Swinnock said, “Pride is the shirt of the…

Life Is All About Two Things and Neither Is Us

MATTHEW 22:34-40 – But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with…

The Approachability of Jesus

  MATTHEW 11:28–30  – Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”   THEME OF THE DAY: THE APPROACHABILITY…