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New Testament

Theology That Thrills

ROMANS 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. THEME OF THE DAY. THEOLOGY THAT THRILLS. This is a significant year in church history. It is the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. That monumental event God brought about through a German Monk named Martin Luther restored the Bible…

More Than These

JOHN 21:15a – When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” THEME OF THE DAY. MORE THAN THESE. The scene in today’s scripture is Jesus serving breakfast to His twelve disciples on the shore of Galilee. Imagine watching this meal unfold. I don’t think there was much of an…

Simplifying Our Lives

LUKE 10:38–42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not…

The Apostle Paul’s Prayer for Experiential Christianity – Part 6

A study of the prayers of the Apostle Paul is rich not only in doctrinal truth but practical Christianity. In his second prayer in the letter the Ephesians, the petitions define the high of Christian experience – to know the love of Christ and the fullness of God. In part six of the examination of Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, Pastor Jim examines the purpose of the strengthening Paul is petitioning for – an awareness and experience of the indwelling Christ and to know in greater measure His love.

Pursuing a Holy Life: The Motivations – Part 2

The chief aim in the life of a Christian is to glorify God by conforming more and more into His image and that of being holy. In this message on the Apostle Peter’s instructions to the suffering Christians in Asia Minor, Pastor Jim continues talking about our motivations to holiness by discussing what God has accomplished through His Son’s blood and the illogical nature of a willfully sinning Christian.

The Battle And Our Foes

Ephesians 6:12 – For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. THEME OF THE DAY. THE BATTLE AND OUR FOES. Fellow Christian, we are in a war. When Christ saved us, He enlisted us in His…