Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Jim Sole

Our Conduct in the Fear of God

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.  2 Corinthians 7:1 A. Walking in the Fear of God: Our attitude toward God 2 Corinthians 7:1, Ecclesiastes 12:13 B. Walking in the Fear of God: Our Privileges from God 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Corinthians 6:16-18…

Growing in the Fear of God (Part 2)

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  Acts 2:42 A. Growing in the Fear of God: Prayer and the Word (Proverbs 2:1-5) 1. Our attitudes and the Word of God: verses 1-2 a. We must be receptive and retentive b. We must remember the target is our inward lives 2.…

Growing in the Fear of God (Part 1)

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; 3 yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord…

The Fear of God: Its Definition (Part 3)

A. The Fear of God: Servile Fear 1. The Characteristics a. It is sinful: Gen. 1:26-31, Eph. 4:24, Heb. 5:7 b. It drives a person away from God: Gen. 3:8-10 c. It slanders God’s character: Matt. 25:24-26 d. It creates spiritual bondage: 1 John 4:1 2. The Causes a. God’s Holy Law: Exodus 20:18-21, Acts 24:25, Rom. 8:15 b. Spiritual Warfare: Gal.…

The Fear of God: Its Definition (Part 2)

A. The Fear of God: Servile Fear 1. The Characteristics a. It is sinful: Gen. 1:26-31, Eph. 4:24, Heb. 5:7 b. It drives a person away from God: Gen. 3:8-10 c. It slanders God’s character: Matt. 25:24-26 d. It creates spiritual bondage: 1 John 4:1 2. The Causes a. God’s Holy Law: Exodus 20:18-21, Acts 24:25, Rom. 8:15 b. Spiritual Warfare: Gal.…

The Fear of God: Its Definition (Part 1)

A. The Fear of God: ________________ Fear 1. The _____________________ a. It is sinful: Gen. 1:26-31, Eph. 4:24, Heb. 5:7 b. It drives a person away from God: Gen. 3:8-10 c. It slanders God’s character: Matt. 25:24-26 d. It creates spiritual bondage: 1 John 4:1 2. The ______________________ a. God’s Holy Law: Exodus 20:18-21, Acts 24:25, Rom. 8:15 b. Spiritual Warfare: Gal.…