Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Jim Sole

Introduction to 1 Peter Part 1

1 Peter 1:1 – To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, A. The Purpose of 1 Peter John 15:18-20, John 16:33, Acts 14:19-22, 2 Timothy 3:12 B. The Author of 1 Peter 1 Peter 1:1, 1 Peter 5:12, 1 Peter 2:25, 1 Peter 5:2, 1 Peter 1:13 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:8, Matthew…

Our Lord’s Instruction on Prayer Part 9

Matthew 6:9-13 – Pray then like this:  “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Conduct and characteristics:…

Our Day of Judgment – Part 2

Ecclesiastes 12:14 – For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. A. Our Judge and Us Points 1 -3 are in Part 1. Who is our Judge? What qualities are in our Judge? What will be the standards of our judgment? What will be judged? Romans 8:1, John 5:25 – Our works: 1 Cor.…

Our Lord’s Instruction on Prayer Part 8

In this sermon, Pastor Jim moves on to the second of the petitions focused on us, the believer; the petition for the forgiveness of sins. He notes how it is connected to the previous petition through the only use of ‘and’ in the petitions. He then goes on to explore the conditional linkage between our forgiveness and our forgiveness of others, the two primary concepts of our forgiveness, and the attributes of God’s forgiveness that should be present in how we forgive others.

Our Day of Judgment – Part 1

In this sermon, Pastor Jim begins a two part message on our day of judgement by touching on first three of five concepts: who our Judge is, what qualities our Judge has, and the first two standards of of our judgement. In the final verse of Ecclesiastes Solomon acknowledges a universal judgement, which is confirmed throughout the old and new testaments. For believers, this judgement is not punitive but is still certain and should drive us toward a desire to please God, not fear Him. This will allow us to have a proper perspective on our judgement and approach every day and situation with eternal purpose.