Pastor Jim shares five practical lessons the shepherds can teach us from the Christmas story.
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Jim Sole
Pastor Jim talks about five great truths regarding the fact that God gave us His Son.
Ecclesiastes 12:9-12 – Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My…
In this sixth part of our Lord’s instruction on prayer, Pastor Jim outlines the implications of the third petition to God, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. This petition is explored in 3 ways: what is the definition of the will of God, how is the will of God done in heaven, and what are examples of His will for us on earth. Throughout the message, Pastor Jim explains the nuances between God’s absolute will (He is sovereign) and his revealed will (the part we understand and must follow). We assume responsibility of carrying out his will when we pray “Your will be done”, falling under obedience to his revealed will.
Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1 – Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth…
The second of the petitions to God for God in the Lord’s Prayer is “Your kingdom come”. Pastor Jim explores what this means in the everyday life of the Christian and what we are really praying for when we ask God to hasten the coming of his kingdom.