Christian, Love Your Enemies I. What does that mean? II. How is that possible? 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If […]
Life Guide Christians, Preach the Word! I. Consider the Source of the Word II. Appreciate the Power of the Word. III. Remember the Purpose for the Word 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have […]
Life Guide Mary, the Mother of Jesus I. Blessed by God II. Acknowledged by Others III. Giving Glory to God 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the […]
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” Waiting is not easy. Isn’t that right? Last week Pastor Wordell asked how many “cruel” parents put out […]
Life Guide When the Lord Comes Near, He Humbles Himself 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being […]
Life Guide The Day is Coming! 1. When Jesus will judge all people 2. When Jesus will give life to those who hear his voice 19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does […]
Life Guide 14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold […]
Life Guide 13 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of […]
God’s Blueprint for Marriage 1. Wives, Submit to Your Husbands 2. Husbands, Love your Wives 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head […]
Christian, Who are You? 1. In the World 2. In Christ 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God […]