“Mommy, I threw up,” said the little girl from the bathroom. Sally heard her daughter from the kitchen. It was getting close to the time her siblings and their budding families were scheduled to arrive so she hadn’t been paying much attention to her daughter’s snacking. Pressure was mounting. “I told you not to eat […]
OUTLINE: B. W. Newton on SinAntecedent to all trespasses and acts of sin, before any apprehension of good or evil has dawned upon our hearts, before any notion respecting God has been formed in our souls, before we have uttered a word or conceived a thought, sin—essential sin—is found to dwell within us. B. W.
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OUTLINE: True humility says, “God’s will be done!” Your Will Be DoneWe must find our peace from within, from Christ, the only one whose promise is true (Jn 14:27). Sin will lie to us…proposing that we might find peace somewhere else, or with someone else (e.g., opposite sex, friends, bosses, etc.). To believe such a lie is
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OUTLINE: No Pity PartiesEven His “unanswered prayers” include a divine answer! Your Will Be DoneWe must find our peace from within, from Christ, the only one whose promise is true (Jn 14:27). The Deceitfulness of SinThe most dangerous aspects of sin are the ones we don’t readily identify as sin at all! It is their
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Arguably, the most practical use of science is its establishment of predictability. How awful would life be if every day the laws of physics changed? Thanks be to the Lord, “[The Son of God] upholds all things by the word of His power” (Hebrews 1:3b). The more we discover about science, even for ourselves, the surer we
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OUTINE: No Pity PartiesMay we never suggest that the Lord isn’t with us and doesn’t give grace to the humble (Jas 4:6). The Influence of SinIf you’ve turned inward, focusing on self (goals, aspirations, desires, relationships, etc.) then sin has gained on you. Whenever our “undistracted devotion” (1Co 7:35) is interrupted, it is a telltale sign that
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OUTLINE: Happy New Year!The year of our Lord 2019! 1 Co 6:12All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. The Total Depravity of Man re: Gen 3:10If the words of Adam in [Genesis 3:10] are carefully pondered, a solemn
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OUTLINE: The Total Depravity of Man re: Gen 3:10If the words of Adam in [Genesis 3:10] are carefully pondered, a solemn and fatal omission from them will be observed: He said nothing about his sin, but mentioned only the painful effects which it had produced. As another has said, “This was the language of impenitent misery.” The
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Every year, my congregation and I celebrate our Lord’s birth with a special Christmas message. Over the years, it has varied quite a bit. Thinking back, I can remember messages that were focused on the supreme nature of the One who became a man to die for our sins. I also remember deeply heartfelt messages
OUTLINE: Jn 8:32“and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”Jn 17:17“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”Jn 1:17b…grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. “realized”from ginomai – to come into being, to be born, become, come about, happen. The Dichotomy of Ps 73:22-23In order to “see it all as truth” (Eph 5),
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