OUTLINE: Jn 10:3bThe sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.Ro 4:4-5Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith […]
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OUTLINE: Ac 10:34b [KJV]“God is no respecter of persons” What Do Monkeys and Humans Really Have in Common?2/4/22 – blog Php 1:6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Heb 4:12For the word of God is living
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How does a perfectly righteous and just God sentence one of His creatures to eternity in Hell when they proclaim they are an atheist? Might said atheist, once burning in Hell, blame God for not adequately revealing Himself to them during their lifetime? Is this a legitimate gripe, or is there something awry in their
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OUTLINE: What is salvation? – Hebrew yesha (root for Joshua & Jesus) – refers to freedom from something binding/restricting deliverance – Greek soteria – means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation; to cure, to rescue2 Implications of Salvation – There’s a need for salvation (Gen 2:17; Ps 19:1; 69:1-2; Ecc 7:20; Is 1:6; Jer 17:9; Mt 9:1-2; 14:25-30; Mk 7:20-23; Lk
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OUTLINE: There’s no way to reconcile everything in the Bible unless it’s all true. We cannot lay claim to a single act of goodness from a state of total depravity. “weak”from asthenes [“a” = without + “sthenos” = strength] – literally means “without strength”; in context, it means we were incapable of contributing to our salvation We
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OUTLINE:Saving Faith is a Grace GiftIf, in any way whatsoever, a person misunderstands Jesus’ statement, “What is impossible with man is possible with God” (Lk 18:27), it’s very possible they misunderstand His Gospel! Saving Faith is a Grace GiftOnly God’s elect will ever believe – belief is a grace gift from God. Man does not generate saving
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OUTLINE: Pulpit Messages 11/14/21 – We Are Sanctified to God’s Glory 11/11/21 – Beholding God’s Glory 11/7/21 – Whose Life is This? Whose Glory? 11/4/21 – Do All to the Glory of GodGod ordains the evil of man to His own glory, ultimately. To God’s GloryWhile man conjures up evil as a result of trying to glorify himself, God
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OUTLINE: Isa 32:6For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink. Jas 5:12But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by
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OUTLINE:Psa 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. Isa 32:6For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and
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How can you teach a blind person to see? You can’t. A blind person must leverage other bodily senses to approximate the experience of seeing. For example, a teacher might put a blind person’s hand on something cold and say, “This is what blue looks like.” Or, they might put their hand on something hot
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