When the judgment of God comes to sweep men and women into hell for eternity, there is one spot that is safe.

Followers of Jesus should live in a way that unbelievers will not have reason to disrespect Christ.

Introduction Today we are starting something new. We are going to work our way through the book of Philippians. I know for some of you the Idea of working through books is really tedious and/or boring. But I prefer it for many reasons. One, we get to look at the bible as it was written. Two, it forces…

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The book of Colossians is all about genuine spiritual maturity. Genuine spiritual maturity is only possible because of a relationship with Christ, you cannot become mature without a growing walk in Christ, and you do not need anything other than Christ in order to grow spiritually. For this reason Paul…

5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8…

Introduction Greetings... Together as we have traveled through the book of Ephesians we have journeyed with God in examining the “Glorious Church Of Christ.” We have seen that the “glorious church of Christ” was in the eternal plans of the Father. We have studied of the great dangers of being outside…

How often do we seek the temporary pleasures over the eternal in this life? Paul has been arguing in his letter that the Law does not bring life Romans 8:3-4 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering…

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ. Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, do God’s will from your heart. Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people, knowing that whatever…

We are free from sin but that does not mean we are not still slaves we are either slaves to righteousness or to sin

SLIDE "Your words have been harsh against Me," Says the Lord, "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against You?' You have said, 'It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts? The book of Malachi is written to…

We often try to separate our personal life, spiritual life, and work life but we are called to work and worship with a whole heart. Jesus worked as an craftsman’s apprentice under his dad Joseph while listening and obeying the Father. He shows us how to bring our work to worship and worship to our work.

Who is Jesus? We see the surprising and completely unexpected encounters he has with the outcasts o society.

In the midst of God’s judgment, God appears to encourage His faithful martyrs.

Question: Anybody ever been caught in the “race for greatness?” Context: On the way to Jerusalem, the disciples still haven’t learned the ways of Jesus’ kingdom: humility, service, suffering for righteousness. Main Idea: Jesus’ life and mission is the path to the cross; Discipleship to Jesus is to follow…

In the final relationship pair of the household code of Paul's letter to the Ephesians, we find how slaves and masters are to treat each other. This is the least directly applicable relationship to our contemporary society, and yet, in many ways, it has the most to tell us: when obedience is required on pain of death, what distinguishes Christian obedience?

Every parable that Jesus told is meant to teach us about the kingdom of God. Most of the time, when we look closely, we can find Jesus as one of the chief characters in each parable. Jesus is the Good Samaritan who binds up the wounds of the man lying in the middle of the road. Jesus is the merchant…

Bricks without straw

The mother of James and John came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and asking something from Jesus ( Mt 20:20 ). The timing of this request couldn’t have been more inappropriate. Jesus had just finished predicting his death for the second time. “ The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests…

We are to obey those who have authority over us with Christ focused and sincere heart. Therefore submission is an act of worship.

Complain, Complain, Complain! Title: This Then is the Gospel Way to Live (A Focus on Work) Text: Introduction Christ’s Motive for All (vs. 23) Bosses complain about their employees and employees complain about their bosses... Introduction Attention (Why should they listen to you?) What is the Hearer’s…

HBI – vs 6-7 As Christ became a servant to then be exalted above all so we are to live our lives for others and not for ourselves.