The Perfect Father Text: Rom. 8:38-39 ILLUS. - “You,” said the doctor to his patient, “are in terrible shape, & unless something is quickly done you’re going to die. You’re under too much stress and you’re not eating right. Tell your wife that she must start cooking more nutritious meals. And to help…

Introduction Bernard Palmer, the author of the Danny Orlis series, has written a book about their experiences with his son called “My Son, My Son.” Palmer was married and he and his wife had a boy. Before the boy was very old, Mrs. Palmer passed away and Mr. Palmer was left alone with his little son.…

Good Morning, trust that you all had blessed Christmas and that we trust that come upon a New year 2019 that God is going to bring many blessing into our lives and to our Richvale Church Family What I love about a New Year… Is that it represents New Possibilities… and Potentials... A New year is like…

“This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have…

12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord !’ The King of Israel!” 14 Then Jesus, when He had found…

SELF-DISCIPLINE The letters to the Corinthians are the apostle Paul’s response to a series of specific questions and issues facing Christians in Corinth (a city in Greece). Paul had started the church in Corinth some years earlier and was quite concerned when he heard of their struggles. Corinth was…

Lesson 2 The Attitudes of a Disciple (Matthew 5:1-12) By Brother Michel Lankford If there is one passage of Scripture that encapsulates discipleship principles, it would have to be the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5 through 7). I consider this passage of Scripture to be so important that I generally…

The Three Elements in the Battle of the Mind If you have your Bibles let’s go ahead and turn to Acts 14:1-7 ; 1 In Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a manner that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of Greeks. 2 But the Jews who disbelieved stirred…

In the course of our lives, we will be hurt. The world is filled with broken relationships. People offend and are offended so easily. You will get hurt in life. Maybe you have been hurt by what people said about you… by what someone thought about you… You may have been hurt by what people have done to…

Notes from: Spiritual Theology by Simon Chan Preface The accent of the Christian spiritual tradition is on overcoming the hindrances to man’s becoming the person God wants him to be. Progress is viewed from the perspective of restoring the image of God rather than from the perspective of developing innate…

Over 70% of church attending teenagers…teenagers who regularly attend church when they are in their parents homes…over 70%…walk away from Christianity within a few years of leaving their parents home…this number has risen over the last few years alone. Which means less than three out of 10 church attending…

Discipline is a tool God designed to bring about holiness, righteousness and peace in His children.

Galatians 5:22-23 In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in…

Philippians 3:12-16 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Runners in the Greek Games The Olympic Games was a major event in ancient Greece. Athletes competed in a number of events including wrestling, the chariot race and running. The foot race was run over a distance of 200 yards which was known as one stadia. The…

What does the Bible say about Spiritual Gifts? 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. There are many spiritual gifts and the primary way you will learn what they are is to get involved in different…

“Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without…

Intro: We want to become people that others say about us, They were with Jesus... Complaining makes us un-attractive to believers and to unbelievers. It will kill our witness. It will drive people away from us. The problem is that complaining is a difficult habit to break because it’s so easy to do.…

1. By Stirring up your gift 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7…

God Judges Sin Joshua 7:1-26 Stephen Caswell © 1999 God Judges Sin Illustration, Climbing Higher The story is told of pastor Dale Kurtz, who laughed so hard that his sides ached. He was watching a frustrated squirrel trying to climb the metal pole supporting a bird feeder. The squirrel repeatedly got…

The Love Of A Father Then He said, “A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.’ So he divided his estate between them. “Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together, and journeyed to a distant country,…

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