By Pastor Glenn Pease When Abraham Lincoln was a young lawyer in Springfield, he was approached by a man of wealth, who wanted to hire him to collect a debt. It seems that the poor man who owed him the two dollars and fifty cents denied the debt and refused to pay. Lincoln did not like the job, but after…

Romans 2:1-5 Introduction Hypocrisy – It comes from the Greek word - ὑπόκρισις - indicating an actor playing someone else rather than himself. Our word is a literal translation of the Greek. One dictionary defines it this way: Pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have. When…

By Pastor Glenn Pease At the Southern tip of England there is a well-known spot called Land's End. Fredrick Harris in his book Spires Of The Spirit says there is a house there on the edge of the cliff with a sign, which reads, "The last house and the first house in England." It is both at the same time.…

March 29,2012 By: John Barnett Read, print or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we approach God's Word we know that God has clearly and simply laid out His Word for us to know and live confidently for Him. Among the most fundamental truths in the Scriptures is contained…

By Pastor Glenn Pease We seldom get the whole story on anything. No doubt, most of us are aware of how the rocks brought back from the moon were kept in isolation for some time lest they contain some organism that could spread disease for which we have no defense. That made a lot of sense, and made everyone…

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

March 29, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Jeremiah 30-31 we are looking at the 12 keys God has given us in His Word to identify the nation among nations that will signal the end of days. Those people are the Jews, the…

By Pastor Glenn Pease When Irving Berlin visited London as a young man he gave the doorman at the station the largest tip of his life. He did it because when he held the door open for him he was whistling, "Alexander's Ragtime Band." That was Berlin's first big hit. That doorman was in the right place…

Yesterday was the Twelfth and final Day of Christmas. Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord. Epiphany is a Greek word that means “to shine forth.” Epiphany is the manifestation of the light of Christ to the Gentiles. This revealing was foretold by the prophet Isaiah, “Arise,…

The Sovereign God cannot be manipulated by man.

Ethnocentric distinctions were walls that got in the way of Peter's gospel witness.

Introduction: Illustration - The Reality of Trials It's been said concerning trials and storms of life that, "Either you just came through one, are now entering one, or one looms on your horizon." Main Thought: Prepare today for the persecutions of tomorrow looking for the promise of eternity. Sub-intro:…

Jesus brings to the surface in his conversation with the crowd the issue that has been brewing, Jesus healing one the Sabbath. As a result of the healing on the Sabbath, the plot to kill Jesus started to grow. The crowd was stuck on a superficial and external viewpoint of Scripture and in so doing, were missing the truth of the message in front of them. They simply did not understand. In this passage Jesus directs the crowds attention to what is necessary to understand God's message.

March 29, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Romans 11, we all need to understand more and more about how God has worked in the past, and what He has planned for the future. One of the richest ways to do that is through a…

Introduction This next chapter is a difficult one for me. How are we as Christians to respond to it. Do we celebrate with the Jews? This is a chapter that is exciting for the Jews but what are we to do with it? Esther 9 :1-5 1 In the twelfth month, that is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, on…

Because of Israel’s transgression in rejecting the gospel Gentiles have received the gospel.

March 29, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org God has made hundreds of promises to the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—know as the nation of Israel, the Jewish people. In fact, there are more verses and chapters of the Bible…

Who deserves the judgment of God? What judgement? (1:32) - the sentence of death/punishment The wrong answer (vv. 1-5, last time) To judge others as worthy of God’s judgment…but not yourself. The question is not how does one compare…but is one guilty of any sin (1:29-31). The sin of anyone’s life is…

The gospel impact and spread was two years in Jerusalem... Persecution pushed it to the surrounding area of Judea and Samaria… Those who were partial Jews at least About 8 years after the persecution spread we see God stretch His church… Specifically their leader… Peter! … you will be my witnesses to…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Dr. Biederwolf tells a true story about two Christian women that illustrates how Christians can be foolishly divided through controversy. These two women were both active in the church. They planned socials together, and shopped together. Finally, they even planned a trip to Europe…

March 29, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print or listen to this resource on www.DiscoverTheBook.org God uses 12 promises in His Word to identify Israel as the nation that will signal the end of days. God has declared that the Jews, are the nation of Israel, and are His Chosen People of Promise: I believe…

What exactly is the gospel? A popular hymn includes the lyrics, "It is enough that Jesus died and that he died for me." Is Jesus dying on the cross for my sins because he loved me so much enough to "qualify" for the gospel? (Spoiler alert: it is not). What did Paul actually say the gospel was and is? It might surprise you! Come with the Grace United crew as we are reminded of what the Gospel of Christ is.

March 29, 2012 By: John Barnett Read, print, or listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org The God who recorded the beginning, that no one but Him witnessed in Genesis; is also the God gives us the ending, that no one but Him could have ever written, in Revelation. Isn’t it amazing…

Today's sermon is about how the Word of God works in the lives of believers.

1._God made a choice_ The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 1. God made a choice…