Sermon on Isaiah 51:1-16 Theme: God’s people will be transformed for salvation Goal: to encourage God’s people of his love through the transformation of his people Need: God’s people don’t often see the love of God. Outline: Introduction on traffic safety: Stop Look Listen Stop Look and Listen: God is…

LIVING UNDER GRACE Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 16 of 36 Romans 6:14 Rick Warren In our last study we looked at the first part of this verse and what it meant to live "under the Law". Now we look at the meaning of "living under grace". I. THE MEANING OF "GRACE" DEFINITIONS: Characteristics…

Three pictures of the righteous path that will direct us to live consecrated lives to the Lord.

Propósito: Identificar el mover del Espíritu de Dios en la Biblia, en la iglesia y en nuestra vida.

La Santidad de Dios.

How a believer responds to trials

When a person becomes a follower of Jesus Christ, his or her direction of living changes—priorities change—attitudes change. When a person becomes a follower of Jesus Christ, his or her direction of living changes—priorities change—attitudes change. When using the term “follower of Jesus Christ”—that…

I. Definition of faith 1. Faith is the substance 2. By faith we obtain a good testimony The progression of faith in the Christian life. We are not just believing for more luxeries. II. By faith we understand the worlds were framed by the word of God. 1. God's word has creative power 2. The first level…

The passage calls for us to obedience and spiritual purity because God is Holy (pure). In our former lives we were controlled in ignorance by the passions of the flesh (sinful desire). However, because of the grace of Christ we should obey God. This should be accomplished by prepairing ourselves to obey, focusing on the Hope of our future grace (glorification), and by conforming ourselves to God's purity.

Mark 7:14-23 14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”17 And when he had entered the house and left the people,…

First Thessalonians: Introduction-The Major Themes of First Thessalonians

The Power and Work of God’s Word 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12 What is the main thing that we are to do here on earth? What is our primary responsibility? What is it that when life is over, God is going to look at our life and see if we did this or not? The answer: glorify God. That brings up a second…

Transfiguration Sunday; Epiphany; Sanctification; Deut. 34:1-12; 2 Cor. 4:3-6; Luke 9:28-36 Living Between The Mountaintop Experiences Transfiguration of our Lord-February 18, 2007 Vicar Brian Henderson “This is my Son, my chosen one; listen to Him.” ILLUSTRATION: You may be familiar with Peter Jenkins,…

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Daniel 3 These are anti-Christian phrases: when in Rome, do as the Romans do; Go with the flow; and Don’t make waves. What about ignoring God’s Word to preserve your own life, or bending a little in order to make your life easier? King Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon,…

The term walkl is one of the Apostle Paul’s favorite euphuisms to describe how the Christian should live. It’s a word that literally means to tread with the feet and refers to one’s conduct or behavior. We could properly translate the word as a habitual way of life. In the ancient world of the 1st century…

Peter challenges us to love one another with pure hearts. This love for one another should be a characteristic of every church, but often it is not. The love for one another is the result of sanctification (purification) and guaranteed by the promises of God's Word. The church ought to be characterized by a love for one another.

Introduction The struggle to live called by God. When I first read the bible I struggled with the thought of trying to be like Jesus, to live my life by his commands. “If you love me, keep my commands. Jesus is asking me to keep His commands, this is the proof that I love Him. Think about this, have…

Theme: Holy Spirit makes the believer holy. Enabling him/her to live a holy life. Introduction: Now if truly we, who have received Christ Jesus the as the free gift of salvation from the penalty of our sins, are the temple of the Spirit of God, as I spoke about last week, then we must be a holy temple.…

Set Up to be Set Apart (I Peter 1:1-8) Introduction: I want us to appreciate something about what it means to be in Christ. And to have a sense of real joy about our salvation. And to know that In Christ: We were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world We are predestinated unto the adoption…

The Principles Holy Living Colossians 3:1–17 (READ V.1) This is not the if of condition; it is really the if of argument. The lives of these Colossian Christians evidenced their salvation. What was the evidence? (Col 1:3-5) 3 We give thanks to God,  the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always…

La santidad nos habla de propósito . Según la revelación bíblica, la santidad es: (1) Una cualidad fundamental de Dios y de Su Espíritu; (2) una virtud indispensable de todo verdadero creyente; y (3) un atributo de ciertos lugares, objetos, días, fechas, acciones, etc Ventura, S. V. (1985). En Nuevo…

The Apostle Paul begins this next set of instructions to the believers at Thessalonica with the admonition, "For this is the will of God, your sanctification ... " The will of God is clearly set forth in many places in the Bible. Even though we may have difficulty applying His will in every-day decision…

Evan and I have started reading a book together called Ordering Your Private World written by Gordan Macdonald. It’s a book that is really about getting your personal life, your inner world, organized in order that you may be able to live in greatest peace and enjoyment with God. The book begins with…

Understanding the meaning and characteristics of sanctification