1 Corinthians 7:7-9 Advise to Widowers and Widows First Corinthians chapter seven places high value on the single life of celibacy and it strongly contradicts the popular idea that only those who are married are truly fulfilling their purpose and calling in life. It makes clear that it is not only possible…

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…

We as sinners are in desperate need of God’s intervention to deliver us from the wages of our sin which is death. “Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner!”

Without the wisdom the Word of God provides our charity can become uncharitable.

The Widow - the Gentile - life through faith. Intro: [OHP] - turn to Luke 4. Spoke last time from 1 Kings 17 about Elijah and the drought, the man of God: spoke God’s word, heard God’s word, lived God’s word, spoke to God and God answered - did what he said. This week look at the other character in the…

Our God is worthy of our worship because of His mighty works of victory over the enemies of our souls.

How can we know who to help as a church? Draw three principles on helping the vulnerable from this message in 1 Timothy.

“If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.” [1] The Apostle admonished Timothy to instruct the congregation that they must assume responsibility for their own families. When the families…

“Refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying…

INTRODUCTION The Christian faith does not encourage us to have romantic or sentimental views of human nature—as this passage amply demonstrates. But as we learn to live as God would have us live, we find that the results are often quite remarkable. The instructions here are primarily about women—and…

INTRODUCTION OUTLINE: • 1-6 Reports from Corinth • 1-4 Division Reported (1:11) • 5-6 Immorality Reported (5:1) • 7-16 Questions from Corinth • “Now concerning…” (cf 7:1, 25; 8:1; 12:1; 16:1; 16:12) • Sexual relationships • Meats sacrificed to idols • Spiritual gifts • The collection for the saints in…

Introduction Open with the story about Sas Conradie. The widows In the Roman world, widows were incredibly vulnerable. They had no means of earning an income to support themselves. Unless they remarried or a family member took them in, they could become destitute or fall into prostitution. Jesus modelled…

Introduction Chapter 6 ends the first section of the book of 1 Corinthians. The problem in the Corinthian church was a lack of unity. In order to address this problem Paul spends the first 6 chapters detailing what they need to believe (doctrine) and how they need to behave (practice). He has laid the…

INTRODUCTION: The usually cynical Ambrose Bierce defined a widow in this way: “A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ’s tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.” James tells us that pure and undefiled religion involves…

I. Introductory Jokes A. Calvin & Hobbes - One day Calvin and Hobbes come marching into the living room early one morning. His mother is seated there in her favorite chair. She is sipping her morning coffee. She looks up at young Calvin. She is amused and amazed at how he is dressed. Calvin’s head is…

Series Review I remember officiating a funeral in Harford County, and as the family was being seated at the gravesite, a mangy looking dog showed up. She was quite disruptive: She was delighted to see the crowd gathering, and made it a point to sniff everyone there. The funeral home staff tried to shoo…

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good…

Introduction Calling. Mission. Fellowship. Every single believer shares these three experiences. Everyone who has been saved by faith in Jesus Christ has a calling from God. When we are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ we have a mission. As blood bought children of the Most High, we are able to…

Paul instructing Timothy

The first chapter of James reminds Christians to use their tongues wisely, to see their true identity in Christ and to use their riches to serve the less fortunate.

Honor in the Household of God. Joe covered this last week and our passage today continues the theme of the household of God. Today we look at honoring widows and taking care of them the right way. James writes of the importance of this ministry in his letter: 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does…

God's Purpose for Marriage is an Agape Love - Submission relationship to reflect the nature of the Triune God, and the relationship of Jesus Christ to His Church, while sanctifying the husband and wife toward Holiness for the Glory of Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.

I. Pastors & Politics / Pastores y Política As a pastor, I experience a tension with reading things that happen in the news and discussions that take place in the public square. I see things that concern me and I see conversations that turn my stomach at times: Como pastor, experimento tensión al leer…

Finding Direction in the James Have you ever needed a check up in your life and needed to retool some habits to get your life back on track? Sometimes we need gages that we can use check ourselves and answer if we are still on track in life or if we need to change some habits that bring about painful…