Living The Kingdom of God Lifestyle Journey From Religion to Relationship Growing as a group in the gospel of the kingdom INTRODUCTION & INDEX To Kingdom Growth Guides INTRODUCTION (#000) | Kingdom Growth Guides are for assisting individuals and small groups to move toward the kingdom lifestyle. These…

A. And by this we know that we have come to know Him (v.3) 1. If we keep His commandments (v.3) 2. If we keep His word (v.5) B. The Result: 1. The love of God is perfected in us (v.5) 2. Assurance: We know that we have come to know Him (v.3) C. This is related to obedience The Test: Do we keep His commandments?—1…

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST Hebrews 12:22-25 1 Peter 1:18-21 1 John 1:5-10 Blood is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible and is essential to the doctrine of Christ's atonement. It lies at the very heart of the Gospel, for it is through "the blood of his cross" that Jesus reconciled us to God (see Colossians…

“Then Elijah said to all the people, ‘Come near to me.’ And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been thrown down. Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, ‘Israel shall…

The Spiritual Power Of Love John 16:5-16 March 23, 1997 Scripture: Responsive Reading, John 16:5-16, #644 in Hymnal Prayer: Introduction: Love is costly to give, especially in the sense that it is not well received even by those who need it the most. People tend to test the value of our love by testing…

Introduction: There was a time when there was no evil—no sin whatsoever—upon earth, a time when the whole world was perfect. But the day came when sin entered the world. This we saw in our last study in (Genesis 3:1-6). When sin first entered the world, catastrophic consequences began immediately to…

Introduction: Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains. I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with. In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter. Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice…

Who Do You Want Jesus or Barabbas? Mark 15:6-15 I have been following the controversy over Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ with interest, so I was anxious to read Rick Groen’s review of the film Mr. Gibson’s stated goal was to provide an accurate film depiction of the last days of Christ’s…

Introduction: Let’s Read Acts 3:1-11 to get the context:* At this point Peter began to preach his second sermon. When we compare Peter’s first sermon with this one, we find some differences. Yet there are similarities too, because regardless of the circumstances, Peter was trying to do the same thing…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

Series: Renewing Our Relationship with God Sermon: Sharing God’s Love Scripture: Various “Love one another” sounds so simple, doesn’t it? And it is. It sounds so easy, too. But if it were so easy Jesus probably wouldn’t have felt the need to mention it so many times. If it sounds so simple, and it sounds…

The Reason for the Season 25 Nov 18 Turn to 1 John 3:8 and Isaiah 52 and 51 Well, Thanksgiving is over, the chaos of Black Friday has passed, loosened up our belts - my wife saw something on Facebook - turn your scales back 10 pounds. We now we’re about to prepare for Advent. Advent comes from the Latin…

As a young Christian, new to the faith, Genesis 3:9, 11a puzzled me; God was asking questions as if He did not know the answers. It would take many years before I understood what God was doing, and by then, I had moved on to more puzzling and not so puzzling Scriptures. Here is how God revealed what…

He aquí yo vengo pronto, y mi galardón conmigo, para recompensar a cada uno según sea su obra. Pero sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan. Apocalipsis Creo que este versículo es clave para el tema…

James 4:5-10 Steps to a Successful Christian Life “Do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, ‘He yearns jealously over the Spirit that he has made to dwell in us?’ But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit yourselves therefore…

Loving One Another Introduction Love for the brethren has been shown as proof of fellowship with God (1 John 2:7-11); then it has been presented as proof of sonship (1 John 3:10-14). In the earlier passage, love for the brethren is a matter of light or darkness; in the second it is a matter of life or…

Once Upon A Time... Once upon a time there was a king. This king was good and wise and powerful. He cared for his people and his land. The king also had a son and a daughter. He was a good Father who loved his children very much. He took care of them and provided for their needs. He played with them…

our refuge[1] INTRODUCTION: 1. Read text: Joshua 20:1-9. 2. Regarding text: (1) Upon arriving in Canaan, the Israelites were to choose six cities of refuge. A. Cities of refuge were to be conveniently located. B. Three on the West side of the Jordan and three on the East side (Num. 35:14). (2) Purpose:…

A Dweillng Place After B. Schmitz Almighty God, our Father in heaven, before whom live all who die in the Lord: Receive N. into the courts of your heavenly dwelling. Let N.'s heart and soul now ring out in joy to you, O Lord, the Living God, and the God of those who live. This we ask through Christ our…

Community Bible Church, October 21, 2007, Numbers 19 “Washing Away Spiritual Dirt” One of the most daunting and disconcerting statements in all of Scripture might well be this one from God Himself, “You shall be holy for I am holy.” Running a close second or perhaps even tied with that one is Jesus statement…

“What shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ” [1] Almost every message I have heard from this text was directed to lost people. That is certainly appropriate. However, in our study today, I want to consider how this question applies not only to the lost, but also to each of us who bear the Name of…

Intro: · When I was in 5th grade I traded w/ Chris. A G.I. Joe for a “Bombat” baseball bat. Not a bad trade. · Not as good as Kyle MacDonald. The guy who started w/ one red paper clip and 1 year and 14 trades later had a house. Pretty clever trading. · We’re also aware of bad trades, like when the Red…

Today we are studying John 15:1-17. I encourage you to open your bibles to this passage, so we can read and study together. As we saw last week in John 14 , the Holy Spirit is in us to teach us. Let’s take time to ask the Lord to open our hearts and minds to hear what he wants to teach us today. We are…

The Hatred Of The World. The Hatred of the World to God’s Children (v.13) 1. Do Not Marvel that the World Hates You. a) If We Love Christ, then the World Will Persecute Us. Have You Suffered Rejection Because of Your Faith? Cain hated Abel and murdered him. Why did Cain do that? “Because his deeds were…

Introduction A. The Shepherds Heart (v.11-18) God Foretold That He Would Send A Shepherd To Save And To Take Care Of His People “Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd;…