Intro There is a popular saying which I think was first spoken by Joseph Kennedy, father of John F. Kennedy, which goes: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” [1] Later, singer Billy Ocean, in the early 1980s, popularized it further when he put it into a song. It ended up becoming the theme…

We have been talking about what it means to be an ambassador for Jesus Christ as we take this living hope out to others. We said it involves a recheck of our identity (1 Pet. 2:9-10), it involves having the objectives right (1 Pet. 2:11-12) and thirdly, it involves submission (1 Pet. 2:13-3:7). God’s…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

Secret sin harms the community. The Community is obligated to deal with sin.

Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2:9-12 Title: 1 Peter 2:9-12 – “A people of God’s own possession.” Introduction: The story is told of Gordon Maxwell, missionary to India, that when he asked a Hindu scholar to teach him the language, the Hindu replied: “No, Sahib, I will not teach you my language. You would…

There are no secret places from God.

Plan of Salvation 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Day 2 Using the following verse, develop in your own words a five-point outline for sharing the essential facts of the Gospel with someone. Write two or…

God's plan for our eternity is to become Priests and Kings, but for us to recieve our inheritance we must turn from evil and seek to do good.

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,…

Does God offer us a smorgasbord when it comes to religion, or does He offer something else? What happens when we treat religion like a smorgasbord? How did Jesus treat God's commandments?

God has given specefic satements on the institution of marriage, how does this passage add to that equation? Pastor Cooper explains the importance of this passage in terms of evangelism and the role of women in canonical and cultural context.

Our duties in Christ.