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…

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…

WORLDLINESS: THE SYMPTOMS…THE DIAGNOSIS…THE CURE What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.…

Introduction: *There can't be any fruit on a branch that doesn't remain on the vine. Only an abiding branch will bring forth good fruit. So every Christian bears fruit; there is no such thing as a fruitless Christian. Jesus said, "Every good tree brings forth good fruit" (Matt. 7:17)… He also said "You…

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…

“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.” Hebrews 10:26,27 In my last message on this series I touched on the sinners…

Introduction: Last week we looked at how: A. The Boy Samuel Ministered to the Lord (v.1a). 1. Your Service Is To God, Not To Man, Don’t Be A Man Pleaser (Galatians 1:10): If my goal is to be a man pleaser then I will be tempted to compromise. Making the lord the object of my ministry will prevent me…

Lesson 1: The Author and Perfecter of the Plan Introduction “What in the world is going on?” You have probably asked this question or a similar one more than once in your life. We ask this question when we perceive that what is happening does not seem to square with our understanding of how things are…

Introduction: The world is full of lawlessness, crime, immorality, adultery, drugs, drunkenness, lying, stealing, cheating, greed, covetousness, extravagance, indulgence, murder, assaults, war—all kinds of sin and evil. But this has not always been true. There was a time when the world was perfect, a…

The purpose of prophetic truth is not speculation but motivation; thus Peter concluded his letter with the kind of practical admonitions that all of us must heed. It is unfortunate when people run from one prophetic conference to another, filling their notebooks, marking their Bibles, drawing their charts,…

The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

Back to the Bible Concerning Sound Doctrine By Willie Alvarenga INTRODUCTION Titus 2:1; II Timothy 1:13; I Peter 4:11; II John 9-11; I Timothy 4:1. All of these passages help us to understand that there is such a thing as sound doctrine, and false doctrine. Based on this, we ask the question: Does it…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Part I Prolegomena Introduction to Theology 8 2006 I. Introduction to Prolegomena A. What is Prolegomena (the singular is Prolegomenon) 1. It is from the Greek pro/ + le/gw, meaning to say beforehand (Random House Dictionary, 2nd Ed., 1547). 2. It refers to "a preliminary discourse prefixed to a literary…

FRESH ENCOUNTER God’s Pattern for Revival and Spiritual Awakening ! An Invitation to a Fresh Encounter Introduction What do you think is the church’s greatest need? 2 Chronicles 26:1-5; 16-21 Uzziah was a popular and powerful king in Judah. He reigned fifty-two years (792-740 BC). His downfall came when…

Numbers 17:1-18:32 The call comes from God - to Aaron, to Christ (17:5; Hebrews 5:4-6). Christ is both the Offering for sin and the Great High Priest (Hebrews 5:7-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:25). We look at ourselves, and we say, ‘We perish, we are lost, we are dead’(17:12). We look to Christ,…

Doing right, but not with a /loyal heart[1]/ INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Text: (2 Chron. 25:1-16). 2. Regarding Text: (1) Amaziah, at age of 25 ascended to the throne of his father, king of Judah. (2) Began by killing those who killed his father. (3) Ended by disregarding the prophet of God, and incurring…

1 Corinthians 14:20-40 20 Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be babes, but in your thinking be mature. In verse 20 Paul seems to pause for a moment, and with a great sigh he says, “Brothers, don’t be children in your thinking…” The word “brothers” is the Greek adelphos, and it…

This Is Written That You May Know 13These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15And if we know that He hears…

A Place of Provision (3-31-19) Hebrews 9:1-7 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary. 2 For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. 3 Behind the second…

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4 Marks of the Man of God 1 Timothy 6:11-14 This is a notable year, this is the fiftieth year of Grace Community Church. This is half a century for this church. We will celebrate that a little more definitively in the fall of this year, but this is, nonetheless, the fiftieth year of this church. Amazing…

Today we are picking up our study of the Gospel of John in chapter 3. This is probably one of the most popular sections in the whole Bible. It is the meeting of Nicodemus with Jesus. It is the portion of scripture where we find the expression, “Born-again”. The big question today is, “What does it mean…

Introduction: God has warned the church “little children” about the conflict between: · Light & darkness 1John 1:1-2:6 · Love and hatred 1John 2:7-17 Now He warns about a third conflict: · Truth and error The Warning Against Antichrists (v.18) It is the last hour (v.18a) a kind of time, not a duration…