Sermons on Spiritual Growth (Page 10)
Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 2 – Pride vs. Humility
Proverbs 16:18-1918 Pride goes before destruction,and a haughty spirit before a fall.19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poorthan to divide the spoil with the proud.Proverbs 8:1313 The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil.Pride and arrogance and the way of eviland perverted speech I hate.Proverbs 11:22 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,but with the humble is wisdom.Proverbs 15:1333 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom,and humility comes before honor.Proverbs 29:2323 One’s…
Proverbs / Wisdom for Life – Week 1 – The Pursuit of Happiness
Proverbs 3:5-8; 13 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.8 It will be healing to your flesh[a] and refreshment[b] to your bones. Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, Footnotes Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel Proverbs 3:8 Or…
Prayer – Week 4 – Praying the Right Way
Luke 11:5-13 5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell…
Prayer – Week 3 – Praying for the Right Reasons
2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 The Judgment at Christ’s Coming 5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— 6 since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels 8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on…
Prayer – Week 2 – Defining Marriage and Why It Matters
2 Thessalonians 1:11 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, PDF – Paul and His View on Homosexuality: Looking for Clarity for the Modern Church by Pastor Jody May PDF – The Christian Doctrine of Marriage by Dr. J. Alan Branch PDF – HCC Bylaw Amendments
Prayer – Week 1 – Praying for the Right Things
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2021 Advent – Week 3 Joy
1 John 1:1-4 The Word of Life 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim…
The Reformation / A Celebration of Historical Perseverance – 5 Solas wk. 2 – Sola Fida
Galatians 2:15-21 Justified by Faith 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified[a] by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. 17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ,…
A Postcard Reminder – Week 2 – Showing Hospitality
3 John Greeting 1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. Support and Opposition 5 Beloved,…
A Postcard Reminder – Week 1 – Sweet Consequences of Walking in Truth
2 John 1:1-13 Greeting 1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: 3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love. Walking in Truth and Love 4 I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children…
Light and Love, Week 15 – Assurance through Fellowship Pt. 2 – Assurance Breeds a Holiness
1 John 5:18-21 18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we…
Light and Love, Week 14 – Assurance through Fellowship Pt. 1 – Assurance Breeds a Confident Prayer Life
1 John 5:13-17 That You May Know 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. 16 If…