Rejoicing Our Way Through the Hard Places of Life: Psalm 37 and Psalm 57 Our Anchor Text: Philippians 4:4-9 Psalm 37:3-6 Psalm 57:1-11: When he fled from Saul, in the cave. David’s Hard Place: Alone in a Cave while Destruction is Passing By 1st He’s Choosing Psalm 37:3-6: Trusting in the Lord and Doing Good. […]
Finding Peace in the Hard Places of Life: Make Your Hard Places Your Holy Places: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Hebrews 12:1-3, James 1:1-4 Acts 16:22-34 Paul and Silas Made their Hard Place a Holy Place when they Rejoiced in the Lord, Gave Thanks and Worshipped: 1st Jesus Found Peace When He Made the Hardest Places of […]
Anxious For Nothing: Finding Peace in the Hard Places of Life: Do the Next Thing: Acts 16:16-34 Philippians 4:4-9 – Anxiety: Pulls the Heart apart: – God’s Peace Hold’s and guards the heart together The Apostle Paul’s Hard Place: A Prison Cell in Philippi suffering from a Horrible Beating: Acts 16:16-34 The Apostle Paul’s Next […]
Anxious For Nothing: Finding Peace in the Hard Places of Life: Philippians 4:4-9 Paul’s Hard Places: 2 Corinthians 11:22-28 1st Position Yourself to See the Effectual Work of Peace. Rejoice in The Lord: Look Godward! – When There’s No Increase: We Bless the Lord. Habakkuk 3:17-18 – – When There is No One Here to […]
From Death to Life: Ephesians 2:1-10 How We Come to the Lord. 1st Your Identity: You Were Dead! You Walked According to the World. 2 1 John 2:15-17 You Walked According to Satan 2 Sons of Disobedience 3 1 John 3:4-9 Children of Wrath 3 Romans 1:18-32 2nd Your Abundant Life With Christ: 4-10 God’s […]
From the Pig Pen Back to Father’s House: Luke 15:11-32 How We Return to the Lord 3 1st The Pig Pen: How We Get There: 11-12 We Waller in Unbelief We Live Ungrateful In the Shadow of Our Greatest Blessings. We Become Entitled We Desire Things that Are Evil: We Live Selfish, Self-Directed Lives. We […]
A Confession that Brings Life: Psalm 51 How We Return to the Lord 2 1st A Confession that Brings Death: The Way of Saul! 1 Samuel 15:12-24 You Practice Partial Obedience, while Pretending Full Obedience. You Give Yourself Full Credit for Your Seemingly Spiritual Victory. When God Confronts You Say: “It isn’t So!” You Blame […]
From the Pit to the Rock: Psalm 40:1-10 How We Return to the Lord Luke 22:31-34 When You Return, Strengthen Your Brethren! Like David: Sin with Bathsheba, Killing Uriah and then walking in deceit 1st From The Pit Psalm: 1-3 The Pit of Destruction: Literally, a cistern, dungeon, prison, deep hole, grave or place of […]
The Call, Fall and Restoration of God’s Redeemed: Part 4 Peter’s Restoration: John 21:1-22 1st We Live a Confessional Life: “Depart from me O Lord, for I am a Sinful Man.” Luke 5:8 The Confession of One’s Own Sinfulness: The Confession of His Lordship. Matthew 18:15 He said to them, “But who do you say […]
The Call, Fall and Restoration of God’s Redeemed: Part 3 Peter’s Call: The Confession of the Redeemed: Luke 5:1-11 1st The Confession of One’s Own Sinfulness: “Depart from me O Lord, for I am a Sinful Man.” Luke 5:8 2nd The Confession of His Lordship. John 6:68 Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall […]