"But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him." [Jn 6:64] In Luke, before Jesus was to choose out for Himself twelve disciples, naming them “Apostles,” we are told that He, “continued all night in prayer to God.” …
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Paul & The Body (Audio Sermon)
Our Lord Jesus desires to live through our bodies; in His stead, we are "the light of the world" [Mt 5:14] and are commissioned as ambassadors to carry His presence and represent His character. By God's grace, through The Spirit which lives in us, we can use our bodies to produce the very life of …
Always Choosing & Always Enduring
We are wonderfully told in Romans, “for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” [Rom 11:29] Within “the great things of [God’s] law,” there are multitudes of “exceeding great and precious promises.” [Hos 8:12, 2 Pe 1:4] These promises, though varied in their form, are all exceeding great and valuable: the great things …
God the Father’s Intimate Care
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." [Lk 12:6-7] It says in Job, that in God’s “hand is the soul of every living …
The Nearness of God’s Wisdom
"… he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee." [Job 36:4b] It is immeasurably comforting for those of us who are saved that we have the living Christ dwelling in our hearts by faith. The one “in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;” [Col 2:3] and from whose “mouth cometh …
Secure in God’s Everlasting Work of Grace
"For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." [Rom 4:2-3] When Jesus became “the propitiation…for the sins of the whole world,” [1 Jn 2:2] to whomsoever should believe in and confess …
An Eternal and Unbreakable Hope
"So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off." [Prov 24:14] In Colossians we are told, “in [Christ and The Father] are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” [Col 2:3] And again, in …
The Overflowing Abundance of God
"And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." [1 Tim 1:14] For those of us who are “saved through faith [by grace],” [Eph 2:8] we may all confidently look back upon our salvation which God wrought and proclaim, “The LORD hath done great things for …
The Healing Power of God’s Word
"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." [Psa 107:20] In Luke, the angel Gabriel tells Mary an encouraging truth, reminding her, and us, of an eternal consolation. He says, using a literal interpretation, “for no spoken word of God shall be impossible.” [Lk 1:37] There is not one word …
Jesus’ Infinitely Loving Heart
"O ye Corinthians, our mouth has been opened unto you, our heart has been made large." [2 Cor 6:11] God tells us in Corinthians, regarding love, that it “seeketh not her own;” [1 Cor 13:5] that is, one mark of God’s true and eternal love, which type of love only finds its source in Him …
Bright And Morning Star 