Does sin affect God? Romans 5:8-9 But God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. (NKJ) 1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom…
The consequences of Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil created the fall of man. After the fall, God told man to master sin. Later God added the law, which further showed man his sins, and that he could not completely follow the law. Therefore, every year the…
We have talked about the consequences of Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Now man’s eyes (focal point) are opened. God gives us clues by telling Cain he must master his sin. We are restored to God through Jesus, and we live by grace. However, we still MUST…
We want to look at the relationship of grace through faith and how works are involved. Most people think true faith is something they do instead of someone they believe. Grace is given to everyone, but not all receive grace. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,…
In our last message, we talked about the two trees God placed in the Garden of Eden for man to choose. If they followed God’s instruction concerning the trees, it would bring life. If they did not, it would bring death. How man lived and walked on the earth was based on how he dealt…
Today we begin a series focusing on the two trees God placed in the Garden of Eden; the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. We will look at the significance of why God placed the two trees in the garden giving man the option to choose from them. …
We have been spending time getting to know who we are. “I am a spirit, I live in a body, and I have a soul, which is my mind, will and emotions.” Today we are going to discern the spirit from the soul. In other words, learn how to divide our soulish natural mind from…
We are continuing our study of who we are. We know we are a 3 part being. “I am a spirit, I live in a body, and I have a soul, which is my mind, will and emotions.” The heart functions not as a separate entity, but as a gatekeeper of the soul and spirit. …
Gates are the 1st line of defense. They control entrance and exit. Gates can allow a “window” of opportunity or an “open door” for the enemy. Nehemiah 2:17 Then said Nehemiah unto them, You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come,…
We are continuing our study of who we are. We know we are a 3 part being. “I am a spirit, I live in a body, and I have a soul, which is my mind, will and emotions.” We know the heart is not a separate entity, but a combination of soul and spirit. Today,…
Gates are the 1st line of defense. They control entrance and exit. Gates can allow a “window” of opportunity or an “open door” for the enemy. Nehemiah was among the Hebrews who remained in the Persian Empire following the seventy years of Babylonian Captivity and became the king’s cupbearer. Those Hebrews who went back to…
We are continuing our study of who we are. We have been shown our soul is divided from our spirit. As we get to know ourselves, we will learn how to quiet our souls and listen in our human spirit. A believer’s born again spirit is a combination of our spirit plus the Holy Spirit…
Today we will further divide our soul from our spirit. We will see the various roles of our soul, and we will also see what the heart is. Is the heart separate from the spirit and soul? No. 1 Corinthians 3:16: Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the…
Why did God use so many Old Testament examples? Everything God has done, is doing, and will ever do is His effort to get mankind to know Him better. Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. (NKJ)…
Today we are going to look further into the correlation between our body, and the Temple of God. At the end of the message, we will discuss the analogy of how the wilderness experience (the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt) compares to the 3 parts of who we are. We will talk…
Faith is as important to your spiritual man as breathing is to your physical man. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. (NKJ) All of Satan’s attacks are…
Today we are starting a new series looking at the correlation between the Temple of God and our human body. Our goal in this series is to become aware of our human make up, and how we are to communicate with God. When we understand the significance between the Temple God built through Moses,…
We have learned from the children of Israel that trust is the key to entering God’s rest. Since they chose to believe what they saw instead of trusting God, they could not enter God’s rest. As a result, no trust, no promise land. It is the same with us. Hebrews 3: 7-14: 7 Therefore, as…
Hebrews 4:11 Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. (NKJ) Why is labor needed in order to rest? When faced with trials and tribulations, it can be a struggle to keep our thoughts on the victory that has already been won rather than…
Ironically, believers must labor to enter God’s rest. We cannot fold our hands and sit back because removing unbelief and trusting God takes constant effort. So the labor we have is learning to trust God, and disregard unbelief. We will be using the Exodus as our example to learn from. Hebrews 3: 7-17: 7 That…
Do you have trust issues? Do you have trouble letting things go or leaving things in God’s hands? Jesus is bigger than ANY problem you could ever have. Stop holding on and just be held. Proverbs 4:20-23 My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my words. 21 Let them not depart from…
Hope is like faith. You cannot have one without the other. Hope is expecting what you see inside of you to manifest itself outside of you. When it manifests, it becomes real, and when you see it, you have no need to hope for it any longer. Today, we are going to delve deeper…
The world implies hope to mean that something will automatically or magically happen without effort. Biblical hope is more than just wishful thinking or being optimistic. An idea or good thought can’t guarantee an outcome. They might help a mental attitude, but they don’t guarantee anything. Evil thoughts are often referred to in the…
Self justification is a form of self-righteousness. It’s an inward belief that somehow because of what we do for God and others, we are owed greater favor and honor. It’s the mental attitude that begins to believe we are righteous because of what we do; not what Jesus did. Self justification is always concerned with…
The root of the problem is not with justification but with self. The Bible calls it the flesh or carnal mind. The fundamental nature of the flesh is to trust our own reasoning over God’s Word. Faith cannot be achieved or managed by the…
Today, we’re going to talk about the subject of self-justification. Have you ever noticed how human beings are really good at justifying themselves? Often, instead of admitting we are wrong, we find a way to explain why we are not. There are several characteristics of believers who habitually “self justify.” Some to be careful of…
Today is “Easter Sunday,” a better term is Resurrection Day; the day our Lord rose from the dead. We all know Jesus died for our sins, but most believers don’t live in the resurrection life. Today, we’re going to delve into what Jesus accomplished on the cross so that we get in the state of…
Today we’re going to begin a new series. As you all know we teach on faith often. It is the foundation of believing the Word. So we believers need to be careful to understand faith works by our need for God; not our need for our own self-efforts. Faith works by our…
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