Wednesday 06/24/15 Series: Abiding in the Vine VI Message – Abiding in the Vine VI.mp3 Click here for the Video Abiding in the Vine… Abiding is to be and remain vitally united with our Vine(Jesus), one with Him in heart, mind, and will. Three recurring themes in the verses we are looking at are… Obey His commands Love the brethren Sensitivity and submission to the Holy Spirit This third one is the one we will be spending some time on. Remember that our goal is to learn how to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit so that […]
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Loving Abba, Loving God IX
Wednesday 10/01/14 Topic: God’s Goodness leads to a change of Heart Series – Loving Abba, Loving God IX.mp3 For Use a Home – 10-01-14 Worksheet PDF Ever look at the Israelites as they were miraculously led out of Egyptian slavery and thought, “What is wrong with these people? Why are they complaining? Have they so soon forgotten what it was like to work all day for another man’s profit under an abusive Egyptian whip?” Well, that’s easy to say 4,500 years later, sitting on your couch in the A/C, sipping on your favorite beverage – but, would […]
Continue readingThe Ministry of the Holy Spirit VII
Sunday 01/29/14 Topic: Review: Co-partnership in His Sufferings III Series – The Ministry of the Holy Spirit VII.mp3 Click here to watch the video. Key Text: Heb. 5:5-9 Heb. 2:14-18 1 Peter 2:18-25 1 Peter 3:15-19 2 Tim. 1:1-14 1 Peter 4:1-19 Partnership in sufferings We considered what it means to suffer with the Holy Spirit as co-partners with Him in the sufferings of Christ this week and below is a simply bullet point, summarizing those points we covered. Unwarranted harsh treatment Being reviled for His Name’s sake Ceasing from sin As you can imagine these three types […]
Continue readingThe Fear of the Lord & The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
Wednesday 10/30/13 Topic: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit Series – The Fear of the Lord: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit.mp3 Key Text: Rom. 12:1-10 2 Peter 1:16 John 14 The Ministry of the Holy Spirit… We began by looking at Romans 12 because of Paul’s definition of worship by way of explanation in verse 1. Here Paul defines worship as a mode of life – a life-lived passionately honoring God. I therefore offered the definition…”Worship in a believer is a life style which communicates “I adore you Lord”. Paul then He went on to show the […]
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Why do bad things happen to good people?
It’s the age old question… “If God is good and if God is love, why do bad things happen to good people?” I’d like to say…good question! In fact, if I’m honest with myself, MUCH of my past theology was centered around solving this question without me even really being fully aware of it at the time. I believe it’s a normal thought which at some time or another occurs to anyone in today’s world who believes in God or would like to but who are also being honest with themselves concerning life and the world around them. The question […]
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