You can’t appreciate English literature unless you are steeped to some extent in the King James Bible, people don’t know that proverbial phrases which make echoes in their minds come from this Bible. We are a Christian culture, we come from a Christian culture and not to know the King James Bible, is to be [...]
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Be a House of Prayer – Matthew 21:13
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Bible, body, Holy Spirit, indwelling of the Holy Spirit, prayer, Temple of God, Word of God on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What is the house of God? It is commonly understood that a ‘man’s house is his castle.’ A house represents a man’s authority, protection, and provision. It is understandable, therefore, that on two occasions Jesus would exercise great enthusiasm to restore the purpose and order of His house. In addition, His house is to reveal [...]
Living the Life You Were Meant to Live
Posted in ♥♥♥♥ - 4/5, Book Review, Christian Living, Christian Ministry, Non-fiction, tagged Bible, God, purpose, Religion and Spirituality, Rick Warren, self-help, spiritual gifts on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Author: Tom PatersonPublishing Date: 1998Publisher: Thomas NelsonPages: 257 Recommended by several other authors, including Rick Warren (wrote the foreward). It is definitely not a short read. It takes time to work through the process of discovering why God has you here on earth. Many of the modules I had never considered (such as turning points [...]
Fear Not – Matthew 10:28
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Bible, fear, fear the Lord, guilt on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, “Mommy, will you stay with me all night?” Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, “I can’t dear. I [...]
Honor God’s Law – Matthew 5:17-18
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Bible, grace, law on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This might be the most extraordinary statement in the whole Sermon on the Mount. Again and again Jesus broke what the Jews considered the Law. He did not observe the handwashings that the Law laid down, He healed sick people on the Sabbath, although the Law prohibited such healings; He was in fact condemned and [...]
Power in the Battle – Ephesians 6:10-17
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged armor, Bible, Satan, spiritual warfare, temptation on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unity, righteousness, submission –major characteristics of the new life and the new society in Christ. It has seemed a beautiful ideal. Paul brings us down to earth. Beneath surface, appearances an unseen spiritual battle is raging Our struggle in spiritual warfare is real, personal, and supernatural. The Christian life is a battleground, not a playground. [...]
Live in the Light – Ephesians 5:8-14
Posted in Sermon Notes, tagged Bible, conversion, evangelism on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Live in the Light (Eph. 5:8-14) This passage continues the emphasis on believers’ being ‘imitators of God, as beloved children’ (5:1). One way we are to imitate God is in His love. In verses 8:14 the focus is on our imitating God in relation to light. In John 8:12, Jesus said, “I am the light [...]
