Text: I Samuel 11 Theme: God can use what seems like a terrible situation to accomplish His purposes Intro: In chapter 10, we looked at the anointing of Saul and his attempt to hide from his new responsibilities. We considered the signs that God gave to Saul that were intended to give him confidence in […]
Text: I Samuel 10 Theme: God’s anointing comes with responsibilities. Intro: In chapter 9 we saw Saul’s life before he was anointed king over all Israel. We noted his discipline in searching for his fathers’ lost donkeys, but we also noted that Saul wasn’t very aware of the spiritual life of the nation and didn’t […]
Text: Mathew 1:18-25 Theme: Remember the Saviours’ birth. God gave us His Son. Intro: This evening, since this is Christmas week, I want to do a short study of Mathew’s account of the birth of the Lord Jesus. We will focus specifically on the immaculate birth of the Lord Jesus. Main: Mary was espoused to […]
Theme: God often causes our insignificant circumstances and choices to intersect with His life changing paths. Before we get into the text this morning, I want to give you a brief summary of the previous chapter which provides the context for our chapter. 1 Samuel 8:1-3 Samuel elected his own sons as judges over Israel, […]
Text: Colossians 4:12-18 Theme: Fulfill the work of the ministry and be faithful to the end. Intro: We have been able to study the entire book of Colossians over the last few months, and I’ve found it a blessing and a challenge. This evening, we draw our study to a close as we look at […]
Text: Colossians 4:7-11 Theme: We need to have love for one another and demonstrate concern when others are struggling. Intro: This evening, we will be looking at the people Paul mentions by name as being his helpers, fellow workers, and a comfort to him in the work of the ministry. These men had all been […]
Text: Colossians 4:5-6 Theme: Our lives should be characterised by godly wisdom Intro: This evening, we are going to address the believer’s conversation toward the lost around us. We will start by considering how having godly wisdom should impact out behaviour, and then finally how wisdom and grace should govern our conversations. I. Walk […]
Text: Colossians 4:1-4 Theme: The Christians actions and attitudes toward fellow Christian’s ought to testify of Christ. Intro: In the previous chapter we were looking at Paul’s command for Christian living. We noted some general principles governing our lives and then look at the specifics of certain relationships like marriage and parenthood. Chapter 4 continues […]
Theme: Service for Christ ought to be the goal in every human relationship. Last week, we looked at the first 2 of our 4 main points for this passage, drawing thoughts from Ephesians 5:22 – 6:9 which is the sister passage to Colossians 3:18-25, and which gives us some further details that help to explain […]
Theme: Service for Christ ought to be the goal in every human relationship. Previously in this chapter we covered the lifestyle of the Old Man that we have put off, the godly lifestyle of the new man that we have put on, and now we come to the way we ought to behave toward others […]