No Condemning Sentence 20 March 2022 AM – Romans 8:1-11 – Ro2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: Dr David Thomason wisely observed. “Romans 6 presents the possibility of victorious living, while Romans 7 presents the human impossibility of victorious Christian living, then Romans 8 presents what happens when God is in the picture! Romans 7 is […]
Is the Law our Friend or Foe? 27 February 2022 AM – Romans 7:7-25 – Ro2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: On my morning bike ride, I often see a woman walking her huge Rottweiler. The dog always lunges for me and acts as if it wants to rip me to shreds. I was becoming fearful […]
The Permanence of Marriage 13 February 2022 AM – Romans 7:1-6 – Ro2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: We use illustrations to make things clearer and easier to understand. The best illustrations use things that the hearer clearly understands. They help him grasp something he does not understand. For example, if you have never eaten a […]
Changing Masters 6 February 2022 AM – Romans 6:14-23 – Ro2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: John Newton’s epitaph reads: John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he […]
Strengthening Your Defence 30 January 2022 AM – Romans 6:11-13 – Rom2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: (Proverbs 25:28) “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” If you have not been living a victorious life over sin, your walls are broken down. Transition: […]
Why Not Continue in Sin? 23 January 2022 AM – Romans 6:1-7 – Rom2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: In Romans 5, we learned that God’s grace is overflowing! No matter how bad our sin may be, God’s grace is greater. God offers us more divine help through Christ’s death and resurrection than we will ever […]
Walk in the Spirit 6 June 2021 AM – Galatians 5:25 – Holy Spirit – Scott Childs Introduction: If Melody told me, “Do not go into the kitchen”, my first reaction would be to say “Why?” If she answered, “I just mopped the floor.” That reason both informs me and motivates me. Read Gal 5:25. […]
Preparing for Success 13 December 2020 AM – Joshua 1:8 – Bible Study – Scott Childs Introduction: Moses had just died. Joshua was now the leader of the nation of Israel. He faced a huge task of leading Israel into the Promised Land and conquering the many enemies and difficulties ahead. Those challenges seemed overwhelming […]
Living Right in a Wrong World 13 September 2020 AM – Titus 2:11-12 – Tit20 – Scott Childs Introduction: We have found in our garden that dandelions are determined to keep growing. We can pull the top off and it will regrow. We can even pull them out and put them in a bucket and […]
Stay on God’s Path 19 July 2020 PM – 2Chronicles 34-35 – Kings20 – Scott Childs Introduction: The spiritual life of Judah in the 7th century BC was much like a yoyo. They went down with wicked Ahaz for 16 years. They went up with his godly son Hezekiah for 29 years. Then his very […]