Despising the Bible 23 March 2014 AM – Proverbs 13:13 – Scott Childs Introduction: I have here in my hands two objects. One is a 1983 photo of my dear wife. The other is a bottle top. The photo is precious to me. The bottle top is junk. I keep the photo in my wallet […]
Spiritual Growth Prayer 16 March 2014 PM – Ephesians 3:14-21 – Eph 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: Years ago, I had an orange tree that was stunted. It was root bound and never produced edible fruit. Many Christians are just like that orange tree. Paul prayed that the Christians at Ephesus would grow spiritually and […]
Cain’s Family 16 March 2014 AM – Genesis 4:16-24 – Gen 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: One of the questions that scoffers often raise is “Where did Cain get his wife?” As Christians, we do not need to panic at such question. We need to carefully study the Bible. Transition: This morning we are going […]
God Makes No Mistakes 9 March 2014 PM – Ephesians 3:1-13 – Eph 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: Let us briefly review what we have learned in the book of Ephesians so far. First, we learned six reasons to bless God (Eph 1:3-14, God blessed us, He chose us, He predestinated us, Christ graciously saved […]
Cain’s Conflict with God 9 March 2014 AM – Genesis 4:1-15 – Gen 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: When a friend asks you about your holiday (whether you went overseas or camping or took a trip), you will tell your friend about the highlights. Most of the little details, you will never mention. The same […]
Foreigner to Family 2 March 2014 PM – Ephesians 2:11-22 – Eph 14 – Scott Childs Introduction When we moved to PNG in August 1984, we were foreigners in a strange land. We only knew one missionary family, everyone else was unknown to us. We were ignorant of the language. The heat was uncomfortable. The […]
Sin Entered the World (2) 2 March 2014 AM – Genesis 3:14-24 – Rom 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: Sin is like dropping a raw egg on a hard floor – the consequences are certain and irreparable. Sin also brings God’s punishment. Transition: This morning we will continue where we left off last week by […]
Sin Entered the World (1) 23 February 2014 AM – Genesis 3:1-13 – Rom 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: “Atheism, in fact, is largely founded on the pessimistic belief that such an evil world proves either that God is not good (condoning evil as He does) or not omnipotent (and therefore unable to correct and […]
Get Alive! 23 February 2014 PM – Ephesians 2:1-10 – Eph 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: In 1996, I coached the under 15’s North Coast Baseball team. One of the things I tried to drill into the players was to get alive as they played. Every player must be alert and know exactly what to […]
Prayer for the Saints 16 February 2014 PM – Ephesians 1:15-23 – Eph 14 – Scott Childs Introduction: It is tragic when a child is born with a physical or mental handicap. He will never able to develop like he should. Our hearts go out to those special people in our world. However, it is […]