Eternally Secure 8 September 2013 – Romans 8:31-39 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: The Bible teaches that if you sin, you lose your fellowship with God but not your relationship with God. Since no one can be good enough to earn salvation, certainly no one can be good enough to keep salvation. Salvation is […]
Spiritual Work of a Dad 1 September 2013 AM – Psalm 78:1-8 – Father’s Day – Scott Childs Introduction: The work of a prime minister is very important. The work of a CEO is influential. The work of police officers is vital. The work of a teacher is essential. The work of farmers who feed […]
Rekindle Love’s Flame 1 September 2013 PM – Genesis 24:67 – Home Builders – Scott Childs Introduction: (Read text) God planned Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage. Abraham, Isaac’s Dad, instructed his servant to make all the arrangements and God guided him. Isaac and Rebekah never dated. They never met until their wedding day, yet the Bible […]
Joseph and Mary’s engagement was interrupted by a very emotional event. Though Mary was a pure virgin, the Holy Spirit placed baby Jesus insider of her. She could not hide this fact from Joseph, yet how would he believe her? Even before marriage, this young couple faced a serious communication challenge. In it, they were […]
Living with Weaknesses 25 August 2013 AM – Romans 8:26-30 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: Though God gives Christians assurance of salvation, living godly in a sinful world is not easy. While our new spirit wants to do right, our flesh is weak. We suffer as we struggle against sin and endure persecution for […]
Good Forgivers 18 August 2013 PM – Hosea 1:2-3 – Home Builders – Scott Childs Introduction: In our Home Builders series, we have learned from Adam and Eve to Cherish Marriage. We also learned from Nabel and Abigail that we must Quash Selfishness. This evening we will learn from Hosea and Gomer to be Good […]
Focus on the Future 18 August 2013 AM – Romans 8:18-25 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: Spring is garden planting time. Sometimes digging the soil, adding compost and manure, buying seeds, waiting for them to grow, daily watering, pulling weeds, and killing bugs gets discouraging. Gardeners must keep their focus on the future. Their […]
Quash Selfishness 11 August 2013 PM – 1 Samuel 25:2-17 – Home Builders – Scott Childs Introduction: Nabel and Abigail lived in Moan near Mt Carmel in Israel. Abigail was a beautiful woman with a good understanding. She was pleasant, agreeable, good-natured, prudent, and generous. Nabel, however, was ungodly, hard, cruel, severe, obstinate, fierce, stubborn, […]
Precious Promises 11 August 2013 AM – Romans 8:10-17 – Romans – Scott Childs Introduction: When I was a little boy, my brother and I slept over one night at my Granddad’s house. He promised to take us to town and buy us our own bottle of cool drink. That was a big deal in […]
Cherish Marriage 4 August 2013 PM – Genesis 2:24 – Home Builders – Scott Childs Introduction: I have entitled this series “Home Builders” because we are going to study and learn from the lives of several couples in the Bible who built up their homes (and a few who tore down their homes). This series […]