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Faith Is Hope In Action

FAITH is HOPE in ACTIONTop-line and Bottom-line theologyThe Heart of the Gospel• Galatians 3:7-9The Gospel is God’s bottom lineThe Good News is the top line where we anchor our hope Faith Lays Claim to Hope – Isaiah 58:6-12 Faith in Action begins between your ears – Philippians 4:4-9Sow a thought — reap an action.Sow an…

Who Influences Your Heart?

How are we influenced?2 Peter 2:6-8 NIVif he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous…

Fasting and Prayer in the New Testament

Matthew 6:16 – “16 When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do,for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” INTRODUCTION Conversations are “give and take,” and friendships and relationships take time together. • Praying through Scripture to know…

A New Beginning: Reconciling With God

History Nehemiah prayed and fasted  Nehemiah 1:4-6a 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. 5 Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him…

Bring Me A Musician

“‘Now, bring me a musician.’ While the musician played, the Lord’s hand came on Elisha.” (2 Kings 3:15) [CSB] Moab’s Rebellion Against Israel (2 Kings 3)• Israel: (v. 1-3)Descendants of Jacob AKA IsraelKing Joram• Moab: (v. 4-5)Descendants of Lot’s son, MoabKing Mesha• Judah: (v. 6-7)Descendants of Jacob’s son, JudahKing Jehoshaphat• Edom: (v. 8-10)Descendants of Jacob’s…

Why Do We Need Christmas?

Genesis 3:1-24 [HCSB] The temptation and the fall of man Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from…