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Theme:Envy and jealousy are sinful distortions of desire that destroy love, distort God’s providence, and must be mortified through the Gospel. Doctrine:Sin originates in the heart (Mark 7:21–23); envy is a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:19–21); Christ’s righteousness frees us from comparing ourselves to others. Focus:We must recognize envy and jealousy as deadly sins,…
Colossians 2:6-8Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits…
Selected Scriptures:Philippians 2:1-11; James 3:13-18; Romans 15:1-3 Main Point:Selfishness is a deep temptation that must be exposed, resisted, and overcome through Christlike humility. Introduction – Life’s War Against Self:– The world glorifies self.– Christ calls us to self-denial (Luke 9:23). 1. The Root of Selfishness:– James 3:16 – Rooted in ambition and pride.– Driven by…
Colossians 1:24–2:5Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, that is, the Church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make…
Isaiah 50:4-11The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens My ear to hear as those who are taught. The Lord GOD has opened My ear, and I was not…
John 12:36-43While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, He departed and hid himself from them. Though He had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in Him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah…
Proverbs 16:18; James 4:6; Isaiah 14; Daniel 4. 1. The Nature of Pride. 2. Biblical Examples of Pride and its Consequences:2.1 Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12–15).2.2 Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4). 3. The Warnings of Scripture:3.1 Proverbs 16:18 – Destruction follows Pride.3.2 James 4:6 – God Opposes the Proud. 4. Pride and Selfishness: The Flesh at Work. 5. The…
Colossians 1:15-23He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all…
Selected Scriptures Theme:Greed is a deadly idol that blinds the heart, deceives the soul, and draws people away from faith in Christ. Doctrine:The love of money is not a neutral habit but a spiritual danger that wars against devotion to God. Purpose:To expose the sin of greed, illustrate its dangers through Scripture, and call believers…
Colossians 1:15-23He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all…