Psalm 24The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in His holy place?He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who…

Psalm 130Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!O Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!If You, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?But with You there is forgiveness, that You may be feared.I wait for the LORD, my soul…

Introduction:•  What do my disappointments reveal about me and about where my hope truly lies?•  Disappointment with people is not an interruption to life in a fallen world – it is the expectation of life in a fallen world.•  People, even the best people, will fail us. And unless we understand this truth, we will…

Micah 6:8“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” Proverbs 28:5 “Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.” Isaiah 1:17 “Learn to do…

Proverbs 19:17Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed. (ESV) James 2:15-17If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for…

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.” (ESV) Introduction•  Every…

God’s Promises to Hear and Answer Prayer:Jeremiah 33:3Matthew 7:7-81 John 5:14Psalm 34:17 1. The Perplexing Reality of Unanswered PrayerEven saints who walk closely with God experience the anguish of seemingly unanswered prayer. Scripture does not shy away from this reality.•  Psalm 13:1•  Job 30:20•  Lamentations 3:8Yet even this pain has been felt by our Lord:“My…

1. The Causes of Loneliness    1.1 Realities in Self    1.2 Realities in Society 2. The Consequences of Loneliness 3. The Cross of Loneliness 4. The Comforts in Loneliness (The Christ of Loneliness) 5. The Covenant of Love

Theme:Understanding and resisting temptation from Satan and the world through the power of Christ. Introduction:Temptation is the universal experience of every believer.Jesus Himself was tempted (Hebrews 4:15), yet without sin, and He taught us to pray,“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:13).We live in a fallen world, opposed by the…

Introduction: Life is War 1. The Universality of Suffering: No one is exempt1.1 Job’s TestimonyHe cried: “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.” (Job 14:1, ESV)1.2 Paul’s WitnessHe wrote: “For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.”…