Psalm 51 1. The Desperate Plea for Mercy1.1 The Cry for Grace (v 1)“Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to Your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.”1.2 The Request for Cleansing (v 2)“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!” 2. The Honest Confession of…
1 John 1:5 – 2:2This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in…
Psalm 133Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the…
1 John 1:1-4That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life—the Life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal Life, which…
Psalm 119:1-8Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in His ways!You have commanded Your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast…
1 John 1:1-4; 2 John 1:1-13; 3 John 1:1-14 Introduction• John an old man writing from Ephesus.• The Pax Romana (Roman Peace).• Gnosticism (Greek gnosis, which means “knowledge”) – taught that matter was inherently evil and spirit alone was good.• Three errors: a. Denied Christ’s true humanity. b. Claimed special, secret knowledge. c. Promoted antinomianism (moral behaviour…
Psalm 37:1-40Of King David.Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.Commit…
Galatians 5:16-6:1-5But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to…
Psalm 16A Miktam of King David.Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from You.”As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god…
John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” (ESV) Love is: 1. Divine in its origin – flowing from the very nature of God Himself(1John 4:8, 19; Psalm 103:8). 2. Supreme in its demonstration – Christ dying for…