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…
Luke 1:13-17 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before…
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…
Genesis 3:15I will put enmity between you [the serpent] and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” (ESV) Isaiah 9:1–7But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time He brought into contempt the land of…
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…
Jude 17–25But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and…
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…
Jude 1-16Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing…
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…
Ephesians 1:6“To the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.” Introduction:• If mercy says, “You may go free,” grace says, “Come home and sit at My table.”• In Christ, God does not stop at forgiving sinners – He adopts them, clothes them in righteousness, and calls them His…