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…
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…
Ephesians 2:4–5“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved.” (ESV) Introduction: The Weight of what we Deserve• Standing guilty before a holy God, the Judge of…
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…
Key texts:Ephesians 2:1-10; Romans 3:21-28; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Romans 11:36 Theme:The heart of the Reformation was a return to the Gospel—God’s sovereign grace, received by faith, grounded in Scripture, for His glory alone. 1. Sola Gratia – Grace Alone“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it…
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
Key Texts:Colossians 1:15–20; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5 Theme:Christ alone is the sufficient and supreme Mediator between God and man. He is the heart of the Gospel. 1. Christ Alone as the Image of the Invisible God (Col. 1:15) 1.1 The Perfect Revelation of God Christ is not merely a reflection of divine glory; He…
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…