New Testament
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Series on James Title: Facing Trials Introduction The epistle of James is not unique in being addressed to Jewish Christians. The book of Hebrews begins with the words in the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets. Neither is this letter unique in dealing with trouble and persecution. The book of Hebrews is
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I WOES 1:1-27 A THE PERSPECTIVE IN PERSEVERANCE 1:1-11 B THE PROMISE IN PERSEVERANCE 1:12-18 C THE PRODUCT IN PERSEVERANCE 1:19-27 II WORKS 2:1-16 A FAVORITISM 2:1-13 B FAITH AND WORKS 2:14-26 III WISDOM 3:1-18 A CONVERSATION 3:1-12 B CONDUCT 3:13-18 IV WARNINGS 4:1-5:6 A PRIDE 4:1-10 B PREJUDICE 4:11-12 C PRESUMPTION 4:13-17 D PLEASURE
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Series on Jude Title: The Faultless Presentation Introduction: The conclusion of Jude’s letter is a grand ascription of praise to God.To Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power
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Series on Jude Title: A Dangerous Task INTRODUCTION: That Christians have enemies comes as no surprise. But, the greatest enemies are not those who persecute, torture, and kill. There were false teachers in the Church at Philippi. In his letter to them Paul calls them enemies of the cross of Christ. In Ephesians 5 Paul
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Series on Jude Title: A Culture of Death Introduction: We have seen Jude’s exposure of the enemy. Falsehood creeps into the Church. False teachers and false messiahs are always a threat. There are always those who are inclined to pollute the gospel with the world’s bad dreams. He has given us examples from history of
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Series on Jude Title: Bad Dreams Introduction As we saw last week Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ is boldly warning us of the fact that we are never safe from ungodly men secretly slipping in and undermining the gospel of God’s grace. Therefore we must contend for the faith. The key idea in our
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Series on Jude Title: Contend for the Faith Introduction: Jude? isn’t that a song somebody sang-Hey Jude! No it’s the next to the last book of your Bible. It is so short it has no chapters. Few people know anything about it other than the key verse which is “contend for the faith that was
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Key Verse: Jude 3“..Contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.” I The Exposure of the Enemy, Jude 1-4 II The Examples of the Enemy, Jude 5-9 III The Estimation of the Enemy, Jude 10-16 IV The Engagement of the Enemy, Jude 17-23 V The Expulsion of the Enemy Jude
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Series on Hebrews Title: Prayer: A Difficult and Dangerous Duty Introduction: In his concluding remarks the author of Hebrews imparts news and greetings but most importantly he pleads for prayer. In verse 18-21 he asks for prayer, and he prays for the people to whom he has written, Pray for us. We are sure that
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Series on Hebrews Part II, Christ Crucified Our Altar Introduction: We are looking today in Part II at verses 9-16. We treasure Reformation heritage of salvation by Grace through Faith. Yet many do not enjoy the freedom and blessing of the grace of God. I remember seeing the TV show Tool Time in which one
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Series on Hebrews Title: Leading in Love Introduction: I have divided this portion, Hebrews 13:7-17 into two parts. Next week at Communion we will be looking at verses 9-16. Today we contemplate verses 7,8 and 17, Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life
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Series on Hebrews Title: Encourage One Another Introduction: 37 years ago as a young Pastor in Burlington New Jersey, fresh out of Seminary, I met a middle-aged man who was addicted to alcohol, homeless and in need of assistance. As I became acquainted I was amazed at his extraordinary grasp of Christian truth. That man
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Series on Hebrews Title: Shelter or Strife Introduction: Have you ever asked, “What have I gotten myself into?” I am certain that the Jewish Christians to whom this letter is addressed were asking that question. No sooner had they accepted Jesus as their Messiah than they were subjected to intense persecution. So says the writer
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Series on Hebrews Title: Run or Else Introduction: John MacArthur calls this passage “Run for your life.” Unfortunately most people view the Christian life itself as some kind of medal or trophy. They act as if salvation through Jesus Christ was like a Super Bowl ring given to a member of a team that never
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Series on Hebrews Title: The Triple Reward of Faith Introduction: An active faith is the instrument of God’s grace to save us and preserve us. We have seen this illustrated in the definition of faith in verses 1-3, in the faith of the Old World in verses 4-7, In the Faith of the Originators, the
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