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Lent
Contributed by Charles Mallory on Feb 25, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. Lessons From The Temptations
Contributed on Feb 25, 2023
The first Adam was tested by Satan and was defeated. The New Adam, Jesus, faces three temptations from Satan and is victorious. We can learn what was really behind those temptations to live sanctified lives!
TEMPTATION! WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH OUR HUMAN NATURE AND SIN, WE KNOW THAT “HINDSIGHT IS 20/20!” YES, IT IS EASY TO SEE SIN FOR WHAT IT IS WHEN WE ENCOUNTER AND DEAL WITH ITS EFFECTS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT IS NOT SO APPARENT IS HOW WE GET TO THIS POINT. WHEN LEFT UNTREATED AND IT ...read more
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2. Sola Fide!
Contributed on Mar 10, 2023
Justifying grace in the Wesleyan tradition. We are saved by God's grace through faith.
GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! I HAVE HEARD THAT STATEMENT QUITE A FEW TIMES FOR “BENEFIT-RELATED” TV COMMERCIALS. I PERSONALLY DON’T WANT WHAT I DESERVE! ROMANS 6:23A, “FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH….” ETERNAL DEATH IS THE “PAYCHECK” ONE RECEIVES WHEN THEY LIVE APART FROM GOD, IN THIS LIFE-TIME, AND STILL ...read more
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3. The Message From Galilee
Contributed on Feb 15, 2024
Jesus proclaims a bold message from Galilee to "repent and believe the Good News!"
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON HERE! MARK TELLS US OF MANY EVENTS, BUT IN JUST A FEW WORDS. WE HEAR OF THE BAPTISM OF JESUS; THE FATHER’S AFFIRMATION AND AN IMMEDIATE TEST OUT IN THE DESERT FOR THE NEXT FORTY DAYS. THERE IS JUST A QUICK MENTION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BEING IN PRISON AND THEN JESUS IS BACK IN ...read more
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4. For God So Loved
Contributed on Mar 7, 2024
God's wonderful gift of Salvation, made possible by His Son Jesus, comes with two options: believe or perish.
THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE TO THE CHRISTIANS IN EPHESUS THIS STATEMENT IN 1 JOHN 2:1-2, “MY DEAR CHILDREN, I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN. BUT IF ANYONE DOES SIN, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE WHO PLEADS OUR CASE BEFORE THE FATHER. HE IS JESUS CHRIST, THE ONE WHO IS TRULY RIGHTEOUS. HE HIMSELF ...read more