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  • Righteousness – The Fourth Step To Happiness Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,146 views

    This is the fourth of the "Be" attitudes.

    Starving For Righteousness – The Fourth Step To Happiness We have been making a journey through a section of the scripture known as the beatitudes. The beatitudes are found in Matthew chapter five. All of them begin with the word “blessed.” Another word for blessed is happy. So as we have been ...read more

  • "Seek Righteousness…seek Humility”

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Feb 27, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,747 views

    Sackcloth and ashes. Fasting and weeping. Tearing clothes and pulling out hair. Lying face down in the dirt. What does repentance look like for New Testament believers? The Prophet Zephaniah reminds of us what believers do when they are repentant.

    Sackcloth and ashes. Fasting and weeping. Tearing clothes and pulling out hair. Lying face down in the dirt. Those are some powerful pictures of repentance, wouldn’t you agree? And what were Old Testament believers saying with these traditions? Wearing clothes made from rough ...read more

  • Jesse's Branch Brings Righteousness

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,732 views

    ADVENT 2(A) - Jesse’s Branch brings righteousness from very humble beginnings with very miraculous results.

    JESSE’S BRANCH BRINGS RIGHTEOUSNESS Isaiah 11:1-10 - December 7, 2003 ISAIAH 11:1-10 111 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of ...read more

  • The Belt Of Truth And The Breastplate Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 16, 2015
     | 6,657 views

    EPHESIANS 6 IS THE MOST DETAILED ACCOUNT OF PAUL’S TEACHING CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL ARMOR OF GOD. EACH PIECE IS WOVEN INTO THE FRAMEWORK OF ANOTHER AND IT PROPERLY APPLIED, WILL GIVE THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PROTECTION WHEN ENGAGED IN SPIRITUAL CONFLICT.

    THE ARMOR OF GOD: PART ONE THE BELT OF TRUTH AND THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS EPHESIANS 6:14 WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING PAUL’S TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE, AND HAVE, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BEEN CONCENTRATING ON THE FIRST THREE VERSES OF THIS PASSAGE. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE ...read more

  • Ripe Ritual And Redemptive Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,833 views

    Dramatic monologue as if it were from Micah himself, summarizing the entire book around the contrast between practicing ritual in order to avoid judgment vs. living God’s requirements of justice, mercy, and the humble walk.

    [Outside the sanctuary] Justice, O God! Justice! We must have your justice! And righteousness! Without that we are lost! Oh, Lord God, the Temple and the city – what I see there sickens me. That ripe and rotten ritual, those empty gestures, those paid and padded priests! O God, ...read more

  • Genuine Prayer And Fasting Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 15, 2015
     | 7,156 views

    Last week we started the series on the places where Jesus said, “I tell you the truth”. We started out by looking at Matt. 6:1-4 where Jesus talks about giving. Today we’ll look at the other acts of righteousness in this passage-praying and fasting.

    “GENUINE PRAYER AND FASTING” Matthew 6:5-18 INTRODUCTION: Last week we started the series on the places where Jesus said, “I tell you the truth”. We started out by looking at the first four verses of Matt. 6 where Jesus shows us our giving need not be done with fanfare, ...read more

  • Righteousness, Road Construction, And Redemption

    Contributed by Don Schultz on May 29, 2002
    based on 183 ratings
     | 9,019 views

    How does one attain rigteousness? Which road to take? Only one.

    RIGHTEOUSNESS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AND REDEMPTION (Romans 3:21-25a, 27-28) It’s summertime now, and that means that the road construction season is in full swing. During the road construction season, I find myself spending a lot of time looking for something that isn’t there. What I mean is ...read more

  • Self-Righteousness Leads To Disillusionment

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,203 views

    SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS LEADS TO DISILLUSIONMENT BECAUSE IT BLURS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED TOO GOOD TO SEE STRAIGHT 1.

    SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS LEADS TO DISILLUSIONMENT BECAUSE IT BLURS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED TOO GOOD TO SEE STRAIGHT 1. THE CAUSE OF DISILLUSIONMENT = SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS (3:13-15) the people were blind to their own sin -- they were too good to see straight Context: You ...read more

  • God Manifests His Righteousness

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,877 views

    GOD MANIFESTS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN PAYING THE PRICE TO JUSTIFY SINNERS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH--THE GUTS OF THE GOSPEL 1.

    GOD MANIFESTS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN PAYING THE PRICE TO JUSTIFY SINNERS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH--THE GUTS OF THE GOSPEL 1. (:21-26) How Can Corrupt Sinners Ever Have What It Takes? God's Plan of Salvation--the Gift of His Righteousness a. God Has Revealed His Plan of Salvation to Us (:21) the ...read more

  • Meaning Of Righteousness Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,432 views

    Jesus teaches true righteousness as it relates to adultery and divorce.

    Last Sunday, Jesus taught the real meaning of righteousness in the area of marital fidelity and sexual purity. Exodus 20:4;17 “You shall not commit adultery. 17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox ...read more

  • Meaning Of Righteousness Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007
     | 2,687 views

    Jesus emphasizes the importances of truth and entregrity.

    Matthew 5:33 through 37 Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD 34But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by ...read more

  • Man's Anger - God's Righteousness

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,677 views

    Moses was so mad he lost his leadership. Anger is a dangerous emotion that needs God’s guidance.

    What makes you really mad? What do you do when you get upset and angry? Moses learned a hard lesson about anger in Numbers 20. Anger can make it easier to do wrong. Did you see our bulletin this week? Did you read the verse in Words to live by? James 1:19-20 Open you Bible to that passage and ...read more

  • Dressed In His Righteousness Alone

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,654 views

    Funeral sermon for Buford Pervall: deacon, usher, church clerk. To know your own value means that you learn to trust God in large matters and you seek positive change.

    Someone once remarked that a cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Isn’t that an apt description of our time, when we will pay inflated prices for houses, we will spend $75.00 to fill up our SUV’s, and will hire basketball coaches for forty million dollars ...read more

  • A Balanced View Of Sin And Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Clark on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,408 views

    #1 in a 12 sermon series

    JAMES 1:12-18 A Balanced view North College Ave Baptist Church Snyder, TX July 11, 2004 I. Patient endurance is our evidence of true love for God. A. God’s promise is the root. B. Endurance is the fruit. C. The crown of life is the reward. II. James addresses those who are in danger of giving ...read more

  • Let's Compare Our Righteousness

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,660 views

    Is our righteousness any better than the Pharisees?

    MATT.5:17-22 “LET’S COMPARE OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” A) These words were spoken by the Savior, and they are strong, searching words of Jesus! * The word except is used only five times by our Savior in this sense and means: unless, if not! * Matt.18:3 “Except ye be converted, and become as little ...read more