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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
We are going to see two purposes in Christ's triumph over evil
A. Opening illustration: Super Bowl LIII, elephants are the biggest babies born on earth except for Patriots haters B. Background to passage: It is a common misconception of most religions that there is a great battle of good and evil going on through the ages with Satan/evil (or whatever form ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:31-44
Denomination: Baptist
The Law is not evil but good. Sin has taken advantage of the law and uses the good thing created by God to cause us to commit sin leading to condemnation and death
May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *THE LAW IS NOT EVIL* Romans 7:7-13 King James Version (KJV) 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not ...read more
Scripture: Romans 7:7-13
Denomination: Charismatic
IN A POLLUTED WORLD LIKE OURS IT IS EXPEDIENT THAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD STAND OUT AND MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. ANYTHING THAT APPEARS LIKE EVIL SHOULD NOT BE CONDONED BY BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. THEY SHOULD DENOUNCE EVIL OUT RIGHTLY AND KEEP AWAY FROM THEM.
APPEARANCE OF EVIL 1ST THES. 5:22 states thus ‘Abstain from all appearance of evil.’ Apostle Paul by the Holy Spirit exhorts Christians to abstain from all appearance of evil. You may wish to ask, ‘what is appearance of evil? ’. In order to understand this phrase we need ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Denomination: Evangelical Free
There are perhaps no two words that are more highly abused than these two. With multitudes of people calling evil good and good evil. We had better know the difference.
Good and Evil There are perhaps no two words that are more highly abused than these two. With multitudes of people calling evil good and good evil. We had better know the difference: Isa 5:20 Destruction is certain for those who call evil good and good evil... 1. What truly is Good? Here is a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
You need not fear the devil when you have the King with you! Are you listening? You can meet the devil and the evil forces at any time when you have a tight communion with the Lord at all times.
Encounter with evil: 1 King 18:2”So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.” Deuteronomy 28:1 “"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-10
Denomination: Pentecostal
The history of mankind is filled with various attempts to destroy the people of Israel.
A Study of the Book of Esther “An Evil Plan” Esther 3:1-15 The history of mankind is filled with various attempts to destroy the people of Israel. For ...read more
Scripture: Esther 3:1-15
Sometimes Ahab repented partially of his evil, only to let evil take a different direction. Evil comes back to bite you.
Evil Ahab (1 Kings 16:29 - 22:40; 2 Chronicles 18) 1. Some people have no idea what they are saying. I was admiring my aunt’s necklace when she surprised me by announcing, “I’m leaving it to you in my will. ”I was overjoyed, perhaps too much. “Oh!” I shouted. “I’m looking forward to that!” —Mona ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 18:1-34
Denomination: Independent/Bible
There is always this inquisitiveness even among the Christians to know about ghost and also watch ghost movies. Caveat!
Vampires Ephesians 6:12”…the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” I am sure this title of mine would be an instant hit because people may want to read it out of: curiosity, fear or nosiness… whatever….they would read. There is always this inquisitiveness even among the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12
Evil we say is dependent upon the good for its very existence. Good can exist alone, but evil must have the presence of good to exist,
When Victor Hugo was at what seemed to be the height of his fame he came into disfavor with Napoleon III and was exiled for 19 years. It was only natural that Hugo would consider this as pure tragedy, but his immediate judgment was wrong. During those years he wrote far superior books, and he ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:6
The Bible says God is a good judge. And God does what good judges do. Remember, even a dead fish can go with the flow.
Sermon Preview Today and next Sunday, we’ll see the Tale of Two Cities. Have you cut down a large tree where someone shouts out, “Watch out! It’s going to fall!” And moments after he says this, you watch a large tree first creep slowly to the earth and then pick up speed. It stood aright for so ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 18:1-24
This is the test that Eve failed, and then Adam followed. The first sin of man, like the first sin in the life of most everyone, was very simple and not sensational.
We have seen in our study of verse 6 that the fall of man was brought about by Satan’s subtlety in getting Eve to gain a good end by a bad means. The danger of allowing the end to justify the means is a real danger all of us need to be aware of, for none are immune to the virus of this danger. We ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:6-7
The Bible warns us about the dangers of evil deception.
In a world where truth is often distorted, some individuals embrace falsehoods and deceive others. The Bible warns us about the dangers of evil deception and encourages us to seek God's truth. _2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 - "The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, Proverbs 14:8
In a broken world, many evils try to own us. Is there healing for the evils that have taken us captive? Let’s learn about the healing that Jesus brings. Let’s look at Jesus healing a man possessed by evils in Mark 1:21-28.
Prelude: In a broken world, many evils try to own us. Is there healing for the evils that have taken us captive? Purpose: Let’s learn about the healing that Jesus brings. Plan: Let’s look at Jesus healing a man possessed by evils in Mark 1:21-28. Mark 1:21 Then they went into Capernaum, and ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:21-28
Encourage the church to confront evil, understand the reality of spiritual warfare, and pray for discernment to distinguish between God's truth and the enemy's lies, using the example of King Saul's disobedience in 1 Samuel 28:8.
Good morning, church family. Today, we're gonna dive into a passage that's a bit of a tough one, but it's crucial for our understanding about how evil can creep into our midst, the reality of spiritual warfare, and our need for discerning hearts and prayerful spirits. We're going to be looking at 1 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:8
Topics: Evil, Church
Good and godly peop-le are rooted in the Word of God.
Title: Choose Your Own Adventure Text: Psalm 1 Thesis: Good and godly people are rooted in the Word of God. Introduction “Choose Your Own Adventure” is a series of children’s gamebooks where each story is written from a second-person point of view in which the reader assumes ...read more
Scripture: Job 1:1-6
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