Sermon Notes

Micah 6:8 No, the LORD has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God. (TEV) “The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.” Horace Greeley … Continue reading →

Proverbs 12:22  The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. (NIV) “I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”  George Washington (1732-1799)

Hebrews 10:24-25  Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together [yeah—that means going to Church on Sunday], as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is … Continue reading →

“Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.” Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) And what does that mean? “For the early Christians, koinonia was not the frilly “fellowship” of church-sponsored, biweekly little meetings to ponder the latest self-help book. It … Continue reading →

“God does not expect us to submit our faith to him without reason, but the very limits of reason make faith a necessity.” — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) “If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would be no longer wonderful, and faith would have no … Continue reading →

“I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.” Proverbs 7:7 (NIV) “Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.”—Unknown

James 1:22-25  22  Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice. 23  If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are. 24  They take … Continue reading →

Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ’s suffering, we will also share his glory. Romans 8:17 (TEV) “Children are God’s apostles, day by day … Continue reading →

“Yes, we have it among professing Christians—this strange ingenuity to seek our own interest under the guise of seeking the interests of God. I am not afraid to say what I fear—that there are thousands of people who are using the deeper life and Bible prophecy, foreign missions and physical … Continue reading →

Psalm 101:5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure. (NIV) Psalm 40:4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn … Continue reading →