Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 2:1-5 “Remember your maker” – a call to humility Proverbs 22:2 What does it mean to be wise with wealth? Recognizing that wealth itself is not evil But how adept are we at spotting greed? Wealth should be stewarded carefully Righteousness is worth more than wealth…
1 Peter 3:1-7 – Husbands and Wives Monnica’s & Patricius …397 BC 1 Peter 3 – Used to the great strengthening– Used to destroy What these verses are NOT saying … do not allow your husband to force you to do something that is illegal … do not allow your husband to force you to do something immoral … do not allow…
The God who protects 1. What Ps 131 says about God 2. How Ps 131 points us to Jesus Mt 11:27-30 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. “Come to me, all…
1 Peter 1:13-25 – Where is your hope? … founded on the reality of past events. … that looks forward to being with God in heaven for all eternity. Because of the hope that you have Verse 13 … how we should live because of the hope that we have. …four big differences that following Jesus should make to the way we…
1 Peter 1:1-12 – Living Hope What defines you? What is it that gives you your identity? Our better identity 1 Peter 1:1 … God’s elect people. Qu: If you follow Jesus, is your primary identity found in the fact you have been chosen by God to be his? Qu: What would your life begin to look like if you found your…
Summer Series – Exposing Our Blind Spots – Intimacy = Sex How many friends do you have? … who are your friends who know you intimately? The problem is … Our society has linked intimacy and sex as the same thing. – 2 Samuel 1, “I grieve you Jonathan my brother, you were very dear to me. You love for me was…
Ephesians 5:3-20 – Good works God prepared – How to be Pure A culture saturated with smut. Getting our bearings Ephesians 4:1 to Ephesians 6:9. … all about how to walk as a follower of Jesus 1) Walking in love … not lust or smut. (v3-7) … there should not even be a hint of sexual immorality of any kind. … not…