Be joyful! What does that mean? What if I’m not feeling it? Can we really rejoice on demand? The “why” of joy God is faithful The illusion of strength We’re under “the eyes of the Lord” The “what” of joy We wait in hope We rejoice in him, not an idea or feeling God’s love is with us
(show picture) How does your guilt affect you? “guilt before God” the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives was to convict us of our sin and the guilt before God Romans 7:7-10. What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For…
… when your life is filled with oppression … when you are fearful of your future? Is it OK to bring God our real heart problems? “Does our reality touch God’s reality?” An intro to Psalms … a book of praises. … the human voice as people cry out to God. … God’s word to us … each of the Psalms is…
What would it be like to live in a city it which almost everyone else worshipped other gods? Pergamum i) The good Rev 1:17 they had remained true to the name of Jesus ii) And the Bad some who hold to the teaching of Balaam. Numbers 22-24, 31:8-6 Joshua 24:9-10 – “When Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, prepared to…
If Jesus were to write to us, what would he say? The context of the letters in Revelation The letters are preceded and proceeded by the glorified Christ The letters invite the readers to join in the mission of the risen Jesus Themes are introduced which flow through the rest of the book The target churchesNotice the shared ‘shape’ of the letters…