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https://youtu.be/9WFpOouxDbA Living with the End in Mind ”7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards […]

Wrestling with Suffering  ”Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles

https://youtu.be/EdupwWXJ6lg Prepared to Suffer Joyfully  ”18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark

https://youtu.be/HmnIQEP0fnM Living out of our Heavenly Identity Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an

https://youtu.be/xqc2dctE9po Pursuing the Good Life ”8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue

https://youtu.be/lava3swkddc Christian Marriage & Submission   A Christian wife should live with a difficult husband so that he is attracted to Christ by her behavior.    ”1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when

Witness at Work ”18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for

Love: God & Neighbor Sermon Points I. The Context of the Question: Who is My Neighbor? II. The Motivation of the Question: Who is My Neighbor? III. The Answer to the Question: Who is My Neighbor? Quick Thought: Jonathan Edwards, “Heaven is a World of Love”. In a famous sermon, Jonathan Edwards, an American preacher and theologian,described heaven a

The Prophecy of Zechariah Sermon Points I. On that Day: A Faithful People  II. On that Day: A Grieving People  III. On that Day: A Holy People III. On that Day: A Holy Temple Quick Thought: Horse and Buggy’s and a True and Better Temple In our study of Zechariah, which chronicles the rebuilding of the temple in

The Prophecy of Zechariah Sermon Points I. A Picture: Destruction of the Land  vv 1-3 II. A Drama: The Good Shepherd & the People Who Reject Him  vv 4-17 III. A Warning: Do Not Reject the Good Shepherd  v 12 Quick Thought: Treasuring Christ & Don’t Waste Your Life While sorting through the book supply at the UCC office this