by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Paul is an interesting person. Sometimes, he seemed shizophrenic. At times, he was so humble. He referred to himself as a chief of sinners. And to the weak, he became weak, to the Jew he became a Jew, and so on. He was so accommodating. Yet, in Gal 2, we see quite a...
by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, Holy Spirit, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Read Acts 2:42-47. Acts 2 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
How can we be merciful? First, you have to see how much sin you have been pardoned by a Holy God. Second, you have to see that the same sins that you see in others are in you. Take for example a sin like sexual harassment. Let’s say the person guilty of sexual...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
The next relational blessing is related to meekness. v7– 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. I think you can see how these 8 qualities are all connected. Christians ought to progress in all 8 of these areas simultaneously. If you are poor...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
When you hear the word “meek,” what comes to mind? You’re probably thinking doormat. A guy who gets struck on the cheek and he’s too chicken to fight back so he turns and offers his other check. People have a notion that Christians are so wimpy. A couple of weeks ago,...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Matthew, NT, Sermons
Read Matthew 5:1-12. We are continuing on in the Beatitudes which kicks off Jesus’ first and arguably most famous sermon, the Sermon on the Mount, which spans chapters 5-7 of Matthew. The Beatitudes contain 8 statements of blessing. As Brother Daniel shared last week,...
