Bea Smedley

5/20/12 Extended sermon

Romans 1:18-23 (NKJV)
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

5/20/12 Extended sermon

Romans 1:18-23 (NKJV)
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

5/20/12 Sermon Topic

Romans 1:24-27 (NIV)
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

The Virtuous Woman

Proverbs 31:10-31 (NKJV)
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.

Wisdom and understanding

Job 28:28 (NLT)
And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”

5/6/12 Sermon con't

Ephesians 5:1-7 (NKJV)
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

Sermon Topic 5/6/12

Ephesians 4:17-32 (NKJV)
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

Perseverence

Hebrews 10:35-36 (NLT)
So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!

Clean heart

Psalm 51:10-12 (NLT)
Create in me a clean heart, OGod. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

Spiritual Rebirth

John 3:6 (NLT)
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

4/22/12 Sermon

John 14:16-17 (NKJV)
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever

Agape love

John 3:16 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

WWJD

Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

Justice for All People

Deuteronomy 16:18-20 (NLT)
“Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

Ten Commandments

Deuteronomy 5:7-21 (NLT)
“You must not have any other god but me.

Acceptance of Christ

John 14:6 (NLT)
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

Lord requires Unity

1 Corinthians 12:10-11 (NKJV)
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

4/1/2012 Sermon topic

John 17:1-26 (NKJV)
Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

Do well whatever you do

Ecclesiastes 9:10-12 (NLT)
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (NIV)
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

Expecting tomorrow

James 4:13-17 (NIV)
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."

Advantages of companionship

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 (NLT)
I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

What is new is actually old

Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 (NLT)
History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

What is new is actually old

Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 (NLT)
History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

Search for knowledge

Ecclesiastes 1:17-18 (NLT)
So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.