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God doesn't love you becaue you are lovely...

We don't believe that God really loves us, or we turn the white hot Holy love of God into soft headed sentimentality. We dn't realize that God's love is not like our love. We are not lovely, God does…

Isaiah 48:1 (ESV), Isaiah 48:2 (ESV), Isaiah 48:3 (ESV), Isaiah 48:4 (ESV), Isaiah 48:5 (ESV), Isaiah 48:6 (ESV), Isaiah 48:7 (ESV), Isaiah 48:8 (ESV), Isaiah 48:9 (ESV), Isaiah 48:10 (ESV), Isaiah 48:11 (ESV), Isaiah 48:12 (ESV), Isaiah 48:13 (ESV), Isaiah 48:14 (ESV), Isaiah 48:15 (ESV), Isaiah 48:16 (ESV), Isaiah 48:17 (ESV), Isaiah 48:18 (ESV), Isaiah 48:19 (ESV), Isaiah 48:20 (ESV), Isaiah 48:21 (ESV), Isaiah 48:22 (ESV)

Why is there Christmas?

We have Christmas because of God's great love for us, his love of those in His image, and for His glory. It is difficult to belive that Jesus was a man. Yes, he was God, we usually accept that. But Jesus…

Hebrews 2:10 (ESV), Hebrews 2:11 (ESV), Hebrews 2:12 (ESV), Hebrews 2:13 (ESV), Hebrews 2:14 (ESV), Hebrews 2:15 (ESV), Hebrews 2:16 (ESV), Hebrews 2:17 (ESV), Hebrews 2:18 (ESV)

The Holy spirit

The spirit is selective, temporary and task oriented. Not everyone would've encountered The Holy Spirit. Though it was rare to be filled with the spirit, it did occur enough to be examined. In the book…

Acts 1:1 (ESV), Acts 1:2 (ESV), Acts 1:3 (ESV), Acts 1:4 (ESV), Acts 1:5 (ESV), Acts 1:6 (ESV), Acts 1:7 (ESV), Acts 1:8 (ESV), Acts 1:9 (ESV), Acts 1:10 (ESV), Acts 1:11 (ESV)

Salvation

What is it we need to be saved from? Our enemy, but even ourselves. In this case it was Pharoah. But our ultimate enemy is Satan. (The Egyptian crown resembles a snake and Pharoah was acting in a way…

Exodus 14:1 (ESV), Exodus 14:2 (ESV), Exodus 14:3 (ESV), Exodus 14:4 (ESV), Exodus 14:5 (ESV), Exodus 14:6 (ESV), Exodus 14:7 (ESV), Exodus 14:8 (ESV), Exodus 14:9 (ESV), Exodus 14:10 (ESV), Exodus 14:11 (ESV), Exodus 14:12 (ESV), Exodus 14:13 (ESV), Exodus 14:14 (ESV), Exodus 14:15 (ESV), Exodus 14:16 (ESV), Exodus 14:17 (ESV), Exodus 14:18 (ESV), Exodus 14:19 (ESV), Exodus 14:20 (ESV), Exodus 14:21 (ESV), Exodus 14:22 (ESV), Exodus 14:23 (ESV), Exodus 14:24 (ESV), Exodus 14:25 (ESV), Exodus 14:26 (ESV), Exodus 14:27 (ESV), Exodus 14:28 (ESV), Exodus 14:29 (ESV), Exodus 14:30 (ESV), Exodus 14:31 (ESV)

Our Issues about Idolatry

God is a jealous God. He equates His name with jealousy. His jealousy is righteous. He is jealous to protect His honor. God is righteous in His jealousness because He does deserve all the glory. It is…

Jeremiah 44:1 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:2 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:3 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:4 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:5 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:6 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:7 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:8 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:9 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:10 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:11 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:12 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:13 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:14 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:15 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:16 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:17 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:18 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:19 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:20 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:21 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:22 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:23 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:24 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:25 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:26 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:27 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:28 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:29 (ESV), Jeremiah 44:30 (ESV)

Judgement, Sacrifice, Remembrance

Judgement: No scientist or theologist can explain away the death of the firstborn with a natural occurance. The Lord himself is coming as judge to take the frstborn son. If you want to understand scripture…

Exodus 11:1 (ESV), Exodus 11:2 (ESV), Exodus 11:3 (ESV), Exodus 11:4 (ESV), Exodus 11:5 (ESV), Exodus 11:6 (ESV), Exodus 11:7 (ESV), Exodus 11:8 (ESV), Exodus 11:9 (ESV), Exodus 11:10 (ESV)

How to listen for God

Listen with a true heart. Don't go to Him asking permission for the things you have decided should be. In these verses the people had already decided wha they wanted. They didn't really want to know God's…

Jeremiah 42:1 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:2 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:3 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:4 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:5 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:6 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:7 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:8 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:9 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:10 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:11 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:12 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:13 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:14 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:15 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:16 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:17 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:18 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:19 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:20 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:21 (ESV), Jeremiah 42:22 (ESV)

Jesus was a man

One day we will all face judgement. We are to continually atempt to live as the man Jesus did, with His spirit in us guiing our actions. We fail where he did not. But He will forgive us if we are able…

Acts 17:30 (ESV), Acts 17:31 (ESV)

Untitled Note

If you want to follow Revelation, follow the scroll. It has gone from God to Christ to an angel to John. Ezekial had to eat the scroll to get his message. The scroll John gets is so full and important,…

Revelation 5:1 (ESV), Revelation 5:2 (ESV), Revelation 5:3 (ESV), Revelation 5:4 (ESV)

God's posse

God is so powerful, so awesome and amazing, that his posse, the people that hang out near him, are so majestic on their own the sight of them would make a man fall to his knees for wanting to worship…

Revelation 4:4 (ESV)

OH the Colors!

John is trying to explain the majesty of the throne, but it is somthing so majestic that he cannot get passed the color. It is something so foriegn to us, like nothing on earth, so that it is difficult…

Revelation 4:3 (ESV)

God hates sin, and He judges it.

The devil wants you to believe there is no wrath of God. The Lord will reminds us that there is is judgement for sin. In Genesis the devil caused Eve and Adam to doubt God's judgement. The plagues are…

Exodus 8:1 (ESV), Exodus 8:2 (ESV), Exodus 8:3 (ESV), Exodus 8:4 (ESV), Exodus 8:5 (ESV), Exodus 8:6 (ESV), Exodus 8:7 (ESV), Exodus 8:8 (ESV), Exodus 8:9 (ESV), Exodus 8:10 (ESV), Exodus 8:11 (ESV), Exodus 8:12 (ESV), Exodus 8:13 (ESV), Exodus 8:14 (ESV), Exodus 8:15 (ESV), Exodus 8:16 (ESV), Exodus 8:17 (ESV), Exodus 8:18 (ESV), Exodus 8:19 (ESV)

The Plagues

Are in sets of 3. In the first Moses warns Pharoah, on the second Moses announces it, but on the 3rd there was no warning or announcement.

Exodus 7:1 (ESV), Exodus 7:2 (ESV), Exodus 7:3 (ESV), Exodus 7:4 (ESV), Exodus 7:5 (ESV), Exodus 7:6 (ESV), Exodus 7:7 (ESV), Exodus 7:8 (ESV), Exodus 7:9 (ESV), Exodus 7:10 (ESV), Exodus 7:11 (ESV), Exodus 7:12 (ESV), Exodus 7:13 (ESV), Exodus 7:14 (ESV), Exodus 7:15 (ESV), Exodus 7:16 (ESV), Exodus 7:17 (ESV), Exodus 7:18 (ESV), Exodus 7:19 (ESV), Exodus 7:20 (ESV), Exodus 7:21 (ESV), Exodus 7:22 (ESV), Exodus 7:23 (ESV), Exodus 7:24 (ESV), Exodus 7:25 (ESV)

How people respond to the word of God.

People ignore it. People were scared and decided to fast. They were pretending to hope to hear from God. But when the scrolls were read they did not react. The word of God was sent to them, but they did…

Jeremiah 36:1 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:2 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:3 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:4 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:5 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:6 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:7 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:8 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:9 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:10 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:11 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:12 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:13 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:14 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:15 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:16 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:17 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:18 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:19 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:20 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:21 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:22 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:23 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:24 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:25 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:26 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:27 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:28 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:29 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:30 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:31 (ESV), Jeremiah 36:32 (ESV)

God had lessons for Moses

The lessons for Moses: Moses, in fulfiling his mission, did not need to fear any man. Pharoah was not just a king. Peple thought he was a son of the gods. God was saying to Moses not to fear Pharoah because…

Exodus 4:18 (ESV), Exodus 4:19 (ESV), Exodus 4:20 (ESV), Exodus 4:21 (ESV), Exodus 4:22 (ESV), Exodus 4:23 (ESV), Exodus 4:24 (ESV), Exodus 4:25 (ESV), Exodus 4:26 (ESV), Exodus 4:27 (ESV), Exodus 4:28 (ESV), Exodus 4:29 (ESV), Exodus 4:30 (ESV), Exodus 4:31 (ESV)

Genesis explained

God displays his character v1 -11 God has no because. He exists because He exists. He doesn't need us. Before the beginning He was happy. We are used to being in our relationships. But what people need…

The Lord has Hope promised for Judah

The passage shows God's unending willingness to show mercy. Even as He is judging the people, He has a promise of hope. During this time the people were starving and tearing down their houses to build…

Jeremiah 33:1 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:2 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:3 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:4 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:5 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:6 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:7 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:8 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:9 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:10 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:11 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:12 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:13 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:14 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:15 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:16 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:17 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:18 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:19 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:20 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:21 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:22 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:23 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:24 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:25 (ESV), Jeremiah 33:26 (ESV)

The Greatest Among You is the One who Serves

The Christian view of leadership: the leader as the one who serves. The cross, the symbol of Christianity, was not to be spoken of by civilized people. Christianity asks you t take up your cross daily,…

Luke 22:24 (ESV), Luke 22:25 (ESV), Luke 22:26 (ESV), Luke 22:27 (ESV), Luke 22:28 (ESV), Luke 22:29 (ESV), Luke 22:30 (ESV)

The righteousness in which we rejoice and for which we fight.

In verse 8, Paul emphasizes how important his message his by basically cursing. When Paul says "rubbish" which basically means cr-p or sh-t. All his accomplishments are cr-p, it is legalism is what got…

Philippians 3:1 (ESV), Philippians 3:2 (ESV), Philippians 3:3 (ESV), Philippians 3:4 (ESV), Philippians 3:5 (ESV), Philippians 3:6 (ESV), Philippians 3:7 (ESV), Philippians 3:8 (ESV), Philippians 3:9 (ESV), Philippians 3:10 (ESV), Philippians 3:11 (ESV), Philippians 3:12 (ESV), Philippians 3:13 (ESV), Philippians 3:14 (ESV), Philippians 3:15 (ESV), Philippians 3:16 (ESV), Philippians 3:17 (ESV), Philippians 3:18 (ESV), Philippians 3:19 (ESV), Philippians 3:20 (ESV), Philippians 3:21 (ESV)

People Today don't have friends...

We live in a society with instant access and we constantly feed our own ego. We becom o that we believe we don't need other people at all. Good Friendships are important. They give you direction. The…

Proverbs 27:5 (ESV), Proverbs 27:6 (ESV), Proverbs 27:7 (ESV), Proverbs 27:8 (ESV), Proverbs 27:9 (ESV), Proverbs 27:10 (ESV)

Proverbs shows the consequences, character, and changes of our words.

Words are powerful. God creates with words, His word is our guide for life. Jesus is referred to as the word. God treasures words. Paul David Tripp says "Words have the power to give life. Words have…

Proverbs 10:11 (ESV), Proverbs 10:12 (ESV), Proverbs 10:13 (ESV), Proverbs 10:14 (ESV), Proverbs 10:15 (ESV), Proverbs 10:16 (ESV), Proverbs 10:17 (ESV), Proverbs 10:18 (ESV), Proverbs 10:19 (ESV), Proverbs 10:20 (ESV), Proverbs 10:21 (ESV)

Lazyness leads to poverty and calamity

1 What does the sluggard do? a. He makes excuses- Proverbs 22:13 everything is too hard or dangerous, therefore he cannot do what needs to be done. b. He dissapoints those around him. Proverbs 10:5 Parents…

Proverbs 6:6 (ESV), Proverbs 6:7 (ESV), Proverbs 6:8 (ESV), Proverbs 6:9 (ESV), Proverbs 6:10 (ESV), Proverbs 6:11 (ESV)

Jesus is the way out of calamity

In Eph 2, There is no end to God's love. It is infinite. He will forever make you happy. This is the wisdom of God: Jesus takes our calamity and gives us Joy in it's place.

Proverbs 1:20 (ESV), Proverbs 1:21 (ESV), Proverbs 1:22 (ESV), Proverbs 1:23 (ESV), Proverbs 1:24 (ESV), Proverbs 1:25 (ESV), Proverbs 1:26 (ESV), Proverbs 1:27 (ESV), Proverbs 1:28 (ESV), Proverbs 1:29 (ESV), Proverbs 1:30 (ESV), Proverbs 1:31 (ESV), Proverbs 1:32 (ESV), Proverbs 1:33 (ESV)

What if we don't listen to Lady Wisdom?

Calamity will strike. Noone can be prepared for a Tsunami. God alone can help in that moment. If you have turned away from God's wisdom, can you expect to call on him? She will laugh at you. Verse 22…

Proverbs 1:20 (ESV), Proverbs 1:21 (ESV), Proverbs 1:22 (ESV), Proverbs 1:23 (ESV), Proverbs 1:24 (ESV), Proverbs 1:25 (ESV), Proverbs 1:26 (ESV), Proverbs 1:27 (ESV), Proverbs 1:28 (ESV), Proverbs 1:29 (ESV), Proverbs 1:30 (ESV), Proverbs 1:31 (ESV), Proverbs 1:32 (ESV), Proverbs 1:33 (ESV)

Why do we not hear Lady Wisdom?

We're too busy. SheKs crying in the streets. This is where life is going on. We're so busy we don't hear her! We don't know how to be in a quiet room alone. (Look up Jonathan Edward's Resolutions). Busyness…

Proverbs 1:20 (ESV), Proverbs 1:21 (ESV), Proverbs 1:22 (ESV), Proverbs 1:23 (ESV), Proverbs 1:24 (ESV), Proverbs 1:25 (ESV), Proverbs 1:26 (ESV), Proverbs 1:27 (ESV), Proverbs 1:28 (ESV), Proverbs 1:29 (ESV), Proverbs 1:30 (ESV), Proverbs 1:31 (ESV), Proverbs 1:32 (ESV), Proverbs 1:33 (ESV)