The Winning Smell of a Christian will spread from Life to Life.I) The Smell of the Solider. (14)II) The Two Smells on the Street. (15,16)III) The Smell Spreads to the…
The love that obeys brings the church to life in everything.I) The test of Love (v1,2,3 4)II) The test of Rest (v12,13)III) The test of Encouragement (v7,8)IV) The test of…
Considering God’s promises, we are to resolve conflicts with godliness.I): Approach with Godly sincerity (12-14)II): Square with God’s promises (15-20)III) Work with one another for the joy in Christ. (21-24).
Main idea: God encourages us with what Christ has done and doing through us.I) Introduction (1,2)II) Praise Who God is. (3, 4a)III) Remember What Christ did. (5,6,7, 10)
The church is to pray for the sufferer, restore the sinner, and reclaim the wanderer.I. Two things a sufferer should do ( 13,14,15 )II. Two things the elders could do…
While we suffer the world’s sin, we must strengthen our hearts.I.We are not to avenge those who made us suffer. ( 1-6 )II.We are to be patient until the coming…
1) Do not misplace your confidence in your plan. (13, 14)2) Explore God’s will in your plan. (15)3) Carry out your plan without arrogance. (16, 17)
I) Reject the friendship with the worldII) Resolve the friendship with God.
I) Worldly wisdom and its fruitsII) Godly wisdom and its fruitsIII) The Goal of Wisdom
Main idea: We must bridle our hearts with the gospel truths to rein in our speech.I) The Open Challenge to the Teacher-Speaker (1-2)II) The Good Potential of Speech (2-5)III) The…