In this portion of Scripture John continues his discourse on false teachers. The serious nature of this threat against the true church is real and this is why the apostle takes so much time to press this thought home. Integral to standing against deception is to abide in Christ. Don’t miss this encouraging message.
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The apostle John gave us a very strong command, “Do not love the world or anything in the world.” This comes out of First John 2:15 and is an extremely important truth we need to correctly understand and live out. This teaching will challenge you.
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First John 1:8-10 are the verses we will study in this lesson. The themes of deception and redemption will come out in stark contrast. This message will encourage your faith if you are a follower of Jesus and help you come to salvation is you are not.
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We will study Paul’s teaching on the final two articles of the Armor of God that are found in Ephesians 6:17. These are the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. This is a thought provoking message.
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The Apostle Paul’s command that we put on the full armor of God is the focus of this lesson that comes out of Ephesians 6:13. We not only have to believe that this spiritual war is real and that we have a spiritual enemy that wants to do us eternal harm, but we must be willing to fight.
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In this lesson we will concentrate on Ephesians 5:23-27. Verses 23 and 24 focus upon the government of the home and how a wife is to submit to her husband. Verses 25-27 speak of the high calling of a husband to love his wife as Jesus loves the true church and gave Himself up for her. This is a very practical and needed lesson so don’t miss it.
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Ephesians 4:30-32 are the verses we will study in this lesson. In verse 30 Paul commands us to not grieve the Holy Spirit. In verse 31 he teaches how we need to put off sin. Then in verse 32 the apostle tells us what to put on in its place. This is a challenging and practical teaching on how to walk with Jesus.
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In this lesson we will focus on James 1:19-20 that addresses the subject of anger. We live in a very angry world. Many people are angry and they don’t even know why. James gives us some good insight on the issue and we will go through many Scriptures to see what the Word of God teaches on this extremely important subject. This is a lesson you don’t want to miss.
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James 1:13-16 are the focus of part four in our study of this powerful epistle. We will study in this episode a few of God’s attributes that when misunderstood causes people to be angry at Him. We will also dig into the spiritual truths about temptation and the importance of this subject should be self-evident. This message will be a tremendous help to you if you have ears to hear.
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This study comes out of John 18:19-38. In these verses we will examine the illegal trial that condemned Jesus to death. But we must never forget that Jesus willingly laid down His life as the Lamb of God so that we could be forgiven and redeemed. There are some truths in this section of Scripture that every true believer should know or those who are seeking the truth.
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In our continuing study of the Gospel of John we will look at some of Jesus’ very radical teaching that is found in the eighth chapter. We will study verses 37 through 48. Verse 44 is the central thought of this portion of Scripture and it is where Jesus rebukes the religious people and tells them the truth that there spiritual father was the devil. This is a must listen to podcast, so don’t miss it.
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The subject of today’s podcast is about Jesus cleansing the Temple. This comes out of the second half of chapter two in the Gospel of John and is a very interesting study. There are some real spiritual truths here that you do not want to miss either. In this challenging section of Scripture we will learn why Jesus cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem and will also glean some very practical lessons that will speak to us in our day and age.
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In this study we will dig into verses 17-19 of Ps. 51. Though we will touch on other topics, the principle one will be on brokenness, which is what verse 17 clearly addresses. This is the final lesson on this psalm and we will start a new series next week. This is a very interesting study that is sure to provoke some thought, so don’t miss it.
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In today’s podcast we will start a new lesson, which is on Psalms 51. This powerful psalm came out of King David’s repentance over the adultery and murder he committed. Today we will dig into the historical setting so that we can have a better understanding of the psalm when we directly get into it next week. This study is very interesting and is sure to provoke some serious thought, so don’t miss it.
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Today will be our final lesson on First Peter 5:8. In this verse on spiritual warfare we will learn the infinite difference between the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of hell. This lesson will certainly challenge you so don’t miss it.
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In today’s lesson we will continue studying First Peter 5:8 which is about spiritual warfare. The topic is not only a popular one, it is important as well. Understanding our spiritual enemy is strategic to overcoming him. But what is of the utmost importance is knowing Jesus. The better we know Christ then the more clearly we will see who the enemy is and the schemes he is working against us. This podcast will be spiritually and mentally invigorating as we continue to make a comparison between God and the devil and see more clearly that there is no God like the Lord.
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In today’s podcast we will continue studying verse 8 of First Peter chapter five. In this section of Peter’s epistle we are focusing upon spiritual warfare. The direction of our lesson today will be upon who our enemy is in this spiritual war. This teaching is sure to prove interesting so don’t miss it.
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First Peter 4:4-6 are the verses we will study today. The two principle ideas that we will dig into is that people will think true Christians are strange because they do not practice sin and that the Lord will judge the living and the dead. This is a practical, yet very challenging podcast as we look at some of the struggles that come to those who are genuine followers of Jesus.
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Today in our podcast we will be studying First Peter 3:21-22. In these verses we will dig into a variety of subjects such as the idea that only a few people are saved in comparison to the mass of humanity. We will also examine some of the issues that revolve around the subject of water baptism. This study will be more exciting then you may at first think, so don’t miss it.
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Our lesson today comes out of First Peter 3:8-9. In these two verses Peter gives some very practical teaching on how to have a good marriage and a wonderful church. These are down to earth, real life things that we can live out through God’s grace that can make a tremendous difference in our homes and churches. But if we fail to live them out there are dire consequences. Do not miss this lesson, it may contain some truths that could change your life and family.
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In this lesson on 1 Peter 2:7-8 we will learn that there are only two possible responses we can give to Jesus. Either we believe in Him or we refuse to believe in Him. How we live in this world is directly defined by our response. Not just that, our eternity is defined by it as well. Today’s study is of tremendous importance so do not miss it.
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Eyes to See is a Christmas message that looks at some of the people that were involved in the Christmas story. Some had spiritual eyes to see Jesus while others did not. This message brings the story of the baby Jesus into our present day situation. You will enjoy this message.
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The tongue is the subject of today’s podcast and should prove to be very challenging. We will examine the power of the tongue and how it influences the lives of other people either for good or bad. This lesson will close looking at what James meant when a tongue is set on fire by hell. Next week we will dig into what it means to have our tongues set on fire by heaven.
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Dignity and depravity are truths about what it means for us to be human in this fallen world. According to how we understand these two dimensions of our humanity will directly affect the quality of our character. In last week’s podcast we studied what it means for us to be depraved. We will concentrate in today’s lesson on the wonderful truth of our God given gift of dignity. This teaching will powerfully touch your life.
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What does it mean that mankind is depraved? Do we have an authentic free will? This is the topic of our study today which is part six of our series on Character and God’s Power. This is a very important subject and has been a bone of contention for many in the church for hundreds of years. Well, I am not expecting to bring closure to the debate of depravity and free will with this one short lesson. But it will be a help to all my listeners who are wanting to learn how to be more like Jesus. In that end, that is what’s important.
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