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Elect Exiles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


1 Peter 1:1-2 Elect and exiled according to the foreknowledge of God the Father

Grace Greater Than All Our Sin

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023


Our sin requires judgement, but Christ has born the judgement of our sin.

Guard Against Unbelief

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023


Christians need to guard their hearts against the danger of unbelief.

Together For One Another

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023


"Take care! Encourage one another all the time, any chance you get" - How the people of God are the means of God to keep us in the life of God.

Set Your Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023


Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

World of Delusion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023


Paul offers the work of Christ in creation and redemption as the rebuttal against the confusions and delusions of the world.

Full Assurance of Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023


The Bible offers strength and encouragement for facing struggles in such a way that Christ is exalted and those around us are blessed.

The Sufficiency of Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023


Christ is sufficient for overcoming sin.

The Sufficiency of Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023


Christ is sufficient for overcoming sin.

Appetite for the Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023


We need to develop a taste and desire for the whole counsel of God's word...not just the pieces we like here and there.

Appetite for the Word

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023


We need to develop a taste and desire for the whole counsel of God's word...not just the pieces we like here and there.

Remember My Chains: Assurance in Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022


Paul offers up his own suffering as assurance and encouragement to be strengthened in Christ.

Remember My Chains: Assurance in Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022


Paul offers up his own suffering as assurance and encouragement to be strengthened in Christ.

little church, Great Big God

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022


Paul had a big prayer for this little church. Do big things with big joy and big hope in a great big God.

little church, Great Big God

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022


Paul had a big prayer for this little church. Do big things with big joy and big hope in a great big God.

Take Refuge in God's Goodness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022


The 25th Psalm shows us a man who is in distress, but he is not shaken because he takes refuge in the goodness of God.

Take Refuge in God's Goodness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022


The 25th Psalm shows us a man who is in distress, but he is not shaken because he takes refuge in the goodness of God.

Submitting to God's Love

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022


Keep yourselves in God's love.

Submitting to God's Love

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022


Keep yourselves in God's love.

Self Deceived

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


We deceive ourselves to follow our own desires and stray from biblical doctrines.

Self Deceived

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


We deceive ourselves to follow our own desires and stray from biblical doctrines.

Warning

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022


Jude warns about the judgement that awaits those who twist God's grace, but in his warning, there is hope.

Warning

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022


Jude warns about the judgement that awaits those who twist God's grace, but in his warning, there is hope.

Defenders of the Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022


In so many other aspects of the Christian life, the bible teaches that God will fight the battle for us, yet when it comes to biblical doctrine, the scriptures charge us with its defense

Defenders of the Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022


In so many other aspects of the Christian life, the bible teaches that God will fight the battle for us, yet when it comes to biblical doctrine, the scriptures charge us with its defense

The Faith Once Delivered

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022


Jude asks us to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. What does he mean by "the faith"?

The Faith Once Delivered

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022


Jude asks us to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. What does he mean by "the faith"?

Confess and Pray

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022


Your prayer is hindered by unconfessed, unrepentant sin. Bring it out into the open, so that you can pray with effectiveness and power.

Confess and Pray

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022


Your prayer is hindered by unconfessed, unrepentant sin. Bring it out into the open, so that you can pray with effectiveness and power.

Establish Your Hearts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022


As James draws to a conclusion, he encourages to trust God's process, his promise, and his purpose.

Establish Your Hearts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022


As James draws to a conclusion, he encourages to trust God's process, his promise, and his purpose.

Inside the Fellowship, But Outside the Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022


It is a dangerous place to be to call oneself a Christian, but refuse to live like one.

Inside the Fellowship, But Outside the Faith

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022


It is a dangerous place to be to call oneself a Christian, but refuse to live like one.

Who Are You To Judge?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022


Humility characterizes the Christian believer, not hateful criticisms based in pride.

Who Are You To Judge?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022


Humility characterizes the Christian believer, not hateful criticisms based in pride.

The Inward Battle For A Godward Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022


Disordered desires lead us away from God, and into conflict.

The Inward Battle For A Godward Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022


Disordered desires lead us away from God, and into conflict.

Not All Wisdom Is Wise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022


There are two kinds of wisdom, one that is demonic and leads to destruction, and one that is divine and produces a harvest of righteousness. James tells us how to know the difference.

Not All Wisdom Is Wise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022


There are two kinds of wisdom, one that is demonic and leads to destruction, and one that is divine and produces a harvest of righteousness. James tells us how to know the difference.

Taming The Tongue

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022


Blessings and curses should not come from the same mouth.

Taming The Tongue

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022


Blessings and curses should not come from the same mouth.

Teaching and the Tongue

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022


James gives a special caution for those who teach the Bible.

Teaching and the Tongue

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022


James gives a special caution for those who teach the Bible.

Can That Faith Save You?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


Salvation comes by faith alone in Christ alone, but faith never remains alone. James reminds us that faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

Can That Faith Save You?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


Salvation comes by faith alone in Christ alone, but faith never remains alone. James reminds us that faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

The Perils of Partiality

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022


James calls us to live as ones who will be judged under the law of liberty. Showing partiality is inconsistent with the life that is lived in Christ.

The Perils of Partiality

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022


James calls us to live as ones who will be judged under the law of liberty. Showing partiality is inconsistent with the life that is lived in Christ.

True Religion

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022


Religion that is pleasing to God is active, not passive.

True Religion

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022


Religion that is pleasing to God is active, not passive.

The Word That Sustains

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022


Faith is strengthened through obedience.

The Word That Sustains

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022


Faith is strengthened through obedience.

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