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He was a man after God's own heart, a conqueror of giants, and the builder of an empire. Yet, a single evening on a rooftop changed everything. If Israel's most brilliant and wise kings could fall so completely to the flesh and the world, what does it take for us to stand steady today? Summary: In this heavy but necessary episode, we dive into the tragic and cautionary text of 2 Samuel 11 through 1 Kings 11. We analyze the United Kingdom of Israel at its absolute peak of wealth, wisdom, and power, and dissect the exact vulnerabilities that fractured a golden age. The Rooftop Blueprint: We map the micro-steps of David's tragedy—from staying home when he should have been at war, to seeing, looking, inquiring, and taking. We learn why the Savior raised the bar to the level of the heart to stop this momentum before it kills us spiritually. The Cost of the Cover-Up: We uncover the horrific length David went to in order to hide his sin, culminating in the calculated sacrifice of the fiercely loyal Uriah. Thou Art the Man: We break down Nathan's masterful parable of the ewe lamb and analyze why David was so blind to his own hypocrisy until the prophet held up the mirror. The Sins of the Children: We witness the agonizing reality of the law of the harvest as David reaps the whirlwind within his own family tree—exploring the tragedy of Amnon and Tamar, and the heartbreaking rebellion of Absalom. The Wisdom and Wealth of Solomon: We transition to 1 Kings to study Solomon's blank check from God. We celebrate his request for an "understanding heart" to judge with empathy rather than cold calculation, but trace how wealth, materialism, and political alliances slowly sapped his spiritual strength. The Temple vs. The Palace: We contrast the seven years spent building the House of the Lord with the thirteen years Solomon spent building his own massive palace, asking ourselves: "Whose kingdom are we truly trying to build?" Call-to-Action: Saul fell to pride, David fell to the flesh, and Solomon fell to worldliness. Which of these three areas is the adversary currently using to target your foundation? Let's have an honest, supportive discussion in the comments below. To safeguard your discipleship and stay "Unshaken," please like, subscribe, and share this video with someone who needs a reminder of Christ's relentless redemption! Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 David & Bathsheba 42:05 David's Sin Is Revealed 1:00:24 Amnon & Tamar 1:21:30 Absalom Flees & Returns: Reconciliation 2:38:24 Absalom's Rebellion 2:57:50 The Death of Absalom 2:06:41 Recovering from Rebellion 2:29:56 A Psalm of David 2:37:23 The Arm of Flesh 2:55:35 Conclusion 2:56:32 David's Last Days 2:59:45 Solomon as Successor 3:21:24 The Wisdom of Solomon 3:35:33 Discerning a Mother & Dividing a Child 3:47:39 Largeness of Heart 3:54:27 Building the Temple 4:15:34 Cedar & Gold 4:23:57 The Dedication of the Temple 4:49:32 Wisdom or Wealth? 4:54:02 Worldliness & Materialism 5:11:06 Conclusion

An episode from Berean Baptist Church, an independent body of King James Bible believers located in Springfield Missouri. If you are looking for a church in the Springfield, Missouri area that preaches the Truth from God's Word, reach out to us at any time. We would love to hear from you at (417) 833-1529 or on our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bereansgf.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also write them at:Berean Baptist Church507 East Norton Rd,Springfield, MO 65803 This message is part of the KJV Bible Preaching Churches Podcast, a ministry dedicated to making faithful, King James Bible preaching available to all; especially those who may have limited access to sound biblical teaching.Our purpose is simple: to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ, uphold the authority of the Holy Scriptures, and point souls to the truth of God's Word. Every message shared through this podcast comes from likeminded, Bible-believing churches and ministries that hold firmly to the King James Bible as the final authority in faith and practice.This podcast is used as a Gospel resource and teaching tool, including outreach efforts to individuals who are incarcerated. We believe God's Word is living, powerful, and able to work in hearts wherever it is heard.If you are a pastor, preacher, or church that faithfully preaches from the King James Bible and would like to learn more about being part of this podcast, or if you have questions about this ministry, you are welcome to reach out.The KJV Bible Preaching Churches Podcast is directly supported by Doss Metrics LLC | Ministry Services based out of Cleveland Texas. If you have any questions regarding this podcast, or the churches hosted on the podcast, please reach out to us directly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dossmetrics@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or write to us at: Doss Metrics | KJV Bible Preaching Churches Podcast1451 McBride Rd.Cleveland, TX 77328 God Bless#KJVPreaching #JeffAbles #BereanBaptistChurch #ChurchSermons #BiblePreaching #Churches #KingJamesBible #ChristianPodcast

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How Great Thou Art June 7, 2026 Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/

I have no way to prove this, but I suspect that more people know the song "How Great Thou Art" than know the Psalm upon which it is based - Psalm 8. I venture to guess that more people have heard this song in the last 75 years than have read the book of Psalms. And I think that's just fine! Because, the song - “How Great Thou Art” -, remains faithful to the text.   Times have changed. Understandings of the world have changed. Theological conclusions have changed. Modes and manners of worship have changed. Attitudes toward ecology and creation have changed. Science has changed. Technology has changed. Religion has changed. But still, there is this eternal hymn written to the glory of God, glory that is recognized in the world around us. For the video referenced in the talk, go to: https://ronniemcbrayer.org/2026/06/04/how-great-thou-art/

The gospel of Christ is one of joy, happiness, and optimism. Let us cultivate a merry heart, a cheerful countenance, and a sense of humor. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0139A recorded on February 17, 1980 teaching from Isaiah 64:8 – Thou Art Our Father; We Are the Clay, and Thou Our Potter; and We All Are the Work of Thy Hand. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens explores the intimate relationship between the Creator and the created by examining the metaphor of…

Message from Mac Harris on May 3, 2026

Thou Art Greatly Beloved - Sunday Morning Service - April 26, 2026 | Pastor James

At our Premium Worship and Prayer Service, Pastor Femi Paul brought us God's Word in a message titled "Thou Art Worthy, O' Lord!" which further urged us into the presence of God through premium worship. Reading from Psalm 14:2, we were reminded that God looks across the earth for those who truly seek Him, and true worship flows from delight, reverence, and wholehearted devotion. Through Revelation 4:11, we established the foundational truth that He is worthy to receive all glory, honor, and power because He is the Creator of all things. The message challenged us to move beyond casual expressions of worship into a place where we derive joy and satisfaction in honouring God. We were further reminded from Matthew 7:2 and Psalm 37:4 that there is a relationship between the measure we offer God and what flows back into our lives. Premium worship opens the door to premium surprises. As we delight ourselves in the Lord and remain fully committed to Him, we position ourselves for answered prayers, divine interventions, and the desires of our hearts fulfilled. The charge was simple yet profound: offer God your best in worship, and trust Him for the surprises only He can bring. Confession: Lord, I choose to delight myself in You above all else. I offer You premium worship, not as a duty, but as a sacrifice of joy. I trust that as I give You my best, You will answer my prayers and manifest the desires of my heart. My life is a testament to Your worthiness.

Send us Fan MailJob's words in chapter 30 are some of the most startling in the Bible: “I cry unto thee, and you do not hear me.” We sit with that line without rushing past it, because many Christians know what it's like to pray and feel nothing back. As we read Job 30:20–23, we talk about the moment Job's suffering language shifts from God feeling distant to God feeling opposed, and why that turn can be spiritually dangerous even when it's coming from real pain.We also dig into Job's strange picture of being lifted up to the wind and “dissolved,” connecting it to the biblical imagery of wheat and chaff. That metaphor opens a bigger conversation about interpretation under pressure: when you're grieving, sick, isolated, and worn down, your soul can start reading circumstances as rejection. We explore the difference between God's actual purpose in trials (refining, humbling, strengthening faith) and Job's lived experience in the middle of the storm (disorientation, despair, and the fear that death is near). If you care about biblical lament, Christian suffering, God's silence, and how to pray through spiritual depression, this conversation lands close to home.Along the way we talk candidly about why we should be slow to judge Job, how massive loss rewires what “normal faith” even feels like, and how God can still call a believer upright while knowing they will have dark moments. If this helped you, subscribe for more Bible study through Job, share the episode with someone who's hurting, and leave a review with the line that hit you hardest.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailJob doesn't sound like a distant Bible character here. He sounds like someone who did the right things, cared for people in crisis, and now can't understand why his own suffering is met with darkness instead of relief. We read Job 30:24–31 closely and sit with the emotional logic behind his words: “When I looked for good, evil came.” That single line opens up grief, confusion, and the terrifying feeling that God has pulled back the warmth you used to know.We also talk about the thin ice Job steps onto when he starts pressing God for an answer. There's a real human instinct in suffering to push harder, to say more, to risk saying the wrong thing if it might finally break the silence. Along the way we explore how lament shows up in the body and in public life, why Job compares himself to lonely creatures, and what it means when even music stops bringing comfort.Then we take on the theology beneath the tension: what “evil” means in biblical language, how calamity relates to God's sovereignty, and why the distinction between God's decretive will and God's preceptive will matters for anyone trying to make sense of the problem of evil. If you've ever wondered how God can be sovereign without being charged with moral evil, this will give you clearer words and steadier categories.Subscribe for more Bible study conversations, share this with a friend who's walking through suffering, and leave a review with your biggest question about Job's honesty and God's silence.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailPeople ask “What is God's will?” like it's one simple answer. We found it's only simple until you open the Bible and notice God both commands and ordains, and those are not the same category. That difference, preceptive will versus decretive will, becomes the key that unlocks a bunch of hard passages and even harder questions we all hear in real conversations. We work through concrete examples like the crucifixion of Christ and Pharaoh's hardened heart, showing how God's holy commands stand firm while his sovereign decree still governs history. Then we go straight at the emotional “gotcha” questions people use to attack the sovereignty of God, including the problem of evil. Along the way, we name the common bait and switch: using the phrase “God's will” without defining it, then blaming God for what he forbids. From there, we connect sovereignty to salvation and assurance. If man is the first cause of salvation, God becomes a responder and grace quietly turns into a reward. We talk through why that mindset fuels legalism, why Galatians refuses it, and how Hebrews warns against going back to the law as if Christ is not enough. We also clarify Hebrews 6 by distinguishing genuine faith from people who only “taste” and later walk away, and we end with a simple line that holds the tension: we trust God's decree and we obey God's commands. If you want clearer theology, steadier comfort in suffering, and better words for tough Bible questions, press play, then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the biggest question this raised for you.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

Send us Fan MailWhat if the most confusing part of your suffering is not the pain, but what you think it says about God? We start with a listener question about God's preceptive will and “free will,” and that opens into a raw, Scripture-driven conversation about grace, obedience, and why the heart resists God apart from His help.We camp in Philippians 1:29, where Paul says it is “given” to believers not only to believe, but also to suffer for Christ's sake. That one verse forces a different way of thinking about salvation, effectual grace, and the first cause of our faith. Then we pull in 1 Peter 3 to face a hard category most of us avoid: suffering for doing good “if the will of God be so.” Job becomes the lived example, a righteous man who cannot make sense of a trial he did not choose and did not order.We also bring in John 13:16, because it cuts our pride down to size: a servant is not greater than his master. If Christ suffered, we should not treat hardship as automatic proof God has left us. The conversation closes like a family around a table, sharing last thoughts, encouragement, and prayers, with a steady reminder that God reveals Himself through creation, fall, curse, and redemption and our trials are not outside His story.If this helped you rethink suffering, God's sovereignty, or the Book of Job, subscribe for more, share it with a friend who needs steadiness right now, and leave a review so others can find it. What line of Scripture do you hold onto when life hurts?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!

(This podcast was previously published on May 27, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Experience with God and teaching from God has given me a solid anchor for my soul, for from the time I was born again by God by HIS Spirit in 1975, God has shown me things the Holy Spirit does for the elect of God and by the Holy Spirit.  And by that which God reveals to me by HIS Spirit, I know God will help me in each situation of this present life.   When we are born again, we are sealed by God with the Spirit of God.   Ephesians 1:13-14  In WHOM ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in WHOM also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of HIS glory.   The Holy Spirit helps us in these ways:   John 14:26   Jesus says:  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.   John 16:13   Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.   Examples are given on this Podcast.  

Mark 12:28-34 (NIV)Acts 4:8-12 (NIV)John 14:6-7 (NIV

How Great Thou Art March 22, 2026, Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/

In this homily The Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson, Retired Rectorof St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, TX, and guest preacher at St. George Episcopal Church, discusses the power of God. He says that God is not a god of endings but beginnings. God never comes to the end of His rope. Holding the hand of God gets us through life's challenges. As Christians we must believe that God always will stand with us.Send comments to: musingsonfaith@gmail.com.

After a couple of seasons away from the microphone, ourhearts are burning to testify again of Jesus Christ. We've missed these conversations, and we've missed the Spirit that always shows up when we talk about Him. Sister Amy A. Wright captured exactly what we're feeling: “As Jesus Christ becomes the focus of our lives, what we desire, and how we desire it, is forever altered. Conversion changes everything.” In this episode, we reflect on what deeper conversion looks like in real life and how turning our hearts to Christ transforms our desires, our direction, and our daily discipleship.

A 15-minute podcast of Bible teaching, Monday - Friday, by the President and Editor of the Sword of the Lord Publishers, Dr. Shelton Smith.

A walk through of the book of Psalms - chapter 90:1 - 17Message by Pastor Mat -March 6, 2026 Apologetics, Debate, Bible Discussions, Evangelism, and much more "Christianity is a Person, not a system" - https://youtu.be/1-02nnh5Das?si=8-p2u1cxfCS2Uo4I Discerning the fruits of the Spirit vs the fruits of self - Mark 7:5-23 "The mystic fruit bowl" - https://youtu.be/kw7QiLQMQ_M?si=356Fx_r9ohUeTLwjThe Deity of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Salvation - https://www.youtube.com/live/gquqBQIL_0U?si=7zmPLi1X0CcW-v7f(Discussing discipleship) Bible study on Luke 9:60-62 "Let the dead bury the dead" - https://www.youtube.com/live/BkWtkOrEs-Q?si=y-zyqNGfWi3kzVu2To know more on how to be saved, what are the requirements and such, please see our playlist on the Gospel and Eternal Security (assurance of salvation) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3pJdCnnwrEeCQOCTTmDW1GjUYxpd44DG&si=_rT-lThl0klHt5Cd Our Ministries Website - https://christiancoffeetime.ca/ 1John 5:20) "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." - Intro Music: A Flourish by Niya is licensed under a Creative Commons License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM -

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A walk through of the book Psalms - chapter 89:19 - 34Pastor Mat - February 13, 2026 Apologetics, Debate, Bible Discussions, Evangelism, and much more Discerning the fruits of the Spirit vs the fruits of self - Mark 7:5-23 "The mystic fruit bowl" - https://youtu.be/kw7QiLQMQ_M?si=356Fx_r9ohUeTLwjThe Deity of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Salvation - https://www.youtube.com/live/gquqBQIL_0U?si=7zmPLi1X0CcW-v7f(Discussing discipleship) Bible study on Luke 9:60-62 "Let the dead bury the dead" - https://www.youtube.com/live/BkWtkOrEs-Q?si=y-zyqNGfWi3kzVu2To know more on how to be saved, what are the requirements and such, please see our playlist on the Gospel and Eternal Security (assurance of salvation) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3pJdCnnwrEeCQOCTTmDW1GjUYxpd44DG&si=_rT-lThl0klHt5Cd Our Ministries Website - https://christiancoffeetime.ca/ 1John 5:20) "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." - Intro Music: A Flourish by Niya is licensed under a Creative Commons License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM -

02.15.26 10am Service Prelude - bis du bei mir (' When Thou Art Near') BWV 508 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) by First Community Church

When Thou Art Full By Rev Jonathan Imogu by Victory Inheritance Ministries

How Great Thou Art February 1, 2026, Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/

How Great Thou Art January 18, 2026, Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/

Episode 198:As Ben Jonson was writing ‘The Poetaster' in 1601 the Elizabethan age was drawing to a close. Elizabeth would live until March 1603, but by 1601 any hope of a natural heir was long past and her court and councillors were playing a waiting game and with different degrees of secrecy were trying to manipulate the situation over the accession to their own advantage. Jonson, I'm sure, had an eye and an ear on those politics, but the comedy he was writing was more concerned with the politics of the theatre than those in the court. In the previous episode on ‘Cynthia's Revels' and in my episodes on Thomas Dekker, that you can still find on the podcast archive, I have touched on ‘the war of the poets' and this episode on ‘The Poetaster' will bring these matters to a close. Although it's not essential you might find listening to those earlier episodes useful, if you have not done so already, before listening to this one.The early performance of the play and it's place in the ‘war of the poets'The print history of the playThe theme of the role of the poetA short synopsis of the playThe caricature of John MarstonThe Poetaster and SatiromastixThe feud as fuelled by the rivalry between playing troupesThe poet as councillor and companion to the monarchThe exposing of the poetastersThe change in titleReference to the Essex rebellionThe attempted censoring of the playThe epilogueThe end of the ‘Poetomachia'Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fr. John Whiteford's sermon for November 2, 2025.

Fr. John Whiteford's sermon for November 2, 2025.

A walk through of the book of Psalms - chapter 76:1 - 12Message by Pastor Mat - Oct 23, 2025 Apologetics, Debate, Bible Discussions, Evangelism, and much more Discerning the fruits of the Spirit vs the fruits of self - Mark 7:5-23 "The mystic fruit bowl" - https://youtu.be/kw7QiLQMQ_M?si=356Fx_r9ohUeTLwjThe Deity of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Salvation - https://www.youtube.com/live/gquqBQIL_0U?si=7zmPLi1X0CcW-v7f(Discussing discipleship) Bible study on Luke 9:60-62 "Let the dead bury the dead" - https://www.youtube.com/live/BkWtkOrEs-Q?si=y-zyqNGfWi3kzVu2To know more on how to be saved, what are the requirements and such, please see our playlist on the Gospel and Eternal Security (assurance of salvation) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3pJdCnnwrEeCQOCTTmDW1GjUYxpd44DG&si=_rT-lThl0klHt5Cd Our Ministries Website - https://christiancoffeetime.ca/ 1John 5:20) "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life." - Intro Music: A Flourish by Niya is licensed under a Creative Commons License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Support by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM -

What if worship isn't just singing, but fighting? Worship isn't just music—it's war for your soul. From Carl Boberg's thunderstorm poem that became How Great Thou Art to David's praise in Psalm 145, we see that worship is deeply personal, fully surrendered, generational, and rooted in gratitude. But in the middle of distractions, selfish desires, and the enemy's lies, worship becomes warfare. It's the battle to keep our attention and affection on the only One who is worthy. God alone can carry the full weight of our devotion without failing. That's why we say with confidence, “Then sings my soul, How Great Thou Art.”

Main Idea: In God's loving kindness, He exposes our sin to restore us through Jesus.

It's songs as poems part two! Can you guess the song? Will Amy think all of them are by Taylor Swift or Relient K? Find out!

Chancel Choir, Stephen Main, Piedmont Community Church, Piedmont, California

"You made him lower than the angels for a short time..." God: …and the math results we're seeing are nothing short of incredible. This Terry Tao guy - Iblis: Let me stop you right there. I agree humans can, in controlled situations, provide correct answers to math problems. I deny that they truly understand math. I had a conversation with one of the humans recently, which I'll bring up here for the viewers … give me one moment … https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/what-is-man-that-thou-art-mindful

Dr. Jack Trieber preached a message entitled “Thou Art My God” during the Sunday Evening service on August 31, 2025, at North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California. View Archived Services at nvbc.org

The lesson explored the enduring legacy of Carl Boberg's poem "O Store Gud!. The hymn, "How Great Thou Art," has its origins in this Swedish poem inspired by a thunderstorm. It subsequently was translated and adapted into a globally recognized worship song. Examining the history of the hymn, the speaker addressed the controversy surrounding its inclusion in Methodist hymnals, highlighting the tension between devotional expression and confessional theology. Ultimately, the message emphasized the power of biblical truth and how it leads to personal devotion to God. Listeners are encouraged to find poetic and devotional ways to express their love and appreciation for the God that saves us. A great God understood through great theology should lead to great ways of worshipping the Lord. Poems and music are gifts of God to image God and enjoy God—who is the Poet of poets.

God wants to show his greatness! But we continue to settle for the world's crumbs.

Romans 2:1 — Does sin really condemn all people? In this sermon titled “Thou Art Inexcusable, O Man,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones introduces Romans 2 by connecting the theme from Romans 1 which tells of how God has provided a righteousness by faith for humanity. The Jews listened to Paul preach, but thought he was only condemning the Gentiles to which Paul declared that they were missing the whole point. The Jews thought they were already saved based on their works and today's humanity can fall into that same trap. Dr. Lloyd-Jones points out that sin can lead to many consequences when interpreting the Scripture. Dr. Lloyd-Jones outlines the various ways sin skews the view of Scripture and ends with a warning to all. The Christian should never be so wrapped up with knowledge and the studying of theology that they miss the repentance at the heart of the gospel. Learning the Scriptures draws the Christian closer to Christ so that their daily practice matches their position as a child of God

Romans 2:1 — Does sin really condemn all people? In this sermon titled “Thou Art Inexcusable, O Man,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones introduces Romans 2 by connecting the theme from Romans 1 which tells of how God has provided a righteousness by faith for humanity. The Jews listened to Paul preach, but thought he was only condemning the Gentiles to which Paul declared that they were missing the whole point. The Jews thought they were already saved based on their works and today's humanity can fall into that same trap. Dr. Lloyd-Jones points out that sin can lead to many consequences when interpreting the Scripture. Dr. Lloyd-Jones outlines the various ways sin skews the view of Scripture and ends with a warning to all. The Christian should never be so wrapped up with knowledge and the studying of theology that they miss the repentance at the heart of the gospel. Learning the Scriptures draws the Christian closer to Christ so that their daily practice matches their position as a child of God To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/603/29

This episode talks about finding how the Savior can strengthen us in our trials.  Liberty Jail, my experience on the cruise ship, and Section 25 about Emma. Click the link below to listen to Saints!  Woo hoo! See also Saints, 1:89–90, 94–97. Here is a link to buy the book I mentioned, “I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better.”  I highly suggest it for anyone in leadership roles or just about anyone who wants to learn how to validate people's feelings.  I think I need to re-read it every few years.  It's such solid advice.   Here is the talk from Elder Holland, “Lesson's From Liberty Jail.”   https://youtu.be/RpOylYSEaqA     Here are the links in the manual to take you to the other resources they suggest about Emma. See also “An Elect Lady” (video, Homepage - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ); “Thou Art an Elect Lady,” Revelations in Context, 33–39; Joy D. Jones, “An Especially Noble Calling,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 15–18. Check out my book, "Feasting on the Words of Christ," where I share a simple, five-step method for receiving answers to your prayers through the scriptures. You're really going to love it!