1. LET JESUS REDEEM YOUR STORY Isaiah 43:18-19 “Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth.” The enemy wants us chained to yesterday. Jesus wants us...
Tag - Sin
Sin Affects Fellowship — Psalm 66:18“If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear.” A Christian can belong to God and still allow sin to settle into the heart. David is not speaking of stumbling; he is speaking of holding onto...
Unforgiveness Grieves Fellowship — Mark 11:25“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.” A bitter heart cannot enjoy close...
The Heart Is Not a Safe Guide — Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?” The fallen heart does not naturally move toward truth. It bends toward self-protection, self-rule, and self...
THE GODLY MAN – PSALM 1 Don’t walk on the wild side, evil commands each day Nor stand with sinners, irreverent-hard hearted-don’t play Sitting down with sly men, committed to selfish sin Only causes failure, for a man trying to win Focus your...
ALIVE IN CHRIST – EPH 2:1-10 Once dead-born that way-chose that way-going that way Just like the world-every single person a slave to sin Separates us totally from God-HE abhors sin Causes us to walk according to the spirit of the age...
SATAN’S KINGDOM Satan’s kingdom is one It is not divided Every thought is evil Every act has destruction in mind Evil, evil, evil-no holding back The focus is your failure Blinding your heart Covering your ears Making you not smart Every action...
EPH 1:1-3 WE THINK We think about God in our terms So limited – So disappointing Why this and why that -God should do this God doesn’t exist – God does exist like this Did God? – How can God? I can’t imagine God would –...
Cool at 88 degrees, breezy and low humidity-Birmingham weather on Thursday July 3, 2014. I’m sitting at a Starbucks in Brookwood Village nestled against a low hill with a nice shade over the parking lot. I’m not sure what I thought...
Sin has overwhelmed us Each one dead in their trespass and sin Christ has made it possible for our forgiveness God has met our desperate need Joseph of Arimethaea a member of the Sanhedrin Had covertly followed Jesus At the Cross Joseph changed...