๐ Romans 5:3โ5 โNot only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because Godโs love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has
I. Psalm 107:11, 20 "...for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High..." (v.11) "He sent out His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction." (v.20) Jeremiah 23:18, 20 "For
I. ๐ 1. John 15:18 โIf the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first.โ The world hates Jesus because He is the Light of the world that Exposes their sin, which they love (John 1, 3:17-19) This is part of Jesusโ farewell discourse (John 13โ
I. ๐ Galatians 5:19โ21 โ Works of the Flesh with Examples 1. Sexual Immorality (ฯฮฟฯฮฝฮตฮฏฮฑ) * Genesis 39:7โ12 โ Potipharโs wife tries to seduce Joseph. * Judges 16:1โ21 โ Samson repeatedly gives in to sexual temptation (including Delilah). * 1 Corinthians 5:1 โ Paul rebukes the Corinthian church for tolerating
I. Galatians 5:19โ21 (Works of the Flesh) โThe works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do
Many scholars see Psalm 107 as a chiastic structure (or at least as a series of mini-chiastic units). Psalm 107 is carefully arranged and exhibits a recurring pattern that makes a strong case for chiastic design. I. ๐ Structure of Psalm 107 Psalm 107 opens Book V of the Psalms and
1. Jesusโ Pattern: Prayer Before Action Jesus consistently prays before making major decisions or taking significant actions โ prayer is not just something He does when there is a crisis, but the very rhythm of His ministry. EventPrayerSignificanceBaptism (Luke 3:21)He is praying when the Spirit descends and the Father
I. 1. Genesis 4:23โ24 โ Lamechโs Boast Lamech said to his wives: โAdah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. If Cainโs revenge is sevenfold, then Lamechโ
I. 1. "Seek and You Will Find" โ Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask (be asking), and it will be given to you; seek (be seeking), and you will find; knock (be knocking), and it will be opened to you. The one who seeks finds." This is Jesusโ promise
Gethsemane is more than a geographical location โ it is the place of pressing, where the will is crushed until surrender flows. Jesus went there on purpose, and so must we. He faced the weight of the world, not just in His coming crucifixion, but in the choice to yield His
I. 1. My Mother, Brothers, and Sistersโฆ Matthew 12:50 / Mark 3:35 / Luke 8:21 โWhoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.โ Jesus redefines family here โ not as bloodline, not as proximity, not as sentiment โ but as those who do
I'm thinking about the theological and spiritual connections between Hebrews 5:7 and Malachi 3:16 when read side by side. Consider them with me as I look at what they reveal about God's character. I. ๐ Step 1: The biblical theme of God hearing the cries