I. 1. God Himself Sings Over His People * Zephaniah 3:17 โ โThe LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty One who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.โ * God is not
Scripture consistently contrasts Godโs truth with human deceit, and His character as the God of truth shines especially when set against the backdrop of lying and falsehood. Letโs explore key threads across the Bible: I. 1. Godโs Nature as Truth * Numbers 23:19 โ โGod is not a
I. 1. Jesusโ โFoodโ as Doing the Fatherโs Will * John 4:34: โMy food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.โ For Jesus, true nourishment was obedienceโaligning Himself with the Fatherโs purposes. * Food is what sustains life. For Jesus,
I. A Breakdown on the History of Slavery in Europe Historians usually measure the most prolific nations in the transatlantic slave trade by the number of Africans transported and the scale of involvement. 6. Denmark-Norway * Period of prominence: 18th century * Region of activity: West Africa, Caribbean (especially the Danish West
I. Jeremiah 10:6โ7 โThere is none like You, O LORD; You are great, and Your Name is great in might. Who would not revere You, O King of the nations? For this is Your due; for among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their
I. 1. Biblical Word Study * Hebrew (โemunah / ืึฑืืึผื ึธื) Rooted in firmness, steadiness, and trustworthiness. Itโs not just โbeliefโ but reliability and faithfulness. Exodus 17:12 uses it for Mosesโ hands being steady (faithful). Habakkuk 2:4 speaks of the righteous living by his faithfulness, suggesting lived
I. 1. The Foundation: Godโs Works & His Authority Psalm 111:2, 4, 6 * v.2 โ "Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them." * v.4 โ "He has caused His wondrous works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and
1 Corinthians 9:7 "Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not get some of the milk?" (ESV) Context: Paul is defending the right of ministers of
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