Month: March 2018

03 25 Luke 19:41-44 On Palm Sunday we join the crowds in welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem.  He is worthy of all praise.  Yet in the middle of all the adoration that is being heaped on Jesus, there is another response.  It’s from Jesus Himself.  He is filled with agony.  As He nears Jerusalem, His heart is deeply troubled because of what He saw.  More than just the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.  He saw people who were still in the darkness of sin, people who had rejected Him as the spiritual Messiah who came to set them free from the bondage of sin.  Jesus had great compassion for the lost.  That’s why He came – to die for them.  Do we have the same compassion for the lost Jesus, so much so that we weep for them as well?

03 18 II Peter 1:5-7 Just whose responsibility is it anyway for spiritual growth.  Verses 3 and 4 seem to suggest it is God’s responsibility.  Verses 5-7 suggest that it is the believer’s responsibility.  It’s not an either/or but a both/and when it comes to spiritual growth.  God has given us the tools while He expects us to use them, apply them for spiritual growth.  Verses 3-7 tie together to show divine empowerment and human effort.  Human effort is not for salvation, but for sanctification.

03 11 II Peter 1:4 How often do you keep your word?  How many promises would you say you have kept or broken?  God has a 100% record in keeping promises.  He will keep His word.  Our verse today assures us that His promises are very great and precious.  This message looks at the guarantee, the greatness and the goal of God’s promises.  Every promise will come to pass.

(We apologize, there is no audio for today’s message.)

03 04 II Peter 1:3 Our verse tells us that God has given us EVERYTHING we need for “life and godliness”.  Life refers to salvation.  We read in Philippians 1:6 that what God began (spiritual life at salvation) He will continue to maturity until Christ comes back.  God won’t begin something He can’t finish.  He is the source and what He has given to us is superior to any other way we might think can develop spiritual life and godliness.