Month: July 2018

07 29 II Peter 2:5 Peter gives yet another example regarding the fate of false teachers through the flood of Noah’s day.  The Bible teaches us about the scope of the deluge and seriousness of the depravity that resulted in such global devastation.  Had the people been obedient to God, the flood most likely would not have occurred.  Yet it did.  Scripture gives us the example of Noah, which we will consider next week, how we can navigate through all the depravity of the world.  Another example is in the life of Enoch.  We learn that he walked with God and that he pleased God.  What was it about Enoch that pleased God?  Hebrews 11:6 tells us it was his faith.  Faith helps us as we journey through a world filled with wickedness.  Just as in Noah’s day, false teachers will be judged and so will the rest of the world of those who do not have faith and seek after God.

Mr. Josh Harney shares from Philippians 4:4-13 on how to have joy, all the time.

07 22 Revelation 5:9-10 Our passage today reminds us that God loves all people groups and the need is great to translate His Word into languages that do not have the gospel message in written form.  It takes committed people to do translation work – forming a vocabulary, understanding culture and putting the two together in order for those people to understand the gospel message from their own unique cultural perspective.  But that’s the great thing about Scripture.  With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God’s Word transcends cultures so that one day standing around heaven, there will people from all walks of life and languages praising God. 

07 08 II Peter 2:4 Who are angels and why does Peter highlight them in verse 4?  In this message we take a general look at angels, the fall of some and their destiny.  Verse 4 specifically speaks about fallen angels who have been confined until the day of their judgment.  We take a closer look at this verse and discover the purpose for pointing out their judgment is to remind us that false teachers will receive the same verdict.

07 01 II Peter 2:1-3, 10b-12 Peter warns that just as there were false Prophets in Israel’s past who led them away from following God, so there will also be false teacher’s in the future of the church who will lead them astray from following God.  The path they lead followers down is destructive because they deny Christ.  Peter identifies five character traits of false teachers.  We would be wise to follow his guidance in order to discern false teachers.