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Sermons on Light (Page 2)
Enjoy this Father’s Day lesson on Success from Dean Manning.
Enjoy this lesson from Dean on “Identity: How is your ‘I’?”
I JOHN 1:1-4 Jesus’ character changed and motivated the first disciples (I John 1:1-4) How would your life have been changed if you had seen, touched and heard Jesus? What can we do to better see, hear and touch Jesus today? The cry of the growing church is “Come and see!” (John 4:28-30). When we…
I TIMOTHY 6:11-16 To pursue righteousness, we need to flee from materialism (v.11, 9-10). If we are to be righteous, why is it so important to flee from the love of money? What will motivate you to do a better job of fleeing from materialism? Pursuing righteousness includes godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness (v.11).…
II SAMUEL 3 A dishonored man of honor chose to honor the king (v.6-21). Why is it not in your best interest to dishonor others? In whose company do honorable people feel most comfortable? How much effort are honorable men willing to give to live honorably? A dishonorable man chose to dishonor his uncle, the…
EXODUS 14 When we learn that God is with us, we want to follow (Exodus 4:29-31). How do you think the Israelites felt when they heard this great news? How do we and our loved ones feel when we hear the news of God’s grace? When we are going through hard times we don’t want…
JOHN 12:37-46 As prophesied, many Jews chose not to believe in Jesus (v.37-40). How does ‘would not believe’ differ from ‘could not believe?’ What factors would lead to the choice of not believing in Christ? The prophets clearly declared a rejected Messiah (v.38; Isaiah 53:1). How does the context of Isaiah clearly declare Jesus as…
Elder Bob Kline discusses the stories of Naaman from Second Kings (5:1-19) and Hezekiah from Second Chronicles (30:1-22), in an effort to determine the nature with which God desires his people to worship, during a study entitled, “Grace in Worship.”
MATTHEW 25:1-13 We have been chosen to participate in the celebration of the Bridegroom (v.1). What does purity have to do with being in the presence of God? How should we live differently when we consider the kingdom? We need to bring ‘extra oil’ for our lamps (v.2-6). Why is it so important to have…
II TIMOTHY 1:4-5; 3:14-15 Timothy was infected with the contagious faith of his family (1:5). How can grandmothers and mothers pass on their faith? How well are we infecting others with our faith? The faith Timothy learned was an emotional faith (1:4). Why is it important that our faith is also emotional (Galatians 5:6)? What…