The following is a reply I wrote to a lady we’ll call Linda, who asked an excellent question about the meaning of 1 Peter 3:1-7 in light of Abraham’s encounter with Pharaoh when he instructed Sarah to say she was his sister. Anyway, here is the answer to Linda. Let me…
Read MoreJohn 10:26-28 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. (27) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. (28) I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. It…
Read MoreA victim of a very deceitful, habitually lying abuser shared an interaction she had with the pastor of a church she and the abuser attended. We thank her very much for allowing us to publish what this pastor told her. As is so typical, you see here the incredible arrogance…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - Part 2 Sermon 15 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 31, 2010 Sermon Text: Exodus 4 Last time we looked to the book of Nehemiah for a very clear…
Read MoreMar 4:10-12 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. (11) And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, (12) so that "they may indeed…
Read MoreIsa 1:11 "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. Mat 12:30 Whoever is not with…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser Sermon 14 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 24, 2010 Sermon Text: Nehemiah 2 The book of Nehemiah has a number of themes – God’s covenant faithfulness to His people…
Read MoreI have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. (10) So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and…
Read MoreJohn 8:39-44 They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, (40) but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not…
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