Possessed by the Devil, 2 Tim 2: 26
Possessed by the Devil 2 Tim 2: 26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often ask if a Christian can be possessed by the devil. The answer is “yes.” Of course, the trouble they have with this answer is that it doesn’t seem reasonable that a person can be saved by the Spirit and at the […]
Conformed to the Image of His Son, Rom 8:29
Conformed to the Image of His Son Rom 8:29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Once you are saved by God, you are predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son. From the time that you get saved until the time that you die or the Lord comes to take us home, the Lord works continuously […]
Attend To My Words, Prov 4:20-22
Our text is Prov 4:20-22. In this passage, Solomon says, “Attend to my words”. You get connected to God’s words and they connect with you. John Maxwell says that to connect with people when you’re communicating, you have to connect intellectually, verbally, visually, and emotionally. Intellectually involves the mind. Verbally involves the ear. Visually […]
Renew Your Mind, Rom 12:2
Rom 12:2 says, “.. be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…”. To renew is your mind is to make new, to transform, or to change your mind. Renew Your Mind You are transformed by the renewing of your mind, Rom 12:2. The way we are supposed […]
A Christ-like Mind, Phil 2:5-8
In Phil 2:5 Paul said, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” In Phil 2:5-8, we see what “this mind” is. A Christ-like mind is: A humble mind – Phil 2:7-8 – “made himself of no reputation… he humbled himself.” This is not a reference to Jesus humbling himself by […]
Our Spiritual Death, Eph 2:1-3
Before we were saved, we were dead in trespasses and sins. According to Rom 5:12, death came as a result of Adam’s transgression against Gen 2:17. When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, everything about them was affected by death. And so, everything about us was also […]
The Helmet of Salvation, Eph 6:17
In Eph 6:11-18 we read about the whole armor of God. In the next few weeks, we are going to study each piece of this armor. Tonight we will study the helmet of salvation, Eph 6:17. The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against the wiles of the devil, Eph […]
How to Live After You’re Saved, 1 Pet 1:13-22
Today we are going to study 1 Pet 1:13-22. The context of this passage is found in 1 Pet 1:9. It is “the salvation of your souls.” Peter gives those of us who have gotten saved, some general instructions on how to live our lives now that we are saved. After we are saved, […]
Love God With All Thy Mind, Matt 22:36-38
The theme of this sermon is Minds That Turn Away From God. Certainly before you are saved and even after you are saved, your mind can turn away from God. the Bible shows us what kinds of minds turn away from God. In Matt 22:36-38, when Jesus quoted the “great commandment in the law” he […]
Hardened Sinners Prov 21:29
Hardened Sinners Prov. 21: 29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When a man lives in wickedness he gets hardened against the Lord. The closer we get to the return of Jesus, the harder people are going to get. In just the last 30 years, we have seen people get much harder toward the gospel. When a man […]