Eph 6:21-24 “LOVE INCORRUPTIBLE” Intro: Story of Bible memory from youth camp (Job 6:1); tempting to view this passage as insignificant -There is often gold and theological treasures in passages of Scriptures we tend to overlook -Today’s passage shows this true: it has something to teach us about God and authentic Christianity. **The Christian […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
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Eph 6:14-20 “Armor of God” Part 2 Intro: Church MILITANT and Church TRIUMPHANT -As Christians we part of the church militant: there is a real spiritual battle we face everyday In the spiritual battle we face as Christians, God calls us to put on the whole armor of God and to pray. *Context: […]
Eph 6:10-13 “Armor of God” Part 1 Intro: Imagine you were born in France in the 1350—you were born into a war (100 years war [France/England]) -We too were born into a time of war—spiritual war. Conflict between the devil and God’s angels and people. -Jesus Christ is our victor, and won a decisive victory […]
Ephesians 6:1-9 “The Gospel for All of Life” INTRO: 88 year-old Barbara; Different seasons of life if you make it to 88. -Every season of life is an opportunity to love and trust Christ and experience His kindness and care. -The gospel is good news in every season of life and grounds us and […]
Ephesians 5:25-33 “A Word to Christian Husbands” Intro: Christian view marriage: 1 man and 1 woman; temporary (no marriage in heaven); particular roles (husband leading) -Marriage and romantic love are gifts, but not ultimate: spouse cannot satisfy, only God can! -God calls us to honor Him in our marriage and TODAY we see God’s Word […]
A Few Thoughts On Marriage from A Christian Perspective -God‘s good design for marriage is one man and one woman. -A husband or wife cannot, and will not, bring ultimate full and lasting satisfaction to your soul. No human relationship (romantic or friend or family) can absolutely complete you. A spouse is a precious gift, […]
The Gaping Holes in the Evolutionary Worldview by Dan Tsouloufis Recently, I was having a cordial debate with someone regarding their belief in the evolutionary view of reality. In my exchanges with this individual, as well as my exchanges with others who hold to the Darwinian theory of evolution, it has always struck me that […]
Eph 5:22-24 “A Word to Christian Wives” Intro: Life is full submitting: traffic officer; doctor; employer. -Goodness of submission to legitimate authorities: protection, care, and benefit to self & others. –Today we consider the goodness of another kind of submission: wives to their own husbands. -This is an offensive idea to our culture and also […]
HAPPINESS: A Biblical Perspective God is the “happy” God of reality. In 1 Tim 6:15 we see God described as the “blessed and only Sovereign”—in the Greek the word for “blessed” is makarios¸ which could be translated happy. God is happy within his own Triune nature and has no needs from outside of Himself to […]
