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Heath Rogers <- Back The Requirements of Bible Baptism Heath Rogers November 16, 2022 The Requirements of Bible Baptism Heath Rogers 00:00 / 01:04 Download Outline File Download Presention File baptism, baptize Request a File Looking for an outline or powerpoint file for a specific lesson? Let us know! Request Now Have any questions? Ask Us!

Benjamin Lee <- Back In God We Trust Benjamin Lee March 1, 2020 In God We Trust Benjamin Lee 00:00 / 01:04 Download Outline File Download Presention File trust, trusting, god, confidence, confident, control, country, government, govern, state, county, city, legal, law of the land, assurance, assure, Request a File Looking for an outline or powerpoint file for a specific lesson? Let us know! Request Now Have any questions? Ask Us!

As Christians, we know the problem of sin. In Romans 3:23, Paul wrote, “…For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” It’s the reason why Jesus came to earth, John 1:29. It’s the reason the world is in such a mess, 1 Timothy 2:13-14. It helps us to understand our true enemy: Satan, 1 John 3:8.  It’s what Satan seeks to get us to do through a variety of temptations! Satan attempted to get Jesus to sin while He was in the wilderness, Matthew 4:1-11. Satan’s tactics have not changed since the beginning in the Garden of Eden. He seeks to get us to sin through the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, 1 John 2:15-17. However, Satan wasn’t able to defeat Jesus! Jesus responded with a “It is written…” to defeat the temptations the Deceiver used. Satan reasoned from Scripture to get Jesus to sin, yet Jesus knew how to properly handle the word of God and defeated that tactic as well. Eventually, the devil left Jesus, Matthew 4:11. That would not be the last time he would attack Jesus. In Luke’s account (4:13) it reads, “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.”  Just reading that reminds us that it’s possible to resist temptation and that the Devil will seek to destroy us at opportune times. The Devil is not our friend and never will be. He’s opposed to God. He hates us! We are in war. It’s a spiritual war that we can win. But we must recognize this reality. In 1 Peter 2:11, it reads “Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.” We should view everyday as a spiritual battle. Saying this is not to discourage us, but simply to remind us. Every day we have to choose to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Saying each morning, “I will pick up my cross and follow Jesus” is a good reminder along with prayer and scripture reading. We can face each day with confidence, not in our own strength, but rather in God’s, 1 John 5:4 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.”   Yet, there are times where we fail and sin against God. We are called to be holy as God is holy according to 1 Peter 1:13-15. Remembering who we are called to be is a great way to resist temptation. Something else to do is to seriously consider and study sin. When we do, we will much easily resist temptation as well. The Devil hates us and wants to destroy us by sinning against God! Let’s consider a few passages to help us to see this.   Sin is fighting against us, 1 Peter 2:11 “Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.” I mentioned this earlier, but it’s worth our attention again. Paul spoke about the same thing in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 6:10-13. Understanding what we’re up against and how horrific sin is will help us to resist temptation.   Sin is trying to kill us. Since the beginning when Adam and Eve sinned, death was the result, Genesis 2:17. The wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23. The lie Satan continues to tell is the same one he told Eve in the Garden, “You surely will NOT die!”  We see where sin leads to in James 1:14-15. This is a reminder that to sin is not a game and should be avoided at all costs.   Sin is insulting to God, Hebrews 10:29-31. The Devil truly hates us and is seeking us to sin against God. Satan wants us to grieve the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 4:30. There is never a good reason to sin.   Let us resist the temptations that come our way, 1 Corinthians 10:13. It is possible through the strength of God.

Jenny grew up with a religious background, but over time she realized her beliefs didn’t feel as grounded as she wanted them to be. She knew the words. She knew the routine. But she wanted something deeper — something solid. Jenny shares how she began examining what she believed and why, and how that search led her to a stronger, more confident foundation in Christ. Watch Jenny’s full story below.

It could be said that the book of Acts is a book about the Holy Spirit. We see the Holy Spirit in action. Jesus told His apostles they would receive Holy Spirit baptism in Acts 1:5,8 . We see this in Acts 2:1-4 . About three thousand souls received the gift of salvation the Holy Spirit promised in Acts 2:38 . Ananias and Saphira lied to the Holy Spirit in Acts 5:1-4 and died. Philip performed mighty miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit in Acts 8 . It was the Holy Spirit that instructed the brethren to separate Paul and Barnabas in Acts 13:2-3 . The book of Acts is a book about the actions of the apostles and yet at the same time it’s a book that gives us so much information about the Holy Spirit. Yet, there’s a chapter that may be overlooked that provides us with some great information and application for our lives when it comes to the Holy Spirit. That’s Acts 7 . Yes, it’s a long chapter, but it’s one that can’t be ignored. We find a God-fearing man named Stephen standing before the Sanhedrin Council begin to speak. By the end of the chapter, he would be dead. The story really begins in Acts 6:8-15 . Stephen is answering some accusations made against him, Acts 7:1 . What he does is amazing. In this speech, Stephen teaches us something about the Holy Spirit. It was something the Jews needed to hear then and what we need to hear now. He will teach us what it means to resist the Holy Spirit. In Acts 7:51 Stephen said, “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did…”  In what way did they resist the Holy Spirit and how might we do the same? Stephen provided the High Priest a summary of the nation of Israel beginning with Abraham. Acts 7:1-8 : Abraham was called by God to go to a new land. The nation of Israel would descend from this man. God would bless all nations through his seed. Acts 7:9-16 : Stephen turned his attention to Joseph next and how the patriarchs would become envious of him and the telling of his vision. Acts 7:17-38 : It would be Moses who God would use to deliver His people. Acts 7:39-41 : Yet the nation of Israel would reject Moses. They rejected the mighty works he did by the power of the Spirit. They rejected the words he gave them from Mount Sinai. They built a golden calf, Acts 7:39-40 . While they rejected Moses, they were really rejecting the Holy Spirit. Sadly, this would become a pattern among God’s people. Acts 7:42-43 : God’s people would be punished due to their rebellion. Stephen reviewed this history for a reason. His application was that the Jews had always resisted the Holy Spirit, Acts 7:51-52. They resisted His providence and His prophets by refusing to listen to them. Now the Jews in the first century were doing the same thing. They had ignored God’s Prince (Jesus) who was foretold by the prophets. They resisted the Spirit by rejecting the words of the prophets concerning Jesus, Acts 7:37. Stephen’s sermon had a tremendous impact on his listeners. The audience was “cut to the quick” and they began gnashing their teeth at him, Acts 7:54. They killed him, Acts 7:55-58. Application for us. Are we resisting the Holy Spirit? People resist the Spirit when they deny the Just One who is Jesus. We resist Hm when we choose not to obey His word given to us in scripture. When we fail to forgive one another, gossip, lust in our hearts, refuse to submit to the Shepherds, to be the God-fearing parents we are supposed to be, allow apathy to creep into our hearts, we resist the Spirit. When we resist the Spirit, we also grieve the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 4:30. When we hear the word of truth, how will we respond? Will we be stiff necked or humble? The choice is ours.