Let Us Cleanse Ourselves, 2 Cor 7:1

2 Cor 7:1 says, “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God”.  We are instructed to cleanse ourselves.  This is the work of the Lord.  We simply need to yield ourselves to his...

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One Nation, One King, Ezek 37:15-28

In Ezek 37:15-28, Ezekiel takes two sticks and joins them together to make one.  This object lesson catches the attention of the people who inquire about its meaning.  He explains that the joining of the two sticks symbolizes the reuniting of Israel with Judah to form one nation that will...

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Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving

This is part four in a four-part series on Prayer and Supplication.  For part three, see Prayer and Supplication with Crying.  This sermon is on prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. The words prayer and supplication appear together several times in your Bible.  And on a few occasions, we find them...

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Unique Ways to Happiness, Job 5:17-18

God offers his people unique ways to happiness.  We can be happy in ways that the world knows nothing about.  The world’s happiness is derived from pleasure.  They might be happy with an event, a person, an accomplishment, or some form of entertainment.  We can be happy with these things,...

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Pray Without Doubting, 1 Tim 2:8

We’re told to pray without doubting, 1 Tim 2:8.  This is because doubting will adversely affect your prayer life.   In Jas 1:5-8 we are to ask in faith nothing wavering.  Wavering is like waves of the sea.  When you waver, you are double minded, unstable, and think that you...

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The Valley of Dry Bones, Ezek 37:1-14

Once again Ezekiel was carried by the spirit to a place where God showed him a vision.  This time he was carried to the valley of dry bones.  In Ezek 37:1-8, Ezekiel was instructed to prophecy to the dry bones.  In Ezek 37:9-10, he prophesied to the wind.  And in...

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Prayer and Supplication with Crying

This is the third part of a series on prayer and supplication.  For part two in this series, see Prayer and Supplication with Fasting. For part three in this series, see Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving. This sermon is on Prayer and Supplication with Crying.  Prayer and supplication with crying...

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Develop Unity in Church, 1 Cor 12:20-25

Eph 5:30-32 shows us that we are one flesh with Chirst.  In one flesh you have union.  Eph 5:32 this is a mystery concerning Christ and the church.  We see this clearly in 1 Cor 12:12-27.  We are one body with many members.  In 1 Cor 12:20-25, Christ desires no...

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Necessities of the Christian Life

There are at least three necessities in the Christian life.  Of course, before you can have these you must have life. You must receive the life of God – Jn 14:6.  Jesus Christ is the life.  Rom 6:23, the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ...

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Dispersion and Restoration of Israel, Ez 36

Ezek 36 is a prophecy concerning the dispersion and restoration of Israel.   Israel’s Dispersion Ezekiel’s Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel, Ezek 36:1-7 When Israel and Judah sinned against the Lord, he used the heathen to destroy their land and take them captive.  The Assyrians attacked Israel and took...

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