After the Reviving, Ezra 9:9

This message on After the Reviving starts in Ezra 9. Ezra 9:9 is in the middle of Ezra’s prayer to God after hearing that the people of Israel had not separated themselves from the people of the lands around them, like they had been commanded to do.  They had married...

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Five Excuses For Not Turning, Prov 1:22-23

There is an amazingly generous offer in Prov 1:22-23.  Wisdom offers to the simple, to scorners, and to fools to “pour out my spirit unto you,” and to “make known my words unto you.”  God makes this offer, not to the righteous, but to fools and scorners.  The offer is...

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Repentance and Salvation, 2 Pet 3:9

Repentance and Salvation 2 Pet. 3:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Is repentance necessary for salvation?  Yes.  There is no question that the Lord demands repentance.  In 2 Peter 3:9, we find that the Lord “is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing to any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” ...

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Conditional Mercy, Ps 18:25

Conditional Mercy Ps. 18:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ps 18:25 David says, “With the merciful that wilt shew thyself merciful.”  God’s mercy is conditional mercy. We know that God is merciful from Ex 34:6. But we sometimes confuse God’s mercy with his love and get the idea that his unconditional...

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How To Repent, 2 Peter 3:9

How To Repent 2 Pet 3:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This verse says that God is willing that all should come to repentance.  You have heard the word repentance before and you may know something about it.  But the question is How to Repent.  What good is it if you can...

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A Contrite Heart, Ps 51:17

Hearts Lacking Contrition You may wonder why the Lord deals so harshly with some people and not as much with others.  For instance, David’s sins required capital punishment, yet the Lord spared him.  The reason is that David had a contrite heart, Ps 51:17. Look in Acts 8:9-24 . Why...

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Repentance Salvation and Sin

Repentance and a Willingness to Give Up Sin 1 Cor. 15: 3-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Repentance Salvation and Sin. We received the following email from one of our listeners.  “Hello, I have a question concerning Repentance. What if a person truly realizes he is on his way to hell...

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Safe and Sound, Lk 15:17-27

In Lk 15:27, when the elder brother inquired about the music and dancing at his father’s house, the servant said, “Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.”  Any of us who have children who have strayed from...

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Examine Your Integrity

Examine Your Integrity Are you standing in an even place? Ps.26 Introduction: Pray – Read Passage – Sermon title from verse 1 and 12 Integrity often confused with honesty – Davis Love III Illustration Integrity is soundness, wholeness, or unbroken state Something new is at the peak of Integrity –...

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