4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace […]
Join Dave as he looks at 1 Samuel 1:21-28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_dr4zGJZ48&list=PL5Rgz5Xr7uGHKRm7KQI2KC0ImJF5KU24d&index=13
“in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,” (Ephesians 2:1 NKJV) You were dead. The Greek word dead (nekrous) literally means ‘corpse’ or ‘dead body’. Paul is reminding the church of Ephesus they were powerless, trapped in their trespasses and sins. When I preach this particular passage of Scripture, I use the illustration of
Prayer Changes Our Study Prayer is the means by which we implore the Holy Spirit to take up residence in our study time. Without prayer, our study is nothing but an intellectual pursuit. With prayer, it is a means of communing with the Lord. Prayer is what changes our study from the pursuit of knowledge
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John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” The world promises pleasure; it knows it cannot sustain the thirst within. So it continually offers new, fresh trinkets, ideas, pleasures, anything, and everything to entertain its adherents. These please for a
There is this strange dissonance, a tension in the Christian life that exists when we talk about ourselves, especially in Reformed circles. On the one hand, we want to acknowledge the dignity of mankind, made in the image of God to reflect His glory, but on the other hand, we don’t want to do this
On today’s episode, Gary writes in today and asks, “Dave, I struggle with anxiety. Can you please help me understand why I should reach out and share with others in my local church about my anxiety?” What you’ll hear in this episode Proverbs 12:25 and Hebrews 3:13 and anxiety. The need to encourage one another in
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