We are following up where we left off last week on the topic – Spirit-Filled praying. II. THE CONTENT OF PRAYER This text tells us some of the things that should fill our prayers. Paul divides our Prayer lives into two parts. – “Prayers” and...
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Ephesians 6:18-24 Most believers don’t believe that we are engaged in battle with an unseen yet potent enemy, and it doesn’t change the fact that we are. Satan, the enemy of God, is also the enemy of the people of God. His desire for...
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Phil 5:4-8 Intro: Man is made up of body, soul, and Spirit. The body and soul interact with the physical, intellectual, and emotional world, and our Spirit relates to the spiritual world. The fight the Lord, flesh, and the devil fights rages in...
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Revelation 2:1-7 Intro: In the seven unique letters written to the churches of Asia Minor, Jesus Christ is speaking to the very people He died to save. The letters contain words of Commendation, Correction, and Challenge. The one constant in each...
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Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Intro: The truths that Jesus reveals in this parable are life-altering if they are heard and heeded. They teach a truth so powerful that they cannot get ignored. I want us to look into these verses...
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Phil 3:12-16 Intro: There are two basic statements that every growing Christian will have to agree with this evening, and let me share them with you. 1. We have failed in the past: v12 That is, we have fallen short of God’s goal...
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Ephesians 5:1-2 Every wise believer sets Christ before him as the Perfect Example to follow in all things in life and practice. A distinctive characteristic we find in the Lord is love and it should be the prayer and pursuit of every true child...
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Text: Ephesians 5:1-2 As we begin to study the 5th chapter of this excellent book, we are immediately confronted by a passage the demands that we do the impossible. We are called to be like God, and we are called to love as He loves. It...
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Intro: The first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ into this world was a time of incredible power, miracles, and wondrous love and grace. Thank God for all Jesus accomplished when He came the first time. Acts 1:9-10 tells us...
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Text: Col. 3:12-17 While the Bible tells us what to put off in the first 11 verses, verses 12- 17, tell us what to put on. In the previous study, we faced this question, “Is the old man dead?” In this study, we are going to face this...
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Text: Colossians 3:1-17 When we come into this world, we are born into a sinful fleshly body, controlled by the world, the devil, and its lusts, Eph. 2:1-3; James 1:14. Then, one day, you come to Jesus for salvation! Do you remember the glory of...
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Matthew 9:35-38 III. V. 37, HE SAW THE PROBLEM OF THE HARVEST As Jesus looked at the harvest, He acknowledged the fact that it was plentiful and that it was pitiful. But as He saw lost men all around, He also recognized a problem: there...
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