"attitude" Tagged Sermons
This past month, we’ve been studying some of what God’s Word has to say about Practicing the Way of Peace. Today we will be jumping ahead to the teachings of Jesus on the topic of conflict resolution. He addresses the issue of conflict and reconciliation on several occasions throughout the four gospels. Most of our…
Last week, we looked at the early life of David and his interaction with a foolish man named Nabal. At this early point in his life, David did not display a high level of maturity when he responded to Nabal’s disrespectful remarks. Much has happened in David’s life since that encounter—way too much to even…
Our journey through the One Another statements of the New Testament takes us today to Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. In order to fully understand the original intent of this passage, we must consider the context–or the text that goes with our text. When we do this, we discover that Paul is focusing…
The church should be “a group of individuals who, despite their differences, are willing to show love for one another through putting the well-being of others first. This will always mean speaking the truth and acting on the truth, but doing so in love. It will also mean having the humility to admit when we…
In the last days of his life, the Apostle Paul found himself in a dreadful situation—imprisoned and deserted by almost all of his companions. It was in these circumstances that Paul wrote to his ‘beloved’ son in the ministry, Timothy. In spite of his own depressing circumstances, Paul sought to encourage and instruct his disciple—and every disciple of Christ since—to not be fearful but to be ever-increasing in his dependence on the Holy Spirit of God in every aspect of his life.
Last week, we considered God’s general revelation. We looked at some aspects of creation and determined that creation demands a Creator. So as we look once again at Psalm 19 this morning, I want us to focus specifically on the role of God’s special revelation in our worship. And as we study this psalm, I want us to notice that worship is not just a physical activity but also a spiritual attitude and cleansing.