LET YOUR LIFE SO SHINE Acts 20:18-24 Your are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine … Continue reading LET YOUR LIFE SO SHINE Acts 20:18-24

SACRIFICE YOURSELVES Hebrews 13:13-25 I. SACRIFICE OURSELVES IN PRAISE--HEBREWS 13:15 A. Praise is through Christ--13:15a. i. Without Christ we would not be able to worship acceptably. a. Ephesians 2:12-17--He broke the barrier down. b. John 4:23-24--He allows us to worship in spirit and truth. ii. 1 Corinthians 14:37 (note context)--His law for His worship. B. … Continue reading SACRIFICE YOURSELVES Hebrews 13:13-25

The terms we should use to describe much of what is going on in our culture is ungodly and hopeless, but God is yet near and offers hope. The ancient Greco-Roman culture of Bible times is perhaps more ungodly than our own sinful culture (Romans 1:18-32). The fall of that once great society reminds us … Continue reading IDOLATRY AND THE TRUE GOD Acts 17:29-31

We have an adversary. He is generally called the Devil or Satan. His various names describe his wicked position. It is no accident that, within the pages of Scripture, Satan (i.e., our “adversary”; Zechariah 3:1) routinely is denominated by such unseemly designations as: (a) the devil (i.e., slanderer; Matthew 4:1); (b) “the god of this … Continue reading WHO IS SATAN?