You are “Beloved!” But beloved by who? By Peter, of course (1 Peter 2:12) (1 Peter 4:12). By Paul, James, John, & Jude, all of whom used this same term of endearment. But most of all, we are beloved of God and Jesus! – (Romans 1:7) (Colossians 3:12). It is out of such human and divine love that this plea is made.

You are “Sojourners and Pilgrims,” in that you have not yet reached your heavenly home. As we will see later, failure to heed the plea will mean you will …

Every other month we send a team of Jesus loving men to the Union Gospel Mission is Spokane. We also have a separate (sometimes mixed) team of men that take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the inner-city bus station in Spokane. Each of these men that God is using so amazingly could sit down and tell you of the lack of understanding people have of Christ’s love for them. Such is the case of last night when the team was preaching at the Mission and a young man could not …

When I think of how God commands His loving-kindness towards us in the daytime, I am reminded of His promises of mercy and grace towards us. His mercy is…..

1. Great – (Isaiah 54:6-7)
2. Sure – (Isaiah 55:1-3)
3. Abundant – (1 Peter 1:1-3)
4. New every morning – (Lamentations 3:22-23)

He is so gracious to us (Ephesians 2:4-9). Grace is defined as, unmerited favor, that which bestows or occasions, pleasure, delight or causes favorable regard. It is the kindly act of lovingkindness, goodwill with reference to the Divine favor. God’s grace is more than mere passive pity. It expresses itself in …

In New TestamentT times some churches were not what they should have been (Revelation 2:1-4) (2:12-15) (3:1-2) (3:14-17). The same could be said for some churches today. With such problems, what then is the measure of a strong church? Is it wealth? – Is it a big building? – Is it the number of programs? – Is it successful if it looks like the world? A congregation can have all these things and still be dead!

First, the Church is the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31). The Church is …

It is in the worst of times when I need to TRUST in the Lord Jesus Christ. Actually int the best of times too. My faith needs to be placed squarely on Him and His finished work of redemption. Unlike those who trust in their wealth, in their riches, who even trust in their accomplishments, in their standing, in their own pride, in themselves (Romans 1:18). Man cannot buy his way out of God’s judgment, he cannot buy redemption for himself or his brother. Why is it we are commanded to …

Your confession is what you say. The Bible tells you to hang on tight to saying God’s Word.

(Hebrews 10:23)…..Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. God has no reason to tell us to hold fast, or hang on tight, to our confession, unless someone, or something, will be trying to get us to turn loose of it — and say something else.

(Hebrews 3:1)…..Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, …

Notice what God’s word says in – (1 Corinthians 11:26), now notice the word proclaim. It is the word (kataggello) – {kat-ang-gel-lo} – it means to declare openly, to declare plainly, to tell out loud. Whenever we share together in the Lord’s Supper we are making a public confession of our faith. We are making an open declaration of salvation, a bold announcement that we believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Lord’s supper, by means of symbols for His flesh and blood preaches Jesus Christ …

(Psalm 55:3-4)…..Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me, and in wrath they hate me. ⁴ My heart is severely pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Having enemies can cause many to be afraid. David was certainly afraid at times, but how did he get victory? He put his trust in God, praising His word. The trust of David involved praising His word. David took God’s word and believed His promises, even …