Loving Faithfulness in Ruth
Ruth and Naomi show loving faithfulness (Ruth 1:16-17): 1) Its Significance, 2) Sacrifice, 3) Services, 4) Sanctification. Each person can improve relationships.
Ruth and Naomi show loving faithfulness (Ruth 1:16-17): 1) Its Significance, 2) Sacrifice, 3) Services, 4) Sanctification. Each person can improve relationships.
In eternity we will be united in love (1 Peter 4:13) 1) Because God Is Love, 2) Because He Desires Our Unity, 3) Because We Will Long to Belong. Each person can rejoice.
The father who fears the Lord (Psalms 127-128) 1) Centers His Home on God, 2) Sees Children as a Reward, 3) Walks in God's Ways, 4) Loves His Wife. Each will be blessed.
Standing in integrity (Psalm 41:12) means 1) Doing Right, 2) Keeping Promises, 3) Standing Up for Truth, 4) Trusting God. Each person should understand integrity.
Why remember Jesus (Luke 22:14-20)? 1) It Is the Apostles' Doctrine, 2) Grateful Hearts Remember, 3) The Father Wants It. Each person should remember Him weekly.
The pure in heart are blessed (Matthew 5:3-10): 1) They Are Sincere, Simple, Serene, 2) Their Lives Are Clean, 3) They Will See God. Each person should be pure.
In eternity we get a new body (1 Peter 4:13) with no more 1) Death, 2) Disease, 3) Corruption, 4) Temporal Concerns. Each person can rejoice in this hope of heaven.
God's word reveals wondrous things (Psalm 119:17-24) about 1) God, 2) Self, 3) Sinners. Each person should be able to tell what wondrous things this passage reveals.
Jesus on evangelism, part 2 (Matthew 10): 1) Handle Objections, 2) Expect Rejection, 3) Be Courageous, 4) God Rewards. Each person should evangelize as Jesus taught.
I know my mother loved me (1 Samuel 2:19) because she 1) Disciplined Me, 2) Nursed Me, 3) Fed and Clothed Me, 4) Taught Me God's Word. Each person should recall her love.
The ABCs of loving our children (Titus 2:4): give them 1) Attention, 2) Boundaries, 3) Christ. Each person should remember these ABCs in the home.
Why did Melchizedek meet Abram in Genesis 14? We may not know his reason, but Hebrews 7 shows God wanted him there to foreshadow Christ's priesthood.
The widow's two mites (Mark 12:41-44) show that the quality of giving matters more than the amount. Like the rich young ruler, we must trust God, not our riches.
Psalm 90, a prayer of Moses, is a saint's closing prayer. It is a prayer 1) Of Benediction to the Lord, 2) Respecting the Brevity of Life, 3) In Bequest to the Living.
Heaven will have no more evil (1 Peter 4:13): 1) No Temptation, 2) No Sin, 3) No Evil People. Each person should be able to state a reason to rejoice in eternity.
"Blessed are the merciful" (Matthew 5:1-12): 1) What Mercy Means, 2) Who Is Merciful, 3) Why It Is a Blessing. Each person should know what mercy is and practice it.
Must I be baptized to go to heaven? Yes. We put on Christ in baptism (Galatians 3:26-29), and Jesus said, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved" (Mark 16:16).
Does God answer the prayer of a non-Christian? God does not hear sinners (Psalm 66:18). Spiritual blessings like forgiveness are reserved for those in Christ.