Living in the Will of God – 14 Manna from Heaven Throughout the Hebrew Old Testament of the Bible we see Israel grumbling about one thing or another and turning against the will of God. One of these times is illustrated for us in Exodus 16:1-5, where God once again tries to turn the people [...]
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Removing Ourselves from a Violent World
Removing Ourselves from a Violent World A Sermon Delivered to The CompassionInternetChurch 3 March 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Luke 13:1-9 Acts 3:1-26 We have talked about the fact that our living as peacemaking children of God is not a sometimes situation, such as during the Lenten season; it is for every day [...]
Living in the Will of God – 13 Noah’s Ark
Living in the Will of God – 13 Noah’s Ark In Genesis 6:14-22, God has Noah build Him an ark upon which to save Noah’s family and the many animals He wants to save. And, even though it was really God’s ark, it has commonly been referred to as Noah’s Ark, as we are doing [...]
Living in the Will of God – 12 All Flesh Corrupted
Living in the Will of God – 12 All Flesh Corrupted As we continue with our study of living in the will of God, and the way the wicked people of this world had corrupted God’s creation intent, we also see in Genesis 6:9-13 that all flesh had also become corrupted. 9. These are the [...]
Living in the Will of God – 11 Wicked People
Living in the Will of God – 11 Wicked People A vital part of living in the will of God is being obedient to Him and serving Him in faith, trust, and righteousness. Also, those who live in this state of being have unlimited compassion for the whole of creation. No being is excluded, and [...]
Living in the Will of God – 10 Cruelty to Animals
Living in the Will of God – 10 Cruelty to Animals In part 09 of this blog series, we discussed the fact that Proverbs 12:10 showed us the difference between having lovingkindness and hardness of heart. 10. A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast, But the compassion of the wicked is [...]
Living in the Will of God – 09 Lovingkindness
Living in the Will of God – 09 Lovingkindness In part 08 of this blog series we talked about hardness of heart, and the fact that many of the churches through their silence, complacency, and indifference to the suffering of animals helps keep the problems alive. The opposite of hardness of heart is what the [...]
Living in the Will of God – 08 Hardness of Heart
Living in the Will of God – 08 Hardness of Heart In part 07 of this series, we saw in Jesus’ answer to the Pharisees about divorce (Matthew 19:8), “Because of your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.” Hardness of heart [...]
Do We Believe and Trust in God?
Do We Believe and Trust in God? A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 24 February 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Genesis 15:1-21 Luke 13:31-35 Philippians 3:17–4:1 A lot of people say they believe in God, but relatively few truly live like they really believe and trust in God. Most people seem [...]
Living in the Will of God – 07 Divorce
Living in the Will of God – 07 Divorce Sometimes religious leaders change or exploit the true intent of God in order to satisfy themselves or others. This is the case with marriage and divorce, as in Matthew 19:3-9, when Jesus is tested by some Pharisees about divorce. 3. And some Pharisees came to Him, [...]
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