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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Living in the Will of God – 06 A King?
Living in the Will of God – 06 A King? As we continue in our discussion about the problems of having a human king, it is important to realize that all of these things are outside the will of God, and stem from the reluctant concession that God granted the people in the days of [...]
Living in the Will of God – 05 Human Kings
Living in the Will of God – 05 Human Kings Unfortunately, most of the things that people do in the world are not in the heavenly will of God, and God rejects what they do, but sometimes God allows the people to stew in the juices of their own sins. Such is the case when [...]
Living in the Will of God – 04 The Peaceable Kingdom
Living in the Will of God – 04 The Peaceable Kingdom Having looked at a few passages concerning living in the heavenly will of God, let’s now take a look at the way Isaiah sees this coming together here on earth in his vision of the peaceable kingdom in Isaiah 11:6-10… 6. And the wolf will [...]
Living in the Will of God – 03 God’s Heavenly Will
Living in the Will of God – 03 God’s Heavenly Will After looking at God’s creation intent, the next obvious place to look and learn what it means to live in the will of God is to look at our Father’s heavenly will. Jesus commands us in Matthew 5:48… 48. “Therefore you are to be [...]
How Does God Want Us to Live?
How Does God Want Us to Live? A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 17 February 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Genesis 4:6-8 Matthew 6:9-13 Romans 6:12-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 1 John 2:15-17 This has been a very interesting week: we had Ash Wednesday, Valentine’s Day, and now the first Sunday in [...]
Living in the Will of God – 02 God’s Creation Intent
Living in the Will of God – 02 God’s Creation Intent To understand what living in the will of God means, we’ll look at some examples or directions that God gives us to live by. The first of these is given in the first book of the Bible in Genesis 1:24-31, where God describes His [...]
Living in the Will of God – 01 Introduction
Living in the Will of God – 01 Introduction This Bible study series will look at the way people live in the world, today, as compared to the way God wants us to live. We will also discuss the fact that there appears to be something terribly wrong in most churches, today, for they seem [...]
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart
Animal Farmers’ Hardness of Heart In order to raise animals for food, or slaughter them, and/or eat their flesh and by-products, we have to harden our hearts to the point that we no longer have empathy for the feelings of the animals or are indifferent to the animals’ pain and suffering. This was recently brought [...]
People See When We’re Transformed
People See When We’re Transformed A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 10 February 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Exodus 34:29-35 Isaiah 6:8 Luke 9:28-43 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2 Ephesians 2:10 Philippians 4:13 This is Transfiguration Sunday, which celebrates the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain, but it should also speak to us [...]
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