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 [...]
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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 [...]
Forgiveness Without Sacrifice – Part 06
Forgiveness Without Sacrifice – Part 06 Daniel Salomon made the following comments: “Psalm 50 is another example of atonement without sacrifice. In fact, Psalm 50 challenges the excesses of “animal sacrifice”—asking ‘If I were hungry, would I not let you know?’ Making the case that God is not a hungry pagan god who needs to [...]
Child Abuse: Teach Children to Kill
Child Abuse: Teach Children to Kill For years we have been observing and studying the ungodly practice of teaching our children to kill through the supposed pleasure of hunting and fishing (fish killing), and how such practices harden the hearts of these children so that they no longer have any empathy for the feelings of [...]
Walked With God
Walked With God There were only two people in the Bible who were said to have walked with God: Enoch (Genesis 5:22) and Noah (Genesis 6:9). Genesis 5:22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. NASB Genesis 6:9 These are [...]
Is The True Spirit Of Christmas Still With You?
Is The True Spirit Of Christmas Still With You? A Sermon Delivered to The Compassion Internet Church 13 January 2013 Frank L. Hoffman, Pastor Scripture References: Isaiah 6:1-13 Matthew 6:25, 33 7:13-14 Mark 4:1-20 Preparation Verse: “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall [...]
Early Christian Peacemaker – Justin Martyr
Early Christian Peacemaker – Justin Martyr The early Christian peacemakers, such as Justin Martyr, needed no weapons for he had the peace of Jesus Christ in his heart. In 160 AD, five years before his death, he wrote: “We ourselves were well conversant with war, murder, and everything evil, but all of us throughout the [...]
In the Image of God
In the Image of God Are we living as though we were created in the image of God, and are we seen by others as being the image of God among them? We sure hope so, because this is the way that all other human beings and all the animals should see us. Listen to [...]
Early Christian Peacemaker – Irenaeus
Early Christian Peacemaker – Irenaeus When we look at Christianity today, we see that it’s filled with violence: our warring madness that pits one nation against another, and our exploitation of animals. Together they kill millions of humans and more than 100 billion land and sea animals every year. This was not the case before [...]
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