Washed in the Word
Washed in the Word with Sean Doyle offers weekly expository Bible teaching and Diving Deeper Study Guides. The podcast aims to foster biblical maturation through saturation in Scripture. Listeners are encouraged to grab a Bible and pen and dive into the Word.
Episodes
8 "Depth Perception Part II: The Depth of the Solution" Nehemiah 5
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Some people just seem to know how to solve problems. Nehemiah was one of those people. God used this man to achieve in 52 days what 50,000 Israelites had left undone for 90 years. Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. Along the way Satan threw everything but the kitchen sink at him. Satan raised up a formidable trio of local officials to constantly
7 "Depth Perception Part I" Nehemiah 5
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.There are basically three kinds of people in the world, those who make things happen, those who watch things happen & those who wonder what happened? Over 100 years ago, Henry Spence-Jones made the observation that leaders “have no easy task. No sooner have they provided a remedy for one evil than another presents itself.” So, we see in Nehemiah 5. N
6 "What Grade Will We Get on Our Kingdom Building Project? Part II: 6 Ways to Get an 'A.' " Nehemiah 4:1-23
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In Matthew 25 Jesus tells a parable about kingdom responsibilities & kingdom rewards. In this parable Jesus invites us to partner with him. The Master entrusts kingdom assets into our hands as stewards & He rewards those who use them for the Master’s glory.Some are given much & to whom much is given much is required. Some are given less, but
5 "What Grade Will We Get on Our Kingdom Building Project? Part I: 5 Ways to Fail" Nehemiah 4:1-23
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.1 Corinthians 3:12-15 declares: "Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, & the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives,
4 "Nine Practical Biblical Principles for Kingdom Accomplishers Part III" Nehemiah 2:9-3:32
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Some people know how to get things done. No matter the obstacle, they find a way. Nehemiah was a man who could get things done. Nehemiah achieved in 52 days what 50,000 Israelites could not do in 95 years. It leads a reader to wonder? How did he do that? Over these past three sessions together we have been dissecting the how’s of Nehemiah’s amazing k
3 "Nine Practical Biblical Principles for Kingdom Accomplishers Part II" Nehemiah 2:9-3:32
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.How come some saints can motivate others to do what at first seemed utterly impossible? Nehemiah is one of Scripture's great leaders. Join in today as we uncover another three of the "Nine Practical Biblical Principles for Kingdom Accomplishers." Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanyi
2 "Nine Practical Principles for Kingdom Accomplishers" Part I Nehemiah 2:9-32
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Nehemiah is a man who can “Git-R-Done.” God used Nehemiah to accomplish in 52 days something that 50,000 Israelites could not accomplish in the previous 95 years. Nehemiah "Got-R-Done" & rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. So what separates kingdom accomplishers from mere dreamers? Over the next three messages we will be surveying "9 Prac
1 "Leadership Lessons from Nehemiah’s Notebook" Nehemiah 1:1-2:8
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Gooooooood morning! New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel used to quip that the key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided. Dave Barry opined: When trouble arises & things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution & is willing to take command. Very often, that per
5 Ezra 9:1-10:44 "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In 1966 the pinnacle of spaghetti Westerns was released when Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach were hired guns, loyal to none searching for a stolen cache of gold ending in an epic three-way duel. The movie was The Good, the Bad & the Ugly. Today we end our time in the book of Ezra & that is a fitting title to our text. A book that
4 Ezra 7:1-8:36 "Cool Hand Luke"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In keeping with our Ezra series’ 60’s cinematic theme let’s go back to 1967 when Paul Newman introduced the world to an indomitable individual whom his fellow prisoners dubbed Cool Hand Luke. Luke’s tenacity in the face of adversity earned the other prisoner’s respect & the guard’s attention. The film’s iconic line comes when the prison’s captain stri
3 Ezra 5:1-6:22 "The Sound of Music"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Imagine for a moment the scene before us as we move from the close of Ezra chapter 4 to the start of chapter 5. For 16 years all temple construction had ceased. By force & with haste Israel’s adversaries compelled the returning remnant to cease & desist. After 16 years of neglect, tall weeds have overtaken the derelict temple site. A palpable se
2 Ezra 4:1-24 "The Dirty Dozen"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Sometimes saints think spiritual warfare is something new to me & you. It’s not. Anytime God is at work in this world Satan is skulking somewhere nearby. Satan never wants God’s work to prosper so God’s workers he will pester. Today we turn in the Old Testament to Ezra chapter 4 to endeavor to discover "The Dirty Dozen" ways Satan attempts t
1 Ezra 1:1-3:13 "The Magnificent Seven"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Have you been in a protracted season of difficulty? Perhaps you strayed for a season & now you have experienced some hard discipline? If that is true for you, you are in a similar situation to the Israelites in the days of Ezra. After 70 years of captivity brought on by their own iniquity, God graciously is restoring them to the Holy Land, but this w
5 Know Your Future 2 Peter 3:1-18
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Knowing the future helps us invest wisely in the present. The problem is we are not prescient. That is we don’t know the future, but God does. God is omniscient. God knows all. That means God knows the future. If knowing the future helps us invest in the present, we ought to listen if God offers prophetic truth. This is exactly where we find ourselve
4 Know Your Adversaries 2 Peter 2:1-22
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.First Peter focused on beleaguered believers bearing up under persecution. So, the threat in First Peter was external. Second Peter focuses on false teachers. The threat in Second Peter is internal but all the more lethal. The New Testament is quite clear that the greatest threat to the church is not external persecution, painful though it may be. The
3 Know Your Scriptures 2 Peter 1:12-21
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In a day when people are chasing & embracing every wind of doctrine. In an era where it is taken as an absolute truth that there are no absolute truths, it is critical that we Know Our Scriptures. The antidote to the poison of false teaching is the undiluted Truth of God found in the Word of God that points us back to the Son of God so that we might f
2 Know Your Salvation 2 Peter 1:1-11
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Second Peter is the last love letter to beleaguered believers from the pen of Peter. Roman Emperor Nero is in charge & he has been a scandalous scourge to the cause of Christ. Peter knows that his leadership & apostleship are about to be extinguished by martyrdom & he wants his torch to be passed on so that his exit does not extinguish the li
1 Know Your Savior 2 Peter 1:1-11
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.The most important question one can ask is: "Who is Jesus?" Depending on who you ask, you may hear that Jesus was a great moral teacher like Socrates, Buddha or Gandhi. Or that Jesus was a paragon of compassion like Mother Theresa, Francis of Assisi or Florence Nightingale. Skeptics portray Jesus as an itinerant Rabbi whose followers got carrie
15 Three Keys to Being an Effective Witness in a Defective World 1 Peter 5:5-14
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.How would you end a letter to beleaguered believers scattered, battered & tattered for standing for Christ in a world that was hostile to the gospel? What would your final words be to those you want to encourage to persevere when the going is rough? What would you say to those willingly undergoing unjust suffering for the sake of Christ? Our text toda
14 Biblical Expectations for Shepherds 1 Peter 5:1-4
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.What ought we look for in a shepherd? Christians and churches have a lot of expectations for pastors but what are God's expectation for shepherds? 1 Peter 5 is one of the most helpful texts in all the Bible in answer to this crucial question. we have many expectations for shepherds. But what are God’s expectations? Grab your Bible, a pen, & pr
13 Suffering for Christ’s Sake - 1 Peter 4:12-19
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Have you ever wondered: Why this? Why me? Why now? Over 40 years ago Harold Kushner wrote a best seller entitled “When Bad Things Happen to Good People?” For most folks the question isn’t when, but why? “Why do bad things happen to good people.” Christians often wonder “Why do bad things happen to God’s people?”Indeed this will be the subject the Hol
12 A Big Three for You & Me: Suffering, Supplication, Service 1 Peter 4:1-11
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today the Bible calls us to three things that will help us as elect exiles to minister to our neighbor & bring glory to our Savior. "A Big Three for You & Me: Suffering, Supplication & Service". These three are found in 1 Peter 4. Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study g
11 Suffering in the Will of God - 1 Peter 3:8-22
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Have you noticed that sometimes following Jesus hurts? Our passage today speaks about suffering in the will of God. The Bible is not bashful about this subject. Peter began our epistle by telling us that as elect exiles we should not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon us as though something strange were happening to us For the past few se
10 Submission to Imperfect Spouses 1 Peter 3:1-7
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Our text today takes us to challenging places. To the original hearers these words upended societal norms in liberating but threatening ways. To modern ears these same words are equally challenging but for the opposite reason. These words are threatening not for their radical liberation but for their seemingly unseemly subjugation. 1st Peter is a monument
9 Submission to Unjust Employers - 1 Peter 2:18-25
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Work is a central facet of our existence. Most of us spend about a third of our lives at work. Work is a good gift from God. Before sin entered in, Adam worked the garden. But after the fall there is a curse on it all. Apart from the curse, when you add sinful man into the mix given our proclivity to iniquity, work often feels less than good, especially
8 Submission to Unrighteous Civil Authorities - 1 Peter 2:13-17
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Tell me if any of these sound familiar: “Why do I have to listen to you?” “Who are you to order me?” “This state, city, county, or country, is so corrupt why should I pay this tax or toll?” All of those sentiments pertain to submission to authority or rather, a lack of submission to authority. 1 Peter tackles this subject head on. The question we want
7 Christ & the Christian Part II – 1 Peter 2:4-12
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Do you understand God’s plan for your life? Do you understand your kingdom calling? Do you understand who you are in Christ & what that means as you seek to live for Christ? Our text today is the very heart & core of the epistle of First Peter. Our passage is the fulcrum from which all the teachings of First Peter pivot. Everything before our pa
6 Christ & The Christian Part I - 1 Peter 2:4-12
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today Peter speaks on something so basic you might be tempted to skip past it. But it is so intrinsic we must imbibe it until we own it. Until it is rooted in the very fabric of our daily existence. Today’s topic is "Christ & the Christian." May I be so bold as to say never let this passage become old because it is pure gold.An argument ca
5 Loving & Longing Biblically - 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In 1980 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers offered the world a catchy chorus: “You don’t have to live like a refugee.” Christians find that is not quite the case. Hebrews 13:14 tells us “this world is not our home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.” Peter calls us elect exiles because Christians are temporarily, providentially placed in this w
4 Holiness in a World of Sinfulness - 1 Peter 1:13-21
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Our subject today is one from which folks tend to shy away. The subject is holiness. Today we are in 1 Peter 1 & the what of our passage is clear in verses 14-15: "As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.." The why of our passa
3 Scripture, Salvation, & Suffering - 1 Peter 1:10-12
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Sometimes following Christ is hard. So when our allegiance to Jesus arouses anger from our neighbors God wants us to know three things so we stay the course when the wind & waves are battering our ship of faith. Today, the Apostle Peter continues his letter to beleaguered believers These saints have endured political, social, & personal persecutio
2 Concerning This Salvation - 1 Peter 1:3-9
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Salvation is a subject clouded by confusion. Prosperity preachers promise salvation from pain & paucity. Concerning salvation Buddhists urge us to pursue nirvana. The salvation they seek is from suffering by trying to snuff out the fires they claim cause it: attachment, aversion, & illusion. Hindus seek salvation through moksha which is liberati
1 Who Do You Think You Are? - 1 Peter 1:1-2
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Back in 1971 Jean Knight released Mr. Big Stuff. The song has a rousing riff which asks “Who do you think you are?” That is an excellent question for the Christian. When the world tries to squeeze us into its mold… When all the cool kids are doing it…When our superiors intimidate us to tow the line or they will take a hard line, putting us on the firing
5 Proverbs "Proverbial Wisdom for Taming Our Tongues."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.The ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes once noted: “We have two ears & only one tongue in order that we may hear more & speak less.” Mark Twain observed: “It is better to keep your mouth closed & let people think you are a fool than to open it & remove all doubt.” What are those? Those are proverbs about taming our tongues. James says &quo
4 Proverbs "Working on Our Work Ethic"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.“Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.” “God gives the birds their food, but He doesn't throw it into their nests.” Thomas Jefferson used to say: “I'm a great believer in luck, & I find the harder I work the more I have of it” Vince Lombardi used to say: “The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work.”
3 Proverbs "Proverbial Wisdom on Money Matters"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Money is an essential facet of our modern lives. Mishandling money can cause a multitude of hardships. Overemphasizing money has derailed many a saint. What does God teach regarding "Proverbial Wisdom on Money Matters?" In our time together today we will explore 11 practical principles on this critical subject. So, grab our Bible, a pen, &
2 Proverbs How to Acquire Wisdom
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Proverbs are nuggets of truth poured into minuscule memorable packets. God Himself has given us many proverbs. Divinely inspired proverbs are more than whimsical & winsome they are wise beyond degree. A cursory study of the book of Proverbs reveals over 200 verses which directly address the benefits of wisdom. If God’s wisdom is so valuable to our
1 Proverbs The Benefits of Wisdom
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.There are over two hundred verses in Proverbs that address the benefits of wisdom. Today, in this our first message plodding through Proverbs, we want to zero in the first four chapters to glean a dozen of the benefits of wisdom & garner a plan to personally get more out of this immensely practical book. Grab your Bible, a pen, & download the fre
09 "Conventional Wisdom Vs. Biblical Wisdom in Regards to Preaching" (2 Timothy 3:1-4:8
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.All across the world on Sunday mornings something happens in nearly every continent & in nearly every culture. Preachers preach. It is universally done, but is it biblically done? We all have our thoughts on preaching but what are God’s thoughts? Today we are going to do something very meta. We are going to have a sermon on sermons. Most of us have
08 "Life on the Tracks" 2 Timothy 4:9-22
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Years ago, I came across a piece of wisdom written by a pastor who had a couple of bestselling books & a thriving mega-church, yet at the very same time his wife was locked in a life or death battle with cancer. Eventually the ministries of the church reached a global profile yet in the midst of all that success this pastor’s eldest son took his own li
07 "The Pastor's Central Calling" 2 Timothy 4:1-8
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Everyone who goes to church has a pastor. Most of us have opinions of what a pastor ought to do, but what is God’s opinion? Biblically speaking what is the pastor’s central calling? Perhaps the clearest Scriptural answer to that critical question is found in our text today in 2 Timothy 4:1-8. Grab your Bible, a pen, & printout the free downloadable s
06 "Three Strands in Order to Stand" 2 Timothy 3:10-17
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.The wisest man who ever lived was King Solomon. In Ecclesiastes 4:12 he wrote that “a cord of three strands is not easily broken.” A three-strand rope is strong because when twisted together they increase the diameter of the cord & take stress off the outer fibers. This is the principal behind the cables that hold up our modern suspension bridges. T
05 "Situational Awareness" 2 Timothy 3:1-9
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In 1 Chronicles 12:32 the Bible says the “men of Issachar… understood their times & knew what Israel should do.” The church today needs people like the sons of Issachar. We need to understand our times so that we know what we should do. One of the keys to success in an endeavor is having a clear eyed understanding of your situation. In 2 Timothy 2
04 "Push/Pull" 2 Timothy 2:14-26
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.One of my favorite Far Side’s is the one with the kid pushing with all his might against the pull side of door at the “Midvale School for the Gifted.” I once saw a sign on a shop that said “Push, if that doesn’t work, pull, if that doesn’t work we must be closed.” Life has a lot of push-pull moments. Like ferrous metals alongside magnets we seem pulled i
03 "Remember!" 2 Timothy 2:8-13
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Steven Wright used to say: “right now, I’m having amnesia & de ja vu at the same time. I think I have forgotten this before.” Fred Allen used to say: “I always have trouble remembering three things, faces, names &… whatever that other thing was.”Caroline Rhea used to say: “I constantly walk into a room & I don’t remember why, but for some reas
02 "How Do We Build the Kingdom of God? God’s Perspective on Christian Ministry." 2 Timothy 2:1-7
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.How do we build the Kingdom of God? On an ultimate level, we don’t. God does. Yet on another level, we are Christ’s ambassadors. We are His witnesses. We are called to make disciples of all peoples. Tragically, many have chosen not to be kingdom builders but kingdom barnacles. Some saints sit, soak, & sour in our services, but other brothers roll u
01 "Pass It On!" 2 Timothy 1:1-18
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today we begin our journey together through the last letter of the Apostle Paul. This is his last word to his protégée Timothy. If Christianity is going to flourish not perish...we must pass it on! If the light of the gospel is not to be extinguished in our land in our day it will be by God’s sovereign grace upon us & our humble faithfulness to "
12 Judges 19:1-21:25 "How Did it Come to This? Part II"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.When we first began our study in Judges we saw a sad slide from the faithfulness of Joshua’s generation to an utter disregard of the things of God in the next. We saw that compromise leads to consequences. That neglect leads to regret & that rejection leads to God’s wrath. Today, we go to the last word regarding the dark days of Judges. I’m sad to sa
11 Judges 17:1-18:31 "Micah, a Certain Levite, & the Danites: Personal Jesus."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.We all have a God-sized hole in our souls. We were created to worship, but we also want to be our own gods. How do we reconcile these competing impulses? An easy answer is to refashion god into a god of our own making & liking. In the beginning, God made man in His image & ever since we have been trying to return the favor. We would like a god wh
10 Judges Chapter 16 "Samson Part II: From How Low Can You Go to Hallelujah What a Savior!"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Samson is arguably the most famous person in the book of Judges. So today we will tread well-worn Scripture in revisiting Judges 16. We shall see Samson at his most audacious & salacious. We will then witness Samson humbled & handed over to those he was supposed to be the deliver from. This self-centered sot will become a sickening site. For a c
9 Judges 13:1-15:20 "Samson: Disgrace & Grace from the Sordid Story of Samson."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today we come to Samson, the last judge chronicled in the book of Judges. Samson was a he-man with a she weakness. Samson is probably the most well-known of all the Judges & yet he is the least heroic, least obedient, & least commendable. Samson is far from a paragon of virtue & so his judgeship demonstrates the sad state of affairs when every
8 Judges Chapter 12 "Jephthah II, Ibzan, Elon & Abdon: Leadership Lessons From Slighted Scriptures."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In our modern marketplace leadership books, seminars, & courses abound. But in Jeremiah 6:16 The Lord says: "Stand by the roads, & look, & ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; & walk in it, & find rest for your souls." Today we shall examine a topic that is overstudied from a passage that is too often understudied
7 Judges 10:1-12:15 "Tola, Jair, & Jephtha I: Which God Do You Serve?"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.After a fast footnote about Tola & Jair our main story opens with a sad indictment in Judges 6:6 "The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD..." We have seen this pattern throughout the book of Judges. God saves His people under a deliverer judge & the very next generation wanders away from the Lord. What is n
6 Judges Chapter 9 "Abimelech: Ten Towering Truths About Sowing & Reaping."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Galatians 6:7 says: "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." The God of Nature is the God of Scripture. The God of Nature has made it clear that if you sow pumpkin seeds you get pumpkins not petunias. This immutable law extends to our actions. We reap what we sow. Sometimes there is a long gap between one’s sowin
5 Judges Chapter 8 "Gideon II: Where the Real Battle Lies."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.When we read the Bible we tend to think the real battles are at places like Mt. Carmel where Elijah stood alone against Jezebel’s 850 false prophets. We tend to think that the big battle is the real battle. The real battle is often not in attaining victory; it is usually in maintaining the victory. This is Satan’s best-kept secret. When we have the fai
4 Judges Chapters 6 & 7 "Gideon I: Who Are You & Where is Your Faith?"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today we meet Gideon. God will use Gideon to deliver His people from Midianite marauders, but in this deliverance, Gideon’s faith will be repeatedly tested. Grab your Bible, a pen, & print off the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying guided study questions & let's get washed in the Word!Free sermon outlines & accompanying s
3 Judges Chapters 4 & 5 "Deborah & Barak: Looking for a Few Good Men"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In 1779 Captain William Jones gave the US Marines one of their most iconic recruitment slogans when he advertised “for a few good men.” That slogan well serves the sentiment of Judges 4 & 5. This passage is unique in the book of Judges in that instead of having a person function as the deliverer figure guiding the people into protracted peace instead
2 Judges Judges 3:12-31 "Ehud & Shamgar: Can God Use Me?"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Satan loves to sideline the saints. One of his most effective tactics is to keep us from saying “Here I am, Lord, send me.” When God calls forth from heaven: “Whom shall I send, who will go for us?” Satan whispers “Not you!” “You are too feeble, faltering, & filthy. You’re unworthy, your gifting is iffy, & your track record is shaky.” “Better si
1 Judges 1:1-3:11 "Othniel: How Did it Come to This?"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today we embark on our journey through the book of Judges. Judges is one of those books preachers kind of tiptoe around. It’s a violent book. All its supposed heroes are deeply flawed. Some are fairly degenerate, yet God used them to deliver His people - though sadly God’s people quickly stray away into deeper & deeper levels of sin, suffering, &
15 James 5:19-20 "True Faith Works on Our Witness"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In our final session in the book of James we shall focus on six questions that pertain to the biblical reality that "True Faith Works on Our Witness." Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable study guide & let's get Washed in the Word!Free sermon outlines & accompanying study guides are available at our website:
14 James 5:13-18 "True Faith Works on Our Prayer Life"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Jesus urged us to "always pray & not give up." Yet somehow Satan has dulled us into saving prayers for Sundays & emergencies. In this our fourteenth session in the book of James we shall discover that "True Faith Works on Our Prayer Life." Grab your Bible, a pen, & print off the free downloadable study guide & let&apos
13 James 5:7-12 "True Faith Works on Our Patience"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Patience is not something we always value, but it is something God values. God is so committed to us developing patience that He providentially permits us to enter into stretching situations so we can cultivate this vital virtue. Why is patience something God actively seeks to cultivate in us? Because He wants to conform us more and more to the image of C
12 James 5:1-6 "True Faith Works on Our Greed"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Greed hides itself from its victim. Greed is all too often a cancer that remains undetected in our hearts. In our text today, God wants to help us scan our hearts before this cancer consumes our souls. In this our twelfth session in the book of James we shall endeavor to discover that True Faith Works on Our Greed. Grab your Bible, a pen, & printou
11 James 4:13-17 "True Faith Works on Our Presumption."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.James’ entire epistle hinges on the premise that True Faith Works. James 1 & 2 showed us that True Faith Works on our Perspectives & our Actions. James 3 demonstrated that True Faith Works on Taming Our Tongues & True Faith Works Us Toward True Wisdom. James 4 demonstrated that True Faith Works on our Judgmentalism. Today in our eleventh mes
10 James 4:11-12 "True Faith Works on our Judgmentalism"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Don’t Judge Me Bro! is the refrain of our age. People who know perhaps no other Bible verse can quickly quote “Judge not, Lest ye be judged.” This statement is used as a blank check by our society that any and all behavior is beyond any and all scrutiny in any and all situations. It is true that Jesus said in Matthew 7 & Luke 6 "Judge not, &
9 James 4:1-10 "True Faith Works on Our Conflicts"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Conflicts are common. If we are not careful those conflicts can rend relationships & ravage churches. The good news from James 4 is that True Faith Works on Our Conflicts. James 4, like a searchlight on a dark night, reveals why we fight and like a surgeon’s scalpel it shows how to make it right. Join us today in our ninth message in the book of James
8 James 3:13-18 "True Faith Works Us Towards True Wisdom"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.What marks true wisdom? How many kinds of wisdom are there? How many sources of wisdom are there? How can I identify which wisdom is being presented to me? And what is the result of employing each? Those are the questions James answers in our passage today as we endeavor to discover that True Faith Works Us Towards True Wisdom. Grab your Bible, downlo
7 James 3:1-12 "True Faith Works on Taming Our Tongues."
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.The tongue is a restless evil full of deadly poison, James tells us. So how do we tame our tongues? Join us today in our seventh message in the book of James as we see how "True Faith Works on Taming Our Tongues. Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & study guide and let's get Washed in the Word!Free
6 James 2:14-16 "True Faith Works"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Some allege that Paul & James contradict each other. Some use the book of James to argue that we are saved by works. James & Paul agree, but they look at faith & works from different vantage points. Paul explains how to get saved, James explains what saving faith looks like. Grab your Bible, a pen, & download the free sermon outline &
5 James 2:8-13 "True Faith Works on our Actions II: Stop in the Name of the Law / Love!"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.What is the legitimate role of the Law in the lives of New Testament saints? We are heirs of the Reformation which called us back to the cardinal biblical truths of sola gratia, sola fide, sola Christus, sola scriptura, sola deo Gloria That is, we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone. S
4 James 2:1-8 "True Faith Works on Our Partiality"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.In this our fourth teaching in the book of James, the Holy Spirit zeros in on the reality that "True Faith Works on our Partiality." Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable study guide to dive deeper in Scripture together as we get Washed in the Word!Free sermon outlines & accompanying study guides are available at our w
3 James 1:19-27 "True Faith Works on Our Actions"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.True faith is not mere mental assent to the facts of the gospel, it is a life changing relationship to the Lord Jesus where you start to act on the gospel. True faith changes us. This change starts in the heart but it inevitably heads to our hands. Works don’t save us, God saves us. We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. This i
2 James 1:9-18 "True Faith Works on our Perspective Part II: Circumstances, Temptation, Salvation"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Perspective is powerful. How we see the world, influences how we interact with that world. Today, James calls us to a radical reassessment of our perspective on our circumstances, on temptation, & on our salvation. James is a book of action, yet he rightly starts not with a call to recalibrate our performance but with a call to recalibrate our perspe
1 James 1:1-8 "True Faith Works on Our Perspective Part I: Trials & Wisdom"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today is our first session in the powerful, practical, easily applicable book of James. Today we will learn the lay of the land regarding the book's author, message, circumstances etc... We will see that True Faith Works on Our Perspective. Grab your Bible, a pen, & print off the free downloadable sermon outline and let's get Washed in the W
16 Joshua 24:1-33 "How’s Your Serve?"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Our text today closes out our survey of the book of Joshua. Joshua 24 offers us a simple question: “How’s your serve?” Twelve times in eleven verses in the middle of Joshua’s final farewell the subject of serving the Lord crops up. Joshua made his decision, “as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” The people now had to make their choice. That
15 Joshua 23:1-16 "Godly Counsel for Spiritual Leaders"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.What are spiritual leaders called to? What must we careful to remember? These two questions are addressed head on in the first of Joshua's final farewells. Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the downloadable sermon outline & study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free sermon outlines & accompanying study guides are availabl
14 Joshua 22 "An 'Altar-cation': A Case Study in Biblical Conflict Resolution"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.The Psalmist reminds us How good & pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity! But we live in a fallen world that is populated with broken people. Often, hurt people, hurt people. Sometimes even in our churches we will have interpersonal challenges.The question is how are we to biblically handle these challenges? Today will be looking at
13 Joshua 20:1-21:45 "God Has a Plan Part II"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Thirteen messages ago when we first began our journey in the book of Joshua we started with a simple statement “God Has a Plan.” Today we are twenty chapters further in this great book graciously given by our Great God & with just four chapters remaining, God’s Word takes us back to that same subject but from a different set of circumstances. Grab you
12 Joshua 13:1-19:51b "Enjoying Our Inheritance"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.This is our second message in this passage & our twelfth in our journey through the book of Joshua. Last time we examined these chapters with a God-ward focus, seeing that God is the Ultimate Promise Keeper. This time we shall look at those same seven chapters but with a man-word focus. In these 218 verses of real estate records, we have the twelve t
11 Joshua chapters 13-19 "Standing On the Promises"
We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today we are in Joshua chapters 13-19. Most likely in your survey of Scripture you may have glossed over these 6 chapters of hard-to-pronounce Hebrew names & obscure tribal boundaries. Joshua 13-19 is often neglected because it reads like a real estate deed, because on one level that’s what it is but there is oh so much more to explore. In fact, we a
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