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Husbands Love Your Wives as Christ Loves the Church (Ephesians 5:25)

"Husbands love your wives as Christ loves the church" is the primary command for husbands in Ephesians 5:25. Read or listen to this chapter from Your Marriage God's Way, or watch my sermon to learn what a husband's love looks like.Table of ContentsWhat Does a Husband's Love Look Like?Husbands Love Your Wives as Christ Loves the Church by Sanctifying and CleansingHusbands Love Your Wives as Christ Loves the Church by Setting the Standard for Holiness A Husband Gets the Wife He Prepares for Hi...

The Ram’s Substitutionary Atonement for Isaac (Genesis 22:13-14)

Genesis 22:13 says, "Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son." Read part of this chapter from my book, A Father Offers His Son, to see how the ram died in Isaac's place, prefiguring Jesus's substitutionary atonement for us.Table of contentsJesus's Substitutionary Atonement Means He Died for Us and As UsThe Ram's Substitutionary AtonementJesu...

Biblical Advice on Forgiveness from David (2 Samuel 16:9-13)

The way David responds to Shimei provides wonderful biblical advice on forgiveness. The account reveals what David said to his men that allowed him to respond so patiently to a man who was mistreating him unjustly. Was David always this patient? Not in the account with Nabal! What took place in David’s life that caused him to respond to Shimei so much differently than he responded to Nabal?Table of contentsFamily Worship Guide for Biblical Advice on Forgiveness from DavidLesson One: We can f...

Go to the Ant You Sluggard (Proverbs 6:6–11, 24:30–34, 26:13–16)

Proverbs 6:6 says, "Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise." Read or listen to this chapter from Work and Rest God's Way to see the wisdom in God's Word about the dangers of laziness.Table of contentsThe Sluggard’s Sobering ExampleLearning from AntsOversleeping—The Sluggard’s Great TemptationPhysical Consequences to OversleepingPoverty—The Sluggard’s PaymentAre Sluggards Funny?The Lazy Man’s Strength Is ExcusesThe Lazy Man’s Payment Is StarvationThe Lazy Man's SelfishnessT...

Shimei Teaches Us to Avoid Being Accusing (2 Samuel 16:5-8 and Proverbs 3:30)

Shimei was convinced that David engineered the overthrow of the house of Saul. He might be the best example in Scripture of being accusing and being wrong. The sermon discusses the three reasons to avoid being accusing and two ways we can avoid being accusing.Table of contentsFamily Worship GuideSermon NotesLesson One: Avoid being accusing like Shimei because (part one) it angers us at the wrong people.Lesson One: Avoid being accusing because like Shimei (part two) it resembles the devil.Les...

How Is Joseph a Type of Christ? (Genesis 50:20)

How is Joseph a type of Christ? Read or listen to this chapter from Enduring Trials God’s Way to see a list of ways Joseph is a type of Jesus.Table of ContentsJoseph’s Trials Were Supremely About ChristJoseph and Jesus Were Sent by Their FathersJoseph and Jesus Sought Their BrethrenJoseph and Jesus' Brothers Rejected Them and Plotted Their DeathsReuben Tried to Deliver Joseph, Like Pilate Tried to Deliver JesusJoseph and Jesus Were Stripped of Their TunicsJoseph and Jesus Found Themselves in...

Is Repentance a Condition for Forgiveness, or Should We Forgive Unconditionally? (Luke 17:3-4)

Luke 17:3-4 ties forgiveness to repentance: "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him...and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” So, is repentance a condition for forgiveness, or should we forgive people unconditionally? Unfortunately, scholars don’t agree. There are two groups:One group says forgive whether people repent or not. This is known as unconditional forgiveness.Another g...

Blessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under Trial (James 1:12 and 5:11)

James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial," and James 5:11 says, "We count as blessed those who have persevered." Read or listen to this chapter of Enduring Trials God’s Way to learn why the one who perseveres under trial is blessed.Table of contentsAccording to James 1:12 and 5:11 Blessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under TrialBlessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under Trial but There Must Be PerseveranceBlessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under Trial Because He Receives Eter...

If He Repents Forgive Him (Luke 17:3-6 and Matthew 18:21-35)

Jesus said, “If he repents, forgive him” (Luke 17:3-6). In Matthew 18:21-35 Jesus told the parable of the unforgiving servant. Both passages teach the importance of forgiving because we’ve been forgiven. Christians should be the most forgiving people because we are the most forgiven people.Table of contentsFamily Worship GuideSermon Notes for If He Repents Forgive Him (Luke 17:3-6 and Matthew 18:21-35)Lesson One: Rebuking sin is a wisdom issue.Lesson Two: Christians should be the most diffic...

God Disciplines Those He Loves and Why We Can Be Encouraged by It (Hebrews 12:6 and Proverbs 3:12)

Hebrews 12:6 (quoting Proverbs 3:12) says, "God disciplines those he loves." Read or listen to this chapter of Enduring Trials God’s Way to learn why you can be encouraged by the bible verses about discipline.Table of contentsDo Not Confuse Trials and God's DisciplineThree Reasons to Be Encouraged When Experiencing God's DisciplineFirst, When Disciplined Be Encouraged You Are God's ChildSecond, When Disciplined Be Encouraged You Are in God’s HandsThird, When Disciplined Be Encouraged by the ...