Today, I'd like to read from John Chapter 8, which describes several types of temptations. As I read, I'd like you to listen to what some of those temptations are.
A few years ago, I went whitewater rafting. I was so excited for the trip. I was looking forward to the adventure.
Sometimes we're tempted to think that we are self-made people. I have earned this. I have done this.
The Old Testament is full of these rules, these customs and rituals that seem so foreign to us today.
They say there are two seasons in Minnesota, winter and road construction. And have had to painfully deal with road construction over these past number of months.
We were once in darkness. We once had a filter covering our vision, like a filter on the end of a camera.
I've said for years that my favorite Bible passages from Second Timothy Chapter two, verse 13
What's this church thing all about? For those of you that haven't been raised in a religious home or used to going church, you may be wonder, why do people go to church?
If you've ever been in a courtroom, you might have experienced this phenomenon before the court is in session.
Imagine, if you will, that someone comes to you and they say, I've made the personal decision to accept into my heart the truth that George Washington was the first president of the United States.
You ever served on jury duty? That's a pretty good picture, pretty good illustration, of what the Bible calls justification.
Hyperbole is so common today it is easy to lose perspective about how good the news of the Gospel really is.
