Sermons tagged #Critical

May your prayers to God be from a pure heart seeking His glory.

May we have the heart of Christ as we correctly judge in spirit and truth.

Are you quick at defending yourself? Have you put your rights to death? All believers need to understand how to handle criticism in their own life. God honors us when we go through criticism by listening and following the leading of the Holy Spirit, instead of defending self by puffing up the flesh.

Theme: The mission of Jesus Christ was to seek and save the lost. In vv. 6-7, we see the reactions to Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus responds by receiving Christ and following Him joyfully. In application, we need to embrace Christ and His ways with joy. Secondly, we see the grumbling reaction of the crowds that Jesus would associate with a sinner. We need to beware of a critical spirit. In v. 8, we see how Zacchaeus demonstrates salvation. Although with rich man from the earlier passage, it appears impossible for a rich man to be saved, we learn through this story, that we can expect God to do the impossible. In v. 9, Jesus affirms Zacchaeus' salvation. In application, we demonstrate our faith by our works. In v. 10, Jesus proclaims His mission. Jesus is the one who was seeking Zacchaeus. We need to be thankful for God's grace and reciprocate it. We should not boast except in Christ, we should be people who give thanks, and people who are seeking the lost. The story of Zacchaeus teaches us that God truly loves people, seeks them, and when He does, He radically saves them.

Religion tends to make things complicated. Discover the freedom of grace as found in the Gospel. Scatter Session 4 Scatter Season 2

Higher Criticism continues to make shipwreck of the faith of many. Perhaps some consideration of its roots and fruits is in order...

Hitting the Critical Mark. Numbers 12:1-16;2 Timothy 3:12 The disrespect of Miriam and Aaron toward their younger brother Moses.Many people in society today have a critical heart.Wisdom can be found in recognizing the heart underneath our criticism.A critical attitude will often reveal an area of our lives where God wants to meet us and transform us.Numbers 12 teaches us to Guard our heart against criticizing others.Comparing yourself to others can lead to a critical spirit.Criticism of others can be a form of questioning God's work.Confess a critical spirit and return to God.Be honest with yourself.Encourage someone else.Confess your criticism to one another.and ask forgiveness and seek to walk in steps of reconciliation.

When we read in several Scriptures that "Pleasant words are... health to the bones", we might not realize that this is literally TRUE. And the constant barrage of unpleasant words can "drieth the bones"! Also Reference: Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 17:22, Nehemiah 8:10 https://bbfohio.com

In our study, Jesus approaches Cleopas and others on the road to Emmaus and confronts them about their lack of understanding. Our study ends as Jesus begins showing them the Old Testament Messianic Prophecies fulfilled in His life, death and resurrection. Also Reference: Luke 24:8, Hosea 4:6, Matthew 12:40, Mark 8:31, Luke 9:22, John 2:19, 1 Peter 1:17-21 https://bbfohio.com

CURRENT EVENTS: We look at the growing influence of B.R.I.C.S. nations and their effort to replace the dollar, which would have permanent, negative impacts on Americans while prepping the world for Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast. In our study, Jesus approaches Cleopas and others on the road to Emmaus and confronts them about their lack of understanding. Our study ends as Jesus begins showing them the Old Testament Messianic Prophecies fulfilled in His life, death and resurrection. Also Reference: Luke 24:8, Hosea 4:6, Matthew 12:40, Mark 8:31, Luke 9:22, John 2:19, 1 Peter 1:17-21 https://bbfohio.com

In this sermon, Pastor Jesse Randolph continues unpacking James' simple but stinging commands regarding mankind's arrogant appendage, the tongue. James reveals that the remedy for prideful and judgmental speech is found by humbly surrendering to the sovereign God and by doing and saying what is right before Him.

Jesus gave me Grace and Forgiveness. John 8:1-11Christ reveals Himself to be the Light of life. Man is seen gripped by sin illustrated by the woman taken in adultery.Man is pictured as being critical, condemnatory, self-righteous, and adulterous—every single person sinful.You and I must not misinterpret this event to mean that Jesus was "easy on sin" or that He contradicted the Law. For Jesus to forgive this woman meant that He had to one day die for her sins. Forgiveness is free but it is not cheap. Furthermore, Jesus perfectly fulfilled the Law so that no one could justly accuse Him of opposing its teachings or weakening its power.When we sin, we Break God's law and deserve punishment. We're each guilty of sinning against God. Jesus responds to our sin with Grace and forgiveness. We have an accuser in our lives as well. His name is Satan. The great news for us is that, when we belong to Christ, we have an Advocate—Jesus— who stands in our defense 1 John 2.

Many people who call themselves Christians have fallen for a trap that the devil has laid for them. Being a critical thinker has become a kind of badge of honor that many boast of now, but they have taken the same bait that Satan gave Eve in the garden. The Bible tells us that we are not to believe every spirit, but we are to try the spirits to see if they be of God. The modern concept of critical thinking makes each person the judge of all people and all things with no foundation of truth but their own prejudices, preferences, priorities, and opinions. By the world's own definition critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. Therefore, it is self-serving, as well. It is to doubt everything and not believe anything. It leads to absolute uncertainty about everything, and leaves people totally lost and without any moorings, or waypoints, or landmarks, or sense of direction at all. To search for truth in order to obey it is right and what God wants from us. But to search for a way to overturn truth is plainly of the devil himself. Be careful with that critical spirit and that doubtful heart. It is not pleasing to God and will take you away from Him, not closer to Him.

What would change in your life if God gave you one million dollars? How would to manage this money? Would God trust your ability to not waste the money? It's not how much we start with but how we use what God has entrusted with that matters.

What if God gave you $1,000,000? Could you be trusted to use it well? Three men became millionaire overnight and Jesus tells us what happened to them in this Kingdom of Heaven Parable.

To "think no evil" means to put the best possible construction on the motives and the conduct of others. It is not about evil thoughts or temptations to sin in the mind. It is about our attitude toward other people. If we are under the influence of charity we will "think no evil." Love will be our first reaction and we will not think evil until it is impossible not to. The devil has a great advantage over us in this matter because we have been hurt by the evil in others all our lives. But the Holy Spirit of God who indwells the true believer will enable him to overcome in this matter. To think evil is ungodly. To think no evil, even when the evil is obvious, is to be like Christ. We overcome evil with good, and this is a matter that is vital to our testimony as a Christian. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.