4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Sermon Discussion Questions 1. Tell the description of a joyful person you know. 2. Tell of a situation that someone displayed joy despite the surrounding circumstances. 3. How do we achieve the commands/instructions of James 1:2-4? 4. When has been a time that you have […]

The Way of Love 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not […]

Keep in Step with the Spirit 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing […]

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,[a] as it is written, “The righteous […]

Greeting 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philemon’s Love and Faith 4 I thank my God always […]

1 I said, “I will guard my ways,     that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,     so long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute and silent;     I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. 3     My heart became hot within me. […]

Tremble at the Presence of the Lord 1 When Israel went out from Egypt,     the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became his sanctuary,     Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled;     Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams,     the hills like lambs. 5 What ails you, O sea, that you […]

Jesus Calls Matthew 9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. 10 And as Jesus[a] reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees […]

The Birth of Jesus Christ 2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he […]

7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. Sermon Discussion Questions As you look through the following list, which spiritual discipline do you feel you are good on? What one do […]