It's so easy to be judgmental of others' sins while overlooking our own. In our passage this Sunday, the Apostle Paul says the wrath of God is not only on "unreligious" sinners but it falls justly on hypocritical "religious" sinners, too! So how can we discern what is right, both for ourselves and others, without falling into judgmentalism?
We continue our sermon series through the book of Zephaniah. In chapter 2, we'll see that even though the Lord may use the nations surrounding Israel as instruments of his judgment, they are still accountable to him for their sin. God's justice falls universally on all people, including us.
This Sunday, we begin a short sermon series through the book of Zephaniah. This prophetical book will help us to see the character of God in an especially vivid way. We'll learn more about our Lord's fierce justice against sin and his unbreakable joy for his people.
It’s possible to claim to be a Christian yet not truly possess saving faith. This was the case in Sardis, the 5th of the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. So how can we be sure we’re alive and not dead? Jesus says it’s all about the clothes we’re wearing, a metaphor for godly works that prove genuine faith.
Like fish, we're constantly swimming in the waters of our culture all around us. If we're not careful, we may end up like the church of Pergamum--faithful in some ways but compromised in others. This Sunday we'll hear Jesus' remedy for the church that is compromising in both doctrine and life, and we'll consider: Are there areas of our life, our church's life, in which we're compromising our faith?
In our journey through Genesis, we come this Sunday to one of the darkest and most difficult passages in all of Scripture. It is here we see that the Lord knows the depth of our depravity and yet his purpose of grace runs even deeper. This passage is a warning but also a comfort that the Lord will save and heal his people no matter what.
