Speaking Truth Podcast

<p><p>John 13:34-35“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”</p></p><p>In my...

<p><p>Ephesians 1:7-8a“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.”</p></p><p>Today I want to focus on the hope of God’s...

<p><p>John 3:16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”</p></p><p>Are you a gift giver? Or do you prefer to receive gifts? We...

<p><p>Exodus 34:7 NLT“I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;the...

<p><p>Exodus 34:6 NLT“The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,‘Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy!I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.’”</p></p><p>While there are so...

<p><p>1 Corinthians 13:13“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” </p></p><p>Surprisingly, my choice in this next topic did not come from the approaching Valentine’s Day...

<p><p>Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods besides me.” </p></p><p>To end this series on how sin hurts, I want to focus on the sin of idolatry. All of us sin in this way by idolizing and worshipping things, goals...

<p><p>Ephesians 4:29“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” </p></p><p>This is a post...

<p><p> Proverbs 11:2“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” </p></p><p>What is pride? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? And can pride really hurt us? Today’s culture likes to paint...

<p><p> Psalm 37:8“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.” </p></p><p>Anger—we’ve all experienced it, but how would you describe it? Frustration, rage, annoyance, displeasure, getting...

<p><p> 1 John 2:16-17“For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does...

<p><p>Ephesians 4:28“Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.” </p></p><p>Ephesians 4 is...

<p><p>Colossians 3:9-10 NLT“Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like...

<p><p>Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” </p></p><p>Why is sin so bad? Besides the fact that God tells us in His perfect Word that it is bad, the...

<p><p>Psalm 33:18“But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.” </p></p><p>So far in this series, I’ve discussed the purposes for friendship based on what the Bible...