September 14, 2020
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
Contemporary Issues
| Tags: politics, the Christian and politics, election 2020
Back in 2018, through the month of October, our church held a gathering on Sunday evenings to talk through contemporary cultural issues. We called it "Sunday Night Live". Our desire was to see each issue from the vantage point of the Bible. One of those evenings focused on "The Christian and Politics".
Since that time our nation's political life has become more and more b...
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February 28, 2020
by Chris Oliveri
| Tags: sexual sin, pornography, internet safety
In our Colossians series this week wediscussed the battle for sexual purity. It is a battle that is often a part of the Christian life. So much so, the Apostle Paul addresses it head on in several passages (1 Cor. 5:1-5, 6:12-20; 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 5:3; 1 Thess. 4:1-8). In Colossians 3:5-11 we found a vivid description of the supply lines for lust. We are called...
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July 23, 2019
by Chris Oliveri
| Tags: reaching farther, Kenya, Kenya Evangelical Mission, Hoyt Osborne, Lois Osborne
Our missionaries Hoyt and Lois Osborne have faithfully served Jesus in Kenya for over 25 years. This video is a beautiful way for you to visit them in the field without leaving home....
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October 31, 2017
by Chris Oliveri
| Tags: Attributes of God, Omnipotence
4. Omnipotence
Definition: God is able to do all His holy will. God exercises complete power over His creation and rules as sovereign. (Jer. 32:17; Matt. 19:26; Luke 1:37)
Applied to Creation (John 1:3; Rom. 1:20; Col. 1:16)
Applied to Preservation (Heb. 1:3; Col. 1:17)
Applied to Redemption (Rom. 1:6; 1Cor. 1:24; Eph. 1:19)
Contrast between Man's power and God'...
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October 31, 2017
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
The Attributes of God
II. The Communicable Attributes
1. truthfulness
Definition - God is the true God whose knowledge and words are both true and the final standard of truth. (Ex. 34:6; Psa. 25:10; Jer. 10:10; John 14:6, 17:3)
Considered Comprehensively
When God is called the truth, this is to be understood in its most comprehensive sense. (Berkhof, Sys. Theo. , p. 69)
Metaphysically
"He...
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October 31, 2017
by Chris Oliveri
| Tags: Attributes of God, eternal, immutable, unchanging, eternality
Here are some highlights and quotations from The Attributes of God, session 2:
6. Eternality
Definition: God has always existed, having no beginning and no end, and is not subject to the limitations of time, experiencing no succession of moments. (Ps. 90:2, 102:25-27; Is. 44:6; Heb. 13:8; 2 Pet. 3:8; Rev. 1:4)
"He does not exist during one period of duration more than a...
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October 31, 2017
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
The Attributes of God
Highlights and Quotes from our Attributes of God study....
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October 15, 2016
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
Spiritual Growth
Counterfeits are destructive and dangerous. In the area of commerce they undermine our business owners' hard work and cost our economy millions of dollars per year. Can you spot the counterfeit here?
Yes there are many clues to be gathered here. On the upper bill, did you notice Ben Franklin's raised eyebrow? Or the text declaration to the right of his head that says, "...
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June 14, 2016
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
The Incarnation
This past Sunday we looked at the voluntary humiliation of Christ in Philippians 2:5-8. As we examined this incredible passage, we asked one simple quesiton, "Since Jesus gave up His rights and privileges will you give up your rights and privileges?" It is an important question; the question Paul intends we ask from this passage. It also raises many other questions about t...
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March 18, 2016
by Chris Oliveri
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Category:
Idolatry
| Tags: people, trusting in people, idolatry, people pleasing
I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan. He is not only a brilliant detective; he's also a master of disguise. One moment he can appear as an old beggar in a dark London alleyway, the next he is disguised as a dashing prince from a far away land. Disguises can be fun, until the "make believe" becomes deadly.We recently spent some time in Psalm 62 where we found David declaring that ...
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