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KNOW FEAR, KNOW GOD: WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT (ECCL. 12:13-14)

CONOCE EL TEMOR DE DIOS, CONOCE A DIOS: DE QUE SE TRATE LA VIDA
After Solomon had tried ever pleasure he desired, possessed everything he wanted, and pursued higher learning, he came to the conclusion that life is meaningless without God. He came to realize that the best life possible comes only to the person who fears God and obeys His commands.

If you want to find true meaning and lasting joy in life, the answer is simple: just fear God!

KNOW FEAR, KNOW GOD: DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE (LEV. 10:1-10)

CONOCE EL TEMOR DE DIOS, CONOCE A DIOS: NO JUEGUES CON FUEGO
Can you imagine coming to a worship service and winding up dead? That is exactly what happened to two young men, Nadab and Abihu, who were priests unto the Lord. They offered unto God a strange fire, and the fire of the Lord came forth and consumed them, and they died. The reason is that they did not fear the Lord.

This story is intended to impress upon us the holiness of God. It teaches us that we be careful to come before God on His terms, not our terms. We cannot treat God lightly. It is intended to instill the fear of the Lord upon our hearts.

KNOW FEAR, KNOW GOD: FEAR FACTOR (Exodus 20:18-20)

CONOCE EL TEMOR DE DIOS, CONOCE A DIOS: FACTOR MIEDO
There is no fear of God in society today, and there is no fear of God among many in the church today (Rom. 3:18), and that is why sin and immorality is rampant. God is loving, gracious and merciful, but He is also holy, righteous and just. He hates sin, and He must judge sin.

God is holy. He is the most High One, who sits upon the throne of the universe. He is all powerful, and He is able to end our existence with one word, or condemn us to an eternity in hell, and for this reason He is to be feared.

The encounter at Mt. Sinai was intended to instill the fear of God in Israel's hearts and in our hearts as well.

A NEW LIFE, A NEW WALK: WALK IT OUT (EPH. 5:1-17)

UNA NEUVA VIDA, UN NUEVO CAMINO: PASÉALO
Instead of following the world, or walking like the unsaved, Paul tells us in Eph. 5:1, that we need to follow God. Paul's aim in this passage is to help believers integrate who we are as Christians, who have received new life, with how we live.

A NEW LIFE, A NEW WALK: A NEW ATTITUDE (EPH. 4:30-32)

UNA NEUVA VIDA, UN NUEVO CAMINO: UNA NUEVA ACTITUD
The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers, must change not only our actions but our attitudes.

SHARE: THE SIN OF SILENCE (MARK 14:66-72)

WEDNESDAY SERIES
Like Peter, we often deny Jesus by not opening our mouths; by not speaking up for him; by remaining silent.

Jesus has commanded us to go and share the good news with everyone, and yet we often commit the sin of silence. As we consider Peter’s failure, it helps us to understand why we so often struggle to share our faith, and we will learn how to overcome.

SHARE: THE GOOD NEWS

Equipping believers to share their faith effectively with those who do not know Christ.

EMPOWERED: SO ALL MAY HEAR, Pt 2 (Acts 1:8; Luke 9:10-17)

EMPODERADO: PARA QUE TODOS PUEDEN OIR
The feeding of the five thousand was not merely a miracle for the beneift of those who ate that day, but for the disciples, and for us today. We are faced with an impossible task, we have insufficient means, but we serve an infinite God.

EMPOWERED: SO ALL MAY HEAR, Pt 1 (Judges 7:1-9)

God appeared to Gideon while he was hiding in fear and called him to be the deliver of Israel. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, God guaranteed the success, not because of who Gideon was, or any ability He had, but because God would be with him, and anoint Him for the task.

The same Spirit that anointed Gideon, is the same Spirit that empowers the church today to enable us the fulfill the mission God has given us.

A NEW LIFE, A NEW WALK: STOP THIEF! (EPH 4:28)

UNA NUEVA VIDA, UN NUEVO CAMINAR: ¡DÉTENGASE LADRÓN!
We can quickly tune out and say “a message on stealing” this does not apply to me,
but we need to remember that Paul is writing to Christians. He is telling church members to stop stealing.

There are more subtle forms of stealing than robbery, embezzlement or shoplifting.  We need to be aware of the wide scope of activities considered as stealing in God’s Word, and how subtly it can infiltrate our lives. Paul says that stealing in shape or form is incompatible with life in Christ. It belongs to the old life, and we must strip it away.  The Christian life must be focused not on taking, but on working hard and giving.