PPT-Act of Hope O my God, relying on thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain

Chapter 2 Exploring the Americas Section 1 A Changing World Middle Ages Middles Ages about 5001500 AD Fall of Western Roman Empire 476 AD Feudalism small kingdoms and citystates remained. Nehemiah 9:16-31. Many say— “I know I’m saved, because I feel saved.”. For we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7). So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:17). GOOD. Psalm 73:28. “Why . does a good God allow evil to persist and let bad people continue to enjoy good things while . His own . people suffer?” . This psalm expresses or reflects the believer’s struggle to reconcile God’s sovereignty and human responsibility, to balance God’s justice and . TEXT: Hebrews 6:13-20 . THEME: The believer should find hope in the security of God's promises. Jeremiah 17:9. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it. ?”. I. What God has not promised. . A. To accept excuses (Luke 14:16-24). . B. Another day to live (James 4:13-14). . C. To save men out of the church (E:ph. 5:23; Acts 2:47).. D. Another chance after death (Titus 2:11-12; 2 Cor. 6:2). . . A pilgrim was I, and a wandering. In the cold night of sin I did roam. When Jesus the kind Shepherd found me. And now I am on my way home.. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me . All the days, all the days of my life;. I Am Third Matthew 22:37-40 Introduction 1. Today’s sermons will be among the simplest to preach and to hear, but they are not the easiest to practice. 2. Last Sunday I warned you with the fea Man’s Universal Need - Forgiveness. Forgive. – “to send away, the remission of the punishment due to sinful conduct, to dismiss or release” (Vine’s). . Pardon. – “to release a person from further punishment of a crime” (Webster’s). . God Promises. Acts . 26:6ff . And now it is because of . my hope in what God has promised. our ancestors that I am on trial today. . This . is . the promise. our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. . A pilgrim was I, and a wandering. In the cold night of sin I did roam. When Jesus the kind Shepherd found me. And now I am on my way home.. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me . All the days, all the days of my life;. THE CROSS IS THE CRUX OF EVIL. The first thing a sinning man needs is PARDON. 1. Our Redemption – the foreground. 2. Our Trespasses – the background. “OUR REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD”. ALL HAVE SINNED. and . its . impact. Today’s Objective. After today’s lesson, students will be able to…. Explain how President Ford’s decision to pardon Richard Nixon impacted the Ford administration and the American public’s view of the government. and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, . the . help of thy grace, and life everlasting,. through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord . and Redeemer.. Amen.. Lesson Four: Faith and Reason. “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth – in a word, to know himself – so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” – . Group 3. Background. In 1954, US cigarette manufacturers released an ad titled “A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers”. Ad appeared in 448 newspapers in 258 cities, ie. estimated reach of 43245000 people. God’s Promises God’s Promises Are Better Are Great and Precious 2 Peter 3.9 God’s Promises Are Better Are Great and Precious Are Certain All Nations Blessed God’s Promises Are Better Are Great and Precious