Video Sermons March 2015
March 15th. 2015 "Take Heed - (Beware Brother)" Hebrews 3:12
(Video sermon)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Hebrews 3:12
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Mark 4:24
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
2 John 1:10
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
Proverbs 6:27-28
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
1 Corinthians 15:33
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Corinthians 3:18
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Psalm 1:1
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:2
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 1:3
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 19:10-11
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Hebrews 4:16
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:25
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Nehemiah 8:10
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
James 5:16
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Mark 4:24
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
2 John 1:10
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
Proverbs 6:27-28
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
1 Corinthians 15:33
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Corinthians 3:18
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Psalm 1:1
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:2
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 1:3
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 19:10-11
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Hebrews 4:16
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:25
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Nehemiah 8:10
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
James 5:16
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
March 8th. 2015 "Every Word & Every Letter of The Bible is Holy & True" Matthew 5:17 (Video sermon)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Matthew 5:17
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 24:2
But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you,there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Matthew 26:61
and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 11:13
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
Luke 16:16
“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.
Acts 10:43
To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Matthew 1:22-23
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Hebrews 9:11-12
11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come,[a] then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Matthew 5:18-19
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
John 8:47
Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,[a] a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Psalm 119:11
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:105-107
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your righteous rules. 107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
Jude 1:3
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 24:2
But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you,there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Matthew 26:61
and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 11:13
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
Luke 16:16
“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.
Acts 10:43
To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Matthew 1:22-23
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Hebrews 9:11-12
11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come,[a] then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Matthew 5:18-19
18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
John 8:47
Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,[a] a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Psalm 119:11
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:105-107
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your righteous rules. 107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
Jude 1:3
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
March 1st. 2015 "Don't Waste Your Life" James 4:13-17 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman.
James 4:13-17
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
Isaiah 14:13-14
13 You said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;[a]
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
Luke 12:15-21
15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Philippians 1:20-21
20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body,whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:23
23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
Philippians 3:7-8
7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
Isaiah 14:13-14
13 You said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;[a]
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
Luke 12:15-21
15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Philippians 1:20-21
20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body,whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:23
23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
Philippians 3:7-8
7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
February 22nd. 2015 "Love Is Greater Than All Gifts" 1 Cor 12:31 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman.
1 Corinthians 12: 31
31 But earnestly desire the best[a] gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
Acts 9: 6
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Hebrews 2: 4
4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
James 5: 14
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Zechariah 4: 6
6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
James 4: 14
Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
Ephesians 3: 18-19
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
2 Timothy 4: 22
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching.
Deuteronomy 33: 24
24 And of Asher he said:
“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
Romans 5: 5
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
1 John 4: 16
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 Corinthians 13: 1-3
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, it profits me nothing.
John 3: 16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Revelation 2: 4
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Matthew 5: 44-45
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[a] 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
John 13: 34-35
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Romans 13: 8
8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
31 But earnestly desire the best[a] gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
Acts 9: 6
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Hebrews 2: 4
4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
James 5: 14
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Zechariah 4: 6
6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
James 4: 14
Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
Ephesians 3: 18-19
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
2 Timothy 4: 22
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching.
Deuteronomy 33: 24
24 And of Asher he said:
“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
Romans 5: 5
5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
1 John 4: 16
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
1 Corinthians 13: 1-3
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, it profits me nothing.
John 3: 16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Revelation 2: 4
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Matthew 5: 44-45
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[a] 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
John 13: 34-35
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Romans 13: 8
8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
February 15th. 2015 "Biblical Leadership Principles" Hebrews 13:17 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Hebrews 13: 17
17 Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
1 Corinthians 12: 15
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
3 John 1: 4
4 I have no greater joy than these things, to hear that my children walk in the truth.
Hebrews 10: 39
39 But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.
Hebrews 10: 24-25
24 and let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 13: 7
7 Remember those leading you, who have spoken to you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conduct:
1 Thessalonians 5: 12-13
12 And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
1 Corinthians 9: 14
14 Even so, the Lord ordained those announcing the gospel to live from the gospel.
Galatians 4: 14-15
14 and you did not despise my temptation in my flesh, nor did you spurn it. But you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
15 What then was your blessedness? For I bear you record that, if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me.
Jeremiah 9: 1
1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Philippians 1: 3-4
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 always in every prayer of mine making my request for you all with joy
1 Thessalonians 2:19
19 For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are you not even to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
1 Timothy 5:19-20
19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except before two or three witnesses.
20 Those who sin, rebuke before all, so that the rest also may fear.
17 Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
1 Corinthians 12: 15
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
3 John 1: 4
4 I have no greater joy than these things, to hear that my children walk in the truth.
Hebrews 10: 39
39 But we are not of those withdrawing to destruction, but of those who believe to the preserving of the soul.
Hebrews 10: 24-25
24 and let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 13: 7
7 Remember those leading you, who have spoken to you the Word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conduct:
1 Thessalonians 5: 12-13
12 And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
1 Corinthians 9: 14
14 Even so, the Lord ordained those announcing the gospel to live from the gospel.
Galatians 4: 14-15
14 and you did not despise my temptation in my flesh, nor did you spurn it. But you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
15 What then was your blessedness? For I bear you record that, if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me.
Jeremiah 9: 1
1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Philippians 1: 3-4
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 always in every prayer of mine making my request for you all with joy
1 Thessalonians 2:19
19 For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are you not even to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?
1 Timothy 5:19-20
19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except before two or three witnesses.
20 Those who sin, rebuke before all, so that the rest also may fear.
February 8th. 2015 "Two Very Critical Questions of The New Life" Acts 9:5-6 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Acts 9:5-6
5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
Acts 4:11
11 This Jesus[a] is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b]
Philippians 3:10
10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
John 10:27-28
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Isaiah 66:2
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
1 Corinthians 11:1
11 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Galatians 1:8
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
Acts 4:11
11 This Jesus[a] is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b]
Philippians 3:10
10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
John 10:27-28
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Isaiah 66:2
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
1 Corinthians 11:1
11 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
Galatians 1:8
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
February 1st. 2015 "Clay In The Hands of The Potter" Jer.18:1-6 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Jeremiah 18:1-6
18 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words.”3 So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
Matthew 11:29-30
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
1 Corinthians 8:2
2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
Psalm 103:19
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Hebrews 1:3
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Isaiah 45:9
9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?
Genesis 18:27
27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
Luke 12:20
20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Daniel 4:30-33
30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” 31 While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, 32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.
Romans 12:1-2
12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]
Ruth 1:20
20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
18 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words.”3 So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
Matthew 11:29-30
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
1 Corinthians 8:2
2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
Psalm 103:19
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Hebrews 1:3
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Isaiah 45:9
9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?
Genesis 18:27
27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
Luke 12:20
20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Daniel 4:30-33
30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?” 31 While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you, 32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.
Romans 12:1-2
12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]
Ruth 1:20
20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
January 25th. 2015 "Conquering Our Worst Enemy & Producing Fruit By The Spirit" Galatians 5:22 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
Galatians 5:22
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 7:24
24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Galatians 5:18
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Galatians 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy,
fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy,[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do ie. "PRACTICE" such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:16
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
John 8:15
15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
Ephesians 5:15
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
2 Corinthians 5:14
14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
1 Corinthians 11:31
31 But if we judged[a] ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 7:24
24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
Galatians 5:18
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Galatians 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy,
fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy,[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do ie. "PRACTICE" such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:16
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
John 8:15
15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
Ephesians 5:15
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
2 Corinthians 5:14
14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;
1 Corinthians 11:31
31 But if we judged[a] ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
January 18th. 2015 "The Only Way" John 14:6 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
John 14:6 (ESV)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
2 Corinthians 1:21 (ESV)
21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us,
2 Corinthians 5:19 (ESV)
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
John 3:14-15 (ESV)
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.[a]
Psalm 7:11 (ESV)
11 God is a righteous judge,
and a God who feels indignation every day.
Psalm 107:1-2 (ESV)
107 1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble[a]
Genesis 3:15 (ESV)
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
1 Timothy 2:5 (ESV)
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man[a] Christ Jesus,
Mark 2:16 (ESV)
16 And the scribes of[a] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and sinners?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
2 Corinthians 1:21 (ESV)
21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us,
2 Corinthians 5:19 (ESV)
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
John 3:14-15 (ESV)
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.[a]
Psalm 7:11 (ESV)
11 God is a righteous judge,
and a God who feels indignation every day.
Psalm 107:1-2 (ESV)
107 1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble[a]
Genesis 3:15 (ESV)
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
1 Timothy 2:5 (ESV)
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man[a] Christ Jesus,
Mark 2:16 (ESV)
16 And the scribes of[a] the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat[b] with tax collectors and sinners?”
January 11th. 2015 "3 Principles of The Life That Will End Triumphantly"
2 Timothy 4:7 (Video)
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
January 11th. 2015 "3 Principles of The Life That Will End Triumphantly" 2 Timothy 4:7
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Timothy 4:6-8
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Ephesians 6:12
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Colossians 1:29
29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Philippians 3:7-8
7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
2 Corinthians 5:19-20
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Hebrews 12:1
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Ephesians 5:16
16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Hebrews 12:2
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Timothy 6:20
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
2 Timothy 1:14
14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
By Pastor Ray Sleiman
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Timothy 4:6-8
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Ephesians 6:12
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Colossians 1:29
29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Philippians 3:7-8
7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
2 Corinthians 5:19-20
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
Hebrews 12:1
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Ephesians 5:16
16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Hebrews 12:2
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Timothy 6:20
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
2 Timothy 1:14
14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.