Christ Church Bentonville

A Supreme Court Case: Jehovah vs. Israel (Hosea 4)

Hosea 4 is a warning to us all to repent of our sins and turn to Christ, because those who obstinately continue in sin walk directly into judgment, but all who turn in faith to Christ will not receive judgment but everlasting life.

Love Is A Verb (Hosea 3)

Hosea's goal was Gomer's reformation and their marriage’s restoration.  And we know that because they were meant to be a picture that pointed to something greater.

A Love That Won't Let Go (Hosea 2:2-23)

The Lord warned Israel.  He disciplined them as well.  He also sought to affectionately woo them back to Him.

An Unfaithful Wife (Hosea 1:2-2:1)

The relationship between Hosea and Gomer was to be a real-time drama that symbolized and pointed to the faithlessness of Israel and the faithfulness of God who is the God of the guilty.

What Do You Know (1 John 5:13-21)

If knowledge is power, and safety, and happiness (h/t Thomas Jefferson), then knowing Jesus is the greatest power, and safety, and happiness. John closes his letter with reminders of what he wants Christians to know.

The Spirit, The Water, and The Blood (1 John 5:6-12)

Do you believe John's testimony that has been confirmed by God's three-fold testimony of the Spirit, the water, and the blood?

Overcoming the World (1 John 5:1-5)

Our faith is not in our assurances.  Our faith is in Jesus.  We should be encouraged by them, but our eyes should remain on Him.  Our faith is a victorious faith because the object of that faith is victorious Savior. 

The Power of Love - Reprise (1 John 4:7-21)

How do we know we know God and that we are in fellowship with Him?  John says it's not up for debate.  We know if we love one another.

Truth Matters (1 John 4:1-6)

The previous passage stressed the importance of loving one another.  The passage that follows will stress loving one another.  This passage in between the two stresses the importance of the truth.

The Power of Love (1 John 3:11-24)

We should love one another.  We must love one another.  We can love one another because God's love has been shed abroad in our hearts.

Children of God (1 John 2:27-3:10)

John continues to assure his readers of their salvation by pointing out who they are as children of God.

The Last Hour (1 John 2:18-27)

The anointing of the Holy Spirit isn't a second blessing that only the super-spiritual experience later in their Christian life.  It is the blessing every believer experiences at the point of salvation.  Therefore, Christians don't need some secret knowledge, special enlightenment, or mystical extra-biblical experience to know the truth.  The Holy Spirit who indwells us leads us into all truth.