Text: 1 John 4:8 How God’s Love is Manifested Physical blessings – James 1:17 Spiritual blessings – Ephesians 1:3-14 God’s Love is Expressed to us in His Word Our Response to God’s Love Love one another – 1 John 4:7,11,21 Keep His commandments – 1 John 5:3

Our Attitude – James 1:17; Philippians 4:10-12; 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Our Responsibility Care for self – 2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 Care for our own – 1 Timothy 5:8 Help the needy – Ephesians 4:28; Galatians 6:10 Give to local church – 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 Help support preachers – Galatians 6:6 Pay taxes – [...]

Text: Proverbs 16:18 Notice the example of Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26 Why pride is a problem – v. 16 What made Uzziah proud Wealth – v. 4,8 Accomplishments – v. 6-10 Power – v. 11-15 With all these things came fame – v. 8,15 There is a proper way to handle these things – [...]

Text: Matthew 5:3-12 Blessed are the poor in spirit (v. 3) – humility Blessed are those who mourn (v. 4) – sorrow for sin Blessed are the meek (v. 5) – patient endurance Blessed are those who hunger & thirst for righteousness (v. 6) – right by God’s standard Blessed are the merciful (v. 7) [...]

Text: Psalm 100 Physical Blessings Life & health – Acts 17:25,28 Material possessions – James 1:17 Spouse – Proverbs 31:10 Children – Psalm 127:3-5 Friends – Proverbs 17:17 Spiritual Blessings Children of God – Ephesians 1:5 Forgiveness of sins – Ephesians 1:7 Avenue of prayer – 1 Peter 3:12 Hope of heaven – 1 Thessalonians [...]

Text: Revelation 3:18 Gold Refined by Fire – true riches in Christ (Ephesians 1:3) White Garments – purity, given by the Lord (Ephesians 1:7) Eye Salve – honest, unbiased perspective

What is Benevolence? Church Benevolence – Acts 4:32-35; 11:29-30 Individual Benevolence – Galatians 6:10 Some Things We Need to Remember: All of our blessings come from God – James 1:17 We need to be willing to share, do good – 1 Timothy 6:18 The things of this life are temporary – Matthew 6:19 Spiritual things [...]

What Is Providence? – God’s work among men through natural means. Different than miracles – supernatural. Examples of God’s Providence Joseph in Egypt – Genesis 45:1-8 Good and bad times in Israel – Deuteronomy 28 Kingdoms of men – Daniel 2:31-45 Crucifixion – Acts 2:23 Church – Ephesians 3:10-11 Preservation of the Bible, the seed [...]