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An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 13)

Feb 5, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2 Kings 6:15-17 ESV When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 12)

Jan 29, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

John 15:18 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. Sometimes evil comes at us in the form of some organization. A group of people organized together to form a - monster....

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 11)

Jan 22, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 7 Comments

Revelation 2:12-13 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. (13) “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and...

An Appearance of Godliness – Case Studies in Evil (Part 10)

Jan 15, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

Mark 7:6-7 ESV And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; (7) in vain do they worship me,...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 9)

Jan 8, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. In these now 38 years of pastoral ministry I have met a long list of the kind of people the Apostle Paul is warning...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 8)

Jan 1, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 2 Comments

2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. "Well, you know, those two couples have been fighting with one another for years. This is nothing new." Almost three decades ago when I...

An Appearance of Godliness – Case Studies in Evil (Part 6)

Dec 18, 2020 • Jeff Crippen • 3 Comments

Matthew 21:28-31 ESV “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ (29) And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his...

An Appearance of Godliness – Case Studies in Evil (Part 5)

Dec 11, 2020 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

I had a good friend. I met him at Bible college many years ago. He was a very kind man and spent quite a lot of time with our family over the years. He never forgot our birthdays or our...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil – Part 4

Dec 4, 2020 • Jeff Crippen • 7 Comments

This series has the subtitle, Case Studies in Evil. The theme comes from Paul's words to Timothy - 2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. It is now time to begin...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 3)

Nov 27, 2020 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. (2) For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, (3) heartless,...