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Beware of the Scribes

Jan 14, 2022 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who...

There is no Hope for a Wolf in Wool

Jun 4, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 1 Comment

Mat 21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered...

An Appearance of Godliness – The Real Thing (Series Finale)

May 14, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2Ti 3:5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. We have looked in this series at many real examples of counterfeits. People who, as Paul warns, have an exterior appearance of godliness but who, like...

An Appearance of Godliness (Pt 24) -The Lord is Winnowing His Harvest

May 7, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

Mat 3:8-12 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. (9) And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. (10)...

An Appearance of Godliness (Pt 23): King Joash

Apr 30, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2Ki 12:1-3 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba. (2) And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all...

An Appearance of Godliness (Pt 21) – Celebrity “Christians” and their Fan Clubs

Apr 16, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 2 Comments

Mat 11:7-11 As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? (8) What then did you go out to see?...

An Appearance of Godliness – Part 19

Mar 26, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

Mat 10:34-39 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. (35) For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 17)

Mar 12, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 1 Comment

Harry is a Christian counselor. He holds a seminary degree and is on staff with a large Christian organization where he has his counseling practice. Harry is a member of his church where he also serves as a church board...