June 14, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:16 – 5:10
May 24, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 2:5:12-17
May 10, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:12 – 2:4
March 22, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Luke 9:23-25, Luke 9:57-62, Luke 14:25-33
February 8, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Genesis 5, Hebrews 11:1-6
January 4, 2026
Preaching: Rev. Oliver Pierce
Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:12 – 4:1
December 14, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-18, Romans 10:1-15
November 16, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Genesis 2:15-18, 2:25, 3:1-13, Luke 3:1-13
November 9, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:18-25, Ephesians 5:22-33
October 12, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:26 – 2:17, 3:16-19
August 31, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 29:11, 17:27-28, 16:32, 25:28, 4:23, Titus 2:11-14
August 17, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 42:3a, Ephesians 4:1-2, Galatians 6:1, 2 Timothy 2:24-25
August 3, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Luke 6:43-45, Mark 10:17-31, Micah 6:8
July 20, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:14, James 5:7-11
July 13, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Romans 5:1, Philippians 4:2-9
June 22, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Acts 14:15-17, Ecclesiastes 2:1-2, 12:1, Psalm 16:11, 32:1, John 15:11, Zephaniah 3:17
June 15, 2025
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 13:8-10, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:7-12
November 26, 2023
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:10-23
June 4, 2023
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: John 14:12-17, 15:7, 16:23-24
June 5, 2022
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14
March 27, 2022
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:29
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-18
February 27, 2022
Preaching: Rev. Justin Kendrick
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Grace Presbyterian Spartanburg Worship Service
January 23, 2022
Preaching : Rev. Justin Kendrick
Grace Presbyterian Spartanburg Worship Service
January 9, 2022
Preaching : Rev. Justin Kendrick
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
I John 2:15-17
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
~1 John 1:1-4 (ESV)
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My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
~Proverbs 3:11-12 (ESV)
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
~Proverbs 22:6
Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
2 for I give you good precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments, and live.
~Proverbs 4:1-4
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I
command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your
children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way,
and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts
of your house and on your gates.
~Deuteronomy 6:4-8
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
~Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death.
~Proverbs 19:18
Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
~Proverbs 13:24
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
~Proverbs 22:15
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will save his soul from Sheol.
~Proverbs 23:13-14
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
~Proverbs 29:15
My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
~Proverbs 23:26
Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
~Proverbs 3:7 (ESV)
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.
20 My son, keep your father's commandment,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.
~Proverbs 6:16-20
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man of understanding remains silent.
~Proverbs 11:12
By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom. ~Proverbs 13:10
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.
~Proverbs 18:12
“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
~Proverbs 21:24
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
~Proverbs 27:2
There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
~Proverbs 30:11-14
By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
~Proverbs 13:10
A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
~Proverbs 14:3 (NIV)
Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
~Proverbs 16:18-19
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
be assured, he will not go unpunished.
~Proverbs 16:5
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the
humble.”
~James 4:6
The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
~Isaiah 2:11-12
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.
~Proverbs 15:33
One's pride will bring him low,
but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
~Proverbs 29:23
The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other
men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week;
I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up
his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell
you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who
exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
~Luke 18:11-14
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
~Matthew 5:3
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they
watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might
accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said
to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But
they were silent. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of
heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was
restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians
against him, how to destroy him.
~Mark 3:1-6 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no
opportunity to the devil.
~Ephesians 4:26-27
The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
~Proverbs 12:16
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
~Proverbs 14:29
A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
~Proverbs 15:1
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
~Proverbs 15:18
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
~Proverbs 16:32
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
~Proverbs 19:11
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
~Proverbs 24:29
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
~Proverbs 25:21-22
Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
~Proverbs 29:8
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
~Proverbs 29:11
A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.
~James 3:16-4:12
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
~Psalm 23
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
~Psalm 103:8-10
11 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
~John 3:16-17
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces
that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
~Matthew 6:16-18 (ESV)
Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast
throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah assembled to seek help from the Lord; from all the cities
of Judah they came to seek the Lord. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.
~2 Chronicles 20:3-4, 14-15
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before
our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us
against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for
good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” 23 So
we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.
~Ezra 8:21-23
Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but
your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as
long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken
away from them, and then they will fast.
~Matthew 9:14-15
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who
was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and
Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for
me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and
praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
~Acts 13:1-3
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. ~Proverbs 22:3 (ESV)
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. ~Proverbs 24:10
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. 3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. 5 For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. 6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord . 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! 8 You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” 9 Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. 11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. 12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. 13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! ~Psalm 27
My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
2 that you may keep discretion,
and your lips may guard knowledge.
3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil,
4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps follow the path to Sheol;
6 she does not ponder the path of life;
her ways wander, and she does not know it.
7 And now, O sons, listen to me,
and do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Keep your way far from her,
and do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,
10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,
11 and at the end of your life you groan,
when your flesh and body are consumed,
12 and you say, “How I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers
or incline my ear to my instructors.
14 I am at the brink of utter ruin
in the assembled congregation.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
flowing water from your own well.
16 Should your springs be scattered abroad,
streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be for yourself alone,
and not for strangers with you.
18 Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,
19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated always in her love.
20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman
and embrace the bosom of an adulteress?
21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
and he ponders all his paths.
22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is led astray.
~Proverbs 5 (ESV)
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
24 to preserve you from the evil woman,
from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts down a precious life.
27 Can a man carry fire next to his chest
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals
and his feet not be scorched?
~Proverbs 6:23-28
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.
22 All at once he follows her,
as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast
23 till an arrow pierces its liver;
as a bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24 And now, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;
do not stray into her paths,
26 for many a victim has she laid low,
and all her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is the way to Sheol,
going down to the chambers of death.
~Proverbs 7:21-27
This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
~Proverbs 30:20
And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no
pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.
11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and
behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under
the sun.
~Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 (ESV)
Hear, my son, and be wise,
and direct your heart in the way.
20 Be not among drunkards
or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and slumber will clothe them with rags.
~Proverbs 23:19-21
They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice
every kind of impurity.
~Ephesians 4:19
A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.
~Proverbs 25:28
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
~Proverbs 29:11
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
~Proverbs 17:27-28
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. ~Proverbs 16:32
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
~Proverbs 4:23
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to
renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly
lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our
great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all
lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for
good works.
~Titus 2:11-14
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
~Proverbs 18:24 (ESV)
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
~Proverbs 27:10
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
~Proverbs 17:17
Many seek the favor of a generous man
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7 All a poor man's brothers hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
~Proverbs 19:6-7
Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
~Proverbs 27:5-6
A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
~Proverbs 29:5
Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with his tongue.
~Proverbs 28:23
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
~Proverbs 13:20
Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
~Proverbs 27:9
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
~Proverbs 27:17
Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
~Proverbs 25:17
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
~Proverbs 27:14
Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on soda.
~Proverbs 25:20
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
~Proverbs 26:18-19
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
~Proverbs 11:9 (ESV)
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
~12:18
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
~15:4
Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
~16:24
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
~18:21
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
~18:8
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
~15:18
A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.
~29:5
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
~27:2
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
~10:18
A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
~14:25
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
~24:28
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When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
~10:19
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
~17:27-28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,
but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
~15:28
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
~18:2
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is!
~15:23
A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
~25:11
Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with his tongue.
~28:23
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
~27:6
A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
~15:1
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
~15:18
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
~12:22
Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
~16:24
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building
up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
~Ephesians 4:29
The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
~Proverbs 16:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
~4:23
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for
the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when
you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good
person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil
treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account
for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by
your words you will be condemned.”
~Matthew 12:33-37
The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with lou
Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 11:24
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 14:31
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
Proverbs 19:17
Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,
8 she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her food in harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
The desire of the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 21:25-26
A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10:4
The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 13:23
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 11:1
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14
The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 11:26
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit [a]
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:17-18
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4
Proverbs 1:1-7
Proverbs 2:1-6
Proverbs 3:13-15
Proverbs 8:32-36
Proverbs 9:1-6, 10, 13-18
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
~ Exodus 20:16 (ESV)
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue
before my eyes.
~ Psalm 101:7 (ESV)
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
~ Proverbs 12:22 (ESV)
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor,
for we are members one of another.
~ Ephesians 4:25 (ESV)
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in
him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
~ John 8:44 (ESV)
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
~ John 14:6 (ESV)
O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks
blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander
with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
4
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 who does not put out his money at
interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall
never be moved.
~ Psalm 15 (ESV)
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no
good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom
is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their
drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. 5 The Lord is my
chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant
places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. 7
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the
night also my heart instructs me. 8
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at
my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole
being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or
let your holy one see corruption. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in your
presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
~ Psalm 16 (ESV)
Exodus 20:15
Malachi 3:8-10
Ephesians 4:28
1 Timothy 5:8
Romans 13:6-7
2 Thessalonians 3:10
1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12
Deuteronomy 15:7-8
Proverbs 19:17
Isaiah 58: 1-12
1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19
Matthew 13:22
Matthew 6:19-21, 25-33
2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Matthew 6:9-13 Proverbs 30:8-9 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 Matthew 7:7-11 James 5:16-18 Psalm 37:4 John 15:7
Mark 4:21-34
(apologies for the sermon being cut-off at the beginning; this picks up about one minute in.)
Acts 9:26-31
"I'm very thankful to be here and thankful particularly to Justin for having me here this morning. We love what we do at Furman; RUF is the demoninational ministry for the PCA, it's the denomination that Grace is a part of, and I'm at the Furman campus, and I love it there."
Mark 4:1-20
When I was about twelve years old I decided to take piano lessons of my own free will. It only lasted, though, about nine months. I basically wanted to learn how to play "Axel F", which was the theme to Bevery Hills Cop, for those of you who can remember, and "Rocket" by Herbie Hancock. Now, if you're under thirty that means nothing to you; just think lots of eighties synthesizer type music, because I was cool like that.