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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Aug 28, 2023
True belief in Jesus as Savior and Lord frees us to love God and love others — not out of legal obligation, but out of genuine faith. The story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 serves as a sobering warning that God takes spiritual imposture seriously. When we act more spiritual than we truly are, seeking human praise rather than surrendering in authentic love, we are living out of Satan's oldest lie: that we cannot fully trust God. A heart genuinely transformed by grace will move toward generosity, community, and honesty — not because it has to, but because it wants to.
Pastor Bill Bush · Jun 5, 2023
The book of Proverbs defines wisdom not as the accumulation of knowledge but as the skillful, disciplined application of God's Word to the decisions and activities of daily life. This kind of living requires two things: faithfulness — choosing discipline long enough to reach genuine discernment — and the fear of the Lord, which means recognizing that God is Creator and King, surrendering willful self-rule, and running toward Him rather than away from Him. Without that foundation, no amount of church attendance or biblical knowledge produces true wisdom.