https://teaching.wvr.org/podcasts/65120/ The newest sermons from Abiding in Christ on SermonAudio. Religion & Spirituality Abiding in Christ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/sources/podcast/1440/1440/wvr-02.jpg https://teaching.wvr.org/podcasts/65120/ en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:15:16 +0000 30 Jim Wood no The newest sermons from Abiding in Christ on SermonAudio. https://teaching.wvr.org/sermons/1130151431162 If we claim to be pro-life, than we need to be consistent. We cannot murder others because they are doing horrible things, that is left to someone else. Garrett Swasey lost his life while saving the lives of others at a place he abhorred. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the evil forces of this world. Our spiritual weapons are more powerful than the physical weapons that we see. Our warfare is not against people but the lies that people tell, and against the other evil principalities of the world. Romans 13:1-7 tells us that governments are the instruments of God and have the duty to punish wrongdoing. However, no one has the authority to require us to do something that is wrong or forbid us from doing what is right. How should we respond to the crimes committed like we have seen in the Colorado shooting at Planned Parenthood? We should pray. Pray for the Swasey family who lost their father in the shooting and pray that others will continue to fight for what is good and abhor what is evil. https://teaching.wvr.org/sermons/1130151431162 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Jim Wood 0:38:49 no Jim Wood - Abortion https://teaching.wvr.org/sermons/11815950375 Abortion is real and is happening all across our country and world. God spoke of life stating that before people were conceived, He knew us. It is unkind and unloving when we do not tell people the truth. Forgiveness is received by people who have recognized they have done wrong. God offers forgivness to sinners. God sent His Son so that sinners would be forgiven. God is the one who gives life. 7 Statements on abortion, an outline of Pastor Wood’s Bible study on abortion: 1) God is the giver of human life: (In scripture, conception, not birth, is referenced as the point at which God gives life) Gen 4:1, Gen 29:31, Gen 30:22-23, Ruth 4:13, Psalm 127:3, Exodus 21:22-24 2) God interacts with the unborn: Psalm 139:13-16, Psalm 51:5, Gal 1:15, Luke 1:15, Isaiah 44:1-2, Isaiah 49:1,5, Jeremiah 1:4-5, Isaiah 46:3-4, Judges 13:5-7, Gen 25:21-24, Hosea 12:3 3) God began His journey on earth as a Man at conception. This is the ultimate statement of when God views men as becoming human: Luke 1:31-46, Mat 1:20-21 4) God forbids the taking of innocent human life: Exodus 20:13, Gen 1:26, Gen 5:1-2, Deut 32:39-41, 1 Sam 2:6 5) What about the hard cases: Job 31:13-23, Exodus 4:11, 2 Cor 12:7-10, Jer 20:14-18, Job 3:3, John 8:19,41 6) God’s reaction to the shedding of innocent blood is wrath: Deut 27:25, 2 Kings 24:2-4, Psalm 106:38-45, Joel 3:19, Jonah 1:14 7) God demands that His people become involved in the fight against injustice, particularly the unjust taking of life: Eze 3:17-19, Pro 24:11-12, Mat 25:40, John 3:16-17, Titus 3:3-7, 1 John 1:9-10, Rom 5:6-8, 1 Tim 1:8-17 To receive the complete Bible study on abortion at no cost, please email us. https://teaching.wvr.org/sermons/11815950375 Religion & Spirituality Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Jim Wood 0:40:17 no Jim Wood - Abortion