The Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne

In this message you will discover that: 1. You do not need to be afraid. 2. You do need to have your eyes opened. 3. Sometimes two is greater than four. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: 2 Kings 6:8-23 1 Chronicles 12:23-37 Psalm 91:1-16 Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:23; 28:19-20 Luke 12:32; 24:13-32 John 14:17 Colossians 1:24-27 1 Peter 5:10 1 John 4:4 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Much of what we read in the books of the Old Testament prophets tells of the negative consequences that will come upon Israel, Judah and other nations for their sinful disobedience to God. The prophet Isaiah is no exception. However, mingled with the message of coming judgment is the message of hope for those who turn back to God. Isaiah 40 is one of these messages of hope for those who will return to God in repentance and faith. I encourage you to read the entire chapter, but today we are going to focus on the final verses of this chapter. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: 2 Chronicles 20:12 Ecclesiastes 1:9 Isaiah 30:15; 40:27-31 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The family is central to God’s plan of salvation for the world. It is in the family that God wants us to learn how to relate to him and to others. It is not surprising that the family is under attack by Satan. Everywhere we look, we see the erosion of the sanctity of marriage, the normalization of sexual immorality and perversion, the sexualization of children, governments usurping the authority of parents, societal pressure on women to assert their independence from their husbands, and on children to rebel against the authority of their parents. If the family is destroyed and the past is forgotten or rewritten, society will lose its moorings and be set adrift in a sea of confusion and chaos. We need to stand up and defend the family against the devil’s attacks. Today we want to look at why the family is so important, what God wants us to learn in our physical families and what is the role of the local church as the visible expression of the family of God. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 1 - 2 Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Ezra 2:61-63 Nehemiah 7:63-65 Proverbs 3:12 John 13:35 Acts 16:14 Romans 5:8 Ephesians 5:22 - 6:4 Hebrews 12:6 Revelation 3:19 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

We all have family and friends who are not Christians. It is clear to us that we are all sinners deserving eternal punishment, that we can never save ourselves, and that God, in his love and grace, offers salvation as a free gift to those who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. So why do so many people not get excited and accept God’s offer of salvation as soon as they hear about it? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Psalm 36:1-2 Luke 15:7, 10 John 3:19; 6:44, 65 Romans 3:23; 6:23 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Ephesians 2:8-9; 4:17-19 1 Timothy 2:1-6 Titus 3:5 1 Peter 4:1-5 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The Bible teaches that no one is born a Christian. We are all sinners by birth, separated from God and under His judgment. Jesus told Nicodemus that in order to become a Christian, you must be born again. Being “born again” refers to a process known as “conversion”. Conversion involves at least three elements: justification, reconciliation and regeneration. It is my hope that this message will help those who have already experienced conversion to better understand the change that has taken place in their lives, and that it will encourage anyone who had not yet been born again to turn to God in repentance and faith. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 3:8 John 3:1-7, 16-18 Romans 3:23; 6:10, 23 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 Galatians 2:15-16 Titus 3:4-7 Hebrews 7:27; 10:10 1 Peter 3:18 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Warning! This message could change your life! It provides practical guidance on how to ask forgiveness of others. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Matthew 5:23-24 Luke 15:17-21; 19:1-10 Acts 24:16 1 Timothy 1:18-19 1 John 1:9 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Today’s message seeks to answer several questions about forgiveness: What does it mean to forgive? When do we need to forgive? Why do we need to forgive? How do we forgive? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 50:20 Job 42:7-10 Psalm 103:12 Proverbs 17:9; 19:11 Isaiah 43:25 Matthew 18:21-35 Luke 17:3-4 Romans 8:28 1 Corinthians 6:1-7 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 4:32 Colossians 3:12-13 1 Peter 4:8 2 Peter 2:19b You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

In today’s message, we will look at how God wants to use our diversity to draw us together in unity. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Exodus 32 Numbers 12 Romans 12:3; 15:1-2, 7 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 Ephesians 4:2-3 Colossians 3:12-14 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

What is Jesus trying to teach through this parable, and how does it apply to us today? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 Psalm 118:22-23 Matthew 21:33-46 Mark 12:1-12 Luke 11:51; 20:9-19 Romans chapters 9-11 Hebrews 1:1-2 1 Peter 2:5 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

This story of the healing of a blind man by Jesus when he passed through Jericho is found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Mark is the only one who tells us that the blind man’s name was Bartimaeus. This episode in the ministry of Jesus is told in just a few verses, yet there are some important biblical principles crammed into those verses. Let’s take a look at them together. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 32:24-30 Matthew 9:34; 12:24; 16:14; 20:29-34 Mark 3:22; 5:34; 8:28; 10:46-52 Luke 9:19; 11:15; 18:35-43 Romans 1:22 Philippians 4:6 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The passage that we are looking at today is part of the turning point in the ministry of Jesus. It comes immediately after Jesus has talked to his disciples about who people think he is and who the disciples think he is. Peter has just declared that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt. 16:16). Jesus now begins to explain to his disciples that he must die and each of his followers must take up his cross. If we are to truly be Christians, it is crucial that we understand the teaching of Jesus in this passage. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Isaiah 53 Zechariah 9:9-10 Matthew 4:1-11; 16:16, 21-27 Mark 8:31-38 Luke 9:22-26; 12:4-5; 14:28 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

This is the story of a mother who came to Jesus for help because her daughter was demon-possessed. John tells us that Jesus performed so many miracles that it was not possible to include all of them in the Gospels (John 21:25). Each one that is included is there to teach us something. So, in this story, what is God trying to teach us about Jesus and the woman, and how does that teaching apply to you and me? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Matthew 15:21-28 Mark 5:25-34; 7:24-30; 10:18 Luke 7:1-10; 18:1-8 John 21:25 Acts 17:10-12 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Hebrews 4:15 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

In this passage, Jesus has a very interesting encounter with some Pharisees and teachers of the law which provides him the opportunity to teach the people about the misuse of tradition, the difference between symbols and reality, and what it really means to be clean or unclean. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Exodus 20:12; 21:17 Leviticus 20:9 Deuteronomy 5:16 Isaiah 29:13 Jeremiah 31:33 Matthew 15:1-20 Mark 7:1-23 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Hebrews 9:22; 10:1-10, 16 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The feeding of the five thousand is a miracle that has fascinated people for more than two thousand years. It is one of the episodes of Jesus’ ministry that is mentioned in all four of the Gospels. What is the significance of this miracle? What was God trying to teach the people and his disciples through this event? And what is he trying to teach us today? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Deuteronomy 18:14-15 2 Kings 4:1-7 Matthew 14:13-21 Mark 6:7-44 Luke 9:10-17 John 1:44; 6:1-15 Ephesians 3:20 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

In this parable, Jesus helps us understand the different ways that people respond to the gospel and why they react as they do. He uses a simple story drawn from agriculture, with which everyone would have been able to identify. He talks about the gospel as seed that is sown in the lives of people, and he identifies four different types of soil, which represent four different heart attitudes that people have toward the gospel and life. These attitudes affect the impact of the gospel in the life of an individual. So what are these four types of soil, and what are the attitudes that they represent? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Isaiah 6:9-10 Matthew 13:1-23; 21:45-46 Mark 4:1-20 Luke 8:4-15 1 Timothy 2:3-4 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Jesus understands what we go through when we are tempted because he was tempted himself. Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13 tell us how Jesus was tempted by the devil for a period of 40 days, and give three specific examples of that temptation. Let’s take a look at how Jesus was tempted, and see how his experience can help us when we are tempted today. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Deuteronomy 6:13, 16; 8:3 Psalm 91:11-12 Matthew 4:1-11 Mark 16:17-18 Luke 4:1-13 John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11 2 Corinthians 4:4 Hebrews 4:15 1 John 4:8, 16 Revelation 17:14; 19:16 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The Gospels are filled with stories of people who took their problems to Jesus and got the help that they were seeking. But in the two stories that we just read, Jesus doesn’t respond in the way that Martha and the brother expected and hoped. Why is that? And how can understanding what happened in these two stories help us when we take our problems to Jesus? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Luke 10:38-42; 12:13-15 John 2:1-10 Philippians 4:6-7 James 4:1-3 1 Peter 5:7 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

What we believe about God is very important, but it means nothing if we do not have a personal relationship with God. Relationships are at the heart of the Christian faith. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 1:26-27; 2; 3; 12 Exodus 33:11 Proverbs 27:17 John 1:11-13; 14:6, 23; 15:5 Romans 5:8; 12:9-10 Philippians 2:3-4 Colossians 3:12-14 Hebrews 11:6 James 2:19 1 John 3:1, 11-12; 4:20-21 Revelation 3:20 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

In today’s passage, Jesus tells us how we can get living water and never be thirsty again. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Psalm 42:2; 63:1; 143:6 Isaiah 44:3; 55:1 Amos 8:11, 13 Matthew 5:6 John 4:1-42; 6:35; 7:37-39 Revelation 21:6; 22:17 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Do you ever feel that death ought not to be? Do you ever feel that their ought to be more that just this earthly life? If so, you are not alone. Many people feel the same way. The Bible tells us that these feelings are based on spiritual realities. God desires us to live with him forever in heaven. But our current, earthly bodies are not suited to life in eternity. We need to be transformed. Today we want to look at some of what Paul had to say about this in his two letters to the Corinthians. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Ecclesiastes 3:11 1 Corinthians 15:26, 50-54 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Colossians 1:27 Revelation 21:3-5 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. God is the first and the last, and everything in between. But what does that mean for you and me? Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Genesis 1:1-2 Exodus 3:13-14 John 1:1-10 Romans 1:20-32; 4:17 Hebrews 11:3 Revelation 1:8; 22:12-15 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

This passage is itself one of God’s very great and precious promises. In these verses, Peter explains that God has given us everything we need for what is really important, he calls us to make an effort to cooperate with God on our sanctification, and he promises that if we do these things, then we will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let’s take a look at what Peter has to say to us in these verses, and how we can apply his teaching to our daily lives. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: John 10:10; 14:2-3; 15:5 Romans 8:29 Galatians 5:22-24 2 Peter 1:3-11 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: John 16:7 Acts 1:1-8; 2:1-38; 4:23-31; 8:4-17; 9:17; 10:23-48; 11:16; 13:52; 19:1-7 Romans 8:9 Ephesians 5:18 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

Today, we will be looking at three passages that present God’s plan for dealing with serious difficulties and trials in our lives. In some ways the passages are similar, and in other ways they are different. But as we look at each of these Bible passages and then put their teachings together, we get a clearer picture of how, with God’s help, we can overcome whatever difficulties life sends our way. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Deuteronomy 17:14-16 Isaiah 30:15-18 1 Corinthians 10:13 Ephesians 6:13 Philippians 4:6-9 James 4:7 1 Peter 5:6-10 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com

The story of the fiery furnace is one of the great miracles in the Old Testament. This story teaches us about the need for unity; the importance of standing firm, of integrity over expediency; and trusting God rather than trying to manipulate him. Here are the Bible passages that were used in the preparation of this message: Exodus 23:2 Daniel 2:17-18; 3:1-30; 4:1-34 Philippians 1:20-21 You can download a free Bible app to your computer or smartphone here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ You can learn more about the Protestant Evangelical Church of Narbonne here: http://epe-narbonne.fr/en/ Have questions? You can contact me by e-mail at: pasteur.epen@protonmail.com