2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 record David’s sin in ordering a census. It shows the great cost of sin and salvation in the punishment brought because of the sin, and the great grace of God displayed. It also shows the great cost of sacrifice as David refused to offer that which cost him …
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Some in the Lord’s church are discounting the importance of adhering to the pattern of the New Testament revealed by Jesus through the Holy Spirit. It is as though grace and mercy are distinct from the revealed pattern. The former should be emphasized, and the latter should have limited attention given to it. However, Scripture …
Continue reading Sermon: The Precedent for Present Pattern“Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.” (Luke 8:18) There are many differing views on a wide range of scriptural topics. Yet, Jesus declares there is one way (cf. John 14:6). …
Continue reading Sermon: Take Heed How You Hear“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2) John did …
Continue reading Sermon: What do I do with my sin?“Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation…of laying on of hands” (Hebrews 6:1-2) The “laying on of hands” is considered milk by the Holy Spirit, but is a topic with much confusion surrounding it. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the …
Continue reading Sermon: “Of The Laying On Of Hands”Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:44). What does it mean that the Father draws men to Jesus? How does He do it? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
Continue reading Sermon: Drawn to HimActs 12 renews some familiar themes. There is a resurgence of persecution, this time by the hand of an evil civil ruler, Herod Agrippa I. However, there is also a resurgence of God’s power, and success of the work of the church. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and …
Continue reading Sermon: Resurgence (Acts 12)Acts 9:36-43 records the resurrection of a woman by Peter. The Holy Spirit reveals her name, “Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas,” and explains, “This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.” She stands as an example of true grace and beauty as defined by scripture. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click …
Continue reading Sermon: Tabitha – An Example of Grace and BeautySpeaking of the state of God’s people which brought upon them the judgment of captivity, Isaiah wrote, “But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away” (Isaiah 64:6). What did he mean …
Continue reading Sermon: Filthy RagsThe Bible reveals that Moses’ parents hid him, protecting him from Pharaoh’s decree, “when [they] saw that he was a beautiful child” (Exodus 2:2). What did they see? What did they understand? Parents today must learn from the faith of Moses’ parents. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and …
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