In Matthew 22, Jesus was tested with three questions from the Pharisees and Herodians, the Sadducees, and a lawyer. After He answered them in wisdom, He asked His own question. “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, ‘What do you think about the Christ?’” (Matthew 22:41-42) His question concerned the nature of …
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“This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as …
Continue reading the Digest (Issue 2.4): Walking in the Light – 1 John 1 – ContextThis sermon considers the name given the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6, “Everlasting Father.” He is the Father, possessor, origin of eternity, and grants eternal life to whom He wills. Ppt: And His name will be called Everlasting Father Outline: And His name will be called Everlasting Father To download, right-click on the title in the track list …
Continue reading Sermon: And His name will be called Everlasting FatherThis sermon is a consideration of Genesis 22 with an approach in understanding that all scripture is a part of the scarlet thread of redemption. Isaac is a “type” of Christ. Ppt: The Resurrection of Isaac Outline: The Resurrection of Isaac To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: The Resurrection of Isaac“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation” (Ephesians 2:14). This sermon considers the context of Ephesians 2:11-18. What is the “middle wall of separation?” What caused it? What caused it to fall? What are the implications for members of the church? Ppt: The …
Continue reading Sermon: The Middle Wall of SeparationThis sermon asks, and seeks to answer, three questions essential in their nature. The questions are: 1) Why did the Lord create us? 2) Why did the Lord send His Son into the world? 3) Why did the Lord give us the Bible? Ppt: Three Essential Questions Outline: Three Essential Questions To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: Three Essential Questions“But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). The first sermon examines the text of 1 John 1, considering the Gnostic heresy John dealt with, and the proper …
Continue reading Sermon: Walking in the Light (Parts 1 & 2)Peter explained to his readers that Jesus was “’A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’ They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed” (1 Peter 2:8). To some, Jesus was their salvation, for they obeyed Him. To others, Jesus was their destruction, for they disobeyed Him. The first …
Continue reading Sermon: “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense” (Parts 1 & 2)What did the Lord mean when He told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9)? This article considers the Lord’s words.
Continue reading My Grace Is Sufficient For YouJesus is given the title, archēgos, four times in scripture. Twice translated “Prince” (cf. Acts 3:15; 5:31), once “Captain” (cf. Hebrews 2:10), and once “Author” (cf. Hebrews 12:2). This lesson considers the titles given in those contexts. Ppt: Jesus – Prince, Captain, Author (archegos) Outline: Jesus – Prince, Captain, Author (archegos) To download, right-click on the title in the track list …
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