In writing about his stewardship of the mystery, Paul details several elements which brought Jew and Gentile together (cf. Ephesians 3:1-7). They were united in the truth and working together in fellowship. These same foundational principles are the pattern for our unity and fellowship today. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the …
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Acts 1 records the events just prior to Jesus’ ascension, His ascension, and what the disciples did before the kingdom was established on the day of Pentecost. The text supplies us with several lessons to learn. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…” The sermon …
Continue reading Sermon: Between His Ascension and KingdomThe Lord’s prayer recorded in John 17 holds very powerful and important points for us to consider. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Five Themes in the Lord’s Prayer (John 17)“Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.” (Acts 9:31) Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: A Period of Peace and Progress“And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” (Ephesians 1:22-23) What is the church’s purpose? What should any local church aim to be? How are we to truly be the “fullness” …
Continue reading Sermon: The Church – The Fullness of Him Who Fills All in All (Part 4)Some in the church have provided for a perverted unity (in diversity) in the pursuit of unauthorized fellowship with others. This has consequentially led to a perverted idea of truth, and our ability to understand it alike. The repercussions of these erroneous views are enormous. We must return to the foundation of what God requires …
Continue reading Sermon: Truth, Understanding, Unity, and FellowshipCan we understand the Bible alike? It is sad that we even need to ask the question. However, even in the Lord’s body, strange sounds can be heard concerning the ability to understand scripture in a united way. Is this possible? The Bible says it is, and that we must understand it alike. Ppt: Can we …
Continue reading Sermon: Can we understand the Bible alike?“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 SeparationPart 8 of 8 in a series of lessons which consider the teachings of Jesus in the upper room, shortly before going to the garden to be betrayed. John 17 records a prayer of Jesus in three parts – concerning Himself, His chosen disciples, and those who would believe in Him through their word (all …
Continue reading Sermon: In the Upper Room (8) – That They All May Be One
At this juncture in his epistle, Paul has reached his points of application. He has written of the spiritual blessings in Christ, the way in which the Ephesians were redeemed, and God’s use of himself in the revelation of the mystery, along with his prayer for the Ephesians’ realization and appropriation of the strength offered …
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