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Continue reading Facebook Video: Identifying the One Church – Establishment (Part 1)The New Testament is clear about who Jesus is, and what He requires. He is the exclusive way to the Father (cf. John 14:6). His church contains the saved, and He only has one. However, some in His church speak in indefinite language about Him and His kingdom, and it makes them lest distinct from …
Continue reading Sermon: The Generic JesusIn Acts 3, Peter and John came across a man that was lame from birth laid at the gate called “Beautiful” asking for alms. Peter gave him more than he could have ever imagined, healing him completely. However, what Peter went on to do in preaching Jesus and offering the forgiveness of sins shows even …
Continue reading Sermon: “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you”In Mark 3:31-35, Jesus manifested a spiritual perspective which we would do well to gain ourselves. His emphasis was on faith, He evaluated the spiritual fellowship above any physical connection, and He showed that His followers are blessed as a part of His family. Ppt: Faith, Fellowship, and Family Outline: Faith, Fellowship, and Family To download, right …
Continue reading Sermon: Faith, Fellowship, and FamilyWhen she saw how her husband was suffering, Job’s wife said, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” (Job 2:9) Her words suggest a limit to her husbands integrity. That there was only so much her husband could take before turning his back on God. However, as God said, “still he …
Continue reading Sermon: Integrity Without LimitThis sermon discusses the character trait of dependability. Christians are to be dependable. They are to be faithful. Can God depend on us? Can the brethren depend on us? Ppt: Dependability Outline: Dependability To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: DependabilityIn Acts 8, the next step in God’s plan for the spreading of the gospel occurred. It was His will that the gospel would begin at Jerusalem, and spread throughout Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (cf. Acts 1:8). Philip went to Samaria to preach the gospel. This sermon considers the account. …
Continue reading Sermon: The Conversions in SamariaJesus has given us assurance of His and the Father’s protection – “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater …
Continue reading Sermon: The Divine ProtectionOn the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Christ the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles, and they began their work given them by the Lord. Peter referred to this eventful day as “the beginning” (Acts 11:15). It was the beginning of 1) the preaching of repentance and remission of sins, 2) the conversions …
Continue reading Sermon: The Beginning – 3,000 on Pentecost