“Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.“ (Titus 2:9-10) What does it mean to “adorn the doctrine of God,” and how might we …
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“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience …
Continue reading The Weapons of Our WarfarePart 4 in a series of lessons which consider the teachings of Jesus in the upper room, shortly before going to the garden to be betrayed. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’” (John 14:6). Ppt: In the Upper Room (4) …
Continue reading Sermon: In the Upper Room (4) – The Way, the Truth, and the LifePart 3 in a series of lessons seeking to identify the one church in the New Testament (cf. Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:4). “And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47b). The church of the New Testament was the body of the saved. How were they saved? What “plan of …
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In the early 1980’s, a once avowed and devoted atheist by the name of Lee Strobel rejected the notion of a godless world and claimed belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. After hearing his wife proclaim faith in God, he ruthlessly set out to expose what he believed to be a superstitious, …
Continue reading “The Case for Christ” – A ReviewJames 1:21-25 is considered. We must not simply be hearers of the “perfect law of liberty,” but doers. A special application is made concerning modest apparel. Are you a hearer only, or a doer when it comes to God’s instruction concerning modesty? Ppt: Looking into the Perfect Law of Liberty Outline: Looking into the Perfect Law of …
Continue reading Sermon: Looking into the Perfect Law of LibertyOnly on two occasions does the Bible say Jesus was made to marvel. He marveled at the unbelief of His own kinsman in Nazareth (cf. Mark 6:1-6). He marveled at the belief of the Gentile centurion (cf. Matthew 8:5-13). How will you make Jesus marvel? Through your belief, or unbelief? Two specific applications are made …
Continue reading Sermon: Making Jesus Marvel“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” (Psalm 32:1-2) This lesson is essentially a study of justification by faith that is seen under the New Covenant, and before. It seeks to …
Continue reading Sermon: Forgiveness Under the Old Testament (Parts 1 & 2)The following sermons were presented by Shane Carrington of Sulphur Springs, Texas. To download one of the sermons, right click on the title, and choose “Save link as…”
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Paul began his second epistle to the Thessalonians as usual. He named himself, and those with him – “Silvanus (Roman for Silas), and Timothy.” Both men accompanied Paul throughout parts of his ministry. Timothy was especially dear to Paul (cf. 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2). The epistle is addressed to the assembly “of the …
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