“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it …
Continue reading Facebook: Walk in LightThis sermon is an exegetical treatment of Romans 14. The apostle Paul addressed the problem of strife between brethren in the context of liberties. How are Christians supposed to conduct themselves in matters of indifference and conscience? Ppt: Our Liberties and Our Love Outline: Our Liberties and Our Love Download: mp3
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John noted his joy in that he found his readers walking in the truth (v. 4). This joy comes from the fact that walking in the truth, or abiding in the “doctrine of Christ,” puts us in fellowship with God, and Jesus (v. 9). On the other hand, he rejoices in what they are not …
Continue reading 2 John 9-13Can we be sure of our standing with God? Can we know that, upon our demise or Jesus’ return, we will be “found by Him in peace” (2 Peter 3:14)? The readers of John’s 1st epistle lacked confidence in their standing with God because of the deceivers in their midst. John wrote, “These things I …
Continue reading Sermon: That You May Know“Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets …
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“It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you” (1 Corinthians …
Continue reading Puffed Up – Failing To Practice Church DisciplineIn Ephesians 5, Paul explains to the Christians in Ephesus the importance of walking in the light. Because they are children of God, they are Children of light. They are to expose darkness by their conduct, and opposition to the works of darkness. Ppt: Children of Light Outline: Children of Light Download: mp3
Continue reading Sermon: Children of LightThe Bible tells us there is one church (cf. Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:4). If there is only one church that belongs to the Lord, we must be able to identify that church. By observing the Lord’s church described in the New Testament we can identify that same church today. Ppt: Marks of the Lord’s Church Outline: …
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In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul admonished the church of God at Corinth for maintaining fellowship with a brother involved in sexual immorality. His instructions were clear then, and are now. “Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus” …
Continue reading Sermon: Deliver Such a One to SatanOur God is described as One who is infinitely wise – “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God” (Romans 11:33)! The concept of wisdom screams logic. It is always logical in that it identifies truth. Behind every command from God is sound logic. Whether we immediately come to …
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