Mark 6:1-6 reveals that Jesus was a carpenter while on earth. There are various parallels that can be draw from His physical occupation to His spiritual work. This sermon considers Jesus as the Carpenter. Ppt: The Carpenter Outline: The Carpenter To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
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In Philippians 2:12-16, Paul encouraged the Philippians to continue in their faith toward salvation even if he would not be able to visit them. God would work in them as they worked out their salvation. They were to do so without complaining and disputing, as lights in the perverse and wicked world, and by holding …
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“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13) The charge to work out our own salvation would be a depressing one if it were not for the Divine component. The scripture is replete with …
Continue reading Facebook: God Who Works In You“Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.” (Psalm 85:10) This sermon considers the intimate relationship between mercy and truth, and righteousness and peace. The context of Psalm 85 is considered to strengthen the connection between these topics. Ppt: Mercy and Truth, Righteousness and Peace Outline: Mercy and Truth, Righteousness and Peace To download, …
Continue reading Sermon: Mercy and Truth, Righteousness and PeaceHeaven is the abode of God. Since before creation, God intended, and planned for mankind to join Him in heaven for eternity. In this way God has prepared heaven for those who love Him. Those who will gain entrance into heaven are those who have themselves been prepared for heaven. Heaven is a prepared place …
Continue reading Sermon: A Prepared Place for a Prepared People – Heaven (Parts 1&2)“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome“ (1 John 5:3). The Holy Spirit said the commandments God has given us to observe are not a burden. Why, then, do so many view them as burdensome? This lesson explores this question, and seeks to explain …
Continue reading Sermon: His Commandments are Not Burdensome“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God” (Hebrews 4:9). The rest remains to be entered, but we must not make the same mistake the wilderness wondering Israelites made. This sermon is a consideration of Hebrews 3 and 4. Outline: A Rest for the People of God To download, right-click on the title in …
Continue reading Sermon: A Rest for the People of God“And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Corinthians 15:45). The relationship between Adam and Christ regarding the bodily resurrection discussed in 1 Corinthians 15 is discussed. Also, the relationship between Adam and Christ in Romans 5:12-21 is considered. The resurrection is …
Continue reading Sermon: The Last AdamIt is God’s will that the Christian be conformed to the image of His Son (cf. Romans 8:29). This will be consummated in the resurrection, but is a process which begins while serving God on earth. The Christian must avoid conforming to the world in order to conform to Christ (cf. Romans 12:1-2). This sermon …
Continue reading Sermon: Proper ConformityThis sermon considers the text of 1 Peter 3:18-22. Ppt: Christ, and the Spirits in Prison Outline: Christ, and the Spirits in Prison To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
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