The Proper View of Worship

Text: John 4:19-24 As Something Special With a Prepared Heart With Gladness With Reverence Realizing that God is Worthy

Freedom in Christ

Text: John 8:32-36 What are we free from? – sin (John 8:32-36; Romans 6:16-18), commands of men (Colossians 2:8,20-23) What are we not free from? – obeying Christ (Romans 6:1-2) Freedom offered by Satan – free to do as we please Some what it both ways – free to do as we please & free […]

Abraham’s Faith

Text: Hebrews 11:8-10 He obeyed when he was called (v. 8) He did not know where he was going (v. 8) He dwelt in tents (v. 9) He was looking for a city (v. 10)

The Unknown God

Text: Acts 17:22-31 He is the Creator (v. 24) He is Lord of Heaven and Earth (v. 24) Man is Dependent upon God (v. 25) He made Man (v. 26) He Instilled in Man a Desire to Worship (v. 27) Not Far from Each One of Us (v. 27) Truths about Him Evident to Non-Believers […]

The All-Sufficiency of the Church

What Makes the Church All-Sufficient? Divine origin – Matthew 16:18 Part of God’s eternal plan – Ephesians 3:10-11 Christ is the head – Ephesians 1:22-23 Belongs to Him – Acts 20:28 What is the Church All-Sufficient to Do? Evangelism – 1 Timothy 3:15 Edification – Ephesians 4:12,16 Benevolence – Acts 4:32-35 How is the Church […]

Plan of Salvation

The Great Commission – Mark 16:15-16; Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 24:46-49 Conversions in the Book of Acts – Acts 2:37-41; 8:5-13; 8:35-39; 9:3-18 (22:16); 10:44-48; 16:14-15; 16:30-34 Consistency or Contradiction? Great Commission – belief, repentance, baptism Conversions in Acts – belief, repentance, confession, baptism Why the difference? Belief includes confession (Romans 10:9-10)

The Thief on the Cross

Text: Luke 23:39-43 Things the thief recognized: The Need to Fear God – Proverbs 1:7; Acts 10:34-35 That which is Just – Romans 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:6 The Innocence of Christ – 1 Peter 2:22 The Certainty of God’s Plan – Proverbs 30:5; Matthew 16:18-19