Text: 2 Kings 22-23 The Word of God is Our Standard – 2 Kings 22:8-10 Have a Humble and Tender Heart – 2 Kings 22:19 Realize God’s Attitude Toward Sin and Disobedience – 2 Kings 22:13 Determine to be Obedient to the Truth – 2 Kings 23:3 Put Faith into Action – 2 Kings 23:4-24 […]
December 7, 2007
Inspiration of the Bible
The Bible Claims to be Inspired – 2 Timothy 3:16 Inspiration Makes the Bible Distinct from Every Other Book – Psalm 119:160 Satan Wants to Convince Christians that the Bible is not Inspired – Psalm 11:3; Romans 10:17 Effort Underway to Discredit Bible Inspiration What Is the Result of This? – Proverbs 14:12; 2 Thessalonians […]
December 7, 2007
What Caused the New Testament Church to Grow?
Their Message: The Gospel – Acts 2 Their Conviction – Acts 4:19-20; 5:27-32 Fear of God – Acts 5:11-14; 9:31 Persecution – Acts 8:1-4 Open Examination of the Scriptures – Acts 17:1-4,10-12
December 7, 2007
Withstanding Apostasy
Text: 2 Thessalonians 2 The Thessalonians’ Misunderstanding – v. 1-2 Coming Apostasy – v. 3-12 Overcoming Apostasy – v. 13-15 Closing: Things to Remember – v. 16-17
December 7, 2007
Will Only Members of the Church of Christ be Saved?
Jesus Possesses All Authority – Matthew 28:18 New Testament Teaching about the Church – Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 5:23 Is the Lord’s Church Made up of Individuals or Denominations? – John 15:1-6 Caution: Not Every “Church of Christ” is “of Christ” – Revelation 3:1 How Do We Become Part of the Lord’s Church that Will be […]
December 7, 2007
Add to Your Faith
Text: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Faith (v. 5) – faith alone is not enough; it is a starting point Virtue (v. 5) – moral excellence; not just our actions, but our character Knowledge (v. 5) – we need to know God’s will in order to do it Temperance (v. 6) – self-control Patience (v. 6) – […]
December 7, 2007
Set for the Defense of the Gospel
Text: Philippians 1:15-17 Who is responsible for defending the gospel? – 2 Timothy 2:2-3; Jude 3 Why should we defend the gospel? – Romans 1:16 How do we prepare ourselves to defend the gospel? – 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 We must be prepared to fight on different fronts: Unbelievers/skeptics Those who add to […]
