Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Each first day of the week we take up a collection. This money is then used by the church. The method of collecting funds in our text is the only way we find that is authorized in the New Testament. However, instead of focusing on that point in this lesson, we’re […]
Andy Sochor September 23, 2013
The Church and its Money
Filed Under: authority, church, New Testament Tagged With: authority, benevolence, church, collection, edification, evangelism
Andy Sochor December 24, 2012
Bible Teaching Related to Christmas
Text: Galatians 4:9-11 December 25th is the annual observance of Christmas. For many, it is a day to mark the birth of Christ. For many others, it is a day to enjoy time with family, exchange gifts, etc. For others, it is just a day with no more significance than any other day. In this […]
Filed Under: authority, New Testament Tagged With: authority, christmas, liberty, Lord's Supper, religion, worship
Andy Sochor May 21, 2012
Lord’s Supper Questions
Text: Matthew 26:26-29 Can We Partake of the Lord’s Supper of a Day Other Than Sunday? We know the early Christians partook on Sunday (Acts 2:42; 20:7) – no other example; nothing to imply another day Basic principle of authority – when something is specified, everything else is excluded (Hebrews 7:14) Can the Lord’s Supper […]
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Andy Sochor February 6, 2012
What Makes Us Different?
Text: 1 Peter 2:9 God expects His people to be distinct. This not only means we will be distinct from the world, but His church will be distinct from the denominations. Though both will claim to follow Christ, there are great differences between them. The reason comes down to what we recognize and accept about […]
Filed Under: authority, church, New Testament Tagged With: authority, denominationalism, denominations, inspiration, judgment, law, obedience, revelation, study
Andy Sochor December 19, 2011
After the Flood
Text: Genesis 8-9 Noah Went Out of the Ark (Genesis 8:18-19) What happened before he went out? (Genesis 8:1-13) — rain stopped (8:2), water receded (8:3), ark came to rest (8:4), sent out raven (8:7), sent out dove three times (8:8-12), saw dry ground (8:13) Notice the timeline — entered ark (7:1-4), rains came (7:11), […]
Filed Under: authority, Old Testament, sin, worship Tagged With: authority, blessings, gratitude, judgment, providence, sacrifice
Andy Sochor June 27, 2011
Nadab and Abihu
Text: Leviticus 10:1-3 God Must Be Treated As Holy He is worthy of such treatment (Revelation 4:11; Jeremiah 10:10; Exodus 20:2) We honor God through careful obedience (John 17:4; 14:15) What Did Nadab & Abihu Get Wrong? Strange fire “which He had not commanded them” (v. 1) — important principle of authority & silence (Hebrews […]
Filed Under: authority, Old Testament, people of the Bible Tagged With: authority, drunkenness, God, judgment, obedience, worship
Andy Sochor May 29, 2011
Commands, Traditions, Expedients, Innovations
Four Questions for Our Assemblies: Why do we do what we do in the assembly? … Commands — NT pattern, what has been revealed How do we do it? … Traditions — custom Is there a way we can do it better? … Expedients — improve what we do to be more effective Are there […]
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