September 17, 2012

An Everlasting Kingdom

Text: Daniel 7:13-14 When we think of kingdom prophecies in the book of Daniel, we typically think of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2:44-45). This prophecy provides more details about the coming kingdom of the Lord. The Son of Man Would Be Given Dominion The word translated dominion is from a word that means the power to […]

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August 13, 2012

Vanity Among the Religious

Text: Ecclesiastes 12:8 By the end of Ecclesiastes, Solomon had thoroughly discussed the vanity of life. He concluded with our purpose: to fear God and keep His commandments (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Spiritual things must come first; everything else is secondary. Yet some, attempting to serve God, end up following vanity anyway in their improper pursuit of […]

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July 30, 2012

Preaching Christ

Text: Acts 5:42 Most religious people recognize that the goal of preaching is to preach Christ. Yet there are distinct differences in their messages. Why? It is because of a misunderstanding about what it means to preach Christ. There is a popular way and a Scriptural way. We must opt for the Scriptural way. The […]

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June 18, 2012

Solomon’s Plan to Build the Temple

Text: 2 Chronicles 2:3-10 When Solomon was about to build the temple, he contacted Hiram for workers & materials. His message to Hiram contains four important points that we can apply today. Solomon Desired to Worship God According to the Pattern (v. 4) The temple was to be a place of worship – but Solomon […]

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May 28, 2012

Conduct Yourselves in a Manner Worthy of the Gospel

Text: Philippians 1:27-30 Not Dependent Upon the Approval of Others Whether Paul came or remained absent, he wanted them to be faithful (cf. Philippians 2:12) Christians certainly provide a benefit to one another – encouragement (Hebrews 3:12-13), accountability (James 5:16.19-20) But we must be of the mind that we will serve God, even if no […]

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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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March 27, 2012

Paul’s Charge to Titus

Text: Titus 2:15 These Things Speak What “things” is Paul talking about? … the things fitting for sound doctrine (Titus 2:1) In speaking “these things,” we are also to avoid certain things – foolish controversies (Titus 3:9), myths (2 Timothy 4:3-4), human philosophy (Colossians 2:8), human commandments (Matthew 15:9), a perverted form of the gospel […]

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