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)
December 17, 2007
Pride
Text: Proverbs 16:18; James 4:6 Causes One to Think too Highly of Himself – Romans 12:3 Causes One to Reject the Word of God – 3 John 9 Causes One to Reject Correction – 1 Corinthians 5:2 Will Not Allow One to Enter the Kingdom – Matthew 5:3
December 17, 2007
Lessons Learned from the Tower of Babel
Text: Genesis 11:1-9 Unity & harmony mean nothing if we’re not working for God’s purpose – John 17:20-21; 2 John 9-11 What seems good to us may not be good – Proverbs 14:12; Isaiah 55:8-9 We will never reach God/heaven through our own means – John 14:6;Matthew 7:21-23 There are no bounds to apostasy – […]
December 13, 2007
Predestination
Text: Ephesians 1:3-5; Romans 8:29-30 Has God predestined certain individuals to be saved, or a certain group to be saved? Passages used to defend the “individual predestination” doctrine – Ephesians 1:4-5; Romans 8:29-30; Nehemiah 9:7; Romans 9:10-13 (explain each) Consequences of the “individual predestination” doctrine: No reason to do good No reason to evangelize Makes […]
December 9, 2007
Some Faithful Sayings
Jesus Came to Save Sinners – 1 Timothy 1:15 Spiritual Things are More Important than Physical Things – 1 Timothy 4:9 If We Die with Him, We Will Live with Him – 2 Timothy 2:11 Christians Must Be Careful to Engage in Good Deeds – Titus 3:8
December 9, 2007
Grace, Faith, Works
Text: Ephesians 2:8-10 Grace – God’s gift of salvation (Titus 2:11) Faith – More than just belief (James 2:19); trust in who God is and what He has said Works – Not saved the works of man, but by doing the works of God (James 2:14-26)
December 8, 2007
For God So Loved the World
Text: John 3:16 Salvation is from God – Ephesians 2:8 Salvation is Available because of God’s Love – Romans 5:6-8 Salvation is Available to All Men – Acts 10:34-35 Salvation is Possible through the Death of Christ – Hebrews 9:22-28 Salvation is Conditional – Mark 16:16 Salvation is from Destruction – 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 Salvation’s […]
