Text: Titus 2:11-14 Recognize it is a gift – Ephesians 2:8 Not as a license to sin – Romans 6:1-2; Jude 4 Not as a basis for fellowship – Titus 2:11; Ephesians 5:11 With thankfulness – 1 Timothy 1:12-16 In humble obedience – Psalm 8:3-4; Titus 2:12
January 4, 2008
The Sacrifice of Christ
Text: John 3:13-17; Numbers 21:3-9 The Coming Sacrifice – John 12:27; Acts 2:22-23 The Need for a Sacrifice – Romans 3:23; 6:23 The Nature of the Sacrifice – Universal (2 Corinthians 5:14-15); atonement, delayed the wrath of God (Romans 2:4-6)
January 4, 2008
Blessings of this Life
Text: Psalm 100 Physical Blessings Life & health – Acts 17:25,28 Material possessions – James 1:17 Spouse – Proverbs 31:10 Children – Psalm 127:3-5 Friends – Proverbs 17:17 Spiritual Blessings Children of God – Ephesians 1:5 Forgiveness of sins – Ephesians 1:7 Avenue of prayer – 1 Peter 3:12 Hope of heaven – 1 Thessalonians […]
January 3, 2008
Original Sin
The Doctrine of Original Sin – Since Adam sinned, all his descendants were born into sin Passages Used to Defend this Doctrine – Genesis 6:5; Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:20; 9:3; Jeremiah 13:23; John 6:64-65; Romans 3:10-11; 8:7-8; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Titus 3:3 Contradictions with Plain Passages – Ezekiel 18:2-4, 20-24; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 18:3 […]
January 2, 2008
The Body of Sin
Text: Isaiah 59:1-2 The body controlled by sin – Isaiah 59:3-8 Put off the body of sin – Romans 6:6 The body controlled by righteousness – Romans 6:17-18
January 2, 2008
The Sin of Gambling
What is Gambling? – the practice in which one wagers his own money/property in hopes to gain another’s money/property A Question about Risk – risk is not the issue Potential Problems – stewardship (1 Timothy 6:17-19), addiction (1 Corinthians 6:12) Main Problem: Covetousness – Romans 1:29; Colossians 3:5 Some Common Defenses: Not specifically condemned in […]
