Text: Deuteronomy 6:10-19; Amos 5:10-15 We are saved by grace – Deuteronomy 6:10-12 Grace is not an excuse to sin – Deuteronomy 6:13-19 We can fall from grace – Amos 5:10-15
December 29, 2007
Calvinism
Tenets of Calvinism – TULIP Total Depravity – original sin; man unable to turn to God Unconditional Election – predestination; God picked certain specific people to be saved Limited Atonement – Christ’s death was only for the elect Irresistible Grace – the elect will be saved; cannot resist the grace of God Perseverance of the […]
December 29, 2007
Constants in a Changing World
The Nature of God – Malachi 3:6 The State of Man – Romans 3:23; Jeremiah 10:23 The Truth of God’s Word – John 17:17; Psalm 119:160 Application for Us: We must use the gospel to convert the lost We must hold fast the pattern We must not let our morality be shaped by our culture
December 29, 2007
Running the Race Set Before Us
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2 Follow the Example of the Faithful – Hebrews 12:1 Lay Aside Every Encumbrance – Hebrews 12:1 Lay Aside Sin – Hebrews 12:1 Run with Endurance – Hebrews 12:1 Fix your Eyes on Jesus – Hebrews 12:2 Run According to the Rules – 2 Timothy 2:5 Finish the Course – 2 Timothy 4:7
December 29, 2007
Freedom in Christ
Text: John 8:32-36 What are we free from? – sin (John 8:32-36; Romans 6:16-18), commands of men (Colossians 2:8,20-23) What are we not free from? – obeying Christ (Romans 6:1-2) Freedom offered by Satan – free to do as we please Some what it both ways – free to do as we please & free […]
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 17, 2007
Jesus Christ – Our Perfect Example
Text: 1 Peter 2:21-25 His example shows us how we should be. An Example of Suffering – 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 4:12-16 An Example of Sinlessness – John 8:11; 1 John 2:1 An Example of Reliance upon God – Luke 22:42-43; Proverbs 3:5 An Example of Sacrifice – John 10:17-18; Romans 12:1; 1 John […]
