Text: Psalm 1 The Righteous Man is Blessed (v. 1-3) He does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly – following their thinking/advice He does not stand in the path of sinners – putting himself in a position to encounter them He does not sit in the seat of scoffers – among those who […]
September 22, 2009
I Am the Light of the World
Text: John 8:12 What Does Light Do? Brings understanding (Ephesians 3:8-10) Shows us the way (John 11:9-10) Exposes evil (1 Corinthians 4:5) Jesus is the Light He brings understanding (John 1:9) He shows us the way (John 14:6) He exposes evil (John 3:19-20) His Word Provides Light Today We gain understanding from it (1 Corinthians […]
September 22, 2009
The Bread of Life
Text: John 6:48-58 Spiritual, not Physical This bread is lasting (John 6:35) Better than the manna given to the Israelites (John 6:31-33,49,58) Better than the bread He recently provided (John 6:1-14) This bread was His word (John 6:68, 54-58; John 6:53, 1:14) Why We Need this Bread Bread is necessary for survival (John 6:68) Bread […]
July 8, 2009
The Word Became Flesh
Text: John 1:14 The Word – Jesus is the word (John 1:14,17) Became Flesh – This was necessary to complete His work (Hebrews 2:14-15; 9:14; 10:10) Dwelt Among Us – Lived among men (Philippians 2:7), left us an example (1 Peter 2:21) We Saw His Glory – The apostles were eyewitnesses (2 Peter 1:16-18; 1 John 1:1-3) The Only […]
July 2, 2009
The Path to Denominationalism
The Desire by Some for Power & Control – 3 John 9-10 Christians Putting their Trust in Men – 1 Corinthians 1:12; 3:4-5; 4:6 Unity on Some Other Standard than God’s Word – John 17:17 Practices/Customs that are Wrongly Bound upon Others – Matthew 15:1-9
May 2, 2009
Grace-Unity Movement
Misunderstanding Grace Leads to Error More sin leads to more grace (Romans 6:1-2) Grace is a license to sin (Jude 4) With the grace-unity movement, grace is the basis for unity What is Grace? God’s gift of salvation (Ephesians 2:8) The gospel is the message of God’s grace (Acts 20:24) Grace is not without works […]
April 7, 2009
Simplicity of God’s Plan
Text: 2 Corinthians 11:3 Revelation Understandable (Ephesians 3:4) Concise (John 21:25) Complete (Jude 3) Salvation Problem of sin (Isaiah 59:2) God’s grace (Titus 2:11) Our faithful obedience (Romans 5:1; James 2:24) Evangelism Message (2 Timothy 4:2) Individual work (1 Peter 3:15) Collective work (1 Timothy 3:15)
