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Andy Sochor February 18, 2009

The New Testament Church

Jesus Built One Church – Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23 Universal Church & Local Church Universal church – all the saved (Acts 2:47; Ephesians 5:23) Local church – Christians (members of the universal church) coming together in local groups (Hebrews 10:25) Some Degree of Uniformity among Local Churches – 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Corinthians 4:17 What […]

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Andy Sochor December 29, 2008

Lord’s Supper

Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Practice of the Lord’s Supper Emblems – unleavened bread (Matthew 26:17), fruit of the vine (Matthew 26:29) Time – first day of the week (Acts 20:7) Frequency – every first day of the week (we learn this by implication) Time Frame – from the establishment of the kingdom (Matthew 26:29) until […]

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Andy Sochor December 21, 2008

Christmas and the Christian

What is Christmas? Commemoration of the birth of Christ Secular holiday Jesus’ Birth in Scripture Prophesied in Old Testament – Genesis 3:15; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 7:14 A time to praise God – Luke 2:9-14 Certain “traditional” details absent – day (Luke 2:8), number of wise men (Matthew 2:1), where the wise men saw Jesus (Matthew […]

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Andy Sochor September 30, 2008

The Importance of the Assembly

Text: Hebrews 10:25 Encouragement – Hebrews 10:24-25 Evangelism – 1 Corinthians 14:23-25 Collective Activities Lord’s Supper – 1 Corinthians 11:33 Giving – 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Singing – Colossians 3:16 Praying – Acts 4:23-31 Study/teaching – Acts 20:7

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Andy Sochor March 17, 2008

Lessons from the Golden Calf

Text: Exodus 32 Do not think too highly of men (v. 1) – without Moses, they thought they could no longer serve God Sacrificing for a thing does not mean that thing is good (v. 2-4) Be willing to stand against what is popular (v. 1,4-5) Take responsibility for your own actions (v. 22) Religion […]

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Andy Sochor February 17, 2008

Doing What Has Been Authorized

Text: Colossians 3:17 How Do We Determine What has been Authorized?

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Andy Sochor February 6, 2008

Measures of a Sound Church

Some things that are not indicators of soundness: Large numbers – Matthew 7:13-14 A popular, well-liked preacher – John 15:18-19 A new, fancy building – John 4:21 A reputation of being a sound church – Revelation 3:1 Proper indicators of soundness: Holding fast the pattern – 2 Timothy 1:13 Preach the gospel without additions/subtractions/changes – […]