To Present You, Col 1:21-29
To Present You In Col 1:21-29 we see the word “present” twice in the passage. In the first occurrence, Jesus reconciled you, his former enemy, “to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight”, v.22. In the second occurrence, Paul preached, “warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we […]
Local Church Prayer, Acts 1:14
Local Church Prayer Today we’re going to discuss the extraordinary benefit of local church prayer. After the ascension of Jesus, the disciples “all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication”, Acts 1:14. And then after Pentecost, as the church began to grow significantly, they “continued steadfastly… in prayers”, Acts 2:42. And after being threatened […]
Are You in the Way, or Are You in the Way?
Are You in the Way, or Are You in the Way Genesis 24:1-67 The passage for this sermon details where Abraham sent his servant to get a bride for his son Isaac. In this passage we see some beautiful typology. The servant is a type of the Holy Spirit, Isaac is a type of Jesus […]
What is the Church?
What is the Church? Matthew 16:13-18 In this sermon we will look at a scripture that is so often misused when giving a definition of the church. In order to properly define what the church is we will be doing some simple studies through the bible to show the not show us what the rock […]
Characteristics of False Prophets
Characteristics of False Prophets 1 John 4:1-4 This is a great passage for us in the world that we live in today. We are constantly bombarded with information and most of it is false. So, with all the misinformation, lies, false spirits and prophets what are we to do? In the passage we are told […]
How to build for the Lord
How to Build for the Lord 1 Corinthians 3:9-23 In the passage for this sermon, Paul is telling us that we are laborers together with God and that we should take heed how we build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. King David had a great desire to build a temple for the Lord, but […]
A Prodigal in the Family, Lk 15:11-32
A Prodigal in the Family There are some profound truths to learn from studying the family members in the story of the prodigal. We call this A Prodigal in the Family. The Younger Son There’s a saying… Sin will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to […]
Local Church Doctrine, Acts 2:42
Local Church Doctrine We have studied thus far the Local Church pastor, the Local Church body, Local Church fellowship, Local Church gospel preaching, and Local Church missions. Today, we’ll study Local Church doctrine. In Acts 2:42 the first thing mentioned is the apostles’ doctrine. They received their doctrine from Jesus. And it went from them […]
Born of Water, Jn 3:5
Born of Water Tonight we’ll study the first part of John chapter 3, particularly verse 5 which says, “… Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God”. Right now the kingdom of God is within you, Lk 17:21, if you’re saved. But when Jesus […]
Faith in Christ, Col 2:5-7
Faith in Christ Our text is Col 2:5-7. The Colossians had a faith in Christ that Paul could behold. Their faith was evident to him. Their faith wasn’t a religious expression like you hear people say today. A friend of mine once said, “I need to be more concerned about my faith”. He was talking […]