Excuses for Not Going to Church Rom 12:5-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Excuses For Not Going To Church We have heard a lot of excuses for not going to church.  Perhaps your excuse is among some of these.  Your excuse may just be a convenient explanation to get out of something...

Finding the Right Church 1 Cor. 12: 18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Finding the right church can be difficult.  Folks have asked us numerous times if we can help them find the right church.  So, here are some recommendations we have for you that should help you in your decision. The...

The Church Building Matt 16:16-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus said, “I will build my church,” [Matt 16:18].  It’s built on a rock [Matt 16:16].  That rock is Jesus Christ, and the gates of hell were not able to prevail against it between his burial and resurrection [Acts 2:27, 31].  Notice...

Rooted and Grounded Eph 3:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Eph 3:17 says, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love…”  And then the thought continues into the next verse.  Today we are going to talk about being rooted and grounded.  We are...

This morning we learned that the righteous shall flourish as the palm tree. Tonight we will learn that we flourish in the house of the Lord. To flourish is to thrive, prosper, produce, and reach a height of development.  The palm tree is a perfect illustration of the righteous flourishing...

Local Church Activities Eph. 3:21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are three main local church activities in which every church should be involved.  And these three should be balanced.  Every true local church should glorify God, edify saints and evangelize sinners. Glorify God – Eph 3:20-21; Rom 15:6 This primarily...

The Temple of God 1 Ki 5:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord devotes much attention to the building of Solomon’s temple.  We can learn some interesting things by studying the temple of God. The temple – the temple is not the temple just because it was built to be a...

Does the Church Go Through the Tribulation Col. 2:16-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There seems to be a lot of confusion about this question today, “Does the Church go through the Tribulation?”  The answer is, “No.”  The confusion stems from the failure to check all the doctrines that are affected if...

When we studied Local Church in Bible College there was an emphasis on the differences between the Local Church and the Body of Christ. Most notably, I remember learning that the Church is an organism and the Local Church is an organization. I have since come to believe that the...

This sermon is about the pattern for church planting that we find in the Bible. The church began in Jerusalem, which you can clearly see in Acts 2:41-47. Following the stoning of Stephen and the havoc of Paul’s persecutions, the saints scattered abroad, Acts 8:1-4.  Many of them ended up...