Growing As A Christian 1 Peter 2: 1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we were kids we knew we were growing because we could see ourselves in the mirror, our clothes wouldn’t fit, our relatives would say, “My you have grown,” and so forth.  But how do you know when you...

What Do Churches Do For Missionaries CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is our responsibility to missionaries? We Send Them – Acts 13:2-3 – we are to send them as the Holy Spirit leads not as they “choose” to go – the whole process from the missionary’s call to his arrival on...

The Local Church and the Family  Acts 2:41-47 What is the church? The church is the body of Jesus Christ according to Romans 12:4-5 & Ephesians 5:30.  It is also the pillar and ground of the truth according to 1 Timothy 3:15.  A person becomes a member of the body...

Why God Gave Us Local Churches Acts 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God gave us local churches to make sure that the problems of this life don’t become the problems of your life. It’s common for people to point to problems in their lives beginning when they got out of church. ...

Discipleship Lesson #8 Church CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is the church? The church is the body of Jesus Christ according to Romans 12:4-5 & Ephesians 5:30.  A person becomes a member of the body of Christ when he or she receives God’s righteousness by faith in the Lord Jesus...

1 Thes 1:7 The Right Church CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we lead people to Christ, we often refer our new converts to 1 Thessalonians to read first because every chapter has to do with the second coming of Christ.  The second coming of Christ is a great doctrine to get...

When we study the doctrine of the Local Church, it is very important that we distinguish between the Church which is the Lord’s body and a local assembly of believers called a church.  They are not the same thing and they should never be confused. Every person who is saved...

Without Murmurings Phil. 2: 14-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul’s desire for the Philippians is that they would do everything they were supposed to do without murmuring and disputing. To murmur is to complain discreetly. It is meant to pass the complaint along to just a few in the immediate vicinity...