Treasure in Earthen Vessels, 2 Cor 4:7
Because we are saved, Christ is in us [Col 1:27] and we are in Christ [1 Cor 12:13]. We have Jesus Christ and eternal life in us. Thus, according to our text in 2 Cor 4:7, we have this treasure in earthen vessels. We must be reminded, then, that our lives are about the treasure […]
Who Will Go? Is 6:8
In the history of the Church, God has used certain men in a big way to get his work done. He used Peter to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Circumcision. God used Paul to preach to thousands. He was the apostle to the Uncircumcision. In the past three centuries, God […]
Rejoice Evermore, 1 Thes 5:16
Paul’s specific instruction to Christians in 1 Thes 5:16 is that we “Rejoice evermore.” Now I, certainly, have not obeyed this command all the time and I’m pretty sure that you haven’t either. One reason is that we haven’t been doing the things that cause Christians to rejoice. There are some things you can […]
Making Fishermen, Matt 4:19
In Matt 4:19, Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” When we read about the early lives of Peter, Andrew, James and John, the disciples of Jesus, we see the process of making fishermen. We’ll study the Lord’s method of making fishermen in hopes of gleaning […]
Reason With Them, Acts 17:2
In Thessalonica, in Acts 17:2, Paul “reasoned with them out of the scriptures.” As Paul preached Jesus Christ, there are certain things he did that we should consider doing as we deal with people in personal work. While we tell them about Jesus, we should also: Reason with them – Acts 17:2 – to reason […]
Preaching Jesus, Acts 11:20
When you consider preaching Jesus Christ to others it helps to understand what preaching Jesus entails. There’s a lot to it. Today we are going to look at what Paul and some of his fellow preachers did when they went about preaching Jesus. Preaching Jesus entails: Publishing – Acts 13:49 – to publish is to […]
I Shall Send Thee, Jer 1:7
In Jer. 1:7 the Lord said to Jeremiah, Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee…” We are ambassadors for Christ and must go where we are sent. The Father sent Jesus to this world [Jn. 20:21]. Jesus sent his disciples to preach [Jn. 20:21]. The Holy Spirit and the church sent Paul […]
Find A Way, 1 Ki 22:19-22
Find A Way When Pastor Randy King was here in September, he told many stories of people in churches who found a way to reach their community with the gospel. Remember the lady who became a school bus driver, the teens who painted the city’s fire hydrants, and the ladies who began an after school […]
Love Thy Neighbour, Rom 13:9-10
When Jesus Christ gave his disciples a new commandment to love one another as Christ loved us [Jn 13:34-35] he didn’t abolish the second commandment, which is to love thy neighbour. Sometimes, we get the idea that we are to love our brothers and sisters in Christ but that we have no obligation to love […]
Local Church Gospel Preaching, 1 Cor 14:24-25
Local Church Gospel Preaching One of the three purposes of a local church is and should be to evangelize sinners. The other two purposes are to exalt the Savior and to edify the saints. We want to discuss our purpose of evangelizing sinners tonight. Our text is 1 Cor 4:24-25. In this text we see […]