The Local Church

The Local Church Heb. 10:25   The local church is one of three institutions commissioned by God, the others being the family and civil government. The local church is commissioned by God to carry out His purpose in reaching the lost and perfecting the saved. Therefore, God’s plan for a...

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The Faithful Fail Prov. 20:6

The Faithful Fail Prov. 20:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The faithful fail from among the children of men.  God wants men and women who are faithful.  But faithful people are hard to find [Prov 20:6].  Faithfulness is one of the most outstanding characteristics of God [Deut 7:9].  Jesus is faithful [Rev...

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Teaching Bible at Home Deut. 11:18-19

Teaching Bible at Home Deut. 11:18-19   CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The best place for children to learn the Bible is at home.  They are certainly going to learn some of the Bible at church in Sunday school and Bible Clubs.  But they will learn much more at home than they...

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What Preaching Jesus Entails, Acts 28:23

When you consider preaching it helps to understand fully 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: Speaking – Acts 16:32 – to speak...

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Don’t Neglect Your Spiritual Gift (Part Nine) The Gifts of Teaching and Exhortation

The Gifts of Teaching and Exhortation Romans 12:7-8                 Teaching pertains to imparting knowledge, understanding or truth. Exhortation is encouraging action on the truth. Both of these are defined as gifts by the Apostle Paul. Both are extremely valuable to a Christian. Your Bible is sometimes hard to understand [2Pet.3:15-16]...

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Isaiah 28:9-13 Childlike Faith

Child Like Faith Is. 28: 9-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Religions are complicated and confusing by design so there will always be a place for the authority of the leaders.  This is typical of the Pharisees, Priests, and Elders.  It is clergy over laity. True Christianity is simple.  The most profound...

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Churches Were Multiplied

Churches Were Multiplied CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The process of multiplication in Acts 9:31 involved the number of individuals multiplying and the number of churches multiplying.  In this fashion the churches were multiplied. I have seen a plan of discipleship by which more people than inhabit the earth could become Christians...

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