Without Me Ye Can Do Nothing

Without Me Ye Can Do Nothing John 15 1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus said that without me ye can do nothing.  Simply put, it’s not what we do for him that counts but rather what he does through us.  We spend lots of time and effort trying to do something...

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The Fruit of the Word of God

The Fruit of the Word of God CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Sunday school we learned that there are five basic categories of fruit in a Christian’s life.  These are: The fruit of a good tree [Matt 7:17] which is fruit yielding works meet for repentance produced by the man. The...

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Bread of Deceit Prov. 20: 17

Bread of Deceit Prov. 20:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Here’s the proverb concerning the bread of deceit: a man will feed you tasty food to deceive you which tastes good at first and then turns to gravel – it damages your teeth, it’s impossible to swallow, and it is incapable of...

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Growing Joy, Jn 17:13

Growing Joy John 17:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 6 things that grow joy Receiving God’s words – (1Thes. 1:6, Luke 8:13) There is joy in reading your Bible and then watching God’s words transform your life, as well as the lives of those around you. Believing God’s words – (Rom....

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Growing By The Word

Growing By The Word Hebrews 5:12-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The companion passage for this sermon is Heb 5:12.  The theme is how to know that you are growing spiritually. When you are growing physically, it is easy to tell.  You can see the growth: increasing height, bulking up, growing belly,...

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Sanctification

Sanctification 1 Thess 4: 3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO  Sanctification is basically holiness – it is something that affects the vessel [v.4] – it is something to which God has called us [v.7] – it is the will of God [v.3]. Sanctification is a three part process – we are sanctified...

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Dealing With Temptation – The Whole Armor of God

The Whole Armour of God Eph 6:10-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I don’t want to go further in our study of the devil’s work in temptation without dealing with the subject of the whole armor of God.  Too much attention to the devil all at one time is not a good...

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Who Is Jesus Christ, Jn 1:1-5

Who Is Jesus Christ John 1:1-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO John’s Gospel jumps right into the ministry of Jesus Christ and introduces the main character of his gospel by ascribing Him five attributes. The main character, Jesus Christ, is described as the Word, God, the Creator, life, and the light of...

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Discipleship Lesson #1 – The Bible

Discipleship #1 Bro. Bryan Boatman CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Discipleship Lesson #1 Why is the Bible unique? It is the truth, John 17:17 Where would you find truth if you didn’t have this book?  Newspapers, magazines, TV? All experiences and doctrines should be laid to the plumbline of God’s words (Galatians...

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Matthew 13:3-9 Parable of the Sower

As we saw last week, Jesus used parables to teach the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven so that the Jews that rejected him wouldn’t be able to understand him. The disciples could understand him because they believed him. The parables he used were about commonplace things that illustrated the...

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