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Introduction Message about Choices we face in the life of a Christian Our theme this year (as you know) is ‘Such a Time as This’. Throughout this year, the LORD has given us messages as: ‘A Time to Send’ ‘A Time to Support’ ‘A Time to Share’ ‘A Time for Courage’ A Time for Consequence’ Today in recognition…

Introduction Good morning and welcome back to Dishman Baptist Church. After a brief hiatus last week, we are so thankful that you are with us this morning. Please open your Bibles back to Mark 12 , Mark 12 . It was bound to happen. In the providence of God and the normal course of expository preaching…

Where, what and who is your identity?

You must make a decision!

Is your political ideology aligned with God’s Word?

Joel and Mary Nadel, Covenant Church From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark” House Rules: Phones, Respect, Stay on the Text Background Approaching the end of Jesus earthly ministry First part was Him establishing His purpose for God’s people - that He/the Son of God, has come to…

Main Point: Evangelism is both practical and supernatural, and it will sometimes provoke people to all manner of hostilities, but the gospel is the message that converts sinners and establishes and grows churches.

God is the ultimate Sovereign over the Government and the Civil Magistrate is accountable to Him. What is the role and purpose of Government?

What does the Bible have to say about God’s people gathering together at the house of God?

HOOK Unprecedented Uncertainty Fear Changing how the church gathers together But we must persevere Because the church is not a building— it is not brick and mortar It is the Body of Christ It’s all of us— honoring God no matter our circumstance— any place, any time, any day We are still the church In…

The Believer owes his or her highest allegiance to Jesus Christ, but we must also give forebearence to the state in temporal areas of life.

We are the way that most people are going to see and recognize God. What would the world be like if everyone was beholding and reflecting God’s nature and character? That would make this world a pretty awesome place! It would be like - heaven on earth! And that is the point of these three lines of the Lord’s prayer.

Entice: We have privileges most people have never enjoyed. We have freedoms many people cannot even imagine. God is certainly good to us. And often we take Him for granted. We have grown so accustomed to His blessings that we think that gives us editorial power over His words. Because, honestly, there…

The Believer owes his or her highest allegiance to Jesus Christ, but we must also give forebearence to the state in temporal areas of life.

Various Passages; Religious Liberty; Free Church in a Free State

If the church is to impact culture it must come out of the closet of this world.

On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, our Founding Fathers signed a document declaring our independence from the tyranny of those who would enslave the minds, the souls, the lives of men. But what many Americans don't realize is that with the same document, we not only declared our independence from Great…

Romans 13:3, 4 Bearing the Sword Rulers are not a cause of fear for good behaviour, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear…

Romans 13:2 Must Caesar Always be Obeyed? Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement.[1] O ur Adult Sunday School recently finished a study of the Book of Judges. That particular book concludes on a gloomy note. Recall the final…

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.[1] Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek and to pursue their own faith, or for each person to decide…

1 Peter 2:13-17 Baptist Foundations — Christians in the Modern State Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing…

Romans 13:5 Christian Conscience and the State Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.[1] How many sermons have you ever heard concerning the conscience? I confess that I have been in church ministries for over thirty years, and until this…

John 19:10, 11 Baptist Foundations – Limits on the Authority of the State Pilate said to [Jesus], “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you…

In the first lecture last night, we looked at what Paul wrote in the fourth chapter of I Thessalonians. What it means to do the will of God is often misunderstood, but Paul could not have been clearer. He said that doing the will of God means that we avoid fornication and stop cheating one another. In…