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17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For the last…

Introduction Have you ever heard of a laughing heir? I’m not talking about laughing gas, I’m talking about when someone gets a call from a lawyer saying, “your rich uncle passed away and left you all his money!” It’s when you didn’t realize you would inherit something, but suddenly someone tells you…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” What is Jesus talking about? Why the three terms? The Debts of Israel Deuteronomy 15:1-11 ; Lev. 25:8-13 ; At the end of every seven…

BI: We are united by the wonderful Gospel, so lets be a loving family striving for the Gospel together. Introduction Well I love reading about people who are sold out for Jesus. I find figures in church history just so interesting. There was a man name George Whitefield. He was born in 1714 in England.…

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For the last…

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For the last…

INTRO: Good morning. It’s great to finally be back in the pulpit this morning. Now, most of you know that I have a firm conviction that the primary diet of a church should be the expositional preaching of the Word of God. However, from time to time it can be wise to address particular topics that the…

Romans 16 1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. 3 Greet Priscilla…

Introduction Not only was Paul a teacher, a preacher, a leader, theologian, he was also a man of community. Paul shows us that we are not supposed to do this life alone. As he shepherded the Church he formed relationships with many. In the End of This passage he shows his loyalty to many of the relationships…

As we finish up our series on the value of the local church and church membership, we will spend the last two weeks getting a better understanding of church discipline. What is church discipline ? In broad terms, church discipline is the part in the disciple-making process where sin is corrected and…

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil…

Today is the last sermon from the Book of Romans. But instead of just finishing up chapter 16, we are going back a bit to the first verses of chapter 13. I had started this sermon in September, but was led to put it off until almost November, which is our normal season of political input through the…

Importance Romans is the most complete explanation of the Gospel. In the Old Testament we have the foundations for the Gospel. In the Gospels we have the life of Christ, culminating in the death and resurrection which are the basis for good news. Acts tells of the spread of the gospel. Romans explains…

To sum it up Purpose of the book Rom1:16-17 -Righteousness of God revealed. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is…

A. Rapport for the time “Whether he lives, or whether he dies, whether he has health, or whatever he has sickness, whether he is rich, or whether he is poor, whether he pleases man, or whether he give offence, whether he is thought wise, or whether he is thought foolish, whether he gets blame, or whether…

1 Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. 2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being…

Know that if God has rooted you, you can rest in the gospel!

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Hallowed - greek word hagiazo - verb which means to make holy, sanctify, treat as holy The English here doesn’t exactly give us the clear meaning that is expressed in the Greek. We usually take it as a recognition…

15 Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. 1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.…

The phrase "one another" is derived from the Greek word allelon which means "one another, each other; mutually, reciprocally." It occurs 100 times in the New Testament. Approximately 59 of those occurrences are specific commands teaching us how (and how not) to relate to one another. Obedience to those…

Mark 15:21 (NKJV) Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by , to bear His cross. As we look into the scripture this morning I want to point out a very important fact that is mentioned. Simon was just a man…

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly…

Last week, Stephen covered “Experiencing God Though Obedience”. What is it God requires of us? Simple obedience. Our obedience reveals the relationship we have with God. But James goes on to say that our obedient faith to God without actions…is dead. Faith will bring about works. Faith is not a spectator…

Who are you? The case for membership is certainly an unusual one. Many reject the concept because we do not have clear passages in the Scripture that clearly define church membership. And they are correct. There is no Scripture passage that says “thou shalt practice church membership” To make matters…

5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer,…