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Welcome

If you are wondering about the name-tags let me remind you it is Name Forgiveness Sunday

Continue in study of Questions and Answers from Luke 20.

Joy of adding the Carpenters to our church membership and installing to our Pastoral Staff

Great day - Let us thank God for the day He has made before the choir sings

Pastoral Staff Installation

OUR CHURCH COVENANT

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love, to strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and personal devotions; to educate our children in the Christian faith; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment, to avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; to seek God's help in abstaining from all drugs, drink, and practices which bring unwarranted harm to the body or jeopardize our own or another's faith.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will, if possible, unite with a church of like faith where we can carry out the articles of this confession and the spirit of this covenant.

Beau Carpenter joined March 18th of 2012

Graduated OGTC in May of 2015

Ordination on October 1st, 2015

Beau Carpenter having been chosen one "of good report, full of the Spirit, and of wisdom," and capable of using the office well, was set apart as a missionary by the authority and order of Vision Baptist Church of Alpharetta, Georgia on the first day of October, 2015.

1 Timothy 3:1–7 (KJV)

1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Over the last 8 years, the Carpenters has served faithfully at two churches.

One as a church planter in Atlanta and the other as an administrator at a church in Covington, GA.

God has brought him them back to us for what I believe is a special and important season in the life of our church.

He will serve as our Administrative Pastor.

Simply he will help with the work God has given to us as a church.

Ephesians 4:12 “12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”

VIDEO or Testimony by Beau Carpenters

Ask Beau and deacons to join us on the platform during the video.

Asking Beau to read this and sign it before our church.

Before God and by his grace I resolve the following:

I resolve to keep watch over my own life, seeking to live in a manner pleasing to God and worthy of his calling.

(Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:1)

I resolve to watch over and pray for the flock of God entrusted to our care as one who must give an account.

(Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:17)

I resolve to love, guide, and care for God’s people — not by constraint, but from a willing spirit; not motivated by personal gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to me, but rather being an example to the flock.

(1 Peter 5:2-3)

I resolve to set an example for other believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

(1 Timothy 4:12)

I resolve to love my family, to raise my children in the training and instruction of the Lord, to manage my own household well, and to maintain a good reputation in the community.

(Ephesians 5:25, 6:2; 1 Timothy 3:4,7)

I resolve to study the Scriptures that I may teach what is in accord with sound doctrine and handle God’s Word correctly to the best of my ability.

(2 Timothy 2:15; Titus 2:1)

I resolve in my teaching to show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech befitting the Word of God.

(Titus 2:7)

I resolve to preach God’s Word, to be prepared in season and out of season, to correct, rebuke and encourage — with patience and careful instruction.

(2 Timothy 4:2)

I resolve to proclaim the whole counsel of God from the Scriptures without fear or hesitation.

(Acts 20:27)

I resolve to discharge faithfully all the duties of my ministry in a manner that is honorable to both God and man.

(2 Timothy 4:5)

These things I resolve before God, asking his grace that I may fulfill them and his forgiveness where I may fail or fall short.

Sermon Introduction

As a father I cannot even begin to calculate how much of my life is spent answering questions.

There are all kind of questions.

Questions by curious minds; Dad why is the sky blue?

Questions to test me; Dad, who is your favorite kid?

Questions asked to set me up for other questions; Dad do you want me to feel special and loved on my 13th birthday?

Questions that are asked to prove I do not know what I am talking about; Really?

Today’s question is biblical (pertaining to God’s Word), theological (relates to your understanding of God, and vital (pertains to your life and eternity)

We are currently in a section with many questions?

Whose Authority?

| Luke 20:1-19

Render Unto Caesar, Really?

| Luke 20:19-26

Marriage & the Resurrection?

| Luke 20:27-40

Who is David's Lord? | Luke 20:41-44

Review:

Last week walked you through the question the Sadduccees had for Jesus with what appeared to be a math word problem.

woman + 7 husbands = what in the resurrection?

They were left speechless.

Luke 20:40 “40 And after that they durst (dared) not ask him any question at all.”

Today Jesus is asking the questions.

You would do well to listen to His question.

You should consider how you would answer this question.

We must also take a good, hard look that Jesus gives about those who love religion but do not love Him.

Luke 20:41–47 (KJV)

41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; 47 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Simply:

True religion is to know Christ as Lord

false religion is to be religious to impress people.

(for next week)

Prayer

Clarity in explaining the passage

Honesty in our response

First the question is biblical.

Here we have a rabbinic antinomy

a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox.

The question is asked both before and after a quotation of Psalm 110:1.

Who is David’s Lord?

Jesus' goal is not to deny either premise but to show a relationship between two concepts that otherwise might appear to be in tension.

In effect, Jesus is saying, more important than Jesus being David's son is that he is David's Lord.