Sermons on Church
Walking in Holiness as the Body of Christ – 8.18.19
Galatians 6:1-10 (NIV) 6 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spiritshould restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are…
Two Reasons to Treat Other People Well – 12.2.18
Two Reasons to Treat Other People Well – 12.2.18 Philippians 2:1-11 (NIV) Imitating Christ’s Humility 2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my…
The Importance of Good Theology – 11.4.18
The Importance of Good Theology – 11.4.18 Titus 1:10-16 (NIV) 10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not…
A Biblical Standard for Church Leadership – 10.28.18
A Biblical Standard for Church Leadership – 10.28.18 Titus 1:5-9 New International Version (NIV) 5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint[a] elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his…
The Mark of True Christianity – 10.21.18
The Mark of True Christianity – 10.21.18 John 13:34-35 (NIV) 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper – 9.10.17
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper – 9.10.17 Matthew 26:26-30(NIV) 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it…
The Meaning of Baptism – 9.3.17
The Meaning of Baptism – 9.3.17 Romans 6:1-14 (NIV) 6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism…
The Universal Church – 8.27.17
The Universal Church 1 Peter 2:4-10(NIV) 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by Godand precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a…
On Marriage
On Marriage In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love…