The Lord’s Supper – Properly Discerning the Body
The Lord’s Supper – Properly Discerning the Body
How consistently should a church be taking the Lord's Supper? What does it mean to eat "without discerning the body"?
What’s Wrong With That!?
What’s Wrong With That!?
God does not intend for the Christian to always approach everything they do from a negative perspective by asking, "What's wrong with that?!"
We Live With Our Eyes On Christ
We Live With Our Eyes On Christ
The Galatians were wanting to be perfected and grow and advance in the Christian life...
The Besetting Sin
The Besetting Sin
Bob Jennings sets besetting sin in the believer's life in the proper light, and exhorts the listener to greater efforts and resolve in fighting sin.
Christian, Don’t Sin
Christian, Don’t Sin
1 John 2:1 shows us that what is normative for the Christian is that they don't sin.
Christians Confess Sin (1 John 1:9)
Christians Confess Sin (1 John 1:9)
Confessing of sin is an evidence of someone who is in the light and has fellowship with God.
The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin
The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Live and Die With No Regrets
Live and Die With No Regrets
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course...
Paul Preached Christ Crucified, Not Works
Paul Preached Christ Crucified, Not Works
The Apostle Paul was being accused of preaching a different gospel to the Jews and to the Gentiles.
Paul’s Gospel is Not According to Man
Paul’s Gospel is Not According to Man
In Galatians Paul is adamantly arguing that his Gospel came by the authority of Jesus Christ...
The Gospel in Collision with Other Powers
The Gospel in Collision with Other Powers
The task of taking the Gospel to the lost is to be taken not only occasionally, but intentionally.
Don’t Justify Yourself While Walking in Darkness
Don’t Justify Yourself While Walking in Darkness
To be walking in darkness does not just mean that you are living in scandalous sins, but it means your life is not regulated by the Word of God.
The Doctrine of Regeneration
The Doctrine of Regeneration
The doctrine of regeneration is one of the foundational doctrines of our faith and lack of clarity on it can lead to deadly error.
How To Get the Most Out of Your Pastors
How To Get the Most Out of Your Pastors
Some passages in the Bible are very hard to understand. However Hebrews 13:17 is not hard to understand, rather it's hard to hear.
God’s Light Exposes the False Christian
God’s Light Exposes the False Christian
The fundamental difference between the true Christian and false Christian is that the true Christian is reflecting God's character.
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
I want more, but overall I know what it is like to be walking with God.
The Peace Christ Had When Facing the Cross
The Peace Christ Had When Facing the Cross
There is a peace Christ had that he offers to us who believe. A peace that He earned for us and that is beyond any form of peace this world offers, it is to have peace with God.
What Does Fellowship with God Look Like? (Part 2)
What Does Fellowship with God Look Like? (Part 2)
Our relationship with God is called fellowship because He shares with us His love, peace and joy.
Doctrine Divides
Doctrine Divides
It is right that doctrine divides us from those who "do not abide in the teaching of Christ,"
What Does Fellowship with God Look Like? (Part 1)
What Does Fellowship with God Look Like? (Part 1)
To be in fellowship with God is to walk in the light and to see our sin properly as God sees it.
The Heavenly Race
The Heavenly Race
In the heavenly race a lot of defeat is from slothfulness, we want something for nothing, but just as the athlete is called to manage his body so is the Christian.
For the Children: Who is Jesus Christ?
For the Children: Who is Jesus Christ?
This Bible Study was taught for the children at Vacation Bible School that was done at our church.
The Benefits of Suffering
The Benefits of Suffering
The benefits of suffering are so great if we will only see the divine purposes of God that are lovingly shown to us in the midst these trials.
Enduring Suffering
Enduring Suffering
Do the sudden trials that cause you to suffer make you bitter or better?
The Christian’s Experience of Fellowship
The Christian’s Experience of Fellowship
The apostle John came along and dogmatically asserted things.
A Farewell Blessing
A Farewell Blessing
After thirteen chapters here is what the author of Hebrews wants to leave us with:
Offering Sacrifices Pleasing to God
Offering Sacrifices Pleasing to God
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
What Do You Want More Than Anything Else?
What Do You Want More Than Anything Else?
What do you want more than anything else: Money? Fame? A godly spouse? Or to just walk and commune with the Lord at your side?
Biblical Tests of True Faith
Biblical Tests of True Faith
It would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it would be for someone to pass through to heaven with a shred of self-righteousness upon them.
Obey Your Leaders
Obey Your Leaders
When some people hear the command in Hebrews 13:17 to "obey your leaders" they may tend to bristle...
The Love of Christ in Every Marriage
The Love of Christ in Every Marriage
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Complementarianism and Egalitarianism
Complementarianism and Egalitarianism
Complementarianism and egalitarianism deal with whether or not men and women are equal in their God given roles.
Offering Sacrifices Outside of the Camp
Offering Sacrifices Outside of the Camp
Christ is Him who abandoned comfort and safety and went outside of the camp to suffer and die upon the Cross for our sins.
What is My Ministry?
What is My Ministry?
So often Christians think "I've got to have a ministry", but do you know what ministry means?
No Right To Eat
No Right To Eat
In the Old Testament the high priests that served in the temple were never allowed to feast on the great sacrifice of atonement,...
Jesus Christ Our Great High Priest
Jesus Christ Our Great High Priest
Jesus Christ has taken the nature of humanity upon Himself forever. That He might be a high priest forever, to make intercession for us forever.
Love and Ambition
Love and Ambition
When I want to preach about something like love because it forces me, when I look at the text,...
The Unchangeable Glory of Christ
The Unchangeable Glory of Christ
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Christian, Love Your Lost Family
Christian, Love Your Lost Family
Christian love does not undervalue or disregard natural family ties with lost family members.
Don’t Come to Church to Get, Come to Serve
Don’t Come to Church to Get, Come to Serve
When you go to church, do you come to serve or to be served?