THE CHURCH: THE BASICS V, Pt. 2 “Basics of Church Worship: Approaches”
TEXT: 2 Corinthians 14, Hebrews 10:25 INTRO: What a church must do to accomplish the necessary purposes of worship regardless of form or style. CONTEXT OF OUR STUDY. (1 Cor, 14) 1 Cor. 11-14, pneumatikos, spiritual gifts issues spilled over into the church’s worship, and caused many to forget what real worship was all about. I. WE MUST APPROACH PUBLIC …
September 16, 2020, Jesus: The Door And The Good Shepherd, Wednesday Night Meal #24
TEXT: John 10: 1-29 INTRO: One of the most difficult things for Christians to deal with is our kinship with Israel. Did God desert Israel, rejecting them regardless of the promises He had made them? Did the Christians replace them as His new Chosen People? We can see what Jesus told the Jews while He was on earth. Our TEXT …
THE CHURCH: THE BASICS V, Pt. 1 “Basics of Church Worship: Attitude”, September 13, 2020
TEXT: 2 Corinthians 11, Hebrews 10:25 INTRO: We are going to do part 1 of a two part message on “The Basics of Church Worship: Attitude” I.WORSHIP IS A COMMON ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH. A. Christians ought to live their lives as an act of worship. But there are public and designated times and means of worship have always been …
The Church: The Basics, The Proper Relationship Between Christ And The Church, September 6, 2020
TEXT: Doctrinal, Ephesians 5: 22-33 INTRO: This morning we are going to focus on the relationship between the church and the resurrected Christ. PROLOGUE The ideal marriage is based on the example of Christ’s relation with the church. Eph. 5: 32, “This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.” I. THE CHURCH MUST …
The Church: The Basics pt.2, The God-ordained Authority Of The Church, pt.2, August 23, 2020
TEXT: Matthew 16:13-17; Matthew 18:15-20 INTRO: In Matthew 18 we learned the church has authority to discipline members by allowing those who reject the church’s authority to face the fallen world without the protection of the church using only their own authority and the power that comes with it. I. WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM TO BIND …
August 19, 2020, A lesson On Being A Witness, Part 1 Wednesday Night Meal #21
TEXT: John 9:1-41 INTRO: Acts 1:8-9, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” That is both a prophecy and a command – and it is meant for every believer in Jesus. I. …
The Church: The Basics, Part 2, The God Ordained Authority, August 16, 2020
TEXT: Matthew 16:13-17; Matthew 18:15-20 INTRO: Jesus founded His church for the basic purpose of offering God’s truth to a lost world full of false hope and worthless promises. Every disciple is to be a church member convicted and called by God to accept Jesus Christ as the Anointed One, Son of the living God and live by His …
August 12, 2020, Seeing Misery As Opportunity, Wednesday Night Meal #21
TEXT: John 9:1-5 INTRO: In the story of Jesus healing a blind man, what do we learn about the Lord’s approach to broken people and a sinful world? How does that relate to us? I. ARE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE IN THE WORLD? A. READ 9:1, Jesus was a man who paid attention to the world …