Gospel
đź“– Word For The Day: Messengers For God
           On Sundays, we have been learning in the Book of Jonah three truths about the heart of God toward sinners:1. God is compassionate.2. God is sovereign.3. God is patient. If you missed our study in the Book of Jonah yesterday, here is the link.…
Read MoreThe Missing Illustration
Yesterday we looked at “Are You A Christian, Evaluating Your Claim To Christianity” at Kitwe Church. Â In Mark 4 Jesus answers the question why so many professing Christians “fall away” and never bear fruit. Â Here is the “missing illustration” that for sake of time was dropped from that sermon, but is so helpful to our…
Read MoreOne Fellowship – The Fellowship of the Gospel
Our text is taken today from Philippians 1:3-8. We all live for something, each of us have a purpose in our life. Whether or not you could articulate what you are living for right now or not, doesn’t change the fact that it exists. When people share a common goal, there is a very high…
Read MoreThe Calling of the Church
Back in 2010 I received an envelope in the mail from our local courthouse. Inside was a letter stating I was being summoned to appear at the courthouse on a specific date for a specific purpose – to serve as a member of the jury of fellow citizens who would decide the guilt or innocence…
Read MoreBIBLICAL BAPTISM – AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH
I have entitled this study: “Biblical Baptism – an ordinance of the local church” (listen or download) because my intent this morning is to appeal directly to Scripture to get a clear understanding of this important and often misunderstood subject. An ordinance – authoritative order, a religious decree. There are two ordinances given by Christ to the…
Read MoreUnderstanding The Solution To Pressure & Strain
 2 Co 4:16-18 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are…
Read MoreThe Root Of Our Problems
Today we want to discover how to unmask the source of your noise.  Our text is found in II Peter 1:2–3. 2 Pe 1:2-3 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto…
Read MoreChronology of Events the Week of Christ’s Death
Jesus determined to go to Jerusalem, knowing completely what was going to take place! Â He would be crucified and on the third day rise from the dead. Â His death and resurrection is the means by which any person can be reconciled to God. Â Here is the Chronology of events of Passion week. There are several…
Read MoreThe Church Is A Family
Nothing brings more joy than the birth of a child.  The goal a family has for a child is not just that a child is born, but it is to see the child grow to maturity and to live a productive life. There is great joy in watching the early development of a baby – the first…
Read MoreCharacteristics of a Model Church for a Modern World
What comes to mind when you hear the word “church”? A building with a steeple and a cross? A denomination with ecclesiastical hierarchy?  There was a time when I was boy that I would have told you that the first thing I thought of when I heard the word “church” was boring! What is this…
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