Benefits of Church Membership Eph. 4:11-16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People have asked me about the benefits of church membership. The local church gives us: Praise for God – Eph 3:21 – “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus…” – God is glorified by the praises of his...
Telling Others About the Gift of God Rom. 6:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Have you ever thought about the gift God has given us? Rom 6:23 says, The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. You need to consider how great this gift really is. Not only...
Enduring Suffering Col. 1:21-24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Enduring suffering can be a hard thing to do – perhaps it would help us if we could see from the Bible some benefits of enduring suffering. We endure suffering to: Preach the gospel effectually – Col 1:21-24; 2 Tim 2:10-12 – Paul...
Sosthenes Acts 18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul went to Corinth, he reasoned in the synagogue and persuaded Jews and Greeks. Notice the difference between these two. In 1 Cor 1:22, Jews require a sign; Greeks seek after wisdom. In 1 Cor 1:23 Jesus is a stumbling block to Jews...
Supernatural Power Micah 3:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do you ever feel powerless, like you are lacking supernatural power in some specific area of your life? For the most part, you know that things are generally going well. As far as you know, you are in the Lord’s will, you are...
The Movement of the Gospel Acts 2:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Notice what was necessary for the movement of the gospel in accordance with the Lord’s commission [Matt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15]. The movement of the gospel entailed: The filling with the Spirit – Acts 2:4 – you can’t even get started...
Why We Preach the Gospel Mark 16:15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The answer to why preach the gospel is simple. We preach the gospel because: The lost need the preaching of the gospel – Rom 10:13-14. That’s how they are saved. We are not Calvinists. We have been sent to preach...
Don’t Neglect Your Spiritual Gift 1 Tim. 4:14 (Part one) Over the next few lessons we are going to define the Spiritual Gifts mentioned in the Bible. By definition they are gifts, and cannot be earned. They are Spiritual, meaning they come from God and are given to serve...
A Personal Witness John 9:1-41 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In talking with a friend who attends a large non-denominational church, I asked him about his church’s outreach. He described a number of events but concluded that the most effective was to reach people is still one-on-one through personal witness. It’s still...
Beautiful Feet Is. 52:7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Read with Rom 10:14-15. When God speaks to us of preaching the word of God he does not emphasize the beautiful face, voice, personality, demeanor or dress of the preacher. He mentions the beautiful feet. That’s because his feet are shod with the...
