Our text is Eph 4:8-12, dealing with the gifts the Lord has given to men. In this passage, Paul wrote about 5 gifts given to the church by the Lord Jesus Christ. When Jesus gave the gifts – Eph 4:8. Paul started this verse with the phrase “Wherefore” (for which...
Church is the right place to be if you are here for the right reasons. People should come to church for one of three reasons. And if you are here for one of these three reasons, then church is the right place for you. Church is: The right place to...
Our text is Jer 30:18-22. In verse 21, you see the word “engaged.” I hear the word “engage” used a lot these days. Churches are getting their people connected, like the gears of a transmission mesh when they are engaged. They are also engaged by providing them with something to...
The Local Church Heb. 10:25 The local church is one of three institutions commissioned by God, the others being the family and civil government. The local church is commissioned by God to carry out His purpose in reaching the lost and perfecting the saved. Therefore, God’s plan for a...
Gal 1:1-5 The Gifts of Jesus Christ CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The gifts of Jesus to us are many. In the first five verses of Galatians 1 we find that the Lord gave: Apostleship to Paul (Gal 1:1) – according to Eph 4:8-16, the function of this gift was to benefit...
Keep Them Together Eph. 4:4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus keeps things together that the devil wants to divide. Three principle things that the Lord wants to keep together are the body of Christ, the local church and husbands and wives. We have to be aware that the Lord wants to...
Growing As A Christian 1 Peter 2: 1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we were kids we knew we were growing because we could see ourselves in the mirror, our clothes wouldn’t fit, our relatives would say, “My you have grown,” and so forth. But how do you know when you...
What Do Churches Do For Missionaries CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is our responsibility to missionaries? We Send Them – Acts 13:2-3 – we are to send them as the Holy Spirit leads not as they “choose” to go – the whole process from the missionary’s call to his arrival on...
Why God Gave Us Local Churches Acts 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God gave us local churches to make sure that the problems of this life don’t become the problems of your life. It’s common for people to point to problems in their lives beginning when they got out of church. ...
1 Thes 1:7 The Right Church CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When we lead people to Christ, we often refer our new converts to 1 Thessalonians to read first because every chapter has to do with the second coming of Christ. The second coming of Christ is a great doctrine to get...
