Continuing our series from Matthew 18, today we consider this: God has laid out a process meant to bring a sinning member to REPENTANCE, which will lead to the full RESTORATION of unity in the church, BUT if that sinning member REFUSES to comply, then as a LAST RESORT, the church must REMOVE him or her from membership. To adequately grasp this concept, we must reckon with THREE NECESSITIES:

REMEMBER OUR GOAL

RELY ON GOD'S AUTHORITY

RETRACE the BIBLE'S STEPS

The Purpose of Practicing Corrective Discipline is to share Christ's joy in a loving and whole church. To achieve this, we need to wrestle with three ideas...

OUR GOAL: TO PROTECT THE WHOLENESS OF THE FLOCK

OUR MOTIVE: LOVE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE FLOCK

OUR REWARD: TO SHARE CHRIST'S JOY WITHIN THE FLOCK

In this second sermon on Matthew 18, we focus on the damage we can cause if we refuse to help each other battle against temptation. We need to rightly understand FOUR ELEMENTS OF TEMPTATION:

THE REALITY OF TEMPTATION

OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEMPTATION

OUR REACTION TO TEMPTATION

THE RESULTS OF TEMPTATION

This is the first sermon in our five-sermon series ON THE CHURCH from Matthew 18. In this sermon, we see that True Disciples...

HAVE BECOME LIKE HUMBLE CHILDREN (they've been converted)

KEEP ON HELPING OTHER HUMBLE CHILDREN

Psalm 83 helps us to pray for our enemies and God's enemies. We must know, remember, and rejoice in three truths...

KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST

KNOW WHERE YOU STAND IN HISTORY

KONW WHAT TO PRAY FOR ENEMIES

An Easter Sunday Message on the Resurrection of Christ.

The resurrection forces humanity to reckon with THREE REALITIES:

THE FACT OF THE RESURRECTION

THE FOLLY OF MAN'S SEARCHING

THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR FAITH

In a time of political and legal and societal crisis, Asaph the Psalmist speaks the encouraging words of God. He describes:

THE CRASH

THE CAUSE

THE CURE

Though it may seem impossible to FEEL a certain way on command, the Bible doesn't hesitate to command our feelings. in Psalm 81, God commands his people to rejoice in him.

GOD COMMANDS JOYFUL WORSHIP

GOD CONDEMNS IDOLATRY

GOD CARES FOR EVEN THE STUBBORN

There are four things we must remember to get our hearts past simple prayers for deliverance, to the deeper level of desiring deliverance FOR God's glory. Let us think on and rejoice in...

GOD'S CHARACTER

OUR TROUBLE'S CAUSE

THE KINDNESS OF CALAMITY

THE GLORIOUS CHRIST

God has an encouraging word for those who are scared during the global coronavirus outbreak (and for any time, really). We must set our minds on God's Spirit, and on His gospel.

THE RIGHT FOUNDATION IS THE GOSPEL.

CHRISTIANS HAVE SET THEIR MINDS ON THE GOSPEL.

CHRISTIANS MUST KEEP SETTING THEIR MINDS ON THE GOSPEL.