Your bold confession will be honored by God I. Brace for the fire you will you face II. Stand your ground as you speak unashamed III. Know God has your back – always

1. Know that God is Light. (v.5) 2. Don't pretend, live honestly before God. (vv.6-7) 3. Don't deny, deal honestly with sin. (vv. 8-10)

The sermon explores the profound intimacy and personal nature of salvation through the biblical account of the woman with the issue of blood. It contrasts her desperate, faith-filled approach to Christ with the passive multitude that merely touched Him physically without spiritual connection. The preacher emphasizes that true salvation involves a unique, internal work of grace that brings both overwhelming joy and holy reverence for God. By highlighting her immediate healing and subsequent confession, the message urges believers to recover the vitality of their first love and recognize that every encounter with Christ is distinct and transformative. Ultimately, it calls listeners to approach Jesus with confident faith, trusting in His power to make them whole from the plague of sin.

1. What Is the Significance of Caesarea Philippi? 1.1. Its Water Flows Down from Mount Hermon. 1.2. What Does the Pseudepigraphal Book of Enoch Tell us? 1.3. Two New Testament Books Appear to Confirm This. 1.4. There Were Pagan Temples There, Related to the Greek God Pan. 1.5. The Greeks Were Terribly Cruel to the Jews. 2. It Is at This Outpost of Hell, that the Lord Jesus Elicits the Great Confession. 2.1. There Is Natural Revelation. 2.2. There Is Special Revelation. 3. Peter Is Petros (Πέτρος), and Christ Is Petra (Πέτρα). 3.1. The Church Is Built on Christ and His Apostles and Prophets. 3.2. Believers Have the Power to Bind and Loose. 3.3. The Church Is not a Building; it Is God's People. 3.4. The Gates of Hell Are on the Defensive; God's People Must Be on the Offensive. 3.5. We Must Pray. 3.6. We Must Serve Others. 3.7. Peter Could Be a Satan.

Study in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith

KINGDOM FISHERMEN Text: Luke 5:1-11 THEME: Jesus calls his disciples to follow him as kingdom fishermen, and calls you to discipleship as his own. I. The Audacious Command of Jesus II. The Miraculous Catch of the Fisherman III. The Desperate Confession by Peter A. Lordship of Christ B. Admitting Sin IV. The Authoritative Commission to the Kingdom Fishermen CONCLUSION: Since Christ Is Lord, Give Up Everything else and follow him.

The sermon warns against the subtle danger of drifting away from God through idleness and the pursuit of convenience, using King David's fall in 2 Samuel 11 as a primary example. It illustrates how small compromises accumulate like a rip current, pulling believers far from their spiritual footing until recovery becomes difficult. The preacher emphasizes that sin always exposes itself despite attempts to cover it up, necessitating radical honesty about one's struggles. True restoration and fellowship with God begin only when individuals stop hiding and confess their sins with the humility found in Psalm 51. The message concludes by urging listeners to catch their spiritual drift early and return to God before they are carried too far away.

Holy Baptism

Grace Covenant Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. We are a confessional church subscribing to the Second London Baptist Confession of 1689. We adhere to the Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation; Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Soli Deo Gloria. Find more information about or listen to past sermons from Grace Covenant Baptist Church at https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/gcbcwm/