Various August 14, 2022 AM.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study focusing on the topic of clarity of the gospel. Are you clear on what the gospel really is? What assurance do you have? Do you believe the whole gospel according to the bible?

Various August 14, 2022 SS.

In this message Pastor Matt speaks on the doctrine of divine judgement. It is a troubling topic for some, which deals with eternal punishment for sin. All sinners who do not repent of their sins and trust in the Lord Jesus will be eternally separated from Him. The doctrine is abhorrent to those who do not follow Christ.

Nahum 1 August 10, 2022 PM.

I am struck by how similar the 2015 ISIS offensive in Iraq, which advanced rapidly since June 2014, looked like the Assyrians, and the Babylonians after them. The religion is different, but the brutal tactics are eerily similar. God is not mocked. Galatians 6:7 says that what someone sows, they will certainly, eventually, also reap. Whether soon, in this life, or later in judgment, the results will make clear what kind of seed was planted in life. The Ninevites planted a terrible crop with their wickedness, and received a commensurate harvest. Those who live by the sword will die by it as well (Matt. 26:52). The specific 14 situation of Nineveh offers the general principle that God judges wickedness. Those who oppose God, He will oppose. Those who conspire against God, God has a plan for them too. Those who do damage to God’s people will suffer damage themselves. As they increase their sin, they heap up for themselves increased judgment. Our nation, the United States, is doing that just now. Some sins are practiced by a minority; but those who applaud and support those sins are many more (Romans 1:32; read the entire passage from 1:18-32 and let the full effect sink in). We believe God is righteous. We know He is. We see that He expresses judgment in very harsh and even mocking terms which might offend our sensibilities. But this shows that righteousness is not incompatible with severe judgment against sinners, and we see it in both testaments. What God prophesied through Nahum did indeed happen. In 612 B.C. the kingdom of Assyria was destroyed. God’s word was vindicated, around 40 years after it was written. God’s promises always come to pass—whether for good or for calamity. Bank on it!

Habakkuk 3:1-19 August 7, 2022 PM.

Dr. Mark Snoeberger completes the exposition of Habakkuk in chapter 3.

Habakkuk 2:1-3:1 August 7, 2022 AM.

Dr. Mark Snoeberger continues his exposition of the book of Habakkuk in this second of three messages.

Habakkuk 1:1-2:1 August 7, 2022 SS.

We welcome Mark Snoeberger who leads our study in the three chapters of the book of Habakkuk. In chapter 1, Habakkuk asks a question about where was God during the takeover of Jerusalem. We experience similar situations in a 21st century context. What does a response of faith look like when a national or personal disaster occurs? If we can get a handle on what God tells Habakkuk, we can respond faithfully in similar situations.

Colossians 3:5-11 August 3, 2022 PM.

Paul states it is imperative for the Colossians to put away sinfulness. This applies to us believers today, to put away the things which are causing you to stumble. The examples that Paul provides, he states, to put to death the old sinful man. We must put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.

Matthew 21:33-46 // Mark 12:1-12 // Luke 20:9-19 July 31, 2022 AM.

The earlier parable of the two sons ended with Jesus stating that common sinners

would enter the kingdom of God while the Pharisees would not. Obviously, this

refers to sinners who had repented when told they needed to do so by John the

Baptist or by Jesus and His disciples. But repentance was something that the

chief priests and elders were totally unwilling to do.

The parable of the vinedressers also ends with a mention of the kingdom of God—

with Jesus saying that it will be taken from the present leadership of Israel and

turned over to a nation which bears its fruit. Such a nation would show forth the

fruits of repentance (as John the Baptist called for) and it would render to its

owner what is due Him—honor, worship, and service—like the vinedressers

should have done to the landowner.

What fruits are you bringing to the divine owner of the universe?

Various July 31, 2022 SS.

In this study, Pastor Matt leads our study on the question, "do you love God?"

If you love the Lord, He is faithful to bless you (Romans 8:28). If you do not love the Lord Jesus, you are accursed (1 Corinthians 16:22). You should want to love the Lord God, because He commands it (Deuteronomy 6:5). You should want to love the God, because He loves you (John 3:16). A believer's love for God should be an ceaseless and honoring love to and for Him.

Matthew 21:28-32 July 27, 2022 PM.

The religious leaders would not say who authorized John’s baptism—

heaven or men. They feared people, did not fear God, and would

not answer Jesus’s question. John’s call for repentance was clear,

and at least some in their number knew they needed that

repentance (Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, John 19:38-39).

But these hard-hearted ones who were trying to trap Jesus in His

words had no interest in repenting of anything. So, the Lord told a

story to illustrate an important point. What a rich parable. The Lord used it to invite the religious leaders to

think (v. 28). We should think as well. In just a few lines, we are

brought into a very deep theological matter of talk versus walk, of

profession versus possession, of no repentance versus real

repentance, of the Father’s patience and of the way of

righteousness.