IBC Richmond

IBC Richmond

By Lead Pastor: Jordan FanaraReligion & Spirituality
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IBC Richmond episodes

  • Exiles with a Foreign Education (Daniel 1:17-21)

    Application Questions:

    Who were the "magicians and enchanters" in Babylon? What was their responsibility to the king?

    What does the story teach you about education and learning? What principles apply to how you personally learn and grow?

    How important is excellence for a Christian living in a secular culture?

    When are you evaluated at work, school, etc.? How does Daniel's example help you prepare for evaluations?

    1 hr 25 min
  • Exiles with a Foreign Diet (Daniel 1:8-16)

    Application Questions:

    What was wrong with the king's meat and wine? What applications can be made to the Christian life?

    How important is diet and physical health to the Christian life? How does Daniel's vegan died inform your answer?

    Does God care about your physical appearance? Is physical appearance, dress, style, etc. a moral and spiritual issue in your circumstance?

    What modern moral dilemmas warrant a third-way approach?

    1 hr 10 min
  • Exiles in a Foreign Land (Daniel 1:1-7)

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

    What role did God play in Daniel's exile? How does the answer inform your life as an exile?

    Why was Daniel (and his three friends) given a new name? What did the new name signify?

    In what ways do you feel like a foreigner in this culture? How does that affect Christianity?

    What pressure does the culture put on your Christian worldview? What does it costs you to resist secular thinking?

    52 min
  • Good Works of Friendship (Titus 3:12-15)

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    How important is face-to-face friendship to the Christian life? How has the 2020 COVID pandemic changed your perspective on 'togetherness'?

    Do you keep up with friends? What friend needs to hear from you in the new year?

    What makes a good friendship? Does your friendship matter to others?

    Since the book of Titus is all about good works, what new good work has God called you to do?

    1 hr 12 min
  • Good Work of Silence (Titus 3:8-11)

    Application Questions:

    Can you pinpoint a good work that others receive as excellent and profitable? What is your unique gift?

    How does speech or silence help you do the good works described in Titus 32:8-11?

    What type of unprofitable and worthless speech are Christians called to avoid?

    Do you know a person who creates division? Have you warned them? Do you avoid them?

    1 hr 6 min
  • The Joy of Christmas (Isaiah 9:1-7)

    What are some things in your life that may be trying to steal your joy this Christmas? What can you do to keep that from happening?

    The darkness in Isaiah 9 was displaced by a "great light." Knowing that Jesus declared you to be lights in the world, how might you impact people around you this Christmas season?

    How does the fact that Jesus was both God and man bring us joy, especially when we are in the midst of struggles?

    What do the names of Jesus in Isaiah 9:6 mean to you? How can you use those names to bring hope to others?

    1 hr 24 min
  • The Good Work of Ambition (Titus 3:1-7)

    Application Questions:

    If the Gospel makes all the difference, then how different should believers be from the unbelieving culture?

    How do good works reflect and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Are good works essential to the Gospel?

    Of the negative traits listed in Titus 3:3, name one that is particularly obstinate for Christians to avoid. Why is this the case?

    What is a Christian attitude toward civil authority?

    1 hr 18 min
  • Faith Before the Fire

    Application Questions:

    1. What does it look like for you to bow before the authority of God? Does this passage imply that we never submit ourselves to the authority of men?

    2. How can we have faith in the sovereignty of God while at the same time recognizing he might not intervene in our suffering?

    3. Who are you in this story? Are you Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego or are you King Nebuchadnezzar?

    4. What are the burning furnaces in your life? How can you humbly request that God intervene?

    5. Who has God placed in your life that he is asking for you to call to repentance? How would people benefit from the intervention of the Lord in their hearts?

    6. How would our churches and communities benefit from this kind of radical confidence in God’s sovereignty?

    1 hr 10 min
  • Good Work of Grace (Titus 2:11-15)

    Application Questions:

    Define grace as an action. Where does grace originate?

    How does salvation progressively transform how you think and act?

    What is the blessed hope according to Titus 2:13? What are Christians called to do with the blessed hope?

    What does it mean to be “zealous”? Is it a good thing? How does zeal affect good works?

    1 hr 21 min

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Expository sermons from Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia.