We need to learn to deal with situations of differing personalities for several reasons. First and foremost, the command for us to love one another is no small command. It is the second greatest commandment, only after the love of God. If we do not love our brothers and sisters in Christ whom we have […]

I can’t predict the future or tell you what will happen tomorrow, but one thing I can say with absolute certainty is that if you are involved in the local church, you will have a conflict with another person at some point. That person may wrong you intentionally or unintentionally. In all likelihood, this conflict […]

What the Bible teaches about doctrinal differences. – What about doctrinal differences? Acts 15:1-21 Does the truth matter? If the truth really does matter, then doctrinal differences are to be expected. It is true that right doctrine can make an eternal difference. But when there are differences, how should we resolve them, or can we […]

There is a lot that could be said about unity and in particular church unity, however, in this message, we will focus on three areas. These are will be 1. Why is unity important 2. What unity is not 3. What unity is then we will look at applying the message.

What is the mission of the church? Working with the definition that the church’s mission is to glorify God by proclaiming the gospel to the lost and making disciples that make disciples. We will look at three specific ways the church glorifies God and what that means to our life.

So here are the three reasons the church is essential first, the church is essential because Christ promised to build it; second, the church is essential because Christ loves the church and gave Himself for her; and thirdly, The church is essential because Christ reveals His glory through it. Let me be honest with you; […]

In this series, one of my goals is to change our understanding of what church is. To take us from the prevalent consumer mindset to a Biblical mindset of the church so that we will fully understand the call to commit ourselves to a local church and that even though it is imperfect, it is […]

Peter is wrapping up his final epistle, and he is showing concern that the false teachers were plaguing the churches, so he wants the readers to persevere in their faith. I believe what we see here is that to persevere, we must guard against error, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and […]

Is it possible to be motivated by a coming judgment? The world in which we live seems to indicate that it is not possible to be motivated by coming judgment, but our concern, of course, should not be what the world thinks but what does the Bible proclaim? So here is the sentence sermon for […]