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ScriptureStream episodes

  • Destinations: Where Are You Going?
    • John 14:1-6, 15 – Obedience is the way we show our love for God.
    • Luke 10:38-41 – We must focus on the things that are truly important.
    • Hebrews 11:6 – Diligently seek God.
    • I Corinthians 15:58
    • Romans 12:9-21 – Cling to what is good. Be steadfast in your service.
    • Ephesians 6:10-18 – Put on the whole armor of God.
    • II Timothy 4:6-8
    • II Peter 3:10-14
    • Wait! What did we just read?
      • Jesus is the only way
      • Love is obedience
      • Don’t miss it
      • Diligently seek
      • Employed for God
      • Stuck to good
      • Long for prayer
      • Right gear
      • Complete the mission
      • What are you?
      • The six Lachappelle family values
        • Love
        • Family
        • Hospitality
        • Adventure
        • Depth
        • Emotionally safe
        • Matthew 7:21-23
        • What is the will of God and how do I find it?
        • James 1:22
        • Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
        • God’s plan of salvation
        • Final takeaways …
          • Diligently seek God daily
          • Pray often and with passion
          • Share with boldness
          • Keep running, don’t quit, finish the race
            • 30 min
          • Preach the Word!
            • II Timothy 4:2
            • The preacher should do his work well.
              • He should use the Bible.
                • I Timothy 4:6; II Timothy 1:13; Titus 2:1
                • He should work hard.
                  • I Timothy 4:10-16; II Timothy 2:15
                  • He should preach without bias.
                    • I Timothy 5:19-21
                    • He should spur everyone to action.
                      • II Timothy 3:16; Titus 3:1, 14
                      • The church should create a spiritual climate that encourages Bible preaching.
                        • Insist on Bible answers to the devil’s problems.
                          • II Timothy 3:1-4:5
                          • Put God’s word to work!
                            • II Timothy 2:2
                            • If we are listening to a sermon with the intent to teach the lesson to others, it is a different kind of listening!
                            • Encourage all Biblical preaching, not just sermons on favorite topics.
                              • 30 min
                            • Foundational Bible Studies, Part 10
                              • Church, continued:
                                • Practices of local churches in the New Testament, continued:
                                  • Sounded forth the Word
                                    • I Thessalonians 1:8
                                    • Philippians 1:3-5; 4:15-16; I Corinthians 9:1-18; II Corinthians 11:7-9
                                    • New Testament churches were not offering products or services to the public. They were simply sharing God’s word. Churches today need to stay focused on that mission.
                                    • They used resources to care for needy Christians.
                                      • They early churches would pool their money together and use it to help needy Christians. (Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-35; 6:1-3; 11:27-30; Romans 15:25-26; I Corinthians 16:1-3; II Corinthians 8-9; I Timothy 5:3-16)
                                      • Family members were to take care of their own before churches stepped in (I Timothy 5:16), but when special circumstances occurred, brethren took care of their own.
                                      • Heaven and hell
                                        • All of us have become guilty of sin.
                                          • Many people only want to talk about positive things in religion, but it’s important to deal with the facts so that the positives make sense.
                                          • Mark 10:17-33

                                            • Bad news: Sin

                                            Good news: Salvation

                                            “One thing you lack” (Mark 10:21)

                                            “treasure in Heaven” (Mark 10:21)

                                            “Jesus whom you crucified” (Acts 2:37)

                                            “repent … baptized … forgiveness” (Acts 2:38)

                                            “you disowned … put to death” Jesus (Acts 3:14-15)

                                            “sins may be wiped away” (Acts 3:19)

                                            “rejected by you” (Acts 4:11)

                                            “chief corner stone … salvation” (Acts 4:12)

                                            “darkness … dominion of Satan” (Acts 26:18)

                                            “light … God … repent” (Acts 26:18-23)

                                            • Jesus and the apostles loved people enough to tell them the painful truth: all of us have become guilty of sin! (Romans 3:23)

                                            • Judgment Day

                                              • Matthew 25:31-46; 23:24-30, 36-43, 47-50
                                              • There are many things we don’t know about Judgment, but we know enough. We know we’ll be divided based on whether we’ve obeyed (II Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:10-12). One group gets eternal punishment. The other, eternal life.
                                              • We don’t know when that that is coming! I Thessalonians 5:3

                                              • Heaven and hell

                                                • Hell is a dreadful, horrendous place!
                                                  • Hell is translated from “Gehenna,” which referred to the Valley of Hinnom, a valley just south and southwest of Jerusalem. It was a place of continual fire for burning filth.
                                                  • Jesus used vivid language to motivate people to stay away from it. Matthew 5:29-30; 18:8-9; Mark 9:43-48; Luke 12:4-5; Matthew 10:28; 5:22

                                                    • Bad news: Hell

                                                    Good news: Heaven

                                                    Described as “Gehenna” (valley of filth and fire)

                                                    Described as a city made by God

                                                    Outer darkness, away from God

                                                    Fellowship with Christ and the saved

                                                    Worse than any suffering on Earth

                                                    Worth any suffering on earth

                                                    • Heaven is a place of eternal glory and fellowship with God!
                                                      • Hebrews 11:8-16 – Heaven is a city prepared by God. Matthew 6:19-21; I Peter 1:3-4
                                                      • Imagine living forever in a place with no sinners or wickedness (Ephesians 5:3-5) and where Satan is not allowed (Matthew 25:41).
                                                      • Heaven will be eternal rest, making all our sacrifices during our relatively short lives on earth pale in comparison. Romans 8:18; II Corinthians 4:16-18; Hebrews 4:9-10; Revelation 14:13
                                                        • 30 min
                                                      • The Best Sermons Ever Preached, Part 11
                                                        • Matthew 7:1-8
                                                        • Matthew 7:1-2 – See John 17:24. We’ll be judged by the same standards we use when judging others. We must judge others righteously and use the right standard.
                                                        • Matthew 7:5 – We must get our own disposition toward sin right before we can help others get their hearts right.
                                                        • Matthew 7:6 – Compare Matthew 15:12-14.
                                                        • Matthew 7:8 – Compare Matthew 6:33; Luke 11:9-13.
                                                          • 30 min
                                                        • God’s Most Glorious Work
                                                          • II Corinthians 5:17
                                                          • Ephesians 3:1-9 – God revealed the mystery of Christ to Paul so that he could teach it to others.
                                                          • Ephesians 6:12 – Wickedness in “heavenly places” is wickedness in the highest powers of the land. Compare Ephesians 1:3, 20.
                                                          • Ephesians 3:10-12 – The church is God’s new creation – His most glorious work.
                                                          • Acts 9:15
                                                          • Man cannot improve on God’s most glorious work. Men have tried and failed to improve on God’s church with denominations and various human institutions.
                                                          • Acts 20:28, 32
                                                          • Ephesians 5:19
                                                            • 30 min
                                                          • Silas
                                                            • Introduction
                                                              • A few preacher stories …
                                                                • Johane Masowe denominations (Dickson, Zimbabwe, 2015)
                                                                • Baptism in Hindu lake (Ed Brand, Indonesia & India, 2016)
                                                                • Lydia; Idolaters converted
                                                                • Acts 15:22
                                                                • I Peter 5:12
                                                                • Acts 15:40
                                                                • Silas was a solid Christian upon whom people could depend.
                                                                  • Acts 15:22-33 – Dependable people were needed to handle the letter.
                                                                  • Acts 15:36-40 – Paul chose Silas to accompany him.
                                                                  • II Peter 1-7 – We must also be solid Christians on which others can depend.
                                                                  • Silas glorified God even when he suffered.
                                                                    • Acts 16:16-26
                                                                    • Acts 17:5-15
                                                                    • We shouldn’t only serve God when times are good.
                                                                    • Silas was an example.
                                                                      • I Thessalonians 1:5; 2:1-12
                                                                      • One of the best ways we can influence others is through our own actions.
                                                                        • 30 min
                                                                      • Foundational Bible Studies, Part 9
                                                                        • Church
                                                                          • The English word “church” is translated from the Greek word ekklesia. It simply means “a called-out group.” It does not necessarily have a religious connotation.
                                                                          • The Bible uses the word “church” in a universal sense (all saved people everywhere).
                                                                            • Ephesians 5:22-27 – The words “church” and “body” are used interchangeably. Church refers to the people who are saved by Christ. The church itself does not do the saving.
                                                                            • Matthew 16:16-19 – Jesus was talking about building a saved relationship – not a physical building.
                                                                            • Hebrews 12:22-23 – “Church” refers to saved people. We can be alive on earth but have our names enrolled in heaven (as in Luke 10:20).
                                                                            • I Thessalonians 4:16 – Even a dead Christian is part of the church in the universal sense.
                                                                            • “Church” is also used in a local sense (saved people working together in a congregation).
                                                                              • Ephesians 4:4 vs. Romans 16:16 = The word “church” used in different ways.
                                                                              • The universal church is composed of Christians – not local churches.
                                                                              • Practices of local churches in the New Testament
                                                                                • They assembled together to worship God and edify each other.
                                                                                  • Acts 2:42; 20:7; I Corinthians 14:12, 26, 40
                                                                                  • In the New Testament, we can read about Christians:
                                                                                    • Singing – Colossians 3:16
                                                                                    • Praying – Acts 12:5, 12
                                                                                    • Partaking of the Lord’s Supper (I Corinthians 11:18-34)
                                                                                    • Preaching – II Timothy 4:1-5
                                                                                    • Giving money on the first day of the week – I Corinthians 16:1-2
                                                                                    • Hebrews 10:23-25 – These acts not only glorify God but build each Christian up in the faith.
                                                                                    • They appointed men to work as elders and deacons.
                                                                                      • I Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 – qualifications for elders and deacons
                                                                                        • Acts 14:23; 20:28; Titus 1:9-11; Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 5:1-3
                                                                                        • The New Testament uses three different Greek words to refer to those who watch over the souls in a local church. The words are used interchangeably (Acts 20:17, 28; I Peter 5:1-2) and are translated into six different English words: elder/presbyter, overseer/bishop, pastor/shepherd.
                                                                                        • I Timothy 3:8-13 – qualifications for deacons
                                                                                        • II Timothy 4:5 – The role of preachers. (It is a common misconception to call preachers pastors – preacher and pastor are separate roles.)
                                                                                        • Dealt with sin among members
                                                                                          • Matthew 18:15-17; Galatians 6:1-10 – Christians are to jump in and help when a fellow church member begins to sin.
                                                                                          • I Corinthians 5:1-13 – How to handle a sinning member. We can’t just pretend everything is okay! II Thessalonians 3:6, 10-15
                                                                                          • Sin has a dangerous influence within a congregation.
                                                                                            • 30 min
                                                                                          • The Best Sermons Ever Preached, Part 10
                                                                                            • Matthew 6:16-7:1
                                                                                            • Matthew 6:16-18 – No fasts are commanded in the New Testament. We do have some examples in Acts 13 and 14 of Christians fasting. It is okay to skip meals to devote yourself to service to God, but the emphasis must be on service to God and not on being noticed by men for your fasting.
                                                                                            • Matthew 6:19-21 – This is not a prohibition on savings accounts. Our focus should always be on spiritual things. That’s where we should invest our time and effort.
                                                                                            • Matthew 6:22-23 – The eye indicates where you intend to go. If you intend to do good, your eye will be on good things and will bring light to your whole body.
                                                                                            • Matthew 6:24-34 – Anxiety about earthly things does little good. We must do our part to work (II Thessalonians 3:10) and trust in God for the rest. Our focus should always be on seeking God first (Matthew 6:33).
                                                                                              • Psalms 37:25 – God will provide for the saints.
                                                                                              • Matthew 7:1 – We do have to do some judging, otherwise we could not know people by their fruits (Matthew 7:20).
                                                                                                • 30 min

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