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- The Challenge of the Gospel
- I Peter 4:3-4
- To be a believer in a world of unbelievers
- To do right things in religion
- John 4:23-24
- To be undemoninational in a denominational world
- Matthew 16:18
- To live securely in an insecure world
- I John 2:1-2
- To live godly in an ungodly world
- To be sustained by hope in a hopeless world
- Hebrews 6:18-20
- The more we know about Jesus, the stroger our hope.
- The more we read the Word, the more we know about Jesus.
- Brethren, it is all out for Jesus or Jesus is out of it all!
30 min - 30 min
- Toward Spiritual Maturity, Part 14
- Reasons why we should attend services (continued):
- I Corinthians 11:26-32
- Excuses made for not attending the services
- Too tired (Matthew 6:33
- Too busy
- Company came (Matthew 10:37
- Need to study for a test, finish a research paper, etc.
- Sports team is having a tournament, game
30 min - The Good Samaritan
- The man in the parable was traveling a road known to be dangerous.
- About the Samaritans
- John 4:9
- The divided kingdom, mixed ancestry, and unlawful worship
- The parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37
- Knowing and applying correctly
- Physically helping (Matthew 7:12
- Spiritually helping (I Peter 3:15
- Go and do the same.
30 min - From Lesser to Greater
- Hebrews 2:1-4
- II Peter 1:10
- Lesser
- The word spoken through angels (Hebrews 2:2
- The law of Moses (Acts 7:53
- Imperfect (Hebrews 7:18-19
- Yet, still enforced, “every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty” (Hebrews 2:2
- Greater
- Greater “great salvation … spoken by the Lord” (Hebrews 2:3
- “so great” (Hebrews 2:3
- “confirmed” (Hebrews 2:3
- “God bearing witness” (Hebrews 2:4
- Arguing fromLESSER toGREATER “how shall we escape if we neglect” (Hebrews 2:3
- No escape under LESS
- Impossible under GREATER (Hebrews 10:28-31
- Neglect, “to make light of” (Matthew 22:1-5
- Pleasure vs. assembling
- Fashion vs. modesty
- Recreation vs. giving
- Popular vs. godly
- Hebrews 4:1-2
30 min - Luke 1 and 2
- Some traditions about Jesus’ birth are wrong
- Born in stable?
- Three wise men?
- Wise men to stable?
- December 25th or September/October?
- No special religious significance to Jesus’ birth
- The story of Jesus’ birth (Luke 1:
- Zacharias and Elizabeth
- Their son John
- John would “Prepare the way of the Lord”
- Mary speaks to Gabriel
- Luke 2
- Bethlehem to register
- Encounter with Simeon and Anna at the temple
30 min - Toward Spiritual Maturity, Part 13
- How to change our thoughts, habits, and hearts.
- Our worship to God (Psalms 122:1
- Reasons why we should attend services (Matthew 22:37
30 min - Church Government
- The organization of the church is the place that Satan has started much apostasy.
- Three concepts of church government (plus one hybrid):
- Universal concept: all churches in one unified arrangement (as in the Roman Catholic church)
- Universal oversight
- Universal treasury
- Universal work
- Brotherhood concept: all churches that join one particular conference (i.e. Southern Methodist Conference) are under the oversight of the that group (i.e. Southern Methodist church)
- Brotherhood oversight
- Brotherhood treasury
- Brotherhood work
- Local concept: all local churches are independent and govern themselves (Jesus Christ is the only head)
- Local oversight (I Peter 5:2-4
- Local treasury (I Corinthians 16:1-2
- Local work
- Evangelism- Philippians 4:15-16
- Relieving a church’s own needy members - Acts 4:34-36
- Brotherhood + local church concept: each local church is loosely bound to the convenction (i.e. Southern Baptist Convenction)
- They claim: local oversight, treasury, and work
- In a few things, they also have: brotherhood oversight, treasury, and work
- Examples:
- Baptist Hour radio program (funded by the Southern Baptist Convention)
- Buckner Children’s Home (also funded by the Southern Baptist Convention)
- “Churches of Christ” have attempted this:
- Herald of Truth radio and TV program (many churches sent to one church, which oversaw the work)
- Boles Children’s Home (operated by a denomination called “Churches of Christ”)
- Only one concept of church government has been authorized by God: the local church concept.
30 min - Money and Stuff
- He who loves money will not be satisfied with money.
- We need to seek satisfaction through God, not money.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10
- The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
- We need to love God more than money.
- I Timothy 6:9-11
- The worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word.
- We need to trust what God says about money.
- Matthew 13:22
30 min - The Holy Spirit, Part 8
- The context of miraculous spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 13
- Spiritual gifts would cease (I Corinthians 13:8
- Spiritual gifts were provided as a temporary solution to confirm God’s Word until revelation was completed. Once revelation was complete, these spiritual gifts would be unnecessary, so they would cease with the death of the apostles and those they had transferred gifts to.
- Spiritual gifts could be transferred only by the apostles when they laid their hands on them (Acts 8:17-18. Others besides the apostles could not transfer gifts.
30 min
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