How Shall We Then Live The only way to understand the Bible, and so to understand what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, is to see the entire Bible as one book, one story, from beginning to end. The story begins even before God created, and it ends in the transition to a new heavens and a new earth,…
How Shall We Then Live You can’t expect people who remain in bondage to sin to understand the freedom that Jesus brings to those who are born again by His Spirit. Jesus said, “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). To “see the kingdom of God” means to know the one true God, to believe…
How Shall We Then Live God created two genders: male and female. God didn’t make a mistake. His created order was precisely what He intended. His design was perfect. Then came sin and rebellion, followed by confusion and chaos. Yet, in the midst of all of this, Jesus came to bring salvation to those who by the work of His Spirit would…
How Shall We Then Live How can we possibly explain the state of our nation … or of the world for that matter? Countless explanations are offered by those who do not know God. And just as many solutions are proposed in an attempt to “fix” everything from the environment to relationships among people. Few, however, want to look at the REAL…
How Shall We Then Live “Discipleship” is an often-used word in Christian circles today, but as with most often-used words, it means different things to different people. To some it means simply saying the words, “I believe in Jesus.” To others it means abiding by a certain set of “rules” or commands, presumably taken from the Bible. Various other definitions are tossed…
Going … Make Disciples! No matter what is going on in the world around us, this we know … our sovereign God is in control and His plan will be accomplished, for the good of those who know and love Him, and for His glory! Jesus is on the throne and the angels are singing, “Holy! Holy! Holy!” at this very moment!!…
Going … Make Disciples! Throughout the course of human history “greatness” has been defined in various ways. For some greatness is measured by popularity, while others measure it by one’s accomplishments, and still others by character or some unusual personal “success.” All of these standards of measurement are subject to the perspective of the one who is doing the “judging.” What is…
Stand Alone Sermon Salvation is transforming (2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:8-10), and transformation (new birth) produces a new life in which the power of sin has been broken. Paul wrote in Titus 2:11-14 that salvation manifests itself in a believer’s life as a turning away from ungodliness and worldly passions, to live self- controlled, upright, and godly lives. Ephesians 5:18, in light…
Going … Make Disciples! Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ does not stop once you are saved. It is a lifelong journey of growing and maturing in your faith. It would be easy to just relax, and let life happen while you wait upon the Lord to return, or He call you home, but that is not what the Bible says. Christ…
Going … Make Disciples! It has been said that “Words matter!” Yet it could be debated what even that statement MEANS! What about the statement, “Actions speak louder than words?” Does that mean words DON’T matter? These brief examples reveal the importance of definitions. It has become clear today that we need to define words that have been used for hundreds of…