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For the past several weeks we’ve gazed LONG and HARD at - the Gospel Having finished up chapter 1 of Galatians last week - we come out of it realizing the task at hand for the apostle Paul... He’s trying to CONVINCE the Galatian churches to - BELIEVE what he had ALREADY taught them when he established…

Bearing Fruit 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.…

Review of last sermon: I. Deceptive Intrusion We looked at the way in which Peter and all the NT writers, most importantly, Jesus himself identifies the deceptive qualities of False prophets and teachers. They are called wolves…in sheep clothing or as we laid out last time, they are psuedo-didaskos (teachers…

Page 973 I read something recently where a person was attempting to make an argument undermining Christianity by stating that in the first century there were over 100 different versions of the “Jesus Cult”. I had no interest in fact checking this claim to see if there 100+ was true or not… but my immediate…

Bearing Fruit 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.…

A False Teacher is one who does not teach the true gospel of grace through the work of Jesus Christ. Someone who teaches the true gospel may teach other false things, but is not a false teacher. Paul is warning Timothy of the false teachers in Ephesus. These were teaching myths, and genealogies, turning…

So we come today - to the final sermon on Galatians. Today will be a RECAP of the entire book. Even so - I don’t anticipate it being longer than last week’s sermon… …but still - we have much to get to - so let’s get into it. The Book of Galatians was written - if you remember - due to an ISSUE in the…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

Me Tesla Comps; Kadanja - Confirmation and Testing Most everyone has experienced this in some way at some point in your life We Different required testings - licenses Graduating Promotion But these types of testings are not in modern culture alone. Tonight as we continue to look at Paul’s testimony in…

I’d like to take a moment to address and clarify some things from last week’s discussion during our Fellowship & Focus hour. I just a heads up - we won’t be taking questions or comments right now for the sake of time, as well as to give people time to think about this. But, if you do have any questions…

Right belief produces speech and behavior that bears God's Approval.

Introduction Contend for the Faith Spurgeon said, The great business of the saints is to defend, if necessary with their lives, the faith once delivered to them. We are put in trust with the gospel. We are trustees of a divine deposit of invaluable truth, and we must be true to our trust at all costs.…

We Must Embrace the Authority of the Scriptures 24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. 26 These things…

· What is the gospel? · Might seem like a “borderline – silly” question to ask in THIS setting… · YET – no doubt – this QUESTION - is one of the most important questions one can ask in this life · If you were with us last week – you know that we began making our way through the book of Galatians.. o…

BI: We are united by the wonderful Gospel, so lets be a loving family striving for the Gospel together. Introduction Well I love reading about people who are sold out for Jesus. I find figures in church history just so interesting. There was a man name George Whitefield. He was born in 1714 in England.…

You have heard the term pseudo used in our English language. Pseudonym is a fictitious name that authors use to disguise themselves when they write. Psuedo scientist is referred to when a person refers to himself/herself as a scientist when in fact they are not. Pseudoscorpion is an arachnid with pincers…

2 John is the shortest book in the entire Bible by verse numbering, consisting of 13 verses. The overall theme of the book is similar to 3 John, commending believers to love one another, and to remain in and walk according to the truth of the gospel. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world,…

Jude 1:1-4 Introduction Good morning. Well, this is the final sermon in our Counter the Culture series. This has been a challenging series just in the preparation as well as in some of the topics that we have covered. I am looking forward to diving into I Timothy when I come back on the 17th after we…

Intro; Last week we looked at the first three of the “Six Critical Signs” that are mentioned in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse concerning His Second Coming. Deception of false Christs [ v. 4-5 ] Wars and rumors of war among the nations [ v.6-7a ] ‌Famines, pestilences and earthquakes worldwide [ v. 7b-8 ] Tonight…

What is the Gospel? Yes....I’m asking it again... In THIS setting - the question is most often - easily answered - BUT AS life is being lived out - the ANSWER is often - forgotten For the past several weeks - we had been making our way thru the 1st chapter of Galatians... And the Apostle Paul DEFENDING…

I Timothy 1:1-11 Scripture reader: Bethany Callison Introduction: Good morning once again. It's good to be back with you. Today we are diving head first into our series through the book of I Timothy. This should take us about 10 or 11 weeks and lead right up till the Advent season. Today's sermon is…

Intro: I read a story this week of a family who were involved in a tragic car accident taking the lives of 3 adults and 4 children in 2008 as they traveled from Dallas to Mexico. The Associated Press reported, “A sport utility vehicle carrying eight people from Texas plunged off an unfinished bridge…

Pastor Tony is walking down the street on Christmas Eve when he notices Larry, a little boy, trying to press the doorbell of a house across the street. However, Larry is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach. After watching the boy's efforts for some time, Pastor Tony moves closer…

Secular - Did you know there are a lot of saying that have crept into the church which aren’t in the Bible? "God helps those who help themselves." " Cleanliness is next to godliness. " " In the last days, you will not be able to know the seasons except by the changing of the leaves. " " Money is the…

Me Approval of man Willingness to adjust for acceptance We All to common, today a fear of being cancelled, black listed We know we will be persecuted, but we will please God when we follow the truth we see in Scripture We Must Not Desire the Approval of Man God 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly…