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Paul’s suffering… and serenity! Friends it gives me great pleasure today to induct two more men to the office of elder in the NRPC. Out of the many quality people in this church, people who are mature and godly, people who serve others and have a good and growing understanding of the Scriptures… these…

What is baptism? What does it mean? Why is it important? And why does it involve dunking people in water? We explore the deep roots of this ancient practice and discover why it is both so meaningful and so joyous.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Purpose: equip us to study the Bible for ourselves and with others. The Inductive Bible Study Method The word inductive can sound confusing. It’s a way to describe how we reason, but…

Does God Exist? The question of the existence of God in the scope of human history is not a new one, but it is not particularly old either. When one examines cultures throughout history there seems to have always been a “something greater” that is in control of it all. For instance in school we studied…

“Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell.” Today our topic is the Good Friday topic, In Christian Dogmatics it is referred to as the Passion of the Christ - the Suffering - Pascho in greek - of Jesus. However, His suffering did not just begin with Pilate.…

Session 2: Read The Bible Without God’s Word, we wouldn’t be able to see anything clearly! 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!…

Main Point: Evil is a problem for us, but it is not a problem for God—nor does it disprove God or His power and goodness. A Brief Survey of What Constitutes Evil Evil is not a thing, it is a description about the perversion of what is righteous—EVIL is the opposite of Good. Evil is not an entity that…

As you listen to our Scripture readings today, I want to challenge you to think of how things had changed because of the Resurrection. Normally, we would have an Old Testament Reading, a New Testament Reading, and a Gospel Reading, and in that order. Today, our scripture readings are all from the New…

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those…

Opening • Good morning and welcome • Boudreaux, the smoothest-talking Cajun in the Louisiana National Guard, got called up to active duty. Boudreaux's first assignment was in a military induction center. And because he was such a good talker, they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about…

Big Idea: To be a leader of God’s holy and dearly beloved people a man must be gripped by the gospel, transformed by the gospel and competent to instruct others in the gospel. Holy Ambition - A target for all God’s people I’m not sure how your ambitions have changed as the years have gone by. Someone…

Christians are often compared to butterflies, transformed from the state of caterpillars. However, can butterflies regress to caterpillars? Can Christians regress to the idolatry of worldly politics and ideologies? If we are not good stewards of the kingdom, we may regress, just as the chief priests and Pharisees did. On this Christ the King Sunday, we look at a scene of Jesus' trial from the dimension of stewardship. Enjoy!

Scripture Introduction Back in the 1960s — long before his name would be linked to sexual predatory behaviors, X-rated videotapes, and a still-unsolved murder — Bob Crane, the star of the popular sitcom Hogan's Heroes, seemed like the ideal leading man — handsome, clean-cut, likable. As Col. Hogan, the…

I should not have said that Have you ever uttered that? I should not have said that? Said something that was not true, or was hurtful or unkind? James comes to a section that deals with teachers and the untamable tongue. If you have not gotten the gist of it yet James does not hold back anything. He,…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

When God has big business to get done in the world, allegiance always gets the contract.

Living as God’s People As I have continued to study this book of Deuteronomy, it has struck me more and more the nature of repetitiveness found there. And when you zoom out from just Deuteronomy, you find that the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, contain as well certain themes or statements…

IV. The authority of the holy scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God, (who is truth itself,) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the word of God.i IX. The infallible rule of…

Prayer “preach as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.” ― Richard Baxter If you recall, 2 weeks ago we walked through Psalm 13 ... …and the title of that Sermon was - “How Long O Lord?” The Psalm was one that we all agreed - we felt like we could have written it ourselves. And…

Faith in God's Word is deepened when lived out in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

Allegiance to God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. The Allegiant ones obtain the hope of the resurrection by being prepared for the tribulation.