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INTRODUCTION: If you are wondering - what happened to the book of Romans. We will be pausing on the Book of Romans. I don’t think it is healthy to spend 1-2 years in a single book. And Romans would take at least a year to get through. Pragmatically - We need more variety. And it is hard to listen too.…

Introduction : Years ago, I took a class in seminary entitled, Biblical Counseling with Dr Tim Seal. I took it because during my ministry as a Student Pastor at Ellendale Baptist, I felt ill-equipped with the biblical counseling cases that I faced among teens and their parents. I heard from fellow student…

Welcome... Introduction… New Series Something I’m excited about Not a book of the Bible but a topic deeply rooted in scripture Foundational for understanding life as a follower of Jesus Bold statement: Without a correct view of the church, a person will not have a correct view of what it means to follow…

Are Woman Pastors or Preachers Biblical? For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Base on that Scripture how much of the Word of God should a preacher preach. How many of the doctrines and teachings should he teach. Are any Scriptures less important than others in their authority?…

Bible Study This class begins a series on learning how to engage the biblical text in ways that take you beyond merely reading the Bible. You don’t have to be a scholar to learn to engage the biblical text and move beyond just reading the Bible in English. There are tools that will help you penetrate…

The New Testament is made up of 5 types of literature: The Gospels (Matthew - John) History (Acts) Pauline Epistles (Romans - Philemon) General Epistles (Hebrews - Jude) Prophecy (Revelation) Titus is a Pauline epistle . More specifically it is a pastoral epistle . Author: Paul 1 Paul, a servant of God…

Announcements Soul Winning Saturday, December 3 Ambassador Baptist College, Sunday night, December 18 Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 - Only one service @ 11 AM What we believe @ SALVATION In the last message that I preached in this series, we considered the fact that: We believe that the Lord Jesus…

“Be doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” — James 1:22 James is arguably the most practical book in the Bible, with the exception of… possibly… Proverbs… It is down to earth… It doesn’t embellish itself with “scholarly” language and theological explanations… James doesn’t…

Colossians 1:1-23 Walk worthy of the Lord…that seemed like a good working title. It is what is printed in your bulletins, But, he more I say it, the more unattainable it feels. Understand when I chose it, I had been examining, really immersing myself in the prayer Paul prayed for these guys, and part…

The Triune God has a plan for the performance (activity & mission) of His people.

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…

The responsibility and Qualifications for the office of Pastor.

Isaiah prophesied many times about Jesus, and one of those prophecies was this: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,…

Introduction Romans = Doctrine. This is the notion in the Christian world when they hear about the book of Romans. In other words, the belief in the Church today is that the book of Romans is full of doctrine. It is true that Romans teach us about doctrine. But it is not a book about doctrine itself.…

Titus 3 Good morning church! Open your Bibles with me please to Titus chapter 3. I had considered finishing this little letter this morning along with the one page letter that follows it, Philemon. But we will see just how long our time takes us. Our Message is titled Justified by His Grace , But Before…

Love is a word that gets thrown around alot. It has lots of different meanings and nuances. Love a pet. Love Chocolate. Love food. Love a child. Love a football team . It has been pointed out that even in the Greek language of Bible days there were multiple words that conveyed some idea of love. There…

Introduction One of my favorite pieces of information about Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is that it likely wasn’t written to the Ephesians. The words ἐν Ἐφέσῳ are missing from some of the earliest manuscripts. This is particularly interesting because Paul mentions a letter that presumably isn’t in…

Serving as Pastor Is a calling, privilege, opportunity, blessing and block of history that I have had opportunity to work out in several locations. Rainier, Oregon, my home congregation: Where I was brought up since age 9 through Sunday School and Youth Class, taught by Clyde Wemmer, Orville Harrison,…

Introduction: God is love…what exactly does that mean? Does this mean that God only does things that are warm and fuzzy? Many false teachers out there propagate a God who never judges and never disciplines. But what exactly does the Bible mean when it says God is love? To begin understanding the definition…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

OPTIONAL : ((Show a short video on False Teachers)) 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. John wants them to be aware of the fact that not every spiritual teacher is a credible teacher. There are…

Scene 1/ The Christian life can be a great burden if it is lived out of duty instead of the holiness . 1:13-16 People can get so concerned to “protect” holiness and purity that they develop a whole system of rules to live by. Until recently many conservative evangelical theological colleges had some…

Intro; As we pick up our study on the Holy Spirit of God after our Easter break, let me remind you of what we have studied already; The Holy Spirit is the Promised Power of God in Christ, that gives believers the ability to walk in truth and testify of Him. The Mission of the Holy Spirit in the world…

We will be in 1 Peter 5:5-11 today. Happy Palm Sunday! Humility has always been difficult for Humans, and lest you think this is simply a more modern day struggle, we didn’t struggle with this back in my day, Let me quote t he Words of Mac Davis from the 1070s, which we can spin in my office is you wish……

About 14 years ago, one of the largest and most successful churches in the world was forced to issue a public apology. What was the church? And what did they do that was so wrong? Well, the church was Willow Creek Community Church. You may have heard of Willow Creek. If not, you may have heard of their…