“WORSHIP – WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN’T” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction In John 4 Jesus spoke with a Samaritan women when she came to draw water at Jacob’s well. Jesus astonished her by telling her things that a stranger couldn’t possibly know. *John 4:19-24 19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive […]
“REMEMBERING OUR REDEEMER” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction It costs something to redeem something. For example, it’s not uncommon today to clip a coupon from a magazine or newspaper, or to receive a discount card in the mail, or to get an email from a retailer offering you some percentage off the regular price of speci-fic […]
“THE GLORY OF GOD” PSALM 19 I. Introduction What is the glory of God? One definition is that, from our perspective, the glory of God is the external manifestation of His very being. God’s glory “appeared” in Exodus 16. Exodus 16:10 (as the Jews wandered in the wilderness) 10 And it came about as Aaron […]
“THE GRACE OF GOD” ISAIAH 55 I. Introduction What is grace? Unless we establish that right here at the beginning, we won’t truly appre-ciate what God has to say to us this morning through the Prophet Isaiah. So what is grace? One popular definition is found in the acrostic, “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense”. That […]
“THE GREATNESS OF GOD” PSALM 139 I. Introduction Have you ever tried to hide from God? Sure you have! How has it worked out for you? Did you succeed? Maybe, for a while at least, you thought your efforts were successful. But later, one way or the other, you found out you could not hide […]
“THE LORDSHIP CONTROVERSY – PART 2” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I have a question for you this morning. “If the Lord Jesus Christ is so committed to you that He willingly died for you, is it unreasonable for the Lord Jesus Christ to expect you to follow Him, to be His disciple, to obey Him, and to […]
“THE LORDSHIP CONTROVERSY – PART 1” SELECTED SCRIPTURES It’s good to know what you believe. But it’s better to know why you believe it. And it’s better still to be ready, willing, and able to pass that belief onto others. The founders of this church were committed to belief in Jesus Christ. That is the […]
THE GRASS WITHERS, THE FLOWER FADES, BUT THE WORD OF OUR GOD STANDS FOREVER. ISAIAH 40:8 HOW GREAT IS THE GOD WHO HAS GIVEN US HIS WORD? IN ISAIAH 40-48 HE TELLS US OF HIS GREATNESS. HE TELLS US THROUGH… • His Creation (40:12-17) • His Comparison to False Gods (40:18-20; 41:4-13, 41:21-24, 29; 44-9:20) […]
“THE DEITY OF CHRIST” SELECTED SCRIPTURES What about The Deity of Christ? Is Jesus God? Well, what do men say? Judaism says, “No! He is not God.” He was just a false messiah. Islam says, “No! He is not God.” He was merely one of at least 124,000 prophets of Allah of whom […]