Growing in Grace, A More Sure Word (2 Peter 1:16-12)
In 2 Peter 1:16-21, Peter testifies to the believers concerning the reliability of the gospel message
and of all the scripture. We cannot rely on personal experience for spiritual growth. We must
replace experience driven, emotionally based views of Christian growth with reliance on the truth of
God’s Word
and of all the scripture. We cannot rely on personal experience for spiritual growth. We must
replace experience driven, emotionally based views of Christian growth with reliance on the truth of
God’s Word
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- Oct 25, 2023Growing in Grace, A More Sure Word (2 Peter 1:16-12)
Growing in Grace, A More Sure Word (2 Peter 1:16-12)In 2 Peter 1:16-21, Peter testifies to the believers concerning the reliability of the gospel message
and of all the scripture. We cannot rely on personal experience for spiritual growth. We must
replace experience driven, emotionally based views of Christian growth with reliance on the truth of
God’s Word - Oct 22, 2023Gentle Parenting Debunked (Hebrews 12:6-7)
Gentle Parenting Debunked (Hebrews 12:6-7)
- Oct 22, 2023Special Music, Mr. Tilson, The Great Judgment Morning
Special Music, Mr. Tilson, The Great Judgment Morning
- Oct 22, 2023Special Music, Choir, He Will Hold Me Fast
Special Music, Choir, He Will Hold Me Fast
- Oct 22, 2023The Church’s Role in Missions: The Church Supports the Missionaries (Philippians 4:19)
The Church’s Role in Missions: The Church Supports the Missionaries (Philippians 4:19)Missions is the mission of the church. God has commanded the church to “teach all nations.” We cannot be everywhere at once, so God calls some to leave where they are and go somewhere else to fulfill the great commission. We call these people “missionaries.”The church supplies the missionaries. As we reach the lost and make disciples, God calls some of them to this special ministry. The church sends the missionaries. The Lord works through the local church to confirm His call, and missionaries are sent out of the local church.Once the church supplies and sends the missionary, it plays the vital role of supporting the missionary. The missionary needs help from God’s people if they are going to accomplish God’s work. They need material support in the form of finances and physical resources. They need spiritual support in the form of regular, fervent prayer for their ministry and encouragement through communication and responsiveness.We should give sacrificially to support missionaries. We should give of our money, even if it means making do with less, trusting that God will provide. We should give of our time and energy to lift missionaries up in prayer, stay in contact with them, and take opportunities to respond to their needs. And for those who support missionaries, God has given a special promise: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
- Oct 18, 2023The Blessings of Growth (2 Peter 1:10-15)
The Blessings of Growth (2 Peter 1:10-15)You can tell as you read his writings that Peter had the heart of a pastor. Jesus had commanded Peter, “Feed my sheep.” He instructed Peter, “and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.” In this last letter that Peter wrote, he knew that his time to die was coming soon and he wanted to remind the believers to keep growing in grace and knowledge by diligently adding to their faith Christ-like character.
In 2 Peter 1:10-15, Peter mentions three blessings that continual spiritual growth brings. When we are growing in grace, we can have full assurance of our salvation. We can look forward to a wonderful entrance into heaven, without regrets. We are protected against spiritual amnesia by a continual remembrance of the truth. - Oct 15, 2023The Harshness of Gentle Parenting (Ephesians 6:4)
The Harshness of Gentle Parenting (Ephesians 6:4)
- Oct 15, 2023The Church Sends The Missionaries (Acts 13)
The Church Sends The Missionaries (Acts 13)It is common in our modern era for missionaries to use mission boards to help them get to their field of service. It is an application of the Biblical pattern of many churches working together to fund and support Christian workers who are going out to plant new churches in faraway places.When used properly, mission boards can be a great blessing by collecting and distributing the funds for the missionary and providing much-needed advice and practical assistance. But mission boards can be misused, and one of the primary ways a board can go wrong is when that board becomes the sending agency instead of the local church.God has chosen to use the local church in this age to be the organization that distributes the gospel around the world. Souls are evangelized, edified, and equipped for service through the ministry of the local church. And it is the local church that has the privilege of confirming God’s call on a person's life and sending them out to accomplish God’s specific will for their life.The church cannot rely on outside groups to do their job. They cannot delegate their responsibility to a para-church organization. The church must supply and then send the workforce for worldwide evangelization.
- Oct 8, 2023Children Obey Your Parents (Ephesians 6:1-3)
Children Obey Your Parents (Ephesians 6:1-3)
- Oct 8, 2023The Church Supplies the Missionaries (Acts 13)
The Church Supplies the Missionaries (Acts 13)Where do missionaries come from? They certainly do not grow on trees. Nor should they come from Bible Colleges or Christian Schools. God’s plan is for missionaries to be cultivated through the ministry of the local church.We find this pattern clearly demonstrated in the New Testament. In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas were ministering in a local church when God moved through that assembly to direct them to go out and plant churches from city to city. In Acts 15, Silas was chosen to travel with Paul because of his good testimony among the brethren. In Acts 16, Timothy was recommended to the ministry of missions by the believers in Lystra and Iconium. In each of these instances, local bodies of believers played an instrumental role in supplying Missionary’s.The purpose of the local church is to evangelize the lost and edify the believer, so that the work of the ministry can continue on. Part of that work is taking the gospel to foreign and remote regions. While it is not God’s will that every believer be a foreign missionary, it is certainly God’s will that some be. It is the responsibility of the church, then, to train and encourage believers to be willing to go wherever God would have them go to share the gospel with whoever needs it.We cannot rely on parachurch organizations to supply the workforce to accomplish world evangelization. It is the duty of the local church to supply missionaries.
- Oct 4, 2023The Fundamentals of Growth (2 Peter 1:3-4)
The Fundamentals of Growth (2 Peter 1:3-4)Pastor Peter had a burden to see believers grow and become mature. His second epistle was written specifically to encourage Christians to grow in grace and in the knowledge of God, while warning them that there were those who would corrupt their faith and hinder their growth.
Before Peter begins to discuss the specifics of spiritual growth, he lays some very important theological groundwork in 2 Peter 1:3-4. Such an important topic requires one crucial, foundational understanding. Spiritual growth cannot be accomplished with God’s help. The kind of “spirituality” that is achieved independent of God is, by definition, self-righteousness. This is the kind of religion that Jesus warned against, when He said, “For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20)
God has called all Christians to reject self-righteousness and to let God work in us to make us what He wants us to be. We can grow in grace, but we must grow God’s way to else God will not get the glory that He should get from our lives. - Oct 1, 2023The Mission of The Church, A Biblical Philosophy of Missions (Acts 1:8)
The Mission of The Church, A Biblical Philosophy of Missions (Acts 1:8)The Mission of The Church, a Biblical Philosophy of Missions.
- Sep 27, 2023Growing in Grace (2 Peter 1:1-2)
Growing in Grace (2 Peter 1:1-2)
- Sep 24, 2023Johnathan and the Young Lad (I Samuel 14:6)
Johnathan and the Young Lad (I Samuel 14:6)
- Sep 17, 2023I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care (Malachi 1:1-2)
I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care (Malachi 1:1-2)
