Miscellaneous (Page 14)
Unity: the Church’s High Calling
Ephesians 4:1-16 Lack of unity in the church affects our peace. The ‘friendly fire’ of division results in us losing Christian brothers. We cannot fight powerfully against our true enemy, the Devil, if we are too busy fighting amongst ourselves. Paul encourages the Ephes
Perfect Submission
Romans 12 We examine the Scriptures on the subject of submission and subjection. We see what the main word in the New Testament actually means and then we move to consider: * To whom we should submit * What this does not mean * What it does mean Finally, we see
Soldiers That Please Christ
2 Timothy 2:3-4 All believers are enlisted in the Lord’s army. We examine this text and consider what this means in practice if we are to be pleasing to the Lord, the Captain of our salvation.
By Grace You Have Been Saved
Ephesians 2:8-10 We take the opportunity to remind ourselves of some of the central truths of the Protestant Reformation – that we are saved not by our own works but by the grace of God, received through faith. This is the glorious ‘but God’ of the gospel, as He rescued u
Remember What You Were
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Many times in the Scriptures, the people of God are called upon to remember what they were before God rescued them. We see that this activity is an important one for living the Christian life. We look at what we were before we knew Christ – both from a h
Believe in the Lord Jesus, and You Shall Be Saved
Acts 16:31 We take another look at the Gospel message in all its simplicity. There are three things we need to know: * The danger of our situation as sinners in Adam * What we need to do to be saved from that situation * That Christ is the only way to be saved T
Crying to God
Psalm 130:1-4 The psalmist cries to God out of depths of sorrow and affliction due to sin. We examine the way he approached God in order to help us when we, too, come into such times: * Acknowledging our sinfulness * In the fear of God * With persistence and hope F
Three Blessings of Justification
Romans 5:1-5 Having shown that all have sinned and that there cannot be any salvation for the sinner outside of the work of Christ, Paul took Abraham as a great example of this principle of justification by faith alone. Now he begins to spell out some of the blessings
The Comfort of the Resurrection
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 We look at this passage to understand the solid ground for comfort and assurance the believer has when a loved one departs to be with the Lord. The state of those who die in Christ is one of perfect bliss – they are in the presence of Christ who is the in
Trusting Your Heavenly Father
Matthew 6:24-34 We look at our proneness to anxiety and consider how wrong we are when we are tempted to believe that God has ceased to operate or no longer cares for us.
The Joy of The Lord
Nehemiah 8:1-12 Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22 and we are commanded to rejoice in the Lord always. Yet it seems to be an aspect of the Christian life which we often overlook. This morning we consider a number of Bible passages to understa
I Will Punish Iniquity With Iniquity
Habakkuk 1 The events of this last week (the passenger planes flying into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York) cause us to ask why events like these happen. Is this something that God intended, and if so, what could His purpose have been? We look