Tag: Faithfulness

  • Loving our God-Given Family Responsibilities

    For us to love our God-given responsibilities we must 1) Accept how God has made us as men and women, 2) Receive God’s plan for the family, 3) Embrace the responsibilities God has given to us. Each hearer should understand that the responsibilities God has given for the family are not subject to the desires of humanity. When we love our God-given responsibilities, we encourage our families to faithfulness.

  • goals

    Goals and Objectives of the Spiritual Family

    In this lesson, we will discuss 1) what it means to have goals and objectives, 2) failures of the past to pursue spirituality, 3) the one and only goal of the spiritual family, to effect spiritual transformation. Each hearer should understand that whatever is done in life should be done to pursue spiritual transformation. That each listener would understand the need for spiritual transformation.

  • just as i am

    “Just As I Am”

    Jesus bids us 1) Come to Him, 2) Be Clean from Sin, 3) Confide in Him, 4) Cling to Him. In this lesson, we will think about the words to the song “Just As I Am.” We will think about how Jesus desires us to be saved and our response to His invitation. I hope to encourage each person to think seriously about Jesus’ invitation to salvation and respond.

  • ownership

    Taking Ownership of our Family’s Faithfulness

    To take ownership of my family’s faithfulness I must 1) Comprehend the contrast between the spiritual and the carnal. 2) Consistently cultivate the spiritual and cast out the carnal. 3) Care that my children copy my behavior. 4) Consider that it is never too late to change. In this lesson, I hope that each person will understand the responsibility that God has given parents to take ownership of their family. It is the aim of this lesson and series to keep our families faithful to the Lord.

  • Why did Jesus Die on the Cross?

    Jesus Died on the Cross So We Could Live for Him

    Jesus died on the cross so we could live 1) Freely, 2) Faithfully, 3) Factually. I hope that each will understand that Jesus died so that we can have life both now and in eternity in a free, faithful, and factual way. I hope to encourage the listener to be free in Christ, faithful to Christ and factual with Christ.

  • Our Fall Gospel Meeting is Here!

    [Marvin Weir] will be speaking on the following topics: “The Cross, The Church – God’s Eternal Purpose” (Eph. 3:10-11); “Worship And Observance Made Possible By The Cross” (John 4:24); “New Covenant A Reality Because Of The Cross” (Eph. 2:131-18); “One Cross – One Church” (Matt. 16:13-18); “Keys Of The Kingdom And Salvation Possible Only By The Cross” (Matt. 16:19); “Attend The Church Of Your Choice Denied By The Cross” (Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4).

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    God is Faithful to Save His Saints

    We will study Psalm 119:89-96: God is faithful to save His saints because 1) He is Dependable, 2) His Saints Delight in His Word, and 3) He Delivers from the Enemy. We study to gain more familiarity with Psalm 119 and the wonderful word of God and to understand how God saves His saints through His faithfulness and theirs.

  • God Provides for His Saints

    God provides for the saints by 1) Sealing the Saints of the Past, 2) Saving the Saints of the Present, 3) Sheltering the Saints from the Future. The hearer should marvel at the wonderful blessings that God has given to his saints in the past, present, and future.

  • transformation

    Transforming to the Image of Christ

    In this sermon, we will note that being a Christian requires a person to change his life. How do we do this? We must recognize: 1) Everyone Has Problems, 2) Our Past Does Not Define Us, 3) Winning Requires Effort, and 4) Transformation Takes Time. The hearer should be motivated to make changes in his or her life and to help others make changes in their lives as needed.

  • baptism

    Essential Ingredients to Effective Evangelism

    In this lesson, we will discuss the conversion of the three thousand in Acts chapter 2 and the essential ingredients to effective evangelism. This includes 1) The Presence of the Holy Spirit, 2) People of the Dispersion, 3) Prophets of the Old Testament, 4) Preachers of the Gospel, 5) Penitent of Heart, 6) Persistent in Faithfulness. The hearer should be familiar with the events in Acts 2 and the principles of evangelism as related to this conversion account. The aim of this lesson is to help the hearer understand more about the principles of evangelism taught in Acts 2.

  • First Corinthians

    First Corinthians Chapter One

    In this lesson we will look at the three main points of First Corinthians chapter 1: 1) Acknowledgement of Good, 2) Appeal for Unity, and 3) Authority for Action. The hearer should understand that Christ and Him crucified is the standard upon which unity and good works originate today.

  • What Does It Mean to Quench the Spirit?

    When you quench a fire, you put out the fire. When you quench your thirst, your thirst goes away. The word “spirit” here could refer to the Holy Spirit, or one’s own personal spirit. Either way, spirit is the source of all things spiritual. So the basic meaning of the command is not to put out the source of all things spiritual.

  • philadelphia

    Seven Churches of Asia – Philadelphia

    To the church of Philadelphia we have a message of 1) Opportunity, 2) Conquering, 3) Help in the time of need, and 4) Steadfastness. We should all be familiar with this letter and gain great encouragement from knowing that God continues to instruct and warn even when we are faithful.

  • Faithful

    Why Live Faithfully and Be Faithful?

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  • Pergamos

    Seven Churches of Asia – Pergamos

    http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/seven-churches-of-asia-3-pergamus.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS TITLE: Seven Churches of Asia — Pergamos SUBJECT: Church PROPOSITION: In this study we will examine the letter to the church at Pergamos. […]