Category: Kevin’s Korner

  • What Does It Mean to Deny Self?

    To deny self means to trust God to provide for our needs (Philippians 4:19). It does not mean: 1) to live in denial of truth, 2) to neglect myself through asceticism (Colossians 2:20-23), 3) to regard myself with hatred and cripple myself psychologically, 4) to wait on others to the neglect of my dependents (1 Timothy 5:8). It means being a living sacrifice by trusting in God to guide my life no matter what comes my way. It means taking the gospel to others even though many will refuse it. It means loving God and loving my neighbor as myself.

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    Baptism Saves!

    This lesson will look at 1 Peter 3:21 and discuss 1) Baptism as an Antitype for Salvation, 2) Baptism as Christ’s Method of Salvation, and 3) Baptism as Man’s Response for Salvation. Each person should understand that baptism saves us today. Each person who is not baptized should want to be baptized to be saved.

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    The Trouble with Buster

    Buster hung his head and put his tail between his leg when he needed something. Otherwise, he was surly, blustery, and uncooperative. Some people are like Buster. They only want what will help them in the moment but are not willing to alter their behavior to bring lasting change. They will take a handout but won’t substantially change their lives.

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    Grace Upon Grace

    To know Jesus is to know grace because Jesus was 1) Full of Grace and Truth, 2) The Giver of Grace Upon Grace, and 3) The Revealer of Who God Really Is. In this lesson, the listener should understand that grace comes from and through Jesus Christ because he is the incarnation of grace itself. I hope that with this sermon I can help us be a more gracious people.

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    Mary’s Song

    Mary magnifies the Lord for 1) Choosing Her to Serve as a Mother, 2) Showing Mercy to Those who Fear the Lord, and 3) Helping His Servant Israel. The hearer should understand that God uses those who fear Him for the greatest service. Each person should understand that God’s choice of Mary to be the mother of Jesus demonstrated God’s purposes, not man’s.

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    Happy Mother’s Day

    Where would we be without mothers?! They are to be honored and cherished as we seek to live according to God’s holy command. Jesus loved His mother and cherished her so much that while he was writhing in pain on the cross, He mustered the strength to ask the apostle John to take care of her after His death. He believed in the fifth commandment, honor your father and mother, and did not let His pain prevent Him from doing that.

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    How are Christians to Forgive Others?

    The subject of forgiveness is a great and wonderful study in the Bible. All mankind stands in need of God's forgiveness and the only way through which mankind can have forgiveness is through the blood of Christ (Matthew 26:28). We contact that blood when we are baptized into Christ (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-11) and we are continually cleansed by that blood as we walk in the light (1 John 1:7). The forgiveness that God extends to man is conditional upon being washed in the blood of the lamb. This means that we must come to God for forgiveness, and after baptism, when we sin, we confess our sin to God and ask Him for forgiveness (1 John 1:9).

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    Why Does God Refer to Jerusalem as His Daughter?

    The metaphors of the Bible show us that God speaks to us in terms that we can understand.  We understand the relationship between a father and daughter. In doing so, we learn a little more about God and who He is.  The Bible uses this type of accommodative language frequently—language that uses examples that we can understand so God may teach us. This is one of the reasons why Jesus spoke in parables. God makes every effort on his part to try to communicate with us in ways that we can understand.

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  • The Bride is Blessed with the Holy Spirit

    The bride is blessed with the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit 1) Inspired the Gospel which the Bride Believed, 2) Indwells the Bride, and 3) Seals the Bride and Guarantees Her Inheritance. Each Christian should understand how they are blessed by the Holy Spirit. Each Christian should desire to be blessed by the Holy Spirit.

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    Super-Spreaders

    There is something much worse than being a super-spreader of a virus: being a super-spreader of sin. One spreads sin by committing sin and teaching others to do so (Deuteronomy 20:18). Others see the sin and want to commit sin too (Galatians 5:9).

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    “If the Foundations are Destroyed, What Can the Righteous Do?”

    In Psalm 11:3, David reiterates a question his advisers were asking him, “If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?” This psalm was written prior to Absalom’s rebellion while he was building power. David’s advisors were worried that Absalom was eroding David’s popularity and support among the people. They were right! David’s responded in Psalm 11:4-5, “The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.”

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    The ABCs of Faithfulness

    This lesson set forth the fundamental things we must do to be faithful, namely 1) Attend the services; 2) study the Bible; 3) imitate the Christ. It is my aim to impress upon each person the church’s need for him or her to be faithful by doing these three things!

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    Are You Cracked?

    Like the coffee bean, we may need to crack and be boiled a few times before we are ready to serve. Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and David all cracked, but God used their cracks to brew up some amazing service. For the Christian, God will send trials his way too. When we undergo these tests, our hard heartedness is cracked and broken so that God may live deeper in our lives. Christians are boiled through fiery trials that test our faith (1 Peter 4:12).

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  • What is a prophet? What is prophecy? What do they mean?

    A prophecy could be any word from God, but we have come to understand the word specifically as applying to events in the future.  The prophets of the Bible often prophesied of current events often calling attention to the sins of the people and telling them to repent.  Nathan prophesied to David that he had murdered Uriah so that he could commit adultery with Bathsheba, an event that was in the past (2 Samuel 12). 

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  • The Bride is Blessed with an Inheritance

    The Bride is blessed with a great inheritance and having that inheritance means 1) Hope, 2) Security, 3) Rest, and 4) Home. Each Christian should understand that only the bride has the blessings afforded to her and hope of eternal inheritance. Each person should understand the great blessing of inheritance that the Christian has.

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