What is a Christian?
A Christian is a person who 1) Believes Christ, 2) Obeys Christ, 3) Is Faithful to Christ. Each person should understand that it isn’t enough to claim to be a Christian, one must live that way.
Tag: The Church
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Children and the Church
In this lesson we will discuss 1) the purpose of the family in having children, 2) the mission of the church in relationship to children, and 3) the need for the church to be involved in the lives of children. This lesson encourages the church to support and be involved in our children’s activities with a view toward growth, and it discusses the relationship of the church to children in an encouraging way.
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Not Ashamed
Jesus is saying in Mark 8:38 is that those who are ashamed of Him in an adulterous and sinful generation, have their values wrong. Jesus is pure, holy, good, and right. We should feel good about knowing Him and associating with His body, the church. If we find ourselves ashamed of Jesus and His people, we need to examine ourselves. The fault is not in Jesus, but in ourselves for honoring the wrong values.
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How Do We Value the Church?
We value the church by 1) Praising Lovingly, 2) Praying Fervently, 3) Giving Willingly, 4) Serving Faithfully.
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Football and The Church
My kids do not love football because they did not spend time playing it. The same is true of God, the church, and the Bible. We must spend time pursuing godly values.
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What is the Church?
In this lesson, we will answer the question, What is the Church? We must understand God’s original design in the creation. When we understand this, we will understand what the church is in relationship to God’s great plan to restore unity between God and man, and between man and man. Each member should understand God’s desire for unity in the church as the restoration of His purposes in creation.
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God is the Father of All
God is the Father of All because 1) He created All in His Image, 2) He gave His Son for the All the World, 3) He Treats All Without Partiality. The hearer should understand that no one is excluded from a relationship with God. The only barrier is whether we want one or not. The point of this sermon is to remind Christians that God wants everyone in His body, the church.
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Does the Bible Teach Socialism/Communism? (Part 4)
The Bible teaches us to obey government (Romans 13:1-7) and give freely (2 Corinthians 9:7), not by force. Neither Jesus nor the Bible endorses socialism or communism.
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The church of Christ is . . .
The church of Christ is a called out body of baptized believers who do all to the glory of God.
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“Ivory Palaces”
In this lesson, we will look at the song “Ivory Palaces” and the Psalm from which it comes as we consider its lyrics. Jesus came out of the Ivory Palaces to 1) Bring us joy by his presence, 2) Die on the cross for our sins, and 3) Receive us to His ivory palaces one day. May we better understand the hymn “Ivory Palaces” when we sing it.
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Playing by the Rules
The Bible gives us a set of “rules,” if you will, (they are really commandments) that we should follow so that we may have unity.
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Working with “Problem” People
Are we accepting the penitent and helping them change, or are we enabling the divisive? May God help us to follow His pattern.
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Helping the Church Get to Heaven
In this lesson, we will discuss several practical things that we can do to help one another get to heaven. The objective of this lesson is that each would examine his own life to see if there is more that he/she may do to serve the Lord and help one another get to heaven.
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One Thing Leads to Another!
Fixing a carpet protector led to cleaning the whole office. One small spiritual step can lead to another, so let us not be weary in well doing (Galatians 6:9).
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True Grit
What prevents us from completing the good works of the church? True grit.
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Teaching our Kids to Love the Church
Teaching our kids to love the church means teaching our kids to love the 1) People who are the church, 2) Powers of the church, 3) Purpose of the church. Each person should desire to love the church like Christ loves the church.
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Faithful Fathers Build Families and Churches
Faithful fathers build families and churches by being 1) Faithful to the Lord, 2) Faithful to their Wives, 3) Faithful to their Children. Each hearer will know how faithful fathers build faithful families and churches.
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The Church in the Post-Truth Era
What does the church do about living in a post-truth culture? We keep on doing the same thing we have always done, speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15).
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The Substitution of the Body of Christ
In this lesson, we will examine ways in which Christ substituted his body for ours. Each should be able to explain how he has a responsibility to the death of Christ. To help each Christian recognize the importance of giving ourselves over to Christ.
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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.
