Teaching (Page 40)

Teaching (Page 40)

The Benefits of Fearing God, Part 1

Luke 12:4-9 Grab your bibles, open to Luke 12.  The entry into Luke 12 has been pretty hard hitting, I think.  Personally it’s been hard hitting to me and I think for a number of us as well, and today we’re going to discover the strength and the encouragement that Jesus gives to those who fear God.  In all that has happened already during this pivotal year, the year 2020 has revealed an undeniable reality about America’s spiritual condition.  We’re…

The Remedy for Hypocrisy

Luke 12:2-5 I want to welcome you back to our study in Luke chapter 12. And we are looking at the subject of religious hypocrisy. Its danger and its remedy. Last week we talked about the danger of religious hypocrisy. Today, the remedy, which is the fear of God.I’ve been thinking a lot these days about the need for the fear of God in Christian ministry. And probably, probably coming to a head as I think about what’s going on…

The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1 It’s a joyful opportunity I have of week by week opening up Luke’s Gospel and we are entering into a new chapter in our study. So I’d invite you to turn there, if you haven’t already, turn your bibles to Luke chapter 12.Today’s sermon is really going to be aimed at setting up this incredibly helpful chapter and so, so timely. Luke 12 is a chapter on discipleship. That is the theme, that’s what’s modeled here by our…

The Formula for Church Unity

Philippians 2:3-4 Today, we are looking at Philippians Chapter 2, verses 3 and 4.  Last week, if you remember, we looked at the first two verses in Philippians Chapter 2, and we saw in them Paul’s emphasis of the importance of church unity.  These verses are flowing out of the strong imperative from that section that makes up Chapter 1 verses 27 through 30, where the understanding is to live a life worthy of the Gospel.  Last week we talked…

The Foundation and Definition of Church Unity

Philippians 2:1-2 Please turn in your Bibles to Philippians 2.  A couple of weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a brother in the church and we were talking about our frustrations with everything going on in society right now.  But we were also productively asking the questions about what we were learning because of this whole COVID crisis and all the craziness we are witnessing in the culture around us.  We mentioned some of the things we’ve discussed…