A look at what Paul had in mind when he spoke of the gift of teaching.
Read Titus 2:1-15
Text: Romans 12:7b
How to Live as We Await the Fullfillment of God's Promises
This text expresses the intention of the faithful in Israel to serve the Lord as they awaited the fulfillment of His promises.
Read Micah 4:1-13 (Text 4:5)
The Person of the Holy Spirit, Part 2
At the cross and resurrection Jesus was not alone; God the Spirit was with him. For "through the eternal Spirit he offered himself up as a sacrifice to God." and by the Spirit was made alive. As man Jesus Christ offered himself in holiness to God through the power of the Spirit. In other words, the Spirit helped Jesus in the sacrifice. Humanly, he was supported in his decision to go to the cross by the Spirit. The same is true of his resurrection and ascension. In 1 Peter 3:18 we are told that Jesus was "put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit." And in his ascension he gave the Spirit, so that now Jesus Christ ministers to us still -by the Spirit.
Read Hebrews 9:11-14
The Person of the Holy Spirit, Part 1
Where do we look for the revelation of the Spirit? Not at our lives, or the life of the church; we look to Jesus. God the Father anointed Jesus with the oil, figurative for the Holy Spirit. Isaiah's songs about the Messiah told this: the Father says, behold my servant, my elect one, I have put my Spirit upon him. He taught in the Spirit, offered himself as our sacrifice through the Spirit, and did great works in the Spirit. Yes, he had the Holy Spirit, and to know the Spirit then we look to Jesus. So let us look to the life of our Lord Jesus Christ to understand the Spirit. This morning we will discover the person of the Spirit in connection with Jesus Christ's incarnation, his growing up years, and his adult ministry. We will find as the Spirit was with Jesus Christ, so he is with us.
Read Luke 2:39-52
The Great I AM!
Read Exodus 3:1-21, John 8:48-59
God - The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever
Read James 1:1-18
This Gift of Service
A look at the gift of service as it is meant to function in the Church.
Read John 13:1-17;
Romans 12:7
Testing our Faith
According to this text not all faith is saving faith. This passage gives insights into the difference between saving faith and non-saving faith.
Read John 2:23 - 3:3
Faith, and Frowning Providences
Christ never promised a life free from trials and difficulties. William Cowper refered to these as the "frowning providences" of God. In Ruth chapter 1, we see three people facing these "frowning providences." Elimelech, in a spirit of distrust turns his back on the covenant God and redemption. Naomi's decision making isn't above reproach either. It is Ruth, one outside the covenant, who leads the way as she grasps hold in true faith to the God of redemption.
Read Ruth 1
Jesus Clears the Temple (2)
This sermon focuses on Jesus' messianic claim by clearing the temple, his claim to be the fulfillment of the temple and the sign of the resurrection.
Read Malachi 2:17 - 3:5;
John 2:12-25
Text: John 2:18-22