Last week, in Hebrews 2:14-15, we touched on the subject of physical death and eternal death. To clarify and strengthen our understanding of the subject of death, hell and heaven, I want to take two or three weeks to focus our attention on these subjects. While these are common subjects, many Christians lack a clear […]
As the Sovereign of all that exists, Christ suffered many things just to become a human like one of His creation. (Philippians 2:7) “But made himself of no reputation [He emptied Himself], and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: ” He suffered by leaving the […]
On the highway, flashing lights, sirens and bright signs are designed to get our attention when there is something coming of which we must be aware. In a very real way, they are shouting “Pay Attention!” Hebrews 2 begins with a similar warning. The word “therefore” points us back to the message in chapter 1. […]
In the Old Testament dispensation, angels were often the mediators between God and man. Frequently, God spoke to man through angels. The angel of the LORD spoke to Hagar, Abraham, Moses, Balaam, Gideon, Samson’s mother, David, Elijah, and others. Some of them may have been a theophany (God in human form), but they were called […]
W. Max Alderman “The book of Hebrews contains a series of contrasts between the good things of Old Testament Judaism (which hinged on the law) and the better things of New Testament Christianity (which focuses on God’s grace and Christ’s willing and acceptable sacrifice). The law could never take away the sins of man; it […]
Sadly, many Christians do not know what they believe nor why they believe it. In the last four sermons, we examined the first four Baptist Distinctives. The remaining four, we are going to combine and look at together. Transition As we examine these Baptist distinctives, note carefully both their meaning and how they apply to […]
The event known as the Great Awakening that took place in Europe and American. During that awakening, thousands came to know Christ as their Saviour primarily through prayer and evangelistic preaching. God uses evangelistic preaching. We need that today! Transition This morning I want to draw our attention to three facts about our teachings that […]
In the nearly 2000 years since the time of Jesus Christ, especially during the dark ages from 400-1600 AD, no Bible doctrine has been so hatefully opposed as that of baptism by immersion. For centuries, the Catholic Church called it heresy. Baptism by immersion was the main “crime” for which the Catholic Church killed millions […]
Many people have been fooled into thinking that they will go to heaven because they are nice people. However, nice people are sinners like everyone else. Their sin has offended God. God must punish all sin. We can’t erase our sin. We need God’s atonement and cleansing. Transition As Baptists, we believe that atonement is […]
Our church is an independent Baptist church. It is important for us to know WHY we are a Baptist church and not a generic church or some other denomination. This morning we are going to begin a short series on Baptist Distinctives. These are eight beliefs that distinctly identify our church as an independent Baptist […]