Go Home to Your Friends 12 March 2023 AM – Mark 5:1-20 – Friend Day – Scott Childs Introduction: Read Mark 5:1-20. [Use Map] The main character of this story was a demon-possessed man who lived near Gadara on the southeast corner of the Sea of Galilee. Mostly Gentiles lived in the Gadara region. For […]
Christ’s Yoke 30 October 2022 AM – Matthew 11:28-30 – Salvation – Scott Childs Introduction: Today, farmers use tractors to pull wagons, ploughs, cultivators, and other farm implements. Manufacturers rate the power of a tractor in horsepower. When I was a boy, our small farm tractor had 25 hp. Its pulling power was about the […]
Christ’s Necessary Death 23 October 2022 PM – Acts 17:1-4 – Lord’s Supper – Scott Childs Introduction: In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were beaten and locked in painful stocks in the inner prison. After God sent a great earthquake, the jailer was saved, and they were released. From there, the missionaries travelled west to […]
Righteousness: By Works or Faith? 3 July 2022 AM – Romans 10:1-13 – Rom2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: The First Century orthodox Jews who heard the Gospel message had mixed feelings about it. Some angrily rejected it and held tightly to their Judaism. Others considered the message, but bristled at the thought of salvation by […]
29/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.2 Give a simple definition of justification God declaring a sinner to be just as if he had never sinned. What is regeneration? It is a new birth produced by the Holy Spirit in one who trusts Christ. What is reconciliation? The restoration of friendship and […]
22/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Aspects of Salvation, p.1 Define Propitiation to pacify, to appease, to satisfy God’s anger toward sin When were the sins of O.T. believers propitiated? They were covered by sacrifices but propitiated by Christ years later. What two primary meanings are behind the words “for us”? “instead of” and “in […]
15/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Election What does it mean that God is sovereign? He answers to no one. He is over all. Describe human responsibility God created man to make responsible choices. What is an Arminian? Opposite Calvinism, can lose salvation. List the points of Calvinism: TULIP Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, […]
God’s Glorious Plan 12 June 2022 AM – Romans 8:29-30 – Rom2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: One of the most difficult and divisive topics in the Bible is the topic of election. I do not claim to understand it fully. Some Bible verses sound like God elected or chose certain people to be saved and […]
1/06/2022 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of Sin Why is God the only being qualified to be the standard of right? He alone is eternal, perfect, unchanging, all-knowing and all-wise. What is sin? Sin is anything contrary to God’s truth. What are some things that describe the nature of sin? Missing the mark, violation, fault, unjust, […]
God’s Overflowing Grace 16 January 2022 AM – Romans 5:12-21 – Rom2022 – Scott Childs Introduction: Illustrate the difference between enough and overflowing by using a cup and a jug of water. In our text this morning, God assures us that His grace is not just enough to help a sinner a little; it abounds […]