A Passion for the Lost (Mark 1:16-20)
The work of evangelism is the purest, noblest and most essential work the Church will ever do. Fishing people out of the sea of sin is the greatest work the Church is called to do. It is God’s heart–evangelism has been called the sob of God.
Read MoreThe Horror of Humanism (1 Cor 1:18-25)
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Read MoreDeveloping a Passion for the Good News (Mark 1:14-15)
The good news doesn’t say you are good, but the Gospel starts with, you’re bad–far worse than you can imagine. The good news describes you as an evil rebel, sinful to the core. You don’t merely do bad things, you are sickening in your vileness.
Read MoreDivide and Conquer (1 Cor 1:10-17)
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Read MoreCompelled to Battle Against the Evil One (Mark 1:12-13)
The root of all conflict is that we are sinners to the core of our being–it is caused by our sinful nature. It is not because we lie, cheat, gossip, get angry or steal on occasion–it’s because we are liars, cheaters, gossips, murderers and thieves at heart . . . by nature . . . by our very character we are sinful.
Read MoreMediocrity (1 Cor 1:4-9)
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Read MoreThe Wonder of the Trinity at the Baptism of Christ (Mark 1:9-11)
If you’re humble, hungry, willing, and love God’s Word you will learn the core secret to a great marriage, a great church, and building a great leadership team in your ministry. By embracing the Trinity, singles, you will understand what God desires of you in all your relationships. And most important for everyone, how to grow in your relationships with others.
Read MoreWhy Christ Was and Christians Are Immersed (Mark 1:9-11)
Baptism symbolizes your marriage to Christ, your salvation. It does not make you saved, but the practice of baptism is crucial–it is the first act of true obedience practiced by a believer.
Read MoreGod’s Guarantee of Success (1 Cor 1:1-3)
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Read MoreFinal Preparation for the Coming of Christ, part 2 (Mark 1:5-8)
John, the wilderness man, breaks a 400 year silence. John bursts on the scene, calling people to immerse themselves in repentance of sin, an action, up to this point, only Gentiles did. John is calling Israel to admit that they are as sinful as the disgusting, defiled Gentile. Yet the Jews are coming out in thousands to respond.
Read MorePreventive Medicine: Intro to 1 Corinthians
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Read MoreFinal Preparations for the Coming of Christ, part 1 (Mark 1:1-8)
Our God made massive, careful preparations as He readied this planet for the coming of His Son, Jesus Christ. Despondent in their religions, empty in their immorality, and finding no love, peace or joy in their daily lives, the world was ready to hear of how God Himself could rescue them from their sins.
Read MoreWhat Will the Gospel Make of Me? (Mark 1:1)
Only one faith actually describes the work of God Himself to make men right with Himself. All religion is based upon human achievement. But the Gospel of Christ is based upon divine accomplishment. Religion is what people do, the Gospel is what Christ has done.
Read MoreCostly Commitments: Distinctives of FBC
We want the Church to actually be run the way Christ expects and not the way our culture demands. We actually want Christ to be the head of our church, which means His Word must be obeyed–no compromise, no easy-believism and no casual commitments.
Read MoreSoteriology: Salvation Pictures
We’ve been ransomed for a reason, and there are some deep truths involved in saving us. In fact Psalm 8:3 says that to create the world took the finger work of God, but to save us, Isaiah 63 says it took the right arm of God. That means, creation was God’s finger painting, but salvation was God’s powerlifting.
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