Sermons from June 2023
Created For Good Works
Ephesians 2:8-10 The church throughout history has attempted to add in some sort of human effort to the process of salvation. The Catholic Church in the 1500’s were offering indulgences, (a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs) Literally claiming that you could pay your way to heaven. (Communion, Confession, Baptism) Works vs Faith – How do we lay ahold of this salvation of God spoken of in the last 2 chapters? And now having laid hold…
The Marks of a Godly Man
2 Timothy 2:1-8 A Godly man is: Invested in the lives of others. An Encourager. Knows where his power comes from. A Learner A Teacher Focused like a soldier Dedicated like an Athlete Diligent like a farmer Has his eyes fixed on Christ
But God
But God Salvation from God’s perspective (Chapter 1) Michael Huskey (the importance of growing in knowledge and understanding, and the supremacy of Christ over everything) Chapter 2 – Salvation from man’s perspective This is the biography of every Christian! If your story doesn’t match up to this passage, I would ask you to consider the genuineness of your salvation. Scripture calls on us to repeatedly, continuously, test yourself (examine) to see whether or not you are in fact “in the…
Knowledge and Supremacy of Christ
Knowledge and Supremacy of Christ Ephesians 1:15-23 • We are going to explain each of these verses this morning. But there are two things that are overarching the context of what we just read: Knowledge and the supremacy of Christ. These are the two things that will be our primary focus in this text. But first I want to point out that in Ephesians the term in Christ is used so many times. Around 30 times in this book we…