Paul is now transitioning from the doctrine of justification to a salvation-by-faith oriented understanding of the doctrine of sanctification. He begins by posing a question which exemplifies a misunderstanding (deliberate or by ignorance) of the doctine of justification: should we sin that grace might abound?

The Christian in the World (2)

Having defined the terms ‘godliness’, ‘worldly’, and ‘worldliness’, we now go on a survey that looks at what the Bible says about the Christian’s relationship to the world.

A Bishop’s Household (1 Tim 3:4-5)

We focus on just one qualification for a bishop in this message, the qualification that his household must be in order. The Bible ties the pastor’s management of the church with his management of his household. As such, God puts the children of the pastor in the "fishbowl" and makes their response to their father’s leadership a test of his church management ability.

From our Wednesday look at the psalms…

O give thanks to the Lord (Ps 106:1-48)

Our Psalm this week, like Ps 105, surveys the history of Israel, but in this psalm the perspective is not God’s great intervention on Israel’s behalf, but man’s consistent failure in spite of God’s great faithfulness. Yet the great assurance of the psalm is that the covenant keeping God will answer the pleas of his people. That’s grace!

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One Act Plays (Rm 5:18-19)

We now get to the heart of Paul’s proof that Christ is able to transfer the many benefits of salvation to his many followers by the power of his one act of obedience. Christ’s ability to do this very great thing is shown by mere Adam’s power to transfer his sentence and his state to his many descendents as a result of his one act of sin. Christ’s one act of submission is profound in its power and overwhelming in its ability to transfer many blessings to many people, as many as will receive him.

A few thoughts concerning Baptism (Mt 28:18-20, Rm 6:3-5)

A brief message reviewing the essentials of the meaning and place of baptism, preached prior to a baptismal service.

And Last, on Vows (Lev 27:1-34)

Our last look at Leviticus covers a chapter that seems oddly out of place in the context of the book. The subject, however, is one which God takes seriously, the uttering of vows. Vows are costly and breaking them are costlier. We then look at a vow God took and how certain the performance of that vow makes us of our ultimate salvation in God’s firstborn, the One he dedicated to the ban, his firstfruits of a mighty inheritance.

By One Man Sin Entered (Rm 5:12)

Our Basic Theology lesson:

The Pre-Incarnate Christ

Our monthly communion message from Leviticus:

Ordinary Religion (Lev 24:1-23)

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Our Psalm from the previous Wednesday (3.3.10)

The Lord reigns – Let the Earth Rejoice (Ps 97:1-12)

The Connection between Sin and Death (Rm 5:12)

In the Bible study session, we conclude our recent study:

The Christian and Sin (3)

And in the afternoon service we take a look at what is a controversial subject (but really shouldn’t be!):

God Desires All to be Saved (1 Tim 2:3-4)

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Not sure what happened to our Psalm from last week. I’ll update this once I find it.

Today, If You Will Hear My Voice (Ps 95:1-11)

Today we look at the marvelous gospel idea of the reconciliation:

The Ministry of Reconciliation (Rm 5:10-11, 2 Cor 5:17-21)

We also continue our Basic Theology series:

The Christian and Sin (2)

And we conclude by looking at two terms related to how the world views us, found in 1 Timothy 2.2:

Godliness and Dignity (1 Tim 2:2)

God of Vengeance (Ps 94:1-23)

Our Sunday Messages

Romans series:

Not Only This – Joy! (Rm 5:11)

Basic Theology resumed:

The Christian and Sin (1)

1 Timothy series:

Prayers for all Men (1 Tim 2:1-2)

Read the notes while you listen.

One of our men led our study in our pastor’s absence. This is the first part of a discussion of the doctrine of acts of sin, the sins men commit personally (as opposed to inherited and imputed sin).

Read the notes as you listen (pp. 2-5 for this session).

Read the notes while you listen (pp. 1-2 for this lesson).