- Nov 25, 2018November 25th, 2018
- Nov 18, 2018November 18th, 2018
- Nov 11, 2018The Cost of Being a Disciple
Nov 11, 2018The Cost of Being a DiscipleBy: John PulliamSeries: LukeLuke 14:25-35Jesus loves sinners too much to allow false disciples to continue to operate in the gray area of a low-cost, low-commitment, and low-demand type of discipleship. By offering a version of Christianity that costs virtually nothing in terms of self-denial, the church has accepted multitudes of people who feel comfortable hanging around Jesus, but come short of actually become a true disciple. In this passage Jesus reveals three conditions necessary for genuine discipleship.
- Nov 4, 2018You are the Salt of the Earth
Nov 4, 2018You are the Salt of the EarthBy: John PulliamSeries: (All)Matthew 5:13-16In what ways are Christians called to influence the world? In light of Tuesday's midterm elections, Christians need to be reminded that hour hope is in Christ, not the false hope of legislated morality. This is not a call to retreat, but a reminder that Jesus has called his disciples to be salt and light in the world.
- Oct 28, 2018The Church as Community, Part 4
Oct 28, 2018The Church as Community, Part 4By: John PulliamSeries: (All)Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 12:5; Hebrews 10:23-25Although we are individually saved, God immediately places us into the Church, the body of Christ. This membership in the universal church is only made meaningful through a formal, ongoing commitment to a local church. In this final study of the Church as Community, we look at the sixth and final essential mark: Commitment. A Church in Community makes and keeps a Commitment to the other members of the body.
- Oct 21, 2018The Church as Community, Part 3
Oct 21, 2018The Church as Community, Part 3By: John PulliamSeries: (All)Psalm 16:11; 27:8; Jeremiah 29:13; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Ephesians 3:14-19In this study we take a look at the fourth and fifth essential marks of unity in the body of Christ. The fourth essential mark is Communion; a church in Community seeks Communion with Christ and one another. The fifth essential mark is Commandment; a church in Community obeys Christ's command to love one another.
- Oct 14, 2018The Church as Community, Part 2
Oct 14, 2018The Church as Community, Part 2By: John PulliamSeries: (All)Jeremiah 31; Hebrews 8, 9; Ephesians 4In this study we take a look at the next two essential marks of unity in the body of Christ. The second essential mark is the Church is born again through the New Covenant in Christ's Blood. The third essential mark is the Church's United Confession.
- Oct 7, 2018The Church as Community, Part 1
Oct 7, 2018The Church as Community, Part 1By: John PulliamSeries: (All)Colossians 1:18; 2:17, 19; Ephesians 4:15, 16; 5:23In this study we take a look at the first of six essential marks of unity in the body of Christ. The first essential mark is Jesus Christ is head of the Church.
- Sep 30, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 3
Sep 30, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 3By: John PulliamSeries: LukeLuke 14:15-24In this passage Jesus shatters two false assumptions that religious people make regarding the genuineness of their salvation.
- Sep 23, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 2
Sep 23, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 2By: John PulliamSeries: LukeLuke 14:7-14In the course of his meal at he home of prominent Pharisee, Jesus teaches on two sings of genuine righteousness that reveal whether your kingdom citizenship is real or fake.
- Nov 25, 2018November 25th, 2018
- Nov 18, 2018November 18th, 2018
- Nov 11, 2018The Cost of Being a Disciple
- Nov 4, 2018You are the Salt of the Earth
- Oct 28, 2018The Church as Community, Part 4
- Oct 21, 2018The Church as Community, Part 3
- Oct 14, 2018The Church as Community, Part 2
- Oct 7, 2018The Church as Community, Part 1
- Sep 30, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 3
- Sep 23, 2018Jesus Comes to Dinner, Part 2