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New Testament

The “Clock” of Our Lives

EPHESIANS 5:15-16 – Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” I remember an old clock that sat on the mantle of the fireplace in my home. If one were near, you could watch the hands methodically move with a low hum of tick tock, tick…

The Glories Awaiting Us

REVELATION 22:1-5 – Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of…

The New Testament Church: Relationships Fostered – Part 2

A local church is a community of believers committed to one another in genuine spiritual relationships produced by the Gospel and alive through faithfulness to one another in the Word, prayer, fellowship and breaking of bread. As the Apostle Paul closes out his first letter to the Thessalonian church, he does so emphasizing these relationships as evidence of being a Biblical church. This Lord’s Day, we focus on the leader and sheep relationship in the church with emphasis on the sheep’s responsibility to leadership.

The New Testament Church: Relationships Fostered – Part 1

A local church is a community of believers committed to one another in genuine spiritual relationships produced by the Gospel and alive through faithfulness to one another in the Word, prayer, fellowship and breaking of bread. As the Apostle Paul closes out his first letter to the Thessalonian church, he does so emphasizing these relationships as evidence of being a Biblical church.