Matthew 27:27-31 – Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him,…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
Philippians 1:29-30 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. THEME OF THE DAY. SUFFERING AND THE CHRISTIAN. It is unavoidable. Suffering. It comes in all…
Philippians 1:20-21 – As it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. THEME OF THE DAY. LEAVING A LEGACY. I was extended…
Luke 6:46-49 – “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream…
In this sermon, pastor Jim provides a broad and encouraging overview of QBC’s current outreach ministries, which includes a look into the scriptures at the qualities found in a Gospel-centered church on her God-directed Gospel mission. The text is 1 Thessalonians 1:3-10. In addition, he also takes a look into the book of Acts to see how we, as individuals, are to be active in assuring our church gets on Gospel mission and maintains this focus as we move ahead in the future.
In the previous sermon, Pastor Jim covered how Peter establishes and defines in these opening verses our relationship to God as Father. Now he dives into an analysis of what Peter says about our inheritance that is based on our relationship. That inheritance is our Lord Jesus and He embodies: A living hope, an imperishable, undefiled, unfading inheritance; and a secure salvation.