No subject in the Bible is more important than faith. The Hebrews writer wrote, “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). Faith in God is one of the foundations of Christianity. […]
The work of the local church is threefold—evangelism, edification, and benevolence. Paul referred to these three works in Ephesians four. Ephesians 4:11-12 (ESV) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, The […]
Jesus said we must worship God in spirit and truth (John 4:24). To worship in spirit has to do with having the right attitude and focus whenever we worship God. We have to avoid just going through the motions when we worship. God wants our minds to be engaged in every act of worship that […]
Solomon wrote, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it” (Psalm 127:1). While Solomon has the home in mind, the application is certainly transferable to the church. The church is the Lord’s house (Isaiah 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:15). We saw last night that Jesus only built one church (Matthew […]
In Matthew 16:18 Jesus promised to build His church. The church is the “called out” of Christ. A person becomes a part of the “called out” when he or she obeys the gospel. In writing to the brethren at Thessalonica, Paul said, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory […]