You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'Salvation' tag.
As we come to our text today we are going to find John the Baptist in prison. Let me remind you how he got there:
Luke 3:15-20:: Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, 16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 “His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
John the Baptist preached boldly… he preached a message of repentance. He even called the religious leaders of his day a “brood of vipers.” John did not stop short of declaring the whole counsel of God. Yet what did John have to show for it? Read the rest of this entry »
Please check out the links at left to listen to a special series by our visiting Evangelist, Chuck Kempf: Eternal Answers for Today’s Needs.
If you are in the Raleigh area, please come visit us tonight, Tuesday night, or Wednesday night at 7pm!
“As soon as I get well I am going to make an appointment to go see the doctor.” What do you think of that statement? I think we would all raise our eyebrows and say that person certainly isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. I think it is quite obvious that doctors are for sick people… not for those who are well.
Read the rest of this entry »
Remember the big picture. Jesus has laid aside the tools of His trade as a carpenter. God had raised up John the Baptist to be the forerunner of Jesus’ ministry and to baptize Jesus, after which the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven like a dove upon Jesus to publicly announce God’s approval of His Son:
Luke 3:22: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
Jesus is about 30 years of age at this time when He officially began His public ministry Read the rest of this entry »
1Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him, Read the rest of this entry »
As you know we are going through the Book of Genesis, but every now and then I think it is wise to take a break and make sure we don’t lose sight of the big picture… why are we here today? What is the purpose of the church?
I think that the purpose of the church is stated well on the cover of your bulletin: Welcome in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. This church opens wide her doors and offers welcome to all who sin and need a Savior… to all who are spiritually weak and need rest… to all who mourn and long for comfort… to all who struggle and desire victory… to all who are strangers and want fellowship… to all who believe the church is a hospital for sinners instead of a showcase for saints… to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness, and to whomsoever will… welcome.
The church is a rescue mission, and at her core is the doctrine of salvation. Read the rest of this entry »
