Sermons — Page 37

Baptism is the visible, obedient response of those who have been spiritually united with Christ in His death and resurrection, and this church practices believer's baptism by immersion as a matter of biblical conviction rather than mere

Opening the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, the message traces the younger son's sinful request and descent into the far country as a picture of how sin always carries a wandering heart further than it intends to go, deliberately

Working through the Great Commission in Matthew 28, the message argues from the New Testament pattern that baptism follows conversion, defines believer's baptism by immersion as the true profession of faith, and urges any

Great Commission

Working through the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15, the message shows how a lost sinner's helpless condition and God's careful, deliberate search for the lost display both man's responsibility to repent and God's sovereign initiative

Continuing through Ephesians 4:14-16, this message warns that spiritual immaturity leaves believers vulnerable to false doctrine and calls the church to speak the truth in love so that every member's work builds up the body toward maturity.

Tracing Jesus's parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15, the message shows that the shepherd's search pictures God's own pursuit of straying sinners and highlights the heavenly joy and celebration that erupts when one lost sinner is found and

Working through Ephesians 4:12-13, this message explains that Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor-teachers to equip and mature the saints for ministry, insisting that every member of the church is called to active

James warns believers to honor God's name by keeping speech plain, truthful, and reverent. A working faith treats vows, promises, and ordinary words as matters of covenant faithfulness before God.

Ephesians 4 moves from the church's unity to the diversity of Christ's gifts. The risen Christ gives grace to each believer and gives office-bearing men to the church so the body may be equipped for its work.

Applying Romans 14-15 alongside Ephesians 4:1-6, the message calls the church to handle matters of conscience with patience toward one another and to stay planted under and submitted to their shepherds for the sake of unity.