Sermons — Page 48

Working through Romans 10 and Acts 2, the message explains that confession of Christ is not a condition of salvation but its inevitable outward expression, illustrated by a church member's own halting, Spirit-wrought path to assurance of

Repentance and FaithConfession of ChristAssurance of Salvation

Romans 14 warns that law, liberty, and personal convictions can harm the church when they are detached from love and shepherding. The aim is not destruction but the building up of the church through healthy leadership, patient discipleship,

Christian LibertyChurch HealthMutual Submission

Drawing on Galatians 6:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12, and John 13, the message frames church discipline as restorative body life, aimed first at restoring a fallen believer's relationship with God and with the church rather than mere punishment.

Restorative DisciplineBody LifeBearing One Another's Burdens

Working through Matthew 18:15-20 alongside 1 Corinthians 5, this message lays out church discipline as a bitter but necessary medicine aimed at full restoration of an offending believer to God, to the offended party, and to the fellowship

Church DisciplineRestoration to FellowshipLife in the Body

Meaningful church membership includes serving the body, participating in the ordinances, proclaiming the gospel, and submitting to qualified elders. The message warns against divisive alternatives to God's design and calls members to throw

Church MembershipEldersChurch Unity

Working through Genesis 1-3 and Romans 5, the message explains that man was created sinless and unique among creation but fell into total depravity, and argues that a right understanding of the fall shapes how we view society, raise

The Fall of ManTotal DepravityImage of God

Meaningful church membership begins with commitment to a real local church rather than consumer-driven or distant substitutes. The message grounds membership in the gathered body, the instruction of God's Word, and the covenant-like

Church MembershipGathered BodyCovenant Commitment

Continuing the church's confession series, the message teaches that Scripture reveals one true God who is sovereign over the nations and yet exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, warning that any distortion of this doctrine

TrinityGod's SovereigntyOne True GodChurch Confession

Working from 1 Corinthians 1 and Ephesians, this message diagnoses the Corinthian divisions over leaders and doctrine as a sin against the body and against Christ Himself, and locates the cure for disunity in dying to self at the cross. It

Church UnityDivisions in CorinthSubmission to Leaders

Introducing the church's doctrinal statement on Scripture, the message affirms the Bible as God's inspired, inerrant revelation and the final standard by which all human belief and conduct must be judged, while explaining why the church is

Inerrancy of Scripture1833 New Hampshire ConfessionFinal JudgmentSufficiency of Scripture