Joy in Christ

To Die Is Gain | Philippians 1:21

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RfZSUWUgq7ShoTTk2Ig37?si=6c50721f46b94212 Study Guide For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 (ESV)   Having studied the immediate passage containing verse 21, we have embarked upon a two-part excursus into mining out the meanings of that verse’s two phrases. Thus, in our previous study, we attempted to explain and apply …

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Joy in Christ

To Live Is Christ | Philippians 1:21

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4A9f6ngWkYOGOha7ssVG4S?si=3bd81a46ae7b4251 Study Guide For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 (ESV)   Having studied verse 21 in its context, I am still compelled to wade further into the waters of this profound sentence. I’m calling this two week study an excursus because we are veering off the consecutive …

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Advancing the Gospel | Philippians 1:12-18

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dnvb1vcgXAW8IVXo3NMhx?si=6da1ea10db6d421a Study Guide I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord …

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God Will Finish His Work | Philippians 1:6-8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xWinpKxGg8wEDcZQoHZbM?si=12ee31619e5d430e Study Guide And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me …

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Above Reproach

In the previous study, we observed the responsibilities of elders, namely, that they are commanded to lead (shepherd, oversee, and model) by devoting themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. Biblically, prayer and teaching are the two tasks from which elders cannot deviate. We know now what elders do, but how do we …

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All Is Vanity | Ecclesiastes 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2N2zPHUfCY&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRbLqolyk-opLESoBoyJhOF The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, …

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How to Waste Your Life

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. …

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The Great Commission | Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And …

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Oct. 7, 2016 (Reader’s Bible, Internet Usage, & Sabotaging Sermons)

Below are a few items from the past week worth reading. ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set I love the concept of a Bible designed entirely for reading. The Westminster Bookstore also has a sale on this set throughout October. An Apology to Christian Millennials I am sorry that we made the church to be all about you …

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The Man of Faith

The Failure of Abraham (Genesis 12:10-20)

Last week, we read how Abram came to know the LORD. Though he was originally a cursed pagan, God spoke to him, giving him a command and a promise. God told Abram to go to a land that God would show him and that He would bless Abram greatly. Trusting the LORD, Abram obeyed, not …

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