Expository Scriptures
Jesus Is Coming- Part 3
First Thessalonians, Chapter number two. … For ye are our glory and joy. Scripture Reference Primary Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of…
Jesus Is Coming – Part 2
First Thessalonians, Chapter two, verse number one. We’ll read a few verses here, and then we’ll get into the message. Verse one says, for yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you. That it was not in vain. But even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated. As you know, at Philippi we were bold in our God to speak unto you the Gospel of God with much contention. For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor…
Jesus Is Coming- Part 1
First Thessalonians, chapter number one. We are going to cover the first chapter tonight and we will go ahead and read all ten verses here. Scripture Reference Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our…
Christ, The Center of Christianity – Part 8
Colossians 4:2-6; 7-18 Scripture Reference Colossians 4:2-6, 7-18 Introduction We conclude our series “Christ, The Center of Christianity” by finishing Colossians chapter 4. Dr. Terry LeQuieu brings practical, pastoral instruction that shows how a Christ-centered life looks in prayer, speech, conduct toward the lost, and in the fellowship of the local church. Paul’s closing remarks in Colossians show us both what the Christian’s life should emphasize and the kinds of Christians we become by practice. We will follow Paul’s sequence:…
Christ the Center of Christianity – Part 5
This week take concrete steps to allow Christ to be central in your life. The following are practical, measurable actions to help you mortify the flesh and put on the new man. Daily Bible Intake Action: Read Colossians 3 each morning this week. Underline the “put off” and “put on” items. Goal: Know at least three items to put off and three virtues to put on by the end of the week. Confess and Remove One Stronghold Action: Identify one…
Christ is the Center of Christianity – Part 4
Colossians, chapter number three. Scripture Reference Colossians 3:1-4 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Introduction Christ is the Center of Christianity —…
Christ Is The Center of Christianity-Part 3
Colossians 1:22-29 Scripture Reference Colossians 1:22-29 — “In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister. Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that…
Christ Is The Center of Christianity – Part 2
Colossians, Chapter number one. We started our study on Sunday night in the Book of Colossians. And again, the theme of the Book of Colossians is this, that Christ is the center of Christianity. Christ is the center of Christianity. Everything that we do in this Christian life ought to revolve around the Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t live our Christian lives for notoriety. We don’t live our Christian lives so that our name can be put on a sign.…
