“Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon…
John 7:37–39: “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would…
2LCF chapter 2, paragraph 3: “In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided: the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the…
In Matthew 12:46–50, we learn that there is a disparity between the righteous and unrighteous. Sometimes, the unrighteous are in our own families as people that are nearest and dearest to us. Seeing that difference is not going to alleviate all the pain or take away the string. It’s not going to right every wrong,…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from sermon preached from Acts 18:1–11 on May 15, 2022 We’re in a pretty happy occasion in the life of our church. We’re trying to help plant churches and see men raised up. And we need to have not just men with breathing bodies, but specific kinds of men as exemplified…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from the Father’s Day sermon preached on June 20, 2021 Notice the Lord’s covenantal purpose for Abraham in Genesis 18:18. When God calls Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and He tells him to leave his family, home, and land, He promises him that he will inherit the nations as…
I want to close by emphasizing the necessity of theology proper. Brethren, this is our bread and butter. This is the doctrine that differentiates us as Christians from non-Christians as opposed to our performance, conduct, or virtue. Our religion is about our God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now, certainly, we should have conduct consistent…
Transcribed and edited excerpt from a sermon preached on April 12, 2020 on Romans 4:25 – Pastor Jim Butler “(23) Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, (24) but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from…