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Galatians 4:17 – The Anti-Church

| November 30, 2010

The Judaizers tried to isolate or shut out their targets from people like Paul. The Greek word here is ekkleiō. Since the church is the ekklesia, when people, teachers, preachers, and their ilk start to form “parties” making people fearful of being rejected by them, they cease to be the church and become “the anti-church” (phrase […]

Galatians 5:20 – Idolatry, Sorcery And Superstitions

| April 27, 2010

I would like to suggest to you that superstition is another form of idolatry and sorcery.  An old definition of superstition is “the excessive fear of the gods.”  Theodore Parker observed, “Yet, if he would, man cannot live all to this world.  If not religious, he will be superstitious.  If he worships not the true […]

John 17 – Come Join Our Unity Movement

| February 26, 2010

The “Christian” religious world is divided.  The “Christian” religious world is united.  No, that is not a contradiction, but rather a contradistinction.  There is no denying that churches across the spiritual spectrum disagree on a host of important, indispensable and defining issues; yet if we truly want to fulfill Jesus’ prayer of unity (John 17), […]

John 17:16-18 – American Christianity

| February 25, 2010

What is the most dangerous aspect of being an American Christian?  Warning!  This might be a trick question!  But I’ll be nice and give you a hint.  The trick is discovered by asking what is unique to being an American, not what is unique to being a Christian.

Galatians 5:20 – The Seduction of Idolatry

| February 6, 2010

A.        It is Subtle 1.         There is a sin which a Catholic priest once declared that no one had ever confessed to him – a sin so deadly that the wrath of God comes upon men because of it; a sin so common that probably everybody has at some time been guilty of it; a […]

1 Corinthians 7 – Certain Choices

| November 3, 2009

               Certain choices made in life never are really made, at least not consciously. The direction selected was never really selected. It just…was.  Free-will existed to choose other avenues, but the road taken appeared the only way. Reality consisted not of choices but  of certainties. Some  of these decisions have been major; some might […]

Acts 20:7-12 – A Real Life Visual Aid

| October 30, 2009

In Acts 20:7-12, Paul, Luke, and their friends meet with the church in Troas to “break bread.” This innocuous term, to “break bread,” has a deeper meaning than simply tearing bread into pieces or eating. To “break bread” with someone, whether in a common meal at a home, or as the Lord’s Supper in church, […]

Epistles of Paul – Paul’s Writing Style

| October 7, 2009

Paul’s Writing Style (James MacKnight, MacKnight on the Epistles, pp.26-27) 1.         “In the first place, a concise unadorned style in preaching and writing, though accompanied with some obscurity, was, in the apostle’s situation, preferable to the clear and elegant manner of writing practiced by the Grecian orators… (1 Corinthians 1:17; 2:4).” 2.         “In the […]

Galatians 6:1-2 – The Alarm Clock Rings

| October 2, 2009

The alarm clock rings…with a heavy hand you smack down the snooze alarm and catch a few more zzzz’s.  The alarm clock rings again…and you again – with a mighty hand – slap the snooze control smiling as you go back to sleep…The alarm clock rings again….and again….  I LOVE THE SNOOZE ALARM! The alarm […]

2 Timothy 1:14 – The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit – Fact vs. Opinion

| September 24, 2009

INTRODUCTION: A.        Whether you are recently born again, or mature in the faith, no doubt we all have many questions concerning the Holy Spirit. B.        Why is it that so many questions abound concerning this divine person? 1.         Possibly because He never became flesh, like Jesus did, therefore His existence is not as tangible to […]