By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
Romans 3:23-28; Galatians 2:16-17 We are justified through the redemption in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:10-11 Dead to sin, alive to God in Christ Jesus
Romans 6:23 The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
No one is totally free. We all give up certain freedoms for others. For example, we give up our freedom to eat dessert so we can live longer and feel better. We give up our freedom to stay at home so we can make ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Jerry Wierwille"]
2 Corinthians 5:16-17 So then, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh (even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him that way no more). So then, if anyone is in union ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
Ephesians 2:1-3 This is God’s appraisal of us before Christ. Our spiritual life was nonexistent for we were dead. God’s point of view, regardless of ours, is the truth.
2:11-12 In this state, we groped about ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Matthew 5:10-12 Jesus fully expected that his followers would suffer persecution. The world reviles, persecutes, and utters evil against us because of righteousness’ sake and because of our association with ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"] and [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Psalm 36:9 For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
Galatians 5:13-14 Love is always the right action.
16 “Flesh” in this context ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Galatians 2:20 Christianity begins with a death and a birth. We are crucified with Christ with the result that he now lives in us.
Romans 8:7–13 God’s spirit and Christ are interchangeable ways of talking ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
In the times of the Bible, there were many kinds of outsiders:
Foreigners (Leviticus 19:33–34)
Widows, orphans (Exodus 22:22–24)
Poor (Proverbs 14:31)
Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11–13)
Outsider 1: Leah
Genesis ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
1 Timothy 2:1-4 This series of teachings began with acknowledging what God desires. He wants a genuine love relationship with His children; therefore, He wants all to be saved and come to a knowledge of the ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Jerry Wierwille"]
Disability—“a physical or mental impairment that substantially affects an individual in experiencing life in ways that other people typically do.”
Major Types of Disabilities
Physical disabilities
...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Psalm 1:1-6 Although it is sometimes difficult to resist going with the wicked, a person of integrity recognizes the value of doing life God’s way. Indeed, His blessings are better than the fleeting accolades of ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
1 Timothy 2:3 God’s desire is that all are saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.
Matthew 28:18-20 The great commission to the church is not only to help people receive salvation, but also to become ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
John 11:47–50 The governing leaders saw Jesus’ popularity as a threat that they needed to eliminate.
Mark 11:18 Between the triumphal entry and the temple cleansing, Jesus sealed his fate. The council worked ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="John Cortright"]
John 11:45
Chapter 11 is the record of Lazarus being raised from the dead. This caused many to believe in Jesus.
(The purpose of John is recorded in John 20:30-31 – to believe that Jesus is the Christ – the ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
1 “Weep and howl” are frequently used regarding the wicked in the Day of Judgment.
2 James 1:10-11; 2:5-6; Luke 6:24-25
Matthew 19:16-23 The unrighteous rich are the subject, not just the rich.
James 5:3 ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="John Cortright"]
Wisdom from above vs earthly wisdom
James 3:13-18
In James 1:5 We were encouraged to ask God if we lack wisdom. What does godly wisdom look like?
Wisdom from above is gentle, pure, peaceable, reasonable, full ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
Three subjects – 1) teachers, 2) control the tongue, and 3) wisdom
James 3:1 Based on the context, the primary qualification for a teacher is to be genuine, not a hypocrite. Teachers can lead people to or away ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="John Cortright"]
James chapter two continues with the context in chapter one. The last topic covered was to be a doer of the word and not only a hearer (James 1:23-27). Chapter two really expounds on this idea of what is a doer ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
The Epistle was probably the first written after Jesus’ ascension and before Paul revealed the mystery. Many themes correspond with the Sermon on the Mount. First sent to the Christian Jews who dispersed from ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Jerry Wierwille"]
We are created to be in relationship!
Genesis 2:15-18
From the very beginning, God saw that humankind needed companionship. For Adam, that was found in his wife, Eve. But our desire for relationships extends to ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Romans 8:12 As a believer who has received God’s spirit, you are no longer obligated to live according to the flesh (Ephesians 2:1-3). You have a choice!
Romans 8:13 Living according to the flesh means dying; ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="John Cortright"]
2 Corinthians 2:17 – ESV (English Standard Version)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
When thinking of “creation,” one often thinks of the ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Jerry Wierwille"]
The world is in a process of continual change. The sun rises and falls each day, and we grow older with each passing year. Our lives also consist of many seasons and times of change. Whether it is relationships, ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Throughout Scripture we find examples of those who fell away from their obedience to God and then came back. Doing so requires honesty, repentance, and accepting
God’s forgiveness.
2 Chronicles 33:1-6 Manasseh ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
John 1:35-42 Faith begins when we “come and see.”
Luke 5:1-10 Faith grows as we do what our Lord tells us to do. Faith grows with practice.
Mark 1:29-34 Peter brought Jesus to his home. Faith grows as we ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="John Cortright"]
Throughout our days, our years, our lives, no matter what the circumstance, God is in control. All things were designed for His purpose.
Revelation 4:8-11
For You created all things, and because of Your will they ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Vince Finnegan"]
Matthew 1:1-17 - Genealogy of miracles
Abraham and Sara were past the age of having children. Romans 4:16-21
Isaac and Rebekah - She was barren; Isaac prayed. Genesis 25:21
Rebekah prayed, saw a vision. Genesis ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Christians hold to two main views on spiritual gifts (healing, prophecy, tongues, etc.). Cessationists believe such miracles have ceased with the death of Jesus’ original apostles while continuationists hold that ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Jerry Wierwille"]
God’s Law
Exodus 12:14, 17—God gave His Law to His people and commanded that they observe and obey it.
Christ kept the Law
Jesus never sinned.
Peter—1 Peter 2:22
John—1 John 3:5
Paul—2 Corinthians 5:21
Paul ...
By [wbt_preacher_link preacher="Sean Finnegan"]
Mark 11:24; Matthew 7:8; 18:19; 21:21-22; John 14:13-14; 16:23 Jesus spoke about having faith and expecting God to answer our prayers. He told his followers to have faith without doubting. Our Lord performed ...
by John Cortright
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In everything give thanks! This is God’s will for us – give thanks in everything. We have so much to be thankful for. Even, in what might seem to be terrible circumstances, we are told to give thanks in everything. What are ...
by Vince Finnegan
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Matthew 22:36-40 Love is the most important; doctrine is not as important.
2 John 1-4 Truth and love must have an inseparable connection. Our love must be in truth, in right doctrine. Truth is the ...
by Vince Finnegan
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Genesis 3:1; Revelation 12:9; 20:2 The serpent is called the devil and Satan.
Ezekiel 28:12 Did God create the devil? Why was he in Eden?
14 Cherubim - Genesis 3:24; Ezekiel 10; and Revelation 4:6-9 ...
by Jerry Wierwille
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In 1098, Anselm of Canterbury wrote Cur Deus Homo (“Why God Became Man”) to demonstrate the rational basis explaining why Jesus had to be God incarnated as a human being. The basis of his argument can be ...
Definition:1. God is three persons2. Each person is fully God3. There is one God
History:
1. Theophilus (184)2. Tertullian (208)3. Alexander (313)4. Nicaea (325)5. Constantinople (381)6. Ephesus (431)7. Chalcedon (451)8. Athanasian Creed (500s?)
Bible:
God is one person ...
by John Cortright
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Last week, we looked at the myth of “Once Saved, Always Saved” or that “Salvation is Permanent”. Continuing on in this same thought, this week we’ll look at the myth that “Obedience is NOT Required for ...
by Vince Finnegan
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The myth we bust this morning is eternal security--the doctrine that people who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior cannot lose their salvation. This is also known as "once saved, always saved.” This ...
by John Cortright
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Definition of a myth: a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events; a ...
by Vince Finnegan
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Receive with Meekness; Retain with Conviction; Release with Boldness
1 Thessalonians 2:13 Receive and accept it as the Word of God. When you understand the Word of God, you are having an encounter with ...
by John Cortright
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Nehemiah 8:1-3; 5-6; 8-12
There was weeping, yet the admonition was that the joy of the Lord was their strength!
Ezra 3:10-13 – A similar experience of weeping and joy occurred when the foundation of the ...
by Vince Finnegan
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Fortified with Resilience (the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness)
Acts 14:1-2 Wherever and whenever Paul spoke, resistance arose.
3 When there was resistance, Paul reacted with more ...
