Fellowship Bible Church Sermons

Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life Part 3

July 2, 2023 SS, Various.Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life Part 3

Proving that Jesus is the Christ

June 28, 2023 PM, Acts 9:22.The word Christ is another word for anointed or Messiah. All three mean the same thing. This is a very important concept in Hebrew religious thought because it refers to a person specially chosen by God to be Savior, Lord, and revealer of God to humankind. This was an individual, a person who was planned to be set apart by God as priest, king, and prophet. There are many references in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) to this person. Some passages use other descriptive words or phrases like servant or holy one or Son of God.

Joseph’s Dreams Fulfilled

June 25, 2023 AM, Genesis 43:1-45:28.Our Scripture reading was Acts 22:1-30
The most important thing we learn from this section occurs in chapter 45, where Joseph teaches us that God had superintended the events, as bad as they seemed in the midst of them, in order to
ultimately preserve many people’s lives. And this is true today—God makes all things work together for good to those who are His chosen ones (Romans 8:28). He can limit sin, permit sin, permit bad sin, prevent sin, and use human sin for His purposes. Can you think of other times when God did similarly to accomplish his purposes—either in the Bible or in your own life? When have you been an instrument of God’s sovereignty in the help of others?

Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life Part 2

June 25, 2023 SS, Various.Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life Part 2

The First Church: Born by the Spirit Part 2

June 21, 2023 PM, Acts 2:1-13.The Church age can be accurately described as the age of the Holy Spirit. Not that He was absent before, but His ministries are magnified today.

Caring for all Kinds of Church Members

June 18, 2023 PM, 1 Timothy 5:1-19.Though Timothy was young, his age was not to keep him from fulfilling his leadership responsibilities. In 1 Timothy 5:1-2, Timothy is directed to exhort church members as family, with gentleness, respect, and purity. Believers are to be aware of the spiritual sense in which they are related to one another as brothers and sisters and relate to them accordingly.
Our Scripture reading was Nehemiah 5:1-19

Prisoner to Prince

June 18, 2023 AM, Genesis 41:1-42:38.Our Scripture reading was Acts 21:1-40
Hopefully we will not suffer the depth of trials that Joseph did. On the other hand, in humility we would never imagine or expect such height of earthly glory to come to ourselves as did to Joseph. After all, we are not in the Abrahamic line with the destiny of the nation of God’s people and coming Messiah resting on our life or actions. But we do have an impact on our families and church. We may not save a nation from starvation, but we can take steps to see to it that our families are properly cared for and spiritually well. We are also blessed to be part of the church community—many as direct members and others as collateral beneficiaries of the community. We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. In that way, God has prospered Christians beyond measure in the things that truly matter. See my notes on Genesis 39:1-40:23 for a bit on the Christian theology of dreams. If you were in a situation like Joseph, in prison or in the government, how could you implement the Christian spiritual disciplines? You might not be able to do Bible reading for example, if you do not have a Bible or are in the middle of the workday, but you could pray, worship, evangelize, serve, use time wisely, fast, be in silence and solitude when appropriate, and persevere in the disciplines of faith.

Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life Part 1

June 18, 2023 SS, Various.Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life

The First Church, Born by the Spirit

June 14, 2023 PM, Acts 2:1-13.The Church age can be accurately described as the age of the Holy Spirit. Not that He was absent before, but His ministries are magnified today.

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June 11, 2023 PM, Various.Our Scripture reading was Nehemiah 4:1-23