Fellowship Bible Church Sermons

Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

October 1, 2023 AM, Luke 3:21-38.Our Scripture reading was I John 4:1ff
Put yourself back in the 27 AD. Would you take John’s baptism? In other words, would you associate yourself with his message of repentance, turning to God, and doing works befitting repentance? Would you humble yourself and participate with a man seen by the leadership of Israel as a strange bird (at best) or a lunatic? Would you repent of your sin, idolatry, covetousness, lust, blasphemy, filthy language, immorality, bad thoughts, etc. and admit your need for Jesus to cleanse you?

Life, Death, and Eternal Life

October 1, 2023 SS, Various.

Stephen’s Preaching and Death

September 27, 2023 PM, Acts 7:1-60.Case closed - the Jewish people have a historical pattern of rebellion against God and his messengers, and that it is no different at the present time because they have rebelled against God by rejecting Jesus and persecuting His followers. They prove the point by killing Stephen. Hasten to hear this - Gentiles are no different! People tend to be proud rebels—openly or quietly does not matter. With enough power at their disposal, people will do terrible things to other humans in their pursuit of godless self-autonomy.

Introduction to Ezra

September 24, 2023 PM, Ezra 1:1-11.

The Prophet John the Baptist

September 24, 2023 AM, Luke 3:1-20.Our Scripture reading was I John 3:1ff
For John, the first coming of the Messiah was a critical impetus for people to repent. The second coming is no less of a motivation for us today to prepare the way for Him by turning from sin to Christ and receiving forgiveness.

Introduction to the Minor Prophets

September 24, 2023 SS, Zephaniah 1:1ff.

Stephen Opposed by the Jews

September 20, 2023 PM, Acts 6:8-15.Stephen does not seem to be scared or anxious. He did not worry about what he was going to say (Matthew 10:19-20, Mark 13:11). To the contrary, he was sort of “glowing.” God gave some extraordinary appearance to Stephen so it would be even more evident that he was a messenger of God. In both gospel passages referenced, the outcome is those people would be delivered to death by their own brothers. As we know, that is what happened to Stephen, who became the first Christian martyr.

Final Appeal

September 17, 2023 PM, 1 Timothy 6:20-21.Our Scripture reading was Psalm 3-4

Anna and the Early Life of Jesus

September 17, 2023 AM, Luke 2:36-52.Our Scripture reading was I John 2:1ff
A major way to apply what we learn here is to strive to raise our children so that they are concerned about the things of God and that they experience God’s grace, wisdom, and a strong, discerning
spirit. We need to be diligent to figure out how to build an environment where we cultivate this kind of young person. For one thing, we must be people who are concerned about the things of God and are serious about God’s grace and wisdom and discernment. We cannot cultivate that which we know nothing about!

Shepherding a Child’s Heart Part 3

September 17, 2023 SS, Various.