Man Is A Standard
Corinthians 1 6:15-20, Ephesians 4:1-7, & Psalms 24:1-2 Man may strut across the pages of history like a peacock, & die like a buzzard. Man may put up his posted ‘keep out’ signs, but cold and lifeless hands hold nothing. No man can say his life is his own and he can do as he pleases with it. I: No Man Is Self-Made. 1. God made man. 2. Every breath belongs to God. 3. Every drop of blood is His. 4. When man thinks of himself as owner of time and things, he loses the touch of eternity on his mind and soul. 5. Man is a steward and that cannot be changed. II: God Has Attached Responsibility to Man’s Stewardship. 1. “The Earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof,” Psalms 24:1. 2. “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh...
The Church Body
Corinthians 1 12:1-27 Distinction had the Corinthian Church. I: Organization: 1. God’s first laws of the Universe is order. 2. Man accomplishes more by organization. 3. The Corinthians failed to see that the church was not a hit and miss organization. 4. The church had many functional parts, but one director. 5. The organization and placing of parts was the work of the Holy Spirit. 6. The correct function of every member was necessary for profitable existence. Every member contributing to the welfare of the church. II: Corporation: 1. Paul used the human body to illustrate. a. The body has many members. b. The body can operate without some members, but it will be handicapped. (Adel Blaylock, Homer Callahand) 2. No room for self-depreciation, Verses 15-16. ...
Baptist & the Real Church
“Christ Loved the Church.” Ephesians 5:25 Where and when did the Church begin? What constitutes a New Testament church? What is the mission of the church? Why was not the work of a church left to individuals? Has Christ other organizations set up to do what he left for the church to do? I: When was the Church Organized? New Testament is the last word! 1. Was it during the days of Christ on earth, or at the day of Pentecost? a. A New Testament church is identified by New Testament standards. b. “Baptist Churches would not be effected if every man made creed were wiped out.” Dr. E. C. Routh. 2. Jesus founded the Church while he was here in the flesh. a. They were baptized believers that made up the little band. Acts 1:21-22. b. They were...
The Churches Message and Mission
Corinthians 2 5:14-20 I: A Local Church, A Local Message. 1. The New Testament Church is to witness at home. 2. The early Christians considered it an essential part of their lives. 3. The churches reputation and welfare was as important as their own. II: Fellowship Was Essential. 1. Baptist always have put truth before fellowship. 2. Size has never made a church. 3. Love for one another was a must. 4. A common experience was the basis for fellowship. 5. There was a fellowship in obedience (Baptism and Lord’s Supper). 6. Fellowship in learning. 7. Fellowship in the worship services. 8. Fellowship in sharing. 9. Fellowship is essential to a healthy church. III: The Church’s Message & Mission: 1. “All have sinned and come short.” 2....
Sanctified Plutocrats
Acts 18:1-11, Romans 1:16-32 “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God…” This city of Corinth would be a real test to the power of the gospel Paul preached. I: The Wickedness of Corinth and Her Power: 1. (Pelopnesus) Lower Greece & with Macedonia and Trace. Located on a rock 200 feet above sea level. The citadel located 1600 above sea level. Shone like a city of Gold. 2. Commanded the passage to Macedonia. 3. Athens the intellectual: Sparta the military, Corinth the commercial. 4. At the time of Christ one of the worlds most important cities. 5. Here the Isthmian games were held. “Vanity Fair.” 6. The temple of Aphrodite or Venus the chief, to be the debauched servants in that infamous temple. 7. Here...
Perfecting of the Saints
Eph. 4:1-16 I: The Worthy Walk: 1. Worthy of your calling. 2. “Lowliness,” a modest opinion of self, the demand for recognition is absent. 3. “Meekness,” absence of a spirit of resentment or revenge, a willingness to suffer without retaliation. 4. Forbearing one another. 5. “Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Avoid strife, pursue unity. 6. Seven sources of Christian unity. verses 5-6. II: Diversity of Gifts In One Body, Verses 4-16. 1. Some apostles have seen Jesus. 2. Prophets, Evangelists 3. Pastors and teachers. III: “For the Perfecting of the Saints.” 1. Pastor & teacher were combined here. 2. “Pastor has three responsibilities to perfect the saints, to do the work of the ministry, to...