Central Truth: Jesus will return as He left. Text: Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-11 Memory verse: Acts 1:11 (B) “… This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven”. Discuss Bible passage Whenever you are going to leave people when you are travelling, always leave a word of encouragement. Let your presence count where ever you find yourself, let people have a good report about you to always encourage others to continue in the things of God. Acts 1:9-11; And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a ________________________ received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, ___________________men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same ________________________, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into ________________. Based on the above scripture, who was taken into heaven? __________________________________________________________ Why did Jesus go to heaven and what is he preparing? Discuss (John 14:3)...
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Comments Off on THE NECESSITY OF PERSONAL EVANGELISM, May 17th, 2020
CENTRAL THOUGHT God expects the believer to tell others of His saving grace in their lives. HYMN: MUST I GO, AND EMPTY HANDED? TEXT: Luke 9:59-62; 1 Corinthians :16-23; John 4:27-30 INTRODUCTION: The Lord Jesus shortly before He departed this earth commanded His disciples to go into the entire world and preach the gospel to every creature. For this is the purpose of His suffering and death on the cross. The message of redemption must be proclaimed all over the world to everyone. God is not interested in the death of any sinner, 2 Peter 3:9, but that all should come to repentance. This has become the number one task for the church. This task should be more of an individual duty than that of a group. Thus, believers as individuals must be involved in personal evangelism as a matter of course. The tendency however is for most believers to depend on the church-organized group activities to bring the sinner to the church and to Christ. While this is acceptable and should be encouraged, we tend to neglect the most effective method which is the personal touch. The one-on -one contact gives room for frank discussion devoid of repentance and suspicion. It is easier to win with confidence...
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CENTRAL THOUGHT Submission is a pathway to upliftment. HYMN: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD TEXT: 1 Peter 2:11- 3:8 INTRODUCTION Human life in an ordered society requires some levels of authority. God intends that some people exercise power and authority over others for the collective good of all. A serious problem occurs, however, when someone who has such God-given authority and power does not know how to use them. Peter advised younger people to submit themselves to the elders 1 Peter 5:5. He also reminded all believers irrespective of their positions in life to be submissive to one another and to be clothed with humility. He went on to say that God “gives grace to the humble” and that God would exalt such a person “in due time” 1 Peter 5:6. Submission was the true nature of our Savior when He was here one earth physically. The will of the Father was invariably His will. John 4:34. Matt 25:39. God does not expect anything less than that from His children. We are to submit our lives, possessions, and will to Him at all times. In addition, God has set up authorities in homes, churches, offices, and societies to regulate relationships. Submission to such authorities is submission...
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CENTRAL THOUGHT The hearts of those who have learned to rely on the Lord for everything are free from anxiety. HYMN: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD TEXT: Prov. 3:1-18 INTRODUCTION The dictionary defines trust as “a firm belief in the reliability, honesty, veracity, justice and strength of a person or thing”. Essentially then, trust is confidence that we have about a person or thing. There is a tendency to think that trust is a spiritual quality which pertains strictly to our relationship with the Lord, but it is an essential posture of life that is called upon for day to day living. It would be very difficult to successfully go through a single day without exercising an element of trust. Relationships between people in corporate, family, and social worlds are governed by trust. When trust is lacking, suspicion takes the center stage and the relationship falls apart. Our relationship with the Lord depends largely on our ability to trust Him and His word. Trust in the Lord must be implicit, complete and total. This is the most important kind of trust and it exceeds the trust that governs human relationships. When we trust Him, then we are able to exercise faith to believe Him in all situations....
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Comments Off on LOVING JESUS, April 26th, 2020
CENTRAL THOUGHT Loving Christ is the pre-requisite to a fulfilled life. HYMN: MY JESUS I LOVE THEE Text: John 14:15-24, 1 John 4:7-21, 5:1-5 Introduction: Love is a strong feeling of fondness for another person, especially between members of a family or close friends. It is also to feel love, desire or strong friendship for, and to have strong liking for, or take pleasure in something or someone (Longman dictionary of contemporary English). The Bible could be seen as one big love story Book about God’s family (Mat. 22:37-40). That God loves us is evident in John 3:16, Rom. 5:8 says, “But God commendeth His love toward us that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. Therefore, if Christ died for us it behooves us to reciprocate by responding to His love in total submission, obedience and sincere services. It is unfortunate to observe that there are many people today who have not responded to this love. They believe in Him in a certain sense but they have never really experienced deep in their hearts how warm, real, tender, loving and gracious He really is. It is because their hearts are so fondly wrapped around the earthly ream. To love the Lord, there must be a...
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