Exodus 20:12 – Honour your Father and your Mother.
1 Peter 5:1-4 – We need shepherds over our souls. God’s provided those shepherds in local church elders.
Leviticus 23:3 – 4 final reasons to persuade us to keep the Sabbath.
Hebrews 13:17 – In a world where abuse is a reality, how do pastors and churches think about and use authority?
Nehemiah 13 – The fourth commandment forbids us to take lightly or wrongly use the Sabbath. Maximise our use of the day!
Matthew 28:19-20 – Should churches evangelise or disciple? Yes.
1 Peter 5:1-4 – Pastors must strive to be tender and loving shepherds of the flock entrusted to them.
Tom Carson lived and died an ordinary pastor, and his ministry can and should challenge and encourage us.
We are prone to certain sins more than others, but grace transforms our nature. We must fight sin and pursue godliness.
Isaiah 58:13-14 – If we’re going to sanctify the Sabbath, we must see it as a delight.
Titus 2 – God’s good plan for local church order begins in the home.
1 Corinthians 15 – Jesus’ resurrection changes everything – specifically, it shifted the Sabbath day from the Saturday to the Sunday.
Genesis 1-3, 1 Timothy 2:12 – God’s creaton pattern is that men take responsibility and women help. This patterns shapes all of our lives, and our life together in the church.
Exodus 31 – The fourth commandment tells us how to us the Sabbath to the glory of God.
Psalm 86:9, Habakuk 2:14 – God will gather people from every tribe, tongue and nation. This gives hope and purpose to our missionary efforts.
Genesis 2:1-3 – God blessed the seventh day and made it holy. The sabbath is God’s day, and a day that brings blessing to man.
Isaiah 6 – God’s name is holy, therefore He will not allow it to be profaned.
Psalm 67:3-4 – God wants worshippers from all nations. This is the driving force behind missionary endeavour.
Leviticus 19:12 – We must live, speak, and think in such a way as to honour God’s name.
Titus 1:5 – Two ingredients of a healthy church: Local church order and faithful elders.