1 John 1:5-2:2 – Whether you’re a Christian or not hinges upon how you deal with sin. Will you come out of the dark and into the light?
Making and maturing disciples of Christ
Making and maturing disciples of Christ
Sermons by Brad Franklin
1 John 1:1-4. Jesus offers eternal life, fellowship, and joy. These gifts show the difference between true and false believers.
Matthew 10:29-31 – How do we know that God providentially cares for all things? Two proofs: the sparrows and our hair.
Acts 17:25 – You try to be self-sufficient, and you’ll fail miserably. God has always had everything He ever needed – in Himself. That’s independence.
1 Timothy 6:15b-16 – All honour and all might are in God’s corner. He lives in unapproachable light. We are not God, and that’s a good thing.
John 10:17-18 – Nobody, nobody, nobody can lay their life down and take it up again. That is, nobody except Jesus. God is great.
Colossians 1:17 – Jesus is before all things and in him all things hold together. There’s none greater than him.
Psalm 119:129-144 – What a privilege it is to have, read and share the Bible. In this next section of Psalm 119, we learn why that is.
Psalm 119:65-88 – God is always good, and He always does good. This truth is key – especially when sufferings strike. He can and does help, but His timescales aren’t always the same as ours.
Romans 7:22-24 – Every Christian has a battle going on inside of them – the sinful nature remains. This truth is shocking yet also encouraging. Christ delivers us from this body of death!
Psalm 119:1-24. This intro to Psalm 119 gives us five early conclusions about the place of the Bible in the Christian life.
Colossians 1:1-6 – Paul thanks God for the Colossian church – their faith in Christ and their love for all God’s people. As we look back on 2017, we see, by God’s grace, both of these characteristics in the life of our church. It’s ‘annual report’ time!
Mark 3:1-6. Jesus’ healing of the man with the withered hand shows the stubborness of men and the glory of Christ.
Luke 2:13-14 – Few songs are more famous at Christmas time, and for good reason. It’s in these words of the angels’ song that we get the whole meaning of Christmas.
Acts 20:28-31 – Why should we bring our practice as a church in line with Scripture? Because the church is worth it and because the church is constantly under threat.
Acts 6:1-7 – The church has a problem. How to meet practical needs and not neglect the ministry of the word and prayer? The answer: deacons.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 – Praise God! He has so designed it that His church should be led by godly men. This is a blessing to the church, and honouring to the Lord.
1 Peter 5:1-4 – What is it exactly that elders are supposed to do? Scripture is full of rich teaching in this vein. In short: shepherd, equip, preach & pray.
1 Kings 19:19-21 – God is always with and always providing for His people. It’s a simple, yet profound, truth.
Acts 20v28-31, Heb 13v17 – If God’s given authority in the church to the church, where do leaders fit in? What do we call them and how do they relate to the church? All of these are important questions…