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A collection of messages from the Pastors of West Concord Baptist Church in Concord, NC.
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Part 20 - Unassuming Grace (v. 3) Humble self esteem Honest, sober evaluation Unified Goals (vv. 4-5) Unified diversity Diverse unity Useful Giftedness (vv. 6-8, see also 1 Cor. 12, Eph. 4:7-16) Gifted usefulness Useful gifts Prophecy Ministry Teaching Exhortation Giving Leading Mercy More to Consider Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, Kaspryzak. They had met one another in school when the
Part 19 - Romans 12:1-2 I. Living Sacrifices (v. 1)The reason for serviceThe manner of serviceThe logic in service II. Logical Service (v. 2)What we are to avoid conformation to the worldWhat we are to receive transformation through the WordWhat we are to attain confirmation as a witness1. For ourselves2. For others More to Consider Most people wish to serve God -- but in an advisory capacity only. Quoted in Sunday Express, London. Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed wit
Part 18:7 - Romans 11:25-36 The Mystery of God: Theology (vv. 25-32) A. Response to Israel1. Dont be ignorant2. Dont be arrogant B. Revelation of Israel1. Promise of their Deliverer (Isaiah 59:20)2. Promise of their deliverance (Isaiah 59:21) C. Reason concerning Israel1. Gods promises are irrevocable2. Gods promises are universal II. The Wisdom of God: Doxology (vv. 33-36) A. The depth of the Wisdom of God B. The height of the Widom of God C. The breadth of the Wisdom of God More to Consider Let us return to the text in Romans 11:25. Paul has stated the hardening is only a partial one, the pr
Part 18:6 - Romans 11:7-24 Gods Severity (vv. 7-10) He allows them to be blinded by religion (Is. 29:10, 13) He allows them to be burdened with religion (Psalm 69:22-23) Gods Goodness (vv. 11-18) Humanity benefited from their fall Humanity blessed by their failure Rejection by the Jews Rescue for the Gentile Restoration of all who believe Gods Purpose (vv. 19-24) Abraham: The Root (Gen. 12:1-3; Rom. 4:1-12) Christ: The Vine (Jn. 15:1-8) Believing Jews and Gentiles: The Branches/The Church (Eph. 2:14-18) More To Consider Though most Jews have rejected the message of salvation in Jesus, a remnan
Part 18:5 - Present Condition: Gods Grace Romans 11:1-6 The Proof of Gods Faithfulness (v. 1) Pauls exasperation Pauls example The Preservation of Gods Remnant (vv. 2-4) Elijahs discouragement Gods encouragement The Provision of Gods Grace (vv. 5-6) The election of grace (God elects salvation by grace) The exactness of grace (God rejects salvation by works) More to Consider For centuries people have been puzzled by the nation of Israel. The Roman government recognized the Jewish religion, but it still called the nation secta Nef ariaa nefarious sect. The great historian Arnold Toynbee classifi
Part 18:4 - Go and share the good news of Jesus, even though not evereyone will believe, because God is inviting everyone in.Watch at: https://youtu.be/WU-WFm0ifgE
Part 18:3 - Romans 10:1-13 Misguided Sincerity (vv. 1-4) Pauls prayer Israels problem Eagerness Ignorance Misunderstood Simplicity (vv. 5-10) Inability of the Law Availability of the Lord Accessibilty of Life Manifest Universality (vv. 11-13) Whoever believes (Is. 28:16) Whoever calls (Joel 2:32) More to Consider In these verses Paul stated the content of that message concerning faith. Confessing with the mouth that Jesus is Lord is mentioned first to conform to the order of the quotation from Deuteronomy 30:14 in Romans 10:8. The confession is an acknowledgement that God has been incarnated i
Part 18:2 - Romans 9:14-29 Gods Prerogative (v. 14-18) Objection God isnt fair! Observation Mercy is underserved Judgment is deserved Gods Perspective (vv. 19-24) The creatures accusation The Creators authority His power His patience His plan (1 Cor 1:21) Gods Pleasure (vv. 25-29) To save believing Gentiles (Hosea 2:23) To save believing Jews (Is. 10:22-23, 1:9) More to Consider A socialist once came to see Andrew Carnegie and soon was railing against the injustice of Carnegie having so much money. In his view, wealth was meant to be divided equally. Carnegie asked his secretary for an assessm
God and Country - Jeremiah 29:4-14 Build Your Lives (vv. 4-6) Home Hearth Pursue Peace (v. 7) Personal peace Public peace Ignore Falsehood (vv. 8-9) False prophets Fake pundits Faulty philosophies Trust the Lord (vv. 10-14) Trust His plan Seek His presence Wait on His promises More to Consider French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her public
Part 18 - What About Israel? Adapted from a study by Warren Wiresbe Romans 9:1-13 I. A Faithless People (vv. 1-5) A. Pauls burden 1.His heart for Israel 2.His hurt for Israel B. Israels benefits 1.The production of the written Word 2.The promise of the Living Word II. A Faithful God (vv. 6-13) A. Not because of who they were B. Not because of what they did C. But, because of Gods purposes More to Consider As we have seen, the Apostle Paul prayed for the salvation of Israel, and this should be a continual prayer of the Church today. The psalmist also declares, pray for the peace of Jerusalem: M
Part 17 - Romans 8:31-39 Absolved from the Penalty of Sin Christ Died for Us (vv. 31-32) God has freely given His Son God will freely give us His inheritance (8:16-17) Justified from the Prosecution of Sin Christ Stands by Us (vv. 33-34) The Judge The Judged The Justifier The Justified Victorious over the Power of Sin Christ Loves Us (vv. 35-39) The security of His love over adversity The safety of His love over adversaries The celebration of His love over all! More to Consider As a young man in Europe, I did considerable mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps and in the more dangerous and diffic
Part 16 - Romans 8:12-17 Our Obligation to God the Spirit (vv. 12-13)A. We owe nothing to the flesh = DeathB. We owe it all to God = Life Our Adoption by God the Father (vv. 14-15)A. All humans are Gods creationB. All saved become Gods children Our Position with God the Son (vv. 16-17)A. We have Gods assurance of our adoptionB. We are Gods heirs through our adoptionC. We will share Gods glory in our adaption More to Consider An American with an English gentleman was viewing the Niagara whirlpool rapids, when he said to his friend: "Come, and I'll show you the greatest unused power in the world
Part 15 - Romans 8:1-11 Spiritual Acquittal (vv.1-4) Our liberation Our Liberator Our liberty Spiritual Acclimation (vv. 5-8) Acclimated in the flesh = Death Acclimated in the Spirit = Life Spiritual Accompaniment (vv. 9-11) Our Companion in our new life (John 16:7, Acts 1:8, Eph. 1:13) Our capability to live our new life More To Consider The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still lit for Him. J. Stowell, Fan Th
Part 14 - Romans 7 A New Relationship (vv. 1-6) Law - Religion = have to - performance Christ - Relationship = want to- transformance A New Reality (vv. 7-12) The law requires perfection I am still not perfect A New Rivalry (vv. 13-25) Personal contradiction Internal conflict Eventual conclusion More to Consider A real Christian is an odd number, anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen; talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see; expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another; empties himself in order to be full; admits he is wrong so he can be declared right; g
Part 11 - Romans 5:12-21 One Mans Gross Rebellion - Adam (vv. 12-14) Spread sin Spawned death One Mans Gift of Redemption - Jesus (vv. 15-17) Provided grace Purchased life One Choice for All People You (vv. 18-21) Judgment vs. justification Rebellion vs. righteousness Sin and death vs. grace and eternal life More to Consider Employing the concept of corporate solidarity, Paul explained that when Adam sinned all humanity was profoundly affected through that act of rebellion. There is a corresponding corporate solidarity in Christ. Whereas in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made aliv
Part 10 - Romans 5:6-11 We Have Been Saved from Sins Penalty (vv. 6-7) Despite our weakness Regardless of our ungodliness We Are Saved from Sins Power (v. 8) The demonstration of Gods love for us The determination of Gods love for us The deliverance by Gods love for us We Shall be Saved from Sins Presence (vv. 9-11) Saved from Gods wrath Saved by Christs life Saved to rejoice More to Consider D.M. Stearns in Present Day Theology writes: "If you wish to know whether a man is a theologian, turn to his Greek Testament, and if it opens of its own accord to Romans 5, or you find the page warm and b
Part: 9 - Romans 5:1-5 Through Faith, We Have Peace with God (v. 1) Justified by faith Reconciled through Christ Through Peace, We Have Access to God (v. 2) Standing in grace Rejoicing in hope Through Access, We Have Hope in God (vv. 3-4) Tribulation Perseverence Character Hope Through Hope, We Have Fullness from God (v. 5) Filled with the love of God our confidence Filled with the Spirit of God our comfort (John 16:5-11) More to Consider "God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the hu
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An Easter Sunday Message - Matthew 28:1-10 An Earth-Shaking Experience (vv. 1-2) Rocking the world Rolling away the stone A Mind-Blowing Experience (vv. 3-4) The angels arrival The angels appearance The angels affect A life-Changing experience (vv. 5-10) Death changes to life Grief changes to joy Weariness changes to worship More to Consider It is fitting that a supernatural person should enter and leave the earth in a supernatural way. This is in fact what the New Testament teaches and the Church believes. His birth was natural, but His conception was supernatural. His death was natural, but
A Palm Sunday Message - Mark 8:34-38 Crucify Your Life -Not my life, His life (vv. 34-35) Denial of self Death of self Crucify Your Ambition Not my goals, His goals (vv. 36-37) A. Valueless yield Valuable yieldedness Crucify Your Pride Not my way, His way (v.38) He bore the shame for our blame We must bear shame for His Name More to Consider In Venezuela there are great iron mines, from which ore is shipped to the largest iron works in the world, near Philadelphia. If a man were to try to get iron out of ore with a hammer, he could not do it, because iron is not a mechanical agglutination; it
Part: 8 - Romans 4:13-25 The Observation of Faith (vv. 13-17) Gods promise is granted by faith The law limits The law lacks Gods promise is guaranteed by grace Limitless Lavish The Object of Faith (vv. 18-25) The illustration - Abraham The realization Jesus Watch at: https://youtu.be/4Mvu2_kb4M4
I Love My Church Day! - Psalm 100 Celebrate With Joyous Excitement (vv. 1-3) The rejoicing The reason Celebrate With Grateful Engagement (vv. 4-5) The gratitude to God The glorification of God More to Consider This psalm is just like a great doxology. There are many doxologies in the Word of God. Believers can sing the one in Ephesians 1:3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. God has been good to us. He has given us all spiritual blessings, but some of us do not avail ourselves of them; we are ke
Part: 7 - Romans 4:1-13 Justification by Faith Articulated (vv. 1-3) What shall we say? What does Scripture say? Justification by Faith Celebrated (vv. 4-8) The dilemma Debt owed, law/works Debt paid, grace/ faith The delight Justification by Faith Calculated (vv. 9-12; see Gen. 12:1-3) One man + One nation + One faith = One salvation More to Consider Just before General Eisenhower died, Billy Graham was invited to visit him at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC He was told he could stay thirty minutes. When he went in, the general was wearing his usual big smile, even though he knew he di
Part 6 - Romans 3:21-31 The Clarity: His Righteousness (vv. 21-26) Revealed apart from the law Redeeming from the law Jesus sacrifice Jesus satisfaction Jesus solution The Conclusion: Humanitys Remedy (vv. 27-31) Justification by faith Resolution of the law More to Consider What kind of God (Father) sends His Son to such a horrific death to satisfy His own sense of justice? First, Jesus voluntarily gave His life (Jn 10:1418). So, this was the eternally agreed-upon plan by Father, Son, and Spirit. Second, the triune Godnot just the Sonis involved in this worlds suffering. The Father Spirit were
Part 5 - Romans 3 The Confusion of Human Religion (vv. 1-18) Do religious people have an advantage? Does religious hypocrisy prove God false? Is it fair for God to punish our sin if it points to His righteousness? Conclusion One (vv. 19-20) All are guilty of breaking Gods law None will be justified by keeping Gods law More to Consider That no one is righteous indicates human inability to secure salvation apart from God's provision. This does not mean that people are as bad as they can be, or that they cannot do good things from a human perspec-tive. However, as to eternal salvation, their situ
