Grace: The Key That Unlocks the Bible-Titus 2:11-15
Key Verse: 2:11 “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.” Just how important is grace? Grace (charis) occurs 156 times in the N.T. J.I. […]
Category: New Testament
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Make The Teaching About God Our Savior Attractive-Titus 2:1-10
Key Verse: 2:10b “…in every way…make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” Does the way you live your Christian life make the teaching about God our Savior attractive? That’s […]
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The Role of Preaching in the Church-Titus 1:3,9-16
Key Verse: 1:9 “He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose […]
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An Elder Must Be Blameless-Titus 1:5-9
Key Verse: Titus 1:6 “An elder must be blameless…” (“above reproach”) This text is about the prime attribute of an elder/leader/overseer/pastor of the church, which is “blameless,” (NIV) or “above […]
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God Makes Known His Word Through Preaching-Titus 1:1-4
Key Verse: 1:3 “…and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior” (NIV, 2011). […]
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What is a Christian?-Phil 3:8-11
Key Verse: 3:8 “I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord…” Based on Paul’s testimony in Phil 3:8-11, I pondered the question, […]
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Of Joy and Dogs-Phil 3:1-7
Philippians 3:1-7; Key Verse: 3:1 “…rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again…” What is Philippians about? Joy. Its major […]
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Practical Gospel Living-Phil 2:19-30
Philippians 2:19-30; Key Verse: 2:30 “…he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life…” What is beyond the gospel? There is an impression among Christians that the gospel […]
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Sanctification by the Gospel, not Discipleship-Phil 2:5-11
Philippians 2:5-11; Key Verse: 2:8 “…even death on a cross.” Gospel-Driven Sanctification : The title of my sermon is “Sanctification by the Gospel, not Discipleship.” This might be misunderstood as saying […]
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Complete My Joy-Philippians 2:1-4
Philippians 2:1-4; Key Verse: 2:2 “…make my joy complete…” Recap on suffering: It is a very painful truth that God ordains and allows the sufferings we experience, past and present! […]