“i’m just tryin to be a blessin”

Genesis 12:1-3; Galatians 3:13-14 God said to Abraham, “I will bless you and make you a blessing to many people…all the families of the earth shall be blessed through you.”  Abraham enjoyed God’s blessings and learned to steward them to the coming generations.  God has given us much to richly enjoy but doesn’t want us…

Evidences of those saved and lost

Introduction:  Can a person know considerable amounts of facts regarding Jesus and salvation and still be an unsaved person?  Is it possible to experience some of His presence and goodness and still reject Him?  I’ll share with you the history behind this passage and how it is explained in greater detail in Hebrews 10:29. If…

Laying on hands

We will examine this practice in the Old and New Testaments.  It is more than a ritual or formality.  What is the purpose of doing this?  Come look at the scriptures with us and we will learn together. Hebrews 6:2

“Three New Testament Baptisms”

The word “baptism” used in the New Testament is defined as submerged or dunked.  It was originally used to describe sunken ships that were filled inside and surrounded outside with water.  What are these three baptisms and why are the significant? Hebrews 6:1-2; Corinthians 12:12-14; Matthew 3:11-12; 28:19-20

dead works and god’s works

Some people are engaged in the works of the flesh and wrongly motivated “good works”.  God has a plan to do a work in us and work His work through us.  What are those good works?  What is our correct motivation?  Do we each have gifts and a God-given purpose we are to put to…

No more repentance from dead works

As we continue to lay strong and sure foundations in the Christian life; we must learn what it means to repent from human effort and attempting to earn our own salvation and God’s love through our own good works.  We are indeed saved by grace through faith, and not of ourselves or by works.  We…

Milk Drinker and Meat Eaters

When we are first born-again, we come into the kingdom as newborn babes.  Just like in the natural, so is the spiritual.  We are to grow to maturity with our goal becoming like Jesus.  This series will shore up our necessary foundations and move us toward maturity of knowledge and practice. Hebrews 5:12-14