Main Idea: Live and speak the gospel in such a way that the message is clear and compelling when opportunities arise. Get Prayer SupportLive wisely before unbelieversBe aware and intentionalSpe...

Main Idea: God’s Name is Proclaimed to the World through the Unity of His Church The Church is: A People Shaped By the GospelA People Clothed in Christ’s GloryA People Included in His Love...

Main Idea: A loving community making disciples of Jesus Christ engages in three categories of God pleasing and world changing prayer. Concerns of World Changing prayer The Preeminence of Christ (Col. 1:18)Wal...

Main Idea: Christ’s return changes everything and everyone—whether you’re ready or not. 1. Scripture tells us about future events. (1–2) 2. Some will scoff at Jesus’ promised return. (3–6) 3. Jesus’ delay has...

The storyline of the Bible: Luke 24:45, Acts 17:2 God’s glory in salvation: God’s saving power on display through weakness Main Idea: Consider how the wicked and the righteous talk about the L...

An Echo of Covering for Shame (Genesis 2 and 3)An Echo of Appeasing God’s Wrath (Genesis 8)An Echo of Substitution for Man (Genesis 22)An Echo of Salvation through Judgment (Exodus 12)An Echo of Entering ...

King Solomon has discovered that every surface upon which life can be enjoyed, every nook and cranny in which one might search for some new hidden gem of fulfillment, and any luxurious amenity life might have to offer for a man’s short stay on t...

Main Idea: Consider how the wicked and the righteous talk about the Lord and how God will judge them so that you will choose the fear of the Lord. Guard against wicked con...

‘Hevel…’ Vanity…Smoke…Mist…Breath… If these things represent the transience of life, and if they represent the transience of the experiences life has to offer, then Solomon wants to be sure we’re not chasing after the wron...

Main Idea: Repent of robbing the unchanging God and He will restore and bless you as a witness to the nations. Trust the character and promise of the unchanging GodRepent of robbing GodGive witness to the blessing of ...

Don’t Weary the Lord by Slandering Him Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Deuteronomy 25:16 Isaiah 5:20 Trust His Messengers by Listening A voice cries: “In the wilderness p...

Main Idea: Pure worship requires covenant loyalty through loving God and neighbor. Love the Lord your God with all your heart by having no other gods before Him.Malachi 2:10-12Where do you see yourself being tempted to...

What’s the difference between unbelief and doubt? Unbelief is a resistance to unwanted truth; whereas doubt is belief under scrutiny. The main difference between the two is: unbelief doesn’t want help to believe, whereas doubt does want help t...

Main Idea: Malachi exhorts the priests to be faithful by showing them the gravity of unfaithfulness and the glory of the priesthood. The passage also points to the grace of the Faithful Priest. Call to Faithfulness (...

In this message we ‘deconstruct’ deconstruction. Deconstruction is a practice being promoted in some progressively Christian circles today. Believers are being encouraged to doubt what they’ve been taught, in order to organize a ‘faith of ...

IntroductionMany of the expectations of the Israelites were for good reasonEzekiel 34:26-27Zechariah 8:7-8But God’s responses are also predictable in another wayNehemiah 9:16-17...

Main Idea: Malachi calls us to believe God’s love so that we repent from half-hearted worship and half-hearted relationships. Believe God’s love.Watch out for sinister doubts.Take a closer look at what God is doin...

Four things that are necessary to faithfully contend for the faith. Remember ‘them’ The Apostles’ wordsWho they spoke aboutGuard yourselfBuild yourselves up Pray in...

Main Idea: The Biblical Covenants between God and his people are the vehicles God uses to advance his kingdom and give us purpose and hope. 1. Biblical Covenants Defined 2. Summary of Biblical Covenants ...

Main Idea: The Lord Will judge those whose teaching is ungodly.Jude 14-16 Sounds of ungodly teaching: 1. Grumbling and Complaining 2. Promoting sinful desires 3. Boasting 4. Favoritism to gain advan...

Main Idea: Three essential disciple-making convictions will make us effective in becoming like Christ as a church and powerful in our witness to the world. Pre-requisites to disciple-making convictions  Know...

Main Idea: The irreverence of false teachers may be demonstrated by how they… 1. Make Claims of Authoritative Dreams (v.8) 2. Revile Divinity (v.8-9) 3. They are presumptuous and ignorant (v.10; 2 Pet. 2:10-13) 4....

Main Idea: The Church is God's church and exists to bring Him glory by displaying His perfections Know who you areKnow what you are for...

At the launch of the school year Jared explains Doxa's mission statement: A loving community where collegians can learn to declare Jesus Christ with their lives....

Learn why salvation by works just doesn't work....

Acts 2:41—27, Ephesians 4:10–13, Hebrews 10:23–25 Main Idea: We gather as a local assembly so we can joyfully experience the victory of Christ in our lives The chief impulse in assembling (Acts 2:41-47)The central...

Isaiah 66:1-2 Why the Bible is Important to Christians Main Idea: Continue in what you have learned and believed from the Scriptures and use it to teach others Continue in the WordContinue in the Christ-revealing Wo...

As in Hebrews 3, Jude takes the tone of warning and exhortation in Jude 5-7 to admonish believers to remember how God had judged past unbelief. As believers we must regularly exhort one another so that we are not taken captive by disbelief or dece...

Main Idea: Continually marveling at God’s love in Christ compels us to continually love Him and love others 1. Marvel at God’s love in Christ 2. Respond by loving Him and loving others Loving GodDeuteronomy 6:4-5Ma...

Those who have been called by God have been entrusted with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can take hope as we contend for the faith because we are loved by God, and will be guarded by him until the day of glory. Today, contending is as nece...

Main Idea: The eyewitness account of Jesus’ ascension gives us seven reasons to worship him. Jesus’ ascension is the fulfillment of God’s promisesJesus’ ascension is the Father’s approval of the Son’s saving work...

In the book of Jude we find a letter written to a small church, calling its members to contend for the faith. This ‘faith’ is the gospel ‘once for all delivered to the saints.’ Jude writes to warn of apostate false Christians who have made...

Main Idea: The story of Jesus in His death and resurrection is the culmination of the story of Israel and the central message of the Church. Jesus Teaches the BibleJesus Commissions the ApostlesJesus Promis...

Main Idea: The Promised Resurrection was fulfilled replacing ultimate doubt and despair with ultimate hope and joy. 1. Jesus uncovers his disciples unbelief and despair 2. Jesus unpacks the Scriptures’ promises ...

Dr. Nathan Busenitz speaks on the beauty of holiness from Leviticus 11, also referencing 1 Peter 1:13-16 and Acts 10....

Dismantling nine arguments against the resurrection....

Main Idea: A confession of faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ is reasonable because he made good on his promise to rise from the dead. Be careful of expecting too little of Jesus (24:1-6)Keep in mind that a great Savior made go...

1. We as Christians have come to know him 2. Because Jesus’ time on earth met biblical requirements 3. Because the Old Testament predicted the nature of his life and death 4. Because he was visibly authenticated by the fath...

Main Idea: Jesus innocently suffered for his people, and calls you to confess him as Savior and King. The Way Jesus DiedThe Various ResponsesThe Faithful Who Bury Jesus...

Main idea: Jesus has accomplished forgiveness as our prophet priest and king Luke 23:26-32 Our Prophet’s Pronouncement Luke 23:33-38 Our Priest’s Prayer Luke 23:39-43 Our King’s Promised Salvation...