Are you a true disciple of Jesus, calling others to follow Him? It’s actually pretty easy to tell if you are or not. This week we discover how to know this about ourselves. Join us as we continue our study through Matthew!
Jesus is the perfect expression of God’s people. We must be careful when framing the relationship between Israel and the church lest we leave out the most important part to the covenants, God Himself in Jesus Christ.
Fake vs. Real Righteousness…Which one do you have? Welcome to a weekly small group study through the Book of Romans led by Pastor Cory. It’s important that we understand completely what Romans is teaching us, and how we should apply it to our lives. Are we really living our lives the way God instructs, or have we unknowingly taken a wrong turn. This book in the Bible helps us stay on track. It helps us to know if our Righteousness is Real….or Fake. The weekly small group lesson is taught live each Sunday afternoon at 4pm at FBC Bettendorf.
Are you prepared for the King? Have you made yourself ready to receive the Kingdom of God in Jesus? These are very important questions, but what exactly do they mean?
Fake vs. Real Righteousness…Which one do you have? Welcome to a weekly small group study through the Book of Romans led by Pastor Cory. It’s important that we understand completely what Romans is teaching us, and how we should apply it to our lives. Are we really living our lives the way God instructs, or have we unknowingly taken a wrong turn. This book in the Bible helps us stay on track. It helps us to know if our Righteousness is Real….or Fake. The weekly small group lesson is taught live each Sunday afternoon at 4pm at FBC Bettendorf.
The Kingdom of God has arrived in Jesus Christ who is Immanuel and fulfills all of the Old Testament, therefore, only in Jesus are we also fulfilled. This week we see how God prophesied and fulfilled His promises in Jesus’s childhood.
Fake vs. Real Righteousness…Which one do you have? Welcome to a weekly small group study through the Book of Romans led by Pastor Cory. It’s important that we understand completely what Romans is teaching us, and how we should apply it to our lives. Are we really living our lives the way God instructs, or have we unknowingly taken a wrong turn. This book in the Bible helps us stay on track. It helps us to know if our Righteousness is Real….or Fake. The weekly small group lesson is taught live each Sunday afternoon at 4pm at FBC Bettendorf.
Fake vs. Real Righteousness…Which one do you have? Welcome to a weekly small group study through the Book of Romans led by Pastor Cory. It’s important that we understand completely what Romans is teaching us, and how we should apply it to our lives. Are we really living our lives the way God instructs, or have we unknowingly taken a wrong turn. This book in the Bible helps us stay on track. It helps us to know if our Righteousness is Real….or Fake. The weekly small group lesson is taught live each Sunday afternoon at 4pm at FBC Bettendorf.
This week we see how all of the Old Testament prophesied the return of the King, God Himself, in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all of God’s plan, and in Jesus Christ God’s people also find their greatest fulfillment.
Fake vs. Real Righteousness…Which one do you have? Welcome to a weekly small group study through the Book of Romans led by Pastor Cory. It’s important that we understand completely what Romans is teaching us, and how we should apply it to our lives. Are we really living our lives the way God instructs, or have we unknowingly taken a wrong turn. This book in the Bible helps us stay on track. It helps us to know if our Righteousness is Real….or Fake. The weekly small group lesson is taught live each Sunday afternoon at 4pm at FBC Bettendorf.
“Turn To the Lord!” James 5:19-20 Purpose: to save souls and cover a multitude of sins, to live the truth 1. I Am My Brother’s Keeper! James 5:19 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. See Galatians 6:1 Galatians 6:1 Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. “Save his soul . . .” See James 1:21 James 1:21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. “Cover a multitude of sins . . .” See Proverbs 10:12 Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions. “The truth is not just intellectual facts, but a way of life.” 2. Binding and Loosing On Earth and In Heaven In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus said: “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”
“Earnest Prayer” James 5:13-18 Purpose: to submit all of our lives to God in prayer Introduction: Luke 11:1-13 1. What’s the Right Time to Pray? James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. When suffering When cheerful When sick And what is the proximate cause of the sick man’s healing? Prayer, and oil, laying on of hands, the Lord! 2. Pray Like Your Church Depends on It! James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Confession of sin to one another Pray for one another 3. Pray Like Elijah! James 5:17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit. A heroes’ nature, or just a normal guy who believes in God? How long to pray for something? How many times is prayer referred to in James 5:13-18? Conclusion: Luke 18:1-8
“The Integrity of Your Yes” James 5:12 Purpose: to speak so as to reflect the God Who has called us 1. Is your “Yes,” actually Yes? James 5:12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment. Why should we not swear or take oaths? So that we will not fall under judgment. See Leviticus 19:12; Matthew 5:33-7 2. You’re Calling Upon Authority! Are You True to Your Name? Matthew 5:33-37 What do you think happens when we differentiate between “oaths” and other forms of communication? As a Christian, you and I have taken on the name of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore we are reflecting His name when we speak. The integrity with which we speak and act (James 2:12) is a direct reflection of Christ in us. This is why our word should be as solid as yes or no, simply true and clear. This is also why our word, if false, brings judgment, because it is not in accordance with the God after Whom we are called.