Littlefork Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Greg McClellan
God is who created and gave us the amazing experience of sex. When we participate in it outside the boundaries He intended it to be enjoyed within we are settling for a cheap imitation.
Once we encounter Christ ourselves we naturally want to help others to do the same. The experience of the woman at the well as well as the instruction Jesus gives His disciples will help us to do just that.
Whenever God announces judgment He also offers a way of salvation. Jesus Christ is that way.
In his defiance, Pharaoh actually asks the most important question one can ask. We shall attempt to ask the same question but in sincerity.
Christmas is not just a warm fuzzy time enjoying some fun family folklore. It is a celebration of the reality of God becoming man in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. The Apostle John wrote his gospel that we might see it clearly and believe and that through believing we might have life.
Ever get through a holiday season only to feel like you may have missed the most important part. This message should help us avoid that.
There are a lot of harmonies to enjoy around Christmas time but none so amazing as that first Christmas harmony!
Though forgiveness is something we are grateful to receive it is not always so easy to give. Here are two tools to help us in this process.
We will be much more successful in overcoming our temptations if we follow these four simple helps.
The Road to Redemption is a bumpy one. Rather than the smooth highway of righteousness we would hope it to be, portraying the sinlessness of Christ, it is more commonly highlights our need for it. We often find this road to cover rather unexpected terrain.
We all experience rejection. Handling it is so much easier as we learn to seek acceptance in the right places and ways and trust the one who carried our rejection for us.
As a jeweler lays his diamonds on a black background so it's details will appear more distinctly, God sets His glorious covenant against the dark background of the human condition.
As God continues to fulfill His covenant with Jacob he leads Jacob through a process of owning up to situations in his life. He does the same with us as we learn to trust Him more and operate through prayer and principle and managing our relationships with others
In humility we must learn from the failures of the past in order to enjoy a better present and future.
God's way of salvation is inclusive as it is available to the whole world but it is exclusive in that He made one way of salvation through His Son. You can have it but you cannot have it your way.
the Bible can be outlined by the covenants God has made with man. All of these are fulfilled in Jesus Christ as God fulfills His promises toward us.
As we travel through life there are principles to go by that will help us to travel well.
Many of our questions about the world we live in are found within the pages of the Bible.
The Bible records for us not only the strengths of our heroes but also their weaknesses. As we look at Noah's sin we can either learn from his experience or experience his shame.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most provable events in history and one with eternal benefit for those who believe.
Can God be trusted? Absolutely as we consider what He provided, protected and promised following the flood.
Evidence that supports the Biblical account of the global flood is all around us. Let's take a look.
Some of the things we find in the early part of the Bible might seem strange to us because they do not match our "normal", the experience we are used to but the evidence in the Bible and around the world confirms it.
If we only trusted God in His simple warnings it would save us from so much destruction. I am so thankful for the offer of redemption from our merciful God.
The only consistent way to make sense of the things that go on around us and the values that lie within us is to understand the depth of mankind's fall into sin.
One foolish decision made in a moment of time can be devastating in our lives, in fact it already has. Understanding the methods of satan, man's original blunder, and Christ's redemption for us will motivate and empower us to follow Christ as he overcomes temptation on our behalf.
Sex is a beautiful gift from God and when we take shortcuts we are robbed of its depth and trade the meaningful for the trivial. What should be a celebration of oneness can result in lonliness.
When dealing with marriage both Jesus and the apostle Paul pointed people back to the beginning let's return there as well and see what we can see.
At one time in our nation many agreed with slavery but that didn't make it right. At one time in our nation slavery was legal but that didn't make it right. With the technology we have today the time has long since passed for us to recognize and protect those innocent lives within their mother's wombs.
The Prophets spoke of the coming of Christ with such accuracy hundreds of years before His arrival.
With the imagery God used to prepare His people for the coming of the Messiah we can prepare our hearts for the celebration of His coming.
A good God who loves us so much that He would sacrifice His own Son for us is worth trusting that our best shot at true happiness lies within His will for our lives
The Bible has much to say about immigration and God's attitude toward it and what ours should be.
Living in love should come naturally for a Christian as they overflow with the love they receive from God.
suffering, rather than showing God's disapproval may just be an indication of a loving Father's building endurance in His child.
The Christian life is not a sprint but a marathon that requires endurance. God gives us eternal joy as our motivation and three helps to run with endurance.
Faith is not just about knowing God exists. It is about pursuing Him as your greatest treasure.
Faith is more than knowing God exists. It is pursuing His reward. It is seeking His good pleasure. It is acting like God is telling the truth.
We show our faith to be genuine by persevering in it for what is faith if not faithful.
true freedom must be maintained and experienced through discipline as we walk in love toward others and keep in step with the Spirit.
How freeing it is to realize how completely sufficient the cross of Christ is in providing for my forgiveness. Good bye guilt
much is seen of the work of Jesus on our behalf in what we do and do not know of this character, Melchizedek.
Hope is an essential motivation when life gets tough. sometimes a little encouragement, experience, or a good example to follow can make all the difference.
sometimes we are hindered in our own lives due to a lack of spiritual growth due to being preoccupied with other things. as we recognize our responsibility in this and the benefits of maturity we are encouraged to move toward growth.
God has given us some amazing tools to help us navigate life successfully many of which come through our Mom.
We cannot enter into God's presence on our own. We are shut out! this is why Christ is called our high priest. He mediates between us and God and through Him we have access. We are foolish to go without Him.
We who were shut out may now enjoy amazing access to God because of what His Son accomplished on our behalf!
All of our ideas and influences come from the world or God. only by submitting to Him do we find the truth revealed through His word.
Only the fool is fearless while remaining under the wrath of God. But in this passage we see how fear turns to confidence.
is our time, effort, and money spent in our faith a good investment or a foolish waste?
Sin is exceedingly deceptive and there is too much at stake so we must take care for our relationship with Christ.
How we consider Jesus is directly related to how we live our lives. Better take a good look!
Mankind was created in glory and given dominion over the rest of creation, though one day that dominion was lost through sin, we are redeemed by Christ and will one day rule with Him.
Sadly, most people in our society miss out on the saltion Christ provided not because they are outwardly against God but simply because they neglect the way of salvation He provided.
a look at the sanctity of human life and women's rights through the lens of Scripture, science, and government.
In this passage God gives us not just a Christmas narrative but a Christmas theology; a deeper understanding of who Christ is and what He accomplished.
A look at Christmas from the other end of Christ's ministry recognizing that His ministry and gift to us began with the end in mind.
In this passage Jesus gives us three descriptions of genuine Christianity. though they are found within an end times context they are true throughout time.
a simple look at Jesus's teaching on end time events and this longest answer to any question asked in the New Testament.
even when life seems to be unraveling christians have an eternity of things to be grateful for.
Jesus pronounces severe judgement on the the religious leaders of His day, let's see why
Christ's warning to His disciples to avoid the hypocrisy of the religious leaders and their responsibility in it.
the religious leaders link arms with those they would usually count as enemies in order to confront Jesus. After haggling about some lesser issues Jesus leads them to the crux of the matter which is: is He the Christ?
the characteristics of the kingdom that Christ offered when He rode into Jerusalem on that donkey and how they affect our lives today as part of His kingdom
understanding the parable of the laborers in the vineyard and a selfless lesson in the midst of selfish moments.
Unity should be the norm among God's people, but when sin, selfcenteredness, or even complacency creeps into our lives it is often hard to achieve. this passage lays out six actions that will foster unity
a look into the events following the transfiguration of Christ and seeing how God's glory is manifested in the trenches of life as well as the mountaintop experiences.
a study of the transfiguration of Christ and it's purpose in the lives of His disciples.
A look into the hardening of heart in light of tremendous evidence of the truth of the gospel
gaining an understanding of the multiplicity of Jesus' miracles and what this means to the reliability of the gospels. also a look into great faith.
a look at true worship from the heart and under the authority of the word of God alone.
a look into the first statement by the disciples of Christ that he was the Son of God. an explanation of why not only leaps of faith but also sustaining faith is important.
celebration of God's saving work in our lives with a view to the results of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and an explanation of the new birth.
a look into the characteristics of unbelief manifested in the citizens of Jesus's home town. Tips to avoid!
an understanding of what Jesus taught about the nature of His kingdom and why He did it in parables.
an understanding of Jesus's purpose in using parables and an investigation into His first one
an explanation of the unforgivable sin and an investigation into the sinfulness of the human heart that lead to it.
An investigation of the errors made by the Jewish leaders in regards to the Sabbath in their opposition to Christ and application to our life today.
A look at the greatness of John the Baptist whom Jesus said was the greatest person ever born of a woman.