New City Baptist Church - Sermons: Recent Episodes

New City Baptist Church - Downtown Toronto

New City Baptist Church exists to know Christ and to make Him known.

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The final day should motivate godly living.

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The marks of false teachers and their certain end.

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Beware false teachers and learn from their certain end.

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Why Christians can be absolutely sure Jesus will return again.

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Christians should actively pursue spiritual maturity.

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God's mercy in the gospel shapes how Christians relate to unbelievers inside and outside the church

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The necessity, the results, and the substance of sound gospel doctrine.

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Godly church leadership is essential to the preservation of sound doctrine and the modelling of the godly living that flows from it.

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The conclusion to the book of Ruth is all about Jesus Christ.

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In God's providence, Ruth secures a guardian-redeemer.

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Ruth providentially comes to glean in the field of a close relative.

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Naomi's bitterness marks the opening chapter of Ruth, yet God is sovereignly working for his glory

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What the bible tells us about the eternal state.

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What will happen on and after the day of judgment?

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Fear God and keep his commandments. Abandon all illusions of self-sufficiency.

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An in depth look at the future resurrection of believers

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Two rules for the Christian life.

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A biblical theology of death, and why it is better to go to a funeral than a baby shower.

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An exegesis of Revelation 19 and 20 and a defense of historic premillenialism

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Looking at the three main views of the millenium and their variants.

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Considering the futility of life's hardships and companions; poverty and wealth; apart from a proper view of God in Christ

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What does it mean that "all Israel" will be saved?

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Fear God, for He is sovereign and will judge us all.

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The secularist's problems and the life of faith

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Does God have a plan for ethnic Israel? Does it relate to Christ's parousia?

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James' closing exhortation centres on prayer, as well as confronting and confessing sin.

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Christian, do not envy the rich or lose heart amidst hardship, we are in the last days!

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The resurrection of Christ is central to the Apostle Peter's Pentecost sermon.

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Avoid arrogant presumption against one another and in planning for the future.

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What is the biblical understanding of "the rapture"? When does it occur?

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Humbly repent, Christian!

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The destruction of Jerusalem: a picture of the end

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How do we differentiate the wisdom of the world and godly wisdom?

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What must precede the return of Christ? What do we know, biblically, about his second coming?

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A warning about the sinful power of the tongue, which reveals our hearts.

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Workless "faith" cannot save.

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Discrimination is wrong in the church because it violates the kingdom law of love for neighbour.

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On what it means to live as a mature Christian.

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A look at an emerging view in evangelicalism: the "covenant-breaking" argument, and a few other questions about divorce

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On God's goodness in times of testing and temptation.

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How should Christians respond to trials? What is God's ultimate purpose for them?

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On what grounds are divorce and remarriage permissible? What, in particular, does 1 Cor. 7 allow for?

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The high calling of wifely submission.

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The danger and deceit of pornography.

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How should our marriages be shaped by the gospel?

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How should Christians think about IVF and other forms reproductive technology?

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The risen Christ appears again to his disciples and restores Peter.

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Worldly values for evaluating excellence and morality must not infilitrate the church

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The angel reveals to Mary the identity of the child she will bear.

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The heavenly multitude reveals the results of the incarnation of the Son of God.

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All the glorious themes of John's gospel come together in his resurrection account

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Jesus accomplishes the work his Father gave him.

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The kingship of Jesus is on full display in the lead up to his death

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Peter's denials and Jesus before Annas.

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The five petitions of Jesus' prayer for his present and future disciples, and why he prays for them alone.

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How should Christians think about IVF and other forms reproductive technology?

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Don't run ahead of God, do what he has told us to do, and wait continually.

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How should Christians think about birth control? What kinds are morally permissible?

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The church is the means and the goal of the Great Commission

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Jesus' unique sonship to God, and the mission tied to it.

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What level of intimacy is appropriate before marriage? What about masturbation?

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The rationale and burden of Jesus' prayer in the Upper Room

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Should the Bible’s definition of marriage apply to all cultures and all societies?

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What is the Holy Spirit doing in the world?

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God disciplines his children, so should Christian parents. Teach, warn, enforce.

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Hardship is part of the Christian life, and God uses it for our ultimate good.

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Our whole lives must be lived in the reality of the risen Christ's supreme rule, and that means realigning our priorities in every context of our lives.

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Christ’s supreme authority and his dual nature should cause to continue in our faith and reject all other philosophies

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Jesus abides in believers to the degree that his words abide in us, and believers abide in Jesus to the degree that we obey his words.

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Jesus is going to the Father via the cross, so we must come to the crucified Saviour

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The foot-washing points us to the cross and moves us toward humble service of our brothers and sisters

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Drawing near to God alters our perspective on life's big questions

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Material necessities are not valid causes of worry among the heirs of the kingdom of God

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Jesus is widely hailed as the Messiah upon his entry into Jerusalem, but the crowd misunderstands his purpose.

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Confronting death and foreshadowing the resurrection

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Christian must love our enemies, not be polite to them.

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How can sinners approach a Holy God?

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Jesus is born to save sinners, the climax of the bible's storyline

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Be prepared to give up your rights and calibrate your conscience for the sake of the gospel

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Be willing to give up your rights for the sake of the gospel.

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God hates divorce, so the biblical reasons for it are limited to two grounds.

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Christian, bloom where God has sovereignly placed you, don't add to his will.

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Pursuing celibacy is God-honouring and more single Christians should think about it

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Married couples should have sex regularly, except in very rare circumstances.

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God has redeemed us at the cost of his Son’s death, so God owns our bodies

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Sexual fidelity matters because our bodies have also been redeemed by Christ

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Don't minimize the sin of grumbling, trust the Lord and his purposes amidst hardship.

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Do not wrong or defraud your own brothers and sisters, because the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God

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Practice church discipline, because Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

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Leadership must follow the way of the cross

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No more boasting about human leaders!

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Christian leaders are only God’s servants and are not to be accorded allegiance reserved for God alone.

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True Christians are characterized by love for other believers, in particular the lowly parts of it

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The parable of the ten virgins teaches Christians to prepare for a long delay before the return of Christ

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Those who have the Spirit are expected to mature rapidly.

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God has now revealed his wisdom only to those who have his Spirit

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God’s folly has outsmarted human wisdom, and his weakness has overpowered human strength

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The gospel requires the church to be unified, not divided over its teachers

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The church is called to be nothing less than a testimony of the wisdom of God

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Christians are holy, AND responsible to be holy!

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Breaking down the past, present, and future of God's glorious plan of salvation for both the Jew and the Gentile

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The resurrected Jesus reinstates Peter and reveals his greatness

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The salvation of ethnic Israel is still a factor in God's plan of salvation.

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Israel stumbles over a crucified Messiah, while Gentiles, by faith, submit to God's glorious plan.

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Paul preaches to the Jews in Rome and recalls Isaiah's prophecy when many reject his message

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In a series of events displaying God's providence, the apostle is able to carry the gospel to Caesar's courtroom

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Paul's final defence of his faith before heading to Rome

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Paul stands trials before Felix and Festus while imprisoned at Caesarea

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Paul's arrest leads to the gospel's expansion to Rome.

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Looking at the differences between Old and New Testament prophecy

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The footwashing foreshadows the cross: the exalted Messiah assumes the role of the despised servant.

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Jesus turns water into wine and announces that He is now the embodiment of God's special presence on Earth.

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Matthew's account of the resurrection.

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The Apostle John's "Palm Sunday" account.

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Paul lays out the primary role of a pastor.

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The giving of the Holy Spirit in Acts highlights the oneness of the people of God

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The giving of the Holy Spirit in Acts highlights the oneness of the people of God.

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An overview of the book of 1 Corinthians ahead of an upcoming sermon series.

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Takeaways from Paul's lengthy stop in the city of Corinth

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The climax of Paul's second missionary journey is the conversion of the Philippian jailer.

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The early church meets amid controversy and affirms the gospel is by faith alone on the basis of grace alone.

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How the apostle Paul deals with opposition in Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe

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Paul's gospel appeal to the biblically illiterate.

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Paul's gospel appeal to the biblically literate.

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The mercy and grace in Jesus Christ is for any sinner, even the worst of the worst.

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Protecting the gospel message is the very centre of our purpose as Christians

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Satan wants to accuse us before God, but Jesus the incarnate Son has defanged the dragon, and all his accusations are now toothless against those who trust in Christ.

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Jesus is the light of divine revelation to the world, who will also be the cause of both the rise and the fall of many

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What is the meaning of Christmas? Look no further than Matthew 1:21

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As we embark on another period without corporate worship, a good question worth knowing a clear answer to is: what is the church?

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God's love for us in Christ is the Christian's great confidence.

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Unlike Israel, Jesus faithfully resists temptation in the wilderness

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Our earthly lives are a God-given stewardship for which each of us is responsible.

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Babel stands in opposition to the city of God, and in long line of attempts by humanity to govern themselves without reference to and in defiance of God.

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The Noahic covenant testifies that God will preserve the world until redemption is accomplished

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Even as God judges the whole world, he continues the line of the seed of the woman.

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From Adam to Noah: the world's descent into sin connects creation and the flood as God continues to preserve a line of promise

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The seed of the woman continues through Seth, after Cain proves himself to be the seed of the serpent.

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A brief foray into the New Testament to look at federal headship.

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The fall of man is much more than stealing a forbidden fruit

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God's perfect design for husband and wife.

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God's creation of humans and the mandate he gives them.

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A look at the different views on creation week.

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If we enter into “God’s rest” it will be by following the ultimate primordial paradigm of God's creative work.

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God carries out his wrathful vengeance against Ninevah

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Part 1 of a 2-part prelude to an upcoming sermon series on Genesis 1-11.

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God's glory in salvation through judgement

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Nahum paints a portrait of Yahweh: the jealous avenger who is cloaked in wrath.

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What does God the Holy Spirit do in the world and in believers?

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The significance of Jesus' "going away" to the Father

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Jonah welcomes deliverance for himself, but not for others.

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Jonah's less-than-ideal prayer and the Ninevites response to his message.

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Jonah rebels while the Gentile sailors repent!

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What Christ's condescension means for the Christian life.

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A Lord's Supper sermonette

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What should Christians do when they gather?

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A study on the overlapping authority of the church and the state.

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“Strong” Christians must be careful not to cause “weak” Christians to suffer spiritual harm.

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Love all of those for whom Christ died, regardless of differences in conscience on tertiary matters.

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Live in light of the coming final judgement at the consummation of Christ's kingdom

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The arrogance, sensuality, and serious plight of false teachers

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Beware of false teachers, but also be assured that they will face certain judgement.

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Christians can have the same certainity about the second coming as the eyewitnesses of Jesus' transfiguration because of scripture

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Christian: Actively pursue maturity in the faith!

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The great confession of Thomas and the resurrection commission of our Lord.

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How then shall we live in this pandemic? With the love of a mind renewed by the Spirit.

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A prayer from Psalm 102 and a timely message amidst pandemic from James 4

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How do the promises of Psalm 91 apply to Christians today?

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What exactly is a marriage? What is not? Can couples live together before marriage? What about singleness?

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Improving our Master's assets as we await His return.