by ray | Sep 2, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
Please turn with me to 1 Corinthians 11. At LBC, we observe the Lord’s Supper every other month. That’s in contrast to some churches that observe it every week and others that hardly observe it at all. The argument can be made not to observe it every week because if...
by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
When the gospel is preached and there is a true conversion, then your life changes (Fruit of the Spirit). Now we are ready to talk about the fruit of the Spirit. Gal 5:2222 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23...
by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
A second reason that we need to keep the gospel at the forefront of our minds and hearts is our need to have a posture of dependence on Christ. John 15:55 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me...
by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Paul is an interesting person. Sometimes, he seemed shizophrenic. At times, he was so humble. He referred to himself as a chief of sinners. And to the weak, he became weak, to the Jew he became a Jew, and so on. He was so accommodating. Yet, in Gal 2, we see quite a...
by ray | Jul 11, 2012 | Church, Holy Spirit, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies, Vision
Read Acts 2:42-47. Acts 242 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were...
by ray | Jul 3, 2012 | Lord's Supper, Sermons
It’s Communion Sunday and we are about to take the Lord’s Supper. But before we do, since we talked today about mercy, I want to distinguish between grace and mercy. We often lump grace and mercy together, but there is a difference. Grace is when God gives you favor...
