Death, Judgment and Salvation

Hebrews 9:27-28: This week we are focusing on only two verses in Hebrews. These verses show the parallel between Christ’s experience of death, which will be followed by His second coming, with our experience of death which will be followed by judgment (for all) and salvation (for His people). By implication this text refutes other worldviews concerning the afterlife including reincarnation, naturalism (which says that when the body dies one’s existence ends), and those who think people get a second chance for salvation after death.

The Power of Christ’s Blood

Hebrews 9:15-26: This week we will continue our exposition of Hebrews as we further consider the necessity and significance of the sacrificial blood of Christ, our High Priest.

Questions to consider:

• How many times is the blood spoken of in Hebrews 9?
• What things does the blood do?
• Why don’t churches talk about the blood of Christ as much as they used to?

Consciences Cleansed by Christ’s Blood

Hearts Set on Pilgrimage: Ruth 4

2006 GBC Family Camp Session 6.

Spread Your Wings Over Me: Ruth 3

2006 GBC Family Camp Session 5.

A Portrait of Jesus Christ

2006 GBC Family Camp Session 4.

Refuge Under the Shadow of His Wings: Ruth 2

Christ, Our Suffering Substitute

2006 GBC Family Camp Session 2.

The Hidden Smile of God: Ruth 1

2006 GBC Family Camp Session 1.

Christlike Servanthood

Storyline of Exodus

In this third audio recording for children Joelee Chamberlain summarizes the storyline of Exodus.

Builders

Joelee Chamberlain continues her audio recordings for children by explaining how God created and maintains everything.

Storyline of Genesis

Joelee Chamberlain begins her audio recordings for children by summarizing the storyline of Genesis.

Consecrated to God

This week I am diverting from our studies in 2 Samuel and will be expounding Romans 12:1-2.

I plan, on certain Sundays over the next few months, to preach through Romans 12 with a special emphasis on our love and devotion for one another in the body of Christ.

Because our love for one another springs from our devotion to the Lord, Paul starts Romans 12 by exhorting us to be living sacrifices who are not to be conformed to the world.

Of course the foundation of our devotion to the Lord is the sovereign mercy which He has shown us in Christ — which was the subject of the first 11 chapters of Romans and forms the basis of Paul’s exhortation in Romans 12:1.

Portrait of a Godless Culture: An Appeal to Repent of Sinful Boasting

We will be doing a fairly rapid overview of the first nine chapters and then drawing some application from near the end of chapter nine, where Jeremiah writes, “Thus says the LORD, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.” (9:23-24).

Jeremiah’s theme leading to these texts is that of judgment: A judgment precipitated by the sinful lifestyle and arrogant living of the kingdom of Judah. The modern day parallels to our own day are truly amazing: Truly there is “nothing new under the sun.”