We Have Been Bought
To be bought means that we have a new owner to Whom we should give allegiance and be found in submission. It also means that we don't have any rights to ourselves but only to our Master.
To be bought means that we have a new owner to Whom we should give allegiance and be found in submission. It also means that we don't have any rights to ourselves but only to our Master.
Today is a special day, Mother's Day. Mothers, we recognize you. We honor you. We lift you up. We appreciate you. My objective is to describe the task of being an ideal mother as defined in our text.
It is my desire to speak on an unpopular subject. It isn't "seeker friendly" but it is a message which needs to be heard.
Sometimes lost people think they are not bad enough to require salvation. Sometimes they think they are too bad to be saved. Our text deals with a man who appears to be beyond hope. Not so!
I come to the final lesson on what WE BELIEVE. We consider the fact that Jesus rose again from the dead and will one day return to Earth and set up His earthly kingdom.
There are two brief subjects in this confession. It is my objective to cover these two topics today.
Last time we looked at the True Church and mentioned the two ordinances of the Church. That is our topic for today: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
We know a church is the body of Christ. What type of church is it? Is it universal and invisible or is it local and visible? What we believe is a True Church of Christ is our topic today.
A truly saved person will always be saved, and will, at last, be glorified. Beyond that, we also believe the Bible teaches that a truly saved person will continue in the faith. We call that perseverance. These two things comprise our topic.
We believe the Bible teaches sanctification. This lesson takes up this issue.