Preaching the Word

Send us Fan Mail Part 3 of 6 Becoming a Disciple The First Principles of the Faith The last part of Jesus' command in making disciples is to teach them. Jesus taught the apostles a core set of teachings. The apostles delivered those teachings to the early church. The core elements of this teaching are referred to in the New Testament as "the first principles of Christ", "sound...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of 6 Becoming a Disciple The First Principles of the Faith Baptism is the next step in becoming a disciple.  Baptism should be our fist expression of faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Baptism was done at or near the time of conversion in the early church. Baptism is identifying ourselves with Jesus Christ.  Baptism is meant to reinforce our trust in the person and...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of 6 Becoming a Disciple The First Principles of the Faith Embracing the gospel is the fist step in becoming a disciple. The gospel literally means "good news"  Before we can move forward in our faith we must understand the gospel. This is a study of the gospel message; the way the apostles taught it.  This study examines Acts 10:34-48  Support the show Email: nat...

Send us Fan Mail This is a sermon I gave a week before Christmas.  It focuses on the time when Marry was visited by Gabriel, the angel in Luke 1 as well as Joseph's reaction in Matthew 1:18-21.  Topics addressed. - Marry being a favored one. - Angels - The virgin birth - Joseph being a just man - Dreams - Prophecy being fulfilled Support the show Email: nathan@nathandietsche.com

Send us Fan Mail The church is the guardian and protector of the truth.  In this Scripture the apostle Paul instructs his prodigy Timothy on how to continue in the faith and sound doctrine even as false teachers are at the door. False teachers that we learn are pawns of demons desiring to destroy believers.  We are shown the importance of being thankful. That God is the giver of good gifts. To tra...

Send us Fan Mail Believers in Jesus Christ live every day in a battlefield.  Whether you are aware of it or not you are engaged in a war.  A war that has the strongest, most entrenched army at odds against us.  Today we look at the battlefield, the war, and the armor God has given us.  The battle belongs to the Lord, yet we must remain alert and stand firm. What does that look like?  Today we exam...

Send us Fan Mail Walking in faith. When we heard the word of truth, the message about Christ and believed in our hearts, we became a new creation. When we first gave our hearts to the Lord we began a journey of surrender. Is what we say with our lips what we do in our life? God wants us to know in the depths of our heart that He has set us free from sin and death. That when He looks at us, He sees...

Send us Fan Mail What is Biblical Faith? What is "The Faith" preached by Jesus and the apostles? Today the word faith is used and misused in many ways. It can be easy to misunderstand what faith is, what Biblical faith is. Since it is through faith in Jesus that we are saved, it is important to clarify what the Biblical definition of faith is. Rom 10:8-10 But what does it say? “The word...

Send us Fan Mail The book of Esther is set in a secular culture where many different groups of nations have been conquered. The nation of Israel has stopped practicing their faith openly and even Passover is no longer celebrated.  Sound familiar? There are great lessons of faith and grace to learn from Esther and Mordecai. It took a threat of genocide on Israel in order to trigger outward signs of...

Send us Fan Mail Even after believing in Christ we tend take our understanding of trust from a broken world into our relationship with God.  God is faithful. He never changes. He is always with us. He wants the very best for us. He always keeps his promises.  Today we examine 2 Timothy 2:11-13 which is one of Paul's five trustworthy sayings in his epistles. These were well known sayings in th...

Send us Fan Mail John chapter 1 verses 1 through 13.  Both Biblical teachers and philosophers have looked to the Bible for knowledge and wisdom.  Many people have placed their hope in the Word's of Scripture. John begins today by telling us that in the beginning was the Word. John wants us to understand that the Word of God is  is some One personal.  Today we look at four points in this passa...

Send us Fan Mail In a world that is turned upside down, God's Word never changes.   Evil leaders claim deadly protests are essential yet demand  church gatherings are not.  Unjust laws oppress the righteous while the wicked continue without restraint.  For the body of believers it becomes a struggle to know what to do, it was the same for the Hebrew church.  God's Word shows us the confi...

Send us Fan Mail In a world that has lost its way and no longer understands love, God breaks through and show us the way.  The prophet Isaiah said "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" We start by looking at how all of us have redefined love, how we live in a culture that has rede...