First Baptist Lenoir City

Mormonism - The Temple vs. The Church The Temple -The temple is sacred and restricted.  -The restricted building is reserved for high-level religious ceremonies: baptism and weddings. -Temple destruction followed the death of Jesus and His Apostles, but Joseph Smith and the LDS restored the Temple on earth in 1830. The first one was built in Kirtland, OH, in 1836. -Must have a special card strictl...

ADAM then SETH now NOAH: • Noah was a preacher of righteousness; Noah was a man of righteousness - • According to Moses - 6:8; 6:22; 7:5; 7:9; 7:23; 8:1; 8:15-16 (God told Noah what to build, when to get in, when to get out); 8:20-21 • According to I Chronicles 1:4 (Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth) • According to Isaiah - 54:9 • Accord to Ezekiel - 14:14, 20 • According to Jesus - Matthew 24:37-39; Luke...

Theology  • God was actually a man first • All people lived with God as his spirit children. • Lucifer was also once a spirit child or God. • Lucifer responds in chapter 4 of the Book of Moses (found in the Pearl of Great Price) saying, “Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that not one soul shall be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine ho...

• Our Former walk - We must be born-again • Our Faith walk - We won’t be secure or grow strong without it (II Corinthians 5:7;Col. 2:6-7) • Our Frustrating walk - We wobble (Psalm 73:1-2); We stumble (James 3:2); We grieve the Spirit, Ephesians 4:30); We quench the Spirit, II Thessalonians 5:19) I. Walking with God   A. Enoch walked with God - Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5-6   B. Noah walked with God...

Mormonism: History The Founder: 1.) Joseph Smith Jr. was the son of a mystic. 2.) Smith’s mother was a product of extreme religious views and trivial superstitions. 3.) Joseph was their fourth child, born Dec. 23, 1805. 4.) The family never succeeded as “treasure seekers” in the multitude of attempts in Vermont and New York. 5.) Smith regretted and later denied being known as a “money-digger.” 6.)...

 •  Reading: Ephesians 4:17-32   •  God is Love; God is Light; God is Wisdom (personified) - Godly people look to God for how we walk!  I. What does Walking with God look like?    1.   Enoch walked with God - Genesis 5:24   •  Hebrews 11:5-6   •  He pleased God    •  He drew near to God    •  He believed God exists    •  He believed God rewards those who seek Him   2.   Noah takes with God - Genes...

THE FIVE SOLAS The Theological Pillars of the Protestant Reformation 1. Sola Scriptura: By the Scriptures Alone 2. Sola Fide: By Faith Alone 3. Sola Gratia: By Grace Alone 4. Solus Christus: Because of Christ Alone 5. Soli Deo Gloria: To God Alone Be the Glory

 •    The Remnant call on God      •    The Remnant walk with God      •    This Remnant build for God  I.  Faith Moving Forward: Marks of faith!       1.    Abel worshiped -      2.    Seth called -      3.    Enoch walked -      4.    Noah walked -  Noah found favor with God - This means God was pleased with the way Noah walked!     •    Hebrew for “walk” is halak. Walking with God as used in Ge...

• History • Beliefs -Authority -Sin and Salvation -Eucharist -Life after death -Lord's Supper/Communion/Mass

I. The Righteous Reminders (1/2)   - This comes right after men CALLED ON THE NAME OF THE LORD! II. The Scriptural Significances (3/32) It is a…   1.  Historic timeline    2.  Holy line - connecting to the Future Seed; Genesis 4 & 5; I Chronicles 1:1-27; Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38.   3.  Harsh line (the reign of death) - “and he died”; Romans 3:23; 6:23; Genesis 2:15-17; Hebrews 9:22; John 11:25...

I. The Parallels of Nahum to Jonah  1. Just as Jonah declared that God is long suffering and gracious (4:2), so Nahum acknowledged divine grace while affirming the Lord is also jealous and avenging (1:3). 2. In Jonah, God appointed a storm and then calmed the sea (1:4, 15-16; 2:10-3:5), and in Nahum, God directed the rivers to flood Nineveh in order to destroy the city (1:8; 2:6). 3. In Jonah, God...

III. The Faith moving forward -    •  The First Statement of Faith -    •  The Kingdom of man vs.   •  The Kingdom of God (25/26)   1.  Adam & Eve had a third son    2.  Seth had a son (Enosh) -    3.  At this time people began to call on the name of of the Lord     •  The Name of the Lord - All we do we do for His Name / for His glory / for His honor       •  Highlight those who called on the nam...

Reading: James 1:19-27 IV. The Lord - Chapter 4 1. Jonah is angry at God 2. Jonah prays to God 3. Jonah’s prayer is a praise to God: Exodus 34:6-7; Psalm 103:8; Joel 2:13; *Nahum 1:3 • You are gracious • You are merciful • You are slow to anger • You are abounding in steadfast love • You relent from disaster = Jonah had the words of Moses, of David, of Joel but he didn’t have their hearts = We sho...

- Chapter 3 started the snowball rolling downhill / Started the dominoes knocking down God’s original design and purpose one after another. • Secular means “worldly”; “earthly” rather than sacred and spiritual  • In Worship - Cain then Babel then Nicodemus - Jesus converts the religious into the righteous (many need the clarity of the Scriptures)  • In Marriage - monogamy was the foundation of God...

Reading: Matthew 5:38-48 (It rains on the just and the unjust - bc of God’s love) The Covenant w/ God - A light to the nations (Isaiah 49:5-7) The Outline of Jonah: • The Refusal • The Rescue • The Recommissioning • The Revival/Regret I. The Sailors - Chapter 1 1. Crisis on the sea (4) 2. Prayer to Yahweh (14) 3. Delivered from the storm (15) 4. Sacrifice & vows to God (16) II. The Prophet - Chapt...

The pockets are grace from Genesis 3 can’t hide the horrible effects of sin on humanity seen in Genesis 4. The (Wrong) Way of Cain / Genesis 4:1-16 / 09-5/6-2026 - The Righteous vs The Religious Hypocrisy is doing the Devil’s work in God’s uniform (MH) Apostasy is… True, False, & Vain worship I. Fleeting Joy of the firstborn   1.  Eve credited God (positive) -   2.  Cain worked the ground -   3.  ...

• The Reluctance of Jonah  • The Rescue of Jonah  • The Repentance at Sea  • The Repentance at Nineveh • The Revival in Nineveh  • The Reasoning of Jonah  • The Heart of God - Matthew 5:43-45; Matthew 12:38-41; Romans 5-1-11 • The Harshness of Jonah    = The Gospel Picture (3 days)   = The Judgment of Jerusalem  • God CAN make you do something you don’t want to do —  • From Joppa (Tel Aviv, Israel...

Read: Luke 24:13-27 (Don’t miss Jesus!) • Once you see Jesus in the NT, He becomes easy to find in the OT; II Corinthians 4:3-4: AND EVEN IF OUR GOSPEL IS VEILED, IT IS VEILED TO THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING. IN THEIR CASE, THE GOD OF THIS WORLD HAD BLINDED THE MINDS OF THE UNBELIEVERS TO KEEP THEM FROM SEEING THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF THE GLORY OF CHRIST, WHO IS THE IMAGE OF GOD = Genesis 3:15-24 (Re...

1.) God’s greatness (v.1-6) 2.) God’s goodness (v.7-10) 3.) God’s glory (v.11-13) 4.) God’s government (v.14-17) 5.) God’s grace (v.18-21) Takeaways: 1.) We should praise God more than we actually do. 2.) It truly is overwhelming how much God has done for us. 3.) As the Redeemed say so, let praise be on our mind, hearts, and lips.

Reading: John 8:31-58 4 Questions from Genesis 3: (1) Who is this serpent? (2) Where did he come from? (3) Why is he in the garden? (4) What is he up to since then? Demonology & Deity of Christ: 1. Jesus REMOVED DEMONS  2. Jesus SILENCED DEMONS -  3. Jesus TORMENTS DEMONS -  4. Jesus SAW SATAN FALL - Luke 10:17-20 (not surprised by the disciples power over the enemy); Jer. 9:23-24 (humility in hol...

1.) What the Psalmist Learned (v.1-18) 2.) The Request - David prays after learning (v.19-24) Takeaways: 1.) The vastness and thoroughness of God should comfort us. 2.) All we have and all we are before God is open to Him. 3.) Knowing this, why would we ever want to escape from God?

Demonology & Deity of Christ (They actually go together - “I saw Satan fall”) There is unbridled arrogance and enormous egos when beings created by God are given incredible authority. Lucifer is the poster child of rebellion against God, but a few have followed his steps in their massive pride. Pride goes before the fall! Two kings and one common pattern: • Isaiah 14 - The king of Babylon • Ezekie...

1.) The Worship of God (v.1-3) 2.) The Wonder of God (v.4-6) 3.) The Wisdom of God (v. 7-9) 4.) Our Response (v.10)

Review: Resist & Repent - James 4:7 = Two of the most important questions ever asked are answered in the first three chapters of Genesis: (1) How did we get here? 2) What went wrong? In my job; In my job; In my home; In my world Our struggle is not against flesh and blood - Ephesians 6:20-18; God’s law demands justice be paid! The Cross; The Law - Romans 8:1-2 God speaks in Genesis - Gen 1, 2, 3,...

1.) God deserves the praise of His people (v.1-3) 2.) Spiritual climate of Israel (v.4-32) A.) Lost person in the desert (v.4-9) B.) Jailed person in a dungeon (v.10-16) C.) Dying person lying in bed (v.17-22) D.) Drunk person at sea (v.23-32) 3.) God restores the ruined property of Israel (v.33-38) 4.) Revival of social and spiritual prosperity (v.39-43) Application: 1.) God does not leave us alo...