First Baptist Lenoir City

I. John 3:16    1.  God acts - FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON    2.  We react - THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM (trust in, rely on)   3.  The 2 Consequences - SHOULD NOT PERISH / BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE  II. Luke 19:10    1.  Who Jesus is - FOR THE SON OF MAN (SON OF GOD - John 1:14)   2.  Why Jesus came - CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST    •  God sent me to tell you that He is...

Christian Character produces Christian Unity. Gentleness Patience Love We have a Singular, One and Only, Unifying Faith One Spirit - One Hope - One Lord - One faith - One Baptism - One God and Father - “of all who is overall and through all and in all.” Jesus Christ has given us the gifts we need by his grace. What Gifts did Jesus give us? Apostles - most importantly, writing the Scriptures Prophe...

The Encouragement of the Common Christian & The Equipping of Christ-Called Pastors) / II Timothy (SHARE * FOLLOW * GUARD) Message 7 I. Three Commands for a Fearless Life: SHARE in the sufferings - 1:8-12 (Charlie Kirk became this example - John 15:18 - 16:33) Matthew 28:11-15; Acts 7:54-8:4; Acts 13:1-12 II. The Comfort from a Common Christian (Onesiphorus) - 1:15-18

Questions to ask ourselves: Are we willing to go where Christ takes us for the sake of others? Have we trusted in the Gospel for our salvation, now revealed? Are there people that you fear, resent, or otherwise hold at arm’s length because you are better than them, or are better than you? Do you know the love of God in a way that allows you to walk through the valley of the shadow of death and fea...

Jesus Loves His Church “Fearless to the End” / II Timothy (SHARE * FOLLOW * GUARD) Message 6 John Hunn, Senior Pastor I. Three Commands for a Fearless Life: 1. SHARE (1:8-12) - the sufferings A. The birth of Jesus B. The death of Jesus C. The life of Paul - Acts 9:13-16 D. The life of Timothy - 2:2; 4:5 2. FOLLOW (1:13) - my example A. The dedication of discipleship B. The Lord is the Leader - I C...

Ephesians 2:1-10 - From Sinner to Saint: The Free Gift of Salvation The gift of salvation is the greatest gift humanity could ever receive. It is the gift we have always needed but it isn’t always the gift we have wanted. Tonight we will see in scripture a description from Paul of the work of God when he saves a man or woman. What happened to Chris Harding when he was saved at 16 years old? When I...

Leadership in the Lord’s Church “Fearless to the End” (Message Five_ II Timothy 1:1-14 John Hunn, Senior Pastor   I. The Beginning of the End - vv. 1-2 1. The Apostle of Jesus Christ - 2. The Will of God - 3. The Life of Christ - 4. The Son in the Faith - 5. Three Virtues of the Gospel - This is powerful. This is personal. This is piercing. This is how to kill pride. *GRACE; MERCY; PEACE – Paul, k...

I. The Beginning of the End - vv. 1-2 1. The Apostle of Jesus Christ - 2. The Will of God - 3. The Life of Christ - 4. The Son in the Faith - 5. The Virtues of the Faith - a. GRACE: Saving grace & Strengthening grace - The first is faith in God’s forgiveness (Eph. 2:8-10); The second is how God forges our faith (Col. 2:6-7); We are called to GROW IN THE GRACE & THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD JC (II Pet...

A Review of Ephesians 1:1-14 We have received a spiritual blessing, that is, our salvation through Jesus Christ Our salvation comes by the grace of God, not by any worth that we might bring to the table. God chose us before the foundation of the world, with the purpose of making us holy and blameless, demonstrating that we did nothing to contribute to our salvation, and God provided the sacrifice...

We have known Paul’s thoughts on Timothy long before II Timothy was written. They had a long and strong relationship - long and strong fellowship - long and strong mentorship. Listen to what Paul called Timothy in previous letters: called… “well spoken of” when Paul met him in Acts 16 “his helper” in Acts 19 “doer of the work of the Lord” - I Corinthians 16 “our brother” - Corinthians, Colossians,...

As open the letter to the Ephesians, we can jump right into it without much introduction and through the leading of the Holy Spirit, we we will be so blessed by the power and beauty of this letter. But we would probably prefer at least some background information to use as on ramp tonight to the book of Ephesians. Paul is and in the early church fathers is recognized as the author of Ephesians. Pr...

1. Jesus gives us REST v. 30-32 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 2. Jesus shows us COMPASSION v. 33-34  Isa. 53:6 -  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned — everyone — to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 3. Jesus PROVIDES our needs HIS way - v. 35-41  Mark 14:22 - And as they were eating, he took br...

• Saul - Hebrew name • Paul - Hellenistic name (Roman citizen). Went by Paul bc Gentiles were his major focus of ministry. Paul writes from a Roman prison to Timothy in Ephesus. Paul had been in prison several times but nothing like this. Sense of ambition vs Sense of Mission - The work was more important to Paul than his life. That’s the difference between selfless leaders and selfish leaders. Pa...

I. A relationship of serving, of working, of doing (even before saving) - Adam   •  Tend the Garden (Adam)   •  Build the Ark (Noah)   •  Leave your Home (Abraham)   •  Lead My People (Moses)    •  Leave Egypt (Exodus)   •  Love Your Neighbor (Leviticus)    •  Love Me (Deuteronomy)    •  Cross the Jordan (Joshua)   •  Rebuild My Temple (Go get wood)    •  Mt. 7:24-27; Ja 1:22-24; Heb. 11    •  The...

Introduction: “How does it end?” That’s the question I usually ask my wife when she suggests watching something together. I want to know. It doesn’t ruin it for me. I want a happy ending. I’m depressed enough living in a fallen world without the help of Hollywood. God must want us to know how things are going to bc He tells us in His Word. We learn that no human lives forever on Earth. We learn th...

I. A relationship of serving, of working, of doing (even before saving) - Adam • Tend the Garden (Adam) • Build the Ark (Noah) • Leave your Home (Abraham) • Lead My People (Moses) • Leave Egypt (Exodus) • Love Your Neighbor (Leviticus) • Love Me (Deuteronomy) • Cross the Jordan (Joshua) • Rebuild My Temple (Go get wood) • Matthew 7:24-27; James 1:22-24 • Hebrews 11 • If you love Me then KEEP MY CO...

I. The Factious Dividers - vv. 9-11 — The Grecian Empire (The power of the pen) — The Roman Empire (The power of the sword) — The Jesus Empire (The power of the towel) John 13 II. The Faithful Uniters - vv. 12-15 1. The Fellow Servant Leaders - vv. 12-13 2. Artemas 3. Tychicus - Acts 20:4; Colossians 4:7; Ephesians 6:21; II Timothy 4:12 (Replace Timothy) 4. Zenas 5. Apollos - Acts 18:24-27; 19:1 1...

Introduction: The Book of Haggai is a book about God, about worship, about holiness. These themes take us back to the days of altars of Noah; of Abram (Abraham); of Isaac; of Jacob; and the Tabernacle of Moses (Play Video of Tabernacle). Haggai is the 37th book in the Old Testament .  Haggai is a Post-Exilic book meaning the timeframe happens after the Babylonian Captivity. God directed the Assyri...

I. The Factious Selfish Dividers - vv. 9-11 The Problem of Preference in Leadership - I Corinthians 1:10-18 The Problem of Purpose in Evangelism - I Corinthians 3:1-9 The Problem of Partiality in Fellowship - I Corinthians 11:18-25 The Power of Placement by God - I Corinthians 12:12-26

I. Introduction: The Book of Haggai matters because the Temple matters. The Temple matters because worship matters. Worship matters because God is a holy God and commands those who worship Him to be holy as well. The Temple is primarily about God’s presence, but is also about God’s place. Don’t make the place more important than the presence. The pride of the Temple was a problem in Solomon’s day...