First Baptist Lenoir City

There is amazing brevity & clarity given the challenges in Crete! MAP Complex issues yet no long book is written - no second book is written (like Timothy). Final comments are aimed at RELATIONSHIPS — The challenges & The celebrations The damage of division is the distraction to discipleship! The Great Commission is the evangelistic pillar of the church. Division distracts from TRUTH from GRACE fr...

Matt 28:19-20: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Then, Jesus gives these three commands and a promise. Let’s take a look at each one. Command 1: Make Disciples: Command 2: Baptizing them i...

Keep the Gospel Front & Center Death, Burial and Resurrection  I. The Gospel must be front page - PE   1.  I Timothy 1:5-7; 12-15   2.  I Timothy 2:5   3.  I Timothy 3:14-16   4.  I Timothy 4:1-5   5.  I Timothy 5:8   6.  Titus 1:16   7.  Titus 2:11-15   8.  Titus 3 II. The Things that move the gospel off of the front page - Titus 3:9   1.  Foolish controversies - Sabbath   2.  Genealogies - Jesus...

The Anatomy of our Atonement; The Goal of Grace (no help from humans); The Poverty of Humanity.   John 3:16 does not say FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE AND NOW YOU GIVE A LITTLE TOO!   I. The All-Sufficient Savior: from 3,000 in Acts 2:41 to 5,000 in Acts 4:4                1.            Who does the saving? GOD                2.            Who is being saved? US                3.        ...

The fuller sermon title would be THE CURE TO A CRUMBLING CHURCH IS THE SAVIOR & THE SCRIPTURE. This is true in Crete and Lenoir City and every other place on the globe. The modern church in America is consumed by the social instead of the spiritual. Transformation comes from Christ not cultural change. I. The Attitude of Evangelism - 1. Jesus - John 4 2. Peter - Acts 4:12-13 3. James - Luke - John...

The fuller sermon title would be THE CURE TO A CRUMBLING CHURCH IS THE SAVIOR & THE SCRIPTURE. This is true in Crete and Lenoir City, and every other place on the globe. The modern church in America is consumed by the social instead of the spiritual. Transformation comes from Christ, not cultural change. Disciples of Christ vs Discipline of men Spiritual Justice vs Social Justice Christlikeness vs...

I. The Presence of God’s Grace - 2:11a 1. “For” - “the grace of God has appeared” II. The Purpose of God’s Grace 1. “bringing salvation” - “to all men” III. The Power of God’s Grace 1. Training - v. 12a 2. Living - v. 12b 3. Waiting & Appearing - v. 13 4. Redeeming - v. 14a 5. Purifying - v. 14b 6. Declaring - v. 15

I. The Presence of Grace - 2:11a “For the grace of God has appeared” II. The Purposes of God’s Grace - 2:11b-15 1. The Primary Purpose - Salvation 2. The Secondary Purposes - These 7 discipleship dynamics are consistently mentioned in the New Testament. We all need an ongoing commitment to each of these doctrinal convictions. There is a diverse audience in Titus chapter 2: Older men, Older women,...

I. His Name - Matthew 1:18-21 II. His Mission - John 3:16-17 III. His Impact - Mt 27:54; John 20 IV. His Focus - May THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - Acts 1:6-8 V. His Church - Acts 2 - 16 1. Acts 2:38 - 3,000 in Jerusalem 2. I want to be in a church… 3. that responds to the commands of Christ 4. that speaks of the greatness of God 5. that relies on the promised prophecies from the sacred Scriptures 6. tha...

It's a big deal because Jesus rescues us from sin, fear, and death. 3:1-2  Its a big deal because Jesus was sent by God. - Apostle and High Priest - 4:14-16 It's a big deal because Jesus gives us mercy and grace in time of need. - 5:1-10 v. 1-4 Old Testament High Priests descended through Aaron are appointed to serve but they are imperfect men. v. 5-6 Its a big deal because Jesus was appointed by...

(“What does a Savior & Lord do”?) Acts 2:14 -40 I.  Jesus at His Birth - Matthew 1:18 -21     •    Jesus as the Savior will save sinners II. Jesus and His Verse - John 3:16 -17     •    Jesus came the first time to save     •    John 13 Jesus declares 11 of His disciples saved (“clean”).  III. Jesus at His Cross - Mt 27:24 - Roman Centurions (Mt 8; Luke 7) III.  Jesus after His Cross & Before His...

The Joy of Jesus is a Joy for the Journey! • Luke 10:20 - Starts with, “do not rejoice”. That ought to catch your attention; Jeremiah 9:23-24 • Luke 15 - Three times “more joy” • Hebrews 12:2 - Joy in the will of God (1) There was great joy in His Birth - angels, parents, shepherds, Magi, (2) There was great joy in His Death - crazy love mixed with amazing grace - Hebrews 12:2 (3) There was great...

(Good Friday probably better stated as Bloody Friday. Good News Friday works as well. So does Amazing Grace Friday.) Blood is mentioned almost 400 times in the Bible, 291 times in the Old Testament, and 91 times in the New Testament. Leviticus and Ezekiel mention blood more than any other OT book, and Hebrews and Revelation mention blood more than any other NT book. 1. Pre-Passover Blood - Levitic...

• The Attitude toward the Aged • The Actions of the Aged • The Army of the Aged - Serving with wisdom, availability, & maturity - 70s, 80s, 90s, 100s Senior Adults are not viewed with respect in many places in the world. Unfortunately, that same attitude sometimes shows up in the church.   Paul wants Pastors like Titus and Timothy to embrace the senior citizens in their congregations. I Timothy 5:...