First Baptist Lenoir City

GODLY LEADING must be accompanied by GODLY LIVING & GODLY TEACHING I. Our Statement of Faith - The Scriptures II. The Theology of Truth 1. God’s Word is Divinely Inspirational - Matthew 4:4; I Thessalonians 2:13; II Timothy 3:16 2. God’s Word is Transformational - Psalm 19:7-10; Psalm 119:11; Jeremiah 15:16; Hebrews 4:12 3. God’s Word is Directional - Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4 4. God’s Word is Ve...

GODLY LEADING must be accompanied by GODLY LIVING & GODLY TEACHING I. Our Statement of Faith - The Scriptures II. The Theology of Truth 1. God’s Word is Divinely Inspirational - Matthew 4:4; I Thessalonians 2:13; II Timothy 3:16 2. God’s Word is Transformational - Psalm 19:7-10; Psalm 119:11; Jeremiah 15:16; Hebrews 4:12 3. God’s Word is Directional - Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4 4. God’s Word is Ve...

The NT Church is Primarily a place for God. It’s a place for God’s Word to be established. It’s a place for God’s Son to be exalted. It’s a place for God’s people to be equipped. It’s a place for God’s plan to be engaged.   I. The Foundation of God’s Church - The Worldview of our Faith is TRUTH. The Truth of God is found in His Word: a. In the Spoken Word - Genesis 1; Matthew 4:4 (mouth of God); I...

Exodus 18:1-27 & Joshua 1:1-9

1. The call of Christ and the supremacy of Christ. • John 3:3 • The first step in the Christian life is in obedience to those two words. • And the whole pathway of the Christian life is traveled in obedience to those two words. 2. The fact that difficulties present themselves to the minds of many, which are very real and definite, but there is a decision that must be made - BUT...People who are at...

Leadership in the Lord’s Church: I Timothy last year & Titus + II Timothy this year. What God expects of His leaders. Leaders can be wrong about what God expects. Congregations can be wrong about what God expects. Let’s get it right! Amen? (The Limitations of the Lord’s Leaders) Exodus 18:1-27 • The best of men are men at best! • Joshua is to Moses what Timothy is to Paul! • This chapter in contex...

I. Who? The Author of Creation "God" II. How? The Manner of Creation "created" III. What? The Object of Creation "the heaven and earth" IV. Why? The Purpose of Creation, Romans 11:36 1. Who made you? God 2. What else did God make? God made all things. 3. Why did God make you and all things? For his own glory. 4. How can you glorify God? By loving him and doing what he commands. 5. Why ought you to...

There are eyewitnesses during every phase when Jesus walked this earth.

There are eyewitnesses during every phase when Jesus walked this earth. I. The Focus of Eyewitnesses - 1:1-4 1. Eyewitnesses of His birth - 2. Eyewitnesses of His life (Mt 2,14,28; I John 1:1-4) 3. Eyewitnesses of His death - many 4. Eyewitnesses of His resurrection - I Corinthians 15:1-8 5. But many eyewitnesses didn’t believe! True and the Scriptures readily admit that fact usually included with...

There’s something about those births (8) / Christmas Continues w/ “The Eyewitness of Anna” / Luke 2:36-40    The Wonderful Women associated with Jesus - Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, WATW (Samaria), Mary Magdalene, Mary & Martha, Lydia - Unlikely women who witness to Jesus! Anna was a part of the “O’ Come Let Is Adore Him” Crowd! The Adoring & Awesome Anna! A lot is said of this godly elderly woman in a...

Did we celebrate Christmas with/ singularity, simplicity, and sincerity, focusing on our Savior? Let’s evaluate how we did so we get it right. Long before we met Luke, we see in the First Books of the Bible, aka The Five Books of Moses, the essential need for credible witnesses to confirm God’s Word and, therefore, God’s will. The number one goal of the Bible is to discover what is and isn’t true....

There’s Something About That Birth: “Can I Get a Witness?” Luke 2:21-40 The Consolation/Redemption of Israel III. The Witness/Testimony of Simeon - 2:25-34 1. The Credibility of Simeon (4) a. He was righteous b. He was devout c. He was waiting in the consolation of Israel - not said of the JRE! d. The Holy Spirit was upon him - 2. The Holy Spirit revealed to him a. He would not see death until he...

I. Mary pointed people to Jesus - 1:46 -56 II. John the baptizer pointed people to Jesus - 1:57 -66 III. Zechariah pointed people to Jesus - 1:67-80 1. He blessed God - 2. He remembered God’s Covenants - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David 3. He highlighted God’s salvation - a. Saved from sin b. Saved from enemies 4. He trusted the transformed life - a. The life without fear b. The life with holines...

Mary's Example to Us: • Singing praises • Serving Her Savior • Sharing His story • Caring about people's soul/spirit • Knowing Scripture • Knowing her Savior