Rolling Fork Baptist Church

What is "true Christianity"? What is "true evangelism"? What does it mean to follow Christ?

Why are the Bible and prayer the most important elements of a healthy church? How should we be praying for each other?

 So many lessons in today's passage including the fact that we are often attacked from an external force after we have attacked each other internally. This is illustrated by the people fighting against Moses because there was no water to drink. But GOD IS FAITHFUL and He took care of the problem. Then the battle with the Amelakites  started but God gave them the victory because GOD IS FAITHFU...

Tonight, we walked through the experience of Moses sending 12 spies into the land that God said that He was giving them. 10 of the spies came back with a bad report which showed no faith in God at all but Caleb said "Let us go up at once..." Are you more like the 10 who lived in fear or Caleb who expressed great faith?

Why would Paul tell anyone to stay away from their brother or sister?  How long are we to stay away from them? What is purpose of staying away from them? And how is the church today opposite of the churches that Paul was writing to back then?

We often tell people to calm down, be still, have faith, etc. and then we are asked "Why?" Today, Paul says "Stand Firm" and we see 7 reasons why we should stand firm. 

Several descriptive phrases concerning false teachers.

Who are the two groups of people in this passage? What did God do differently to the second group that He did not do with the first group? How should we respond to that answer?  How should we respond to Bible verses that we do not like? These questions and more are answered today in this message.

Peter said that the preaching that they heard could be trusted because it came from men who were there with Jesus. Not fables or made up stories about a man named Jesus. They heard the voice of God on the mountain.  They saw Jesus teach, pray and do miracles. They saw it all. 

Paul gave us a lot to consider in the second chapter of 2 Thessalonians and today, we see the coming of our Lord, the gathering of the saints, and the day of the Lord being listed again. How do three actions or events work together? That and so much 

5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,  6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,  7and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 

Big questions asked in today's message such as "Is the "coming of the Lord" the same day as "the day of the Lord", "What happens to someone who goes to hell?" and "Will the people in hell be separated from the presence of the Lord?"

Tonight, we looked at 7 attitudes that we should have as we mature in Christ.

We will see five things that we must do in 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 plus a reminder that should encourage us greatly. 

Today we looked at three connections: the congregation and their pastor, the congregation within itself and the congregation pleasing God. As you listen to today's message, ask God how you are doing in each area.

What does it mean to "shepherd the flock that is among you"? What significance do the words "among you" have? What do you do when sheep keep running away? Just some of the questions we asked tonight.

What is the connection between the "coming of the Lord" in chapter 4 and the "day of the Lord" in chapter 5? What has God destined us for? Who did Jesus die for? These questions and more are asked in today's message.

The Thessalonians were upset about the possibility of missing the return of Christ plus they were concerned about those who had already passed but Paul had good news for them and then as well as us.

We are to live our lives for the glory of God instead of pleasing the flesh. Tonight we see more of Peter's instructions concerning this matter.

We know we are supposed to show brotherly love to each other but are we doing so? What are four possible hindrances to us showing brotherly love and are we guilty of any of these?

Paul told the Thessalonians that they needed to do more and more of what they were already doing, but what was that? Listen to today's message and find out. 

Tonight's lesson shows us how to treat each other in our church family.