First Baptist Lenoir City

MORE THAN A BUILDING The Book of Acts: The Christ (Body, Bride, Building) * The Cross * The Commission John Hunn He DIED; He ROSE; He COMMISSIONED (4x) – Did His disciples dismiss this? They didn’t understand the delay to the Kingdom would be a global body of believers! “The Re-Commissioning of Jesus Christ to His Church” / Acts 1:1-11 The Word of God & The Son of God define and describe the term...

MORE THAN A BUILDING The Book of Acts: The Christ * The Cross * The Commission (The Body; The Bride; Building / The Rallying Point; The Compass; The Hill we die on / Gen 12:3) (God’s Front Page: Churches start to decline/die when these three move off the front page)

k. OUR UNITY - Live in harmony, get rid of haughtiness &pride – v. 16 l. OUR LANE - Never repay evil for evil, think on what is honorable for all – v. 17 m. OUR GOAL - Live at peace with all men if at all possible – vv. 18-21

d. OUR COMPASSION - True love, hating evil, affection, honor - vv. 9-10 e. OUR SERVING - Be zealous and fervent in spirit as you serve the Lord – v. 11 f. OUR REJOICING & PRAYING - Rejoice in hope; Be patient in tribulation; Be constant in prayer – v. 12 g. OUR INVESTING - Giving to the needs of the saints & show hospitality – v. 13 h. OUR BLESSING - Bless those who persecute you & don’t curse – v...

I. What is God’s Purpose for your earthly life? 2. The Significant Signs of a Saved Servant – Romans 12:1-21 a. Our OFFERING - Presenting our bodies to God, not to the world – vv. 1-2 b. OUR ATTITUDE - Being humble & Others-centered – vv. 3-5 c. OUR GIFTEDNESS - prophecy, service, teaching, exhorting, contribution, leadership, & mercy – vv. 6-8

I. What is God’s Purpose for your earthly life? 1. There are many passages that speak of the diverse gifts within the Body of Christ: a. I Corinthians 3:1-9 (John 4:31-38) b. I Corinthians 12:12-26 c. I Peter 4:7-11

Dr. John D. Street, President of the American Board of Biblical Counselors Hebrews 12:7-11 1. I am to view hardship as discipline 2. When God brings hardship into my life, He is acting as a loving Father 3. This discipline is not punitive but is corrective to bring about greater holiness in me 4. My heart will be at peace

TRANSFORMATION 101: How & When God Changes Us

(IDENTIFY CRISIS: Which Peter is the real Peter? One of the last three years or one of the last three days?) 3 Things Transformed Peter’s Life & They can Transform Your Life too! I. The Walk of Jesus (SERVING) – 21:1-14 (Flashback: Peter’s retirement – Luke 5) II. The Way of Jesus (RESTORING) – 21:15-17 III. The Will of Jesus (FOLLOWING) – 21:18-25

I. We find DEVOTION II. We also find DOUBT III. We don’t find DEATH

I. The Spiritual Reason Jesus died - John 19:28-30 II. The Physical Reason Jesus died - John 19:31-34 III. The Scriptural Reason Jesus died - John 19:35-37 IV. The Personal Reason Jesus died - John 19:38-42 The Path of Nicodemus a. John 3:1-8 b. John 7:40-52 2. The Path of Others a. Acts 6:7 b. Acts 9 (Philippians 3:1-9)

I. Grief in Genesis 6:5-8 & Ephesians 4:30-32 1. Genesis 6:5-6 a. God doesn’t change – Exodus 32:14 (threat vs decree); Numbers 23:19; I Samuel 15:10-11, 29; Jeremiah 26:3 (Jonah 3:1-10); Habakkuk 1:13; Malachi 3:6 2. Genesis 6:7-8 II. Ephesians 4:17-31 1. What we have in Christ (Eph. 1-3) & How we live in Christ – Eph. 4-6 (see Matt. 5-7) 2. “No longer walk as the Gentiles do in the futility of t...

Genesis 3:15 John 3:16-18 Luke 23:32-43

I. Grief in Genesis 6:5-8 & Ephesians 4:30-32 1. Genesis 6:5-8 II. Ephesians 4:17-32 1. What we have in Christ (Eph. 1-3) & How we live in Christ – Eph. 4-6 (See Mt. 5-7) 2. “No longer walk as the Gentiles do in the futility of their minds” – vv. 17-19 III. Ephesians 4:32

I. The Protection of the Shepherd - 18:1-11 II. The Peter he never knew - 18:12-27 III. The Political Pilate - 18:28-38