The Birth of Christ (Luke 1 & 2)

Randy McCarthy read from Luke Chapters 1 and 2 and spoke about the Birth of Christ.

Referenced Scriptures: [Luke 1:1-33, 2:18-19,30-32,43-51,1-20, Galatians 4]


Birth of Christ

Why doesn’t God stop the actions of evil men?

Mark Hasenmyer read and commented from 1Samuel chapter 22 and spoke about God not being responsible for the actions of evil men (Doeg the Edomite) (expanding on the theme from Nov. 24).

Referenced Scriptures: [Psalm 121, Acts 4:25-26 quote from Psalm 2:1-2, 1Samuel 22:11-23 (Ahimelech and Saul), Psalm 52:1-9, Psalm 58:10-11]


Doeg, evil men

Prophecy and the Birth of Christ

Randy McCarthy spoke about the Prophecy of the Birth of Christ.

Referenced Scriptures: [Matthew 5:17-18, Matthew Chapter 1, 2Samuel 7:8-17, Isaiah 7:7-16, Matthew 2:1-6,13-15, Isaiah 60:1-3]


Prophecy and the Birth of Christ

Psalm 136 | Acts 4

Allen Daniels read and commented on the 136th Psalm


Mark Hasenmyer read and commented on Acts chapter 4 with focus on the sovereignty of God and that God is not the author of sin.

Referenced Scriptures: [Acts 4:18-26, Psalm 2, Acts 2:23-24, Exodus 7]


Acts 4

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Randy McCarthy spoke about The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the sightings of Jesus after he was resurrected.

Referenced Scriptures: [1Corinthians 15:1-, Mark 16 (Summary of people seeing Jesus after his resurrection)]


Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Psalm 145 | The Widow’s Gift

Allen Daniels read and commented on the 145th Psalm.


Mark Hasenmyer spoke about The Widow’s Gift

Mark 12:41-44   Jesus beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.  And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites. And he saith unto his disciples “This poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living”.

Referenced Scriptures: [Luke 20:45-47,21:1-6, Mark 12:41-44]


widow's gift

The Ordinances of Jesus Christ

Randy McCarthy spoke about The Ordinances of Jesus Christ.

Articles of Faith #: 6:  We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that feet washing is an example, a duty, connected with the supper, and that true believers are the only subjects of either and should be practiced by the churches; and that baptism by immersion is the apostolic mode.

Referenced Scriptures: [Matthew 28]


Ordinances

VIDEO:  Baptism of Eddie Jennings

Jesus is the Vine

Mark Hasenmyer reviewed last week’s subject of The Fruit of the Spirit and then transitioned into Jesus is the Vine from John chapter 15.

John 15:5  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.


Jesus is the Vine

The Fruit of the Spirit

Mark Hasenmyer spoke about The Fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23  The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Referenced Scriptures: [Galatians 5:18-26, John 14:26-27]


Fruit of the Spirit

Three Lessons from the Book of Job

Randy McCarthy spoke about The Book of Job giving comparisons to Job and Jesus Christ.

Referenced Scriptures: [Hebrews 1:1-4]


Job