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]
VIDEO: Baptism of Eddie Jennings
Randy McCarthy spoke about the Total Depravity of Man.
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This sermon was recorded at
Oxford Primitive Baptist Church
Located in Oxford,Kansas
Randy McCarthy began by reading Article #8 focusing on that ministers are to be called by God. He then spoke about Amos, Jeremiah, and Jehoshaphat and compared those events to what is happening in the world today.
Articles of Faith #: 8: We believe that no minister has the right to administer the ordinances of the gospel but such as have been regularly baptized and called by God and comes under the hands of a presbytery.
Referenced Scriptures: [Romans 5:1-5, Amos 7:10-17,8:11-12, Jeremiah chapter 20, Revelation 3:14-19]
Randy McCarthy read our fourth article of faith with emphasis on The Family of Man & The Family of God. He then read from Luke chapter 22 and spoke about the Passover.
Articles of Faith #: 4: We believe that the entire human family are dead in trespasses and sins by reason of the first transgression and are utterly unable to recover themselves from their fallen condition.
Referenced Scriptures: [Romans 5:6-11, Ephesians 2:1-8]
Randy McCarthy read our third article of faith and spoke about Predestination and Election.
Articles of Faith #3: We believe in the doctrine of predestination and of the election of a definite number of the human family to grace and glory before the world began, and that they will in time be manifested heirs of God, and joint heirs of, or with, the Lord Jesus Christ by a birth of the Spirit.
Referenced Scriptures: [Ephesians 1:1-6, 2Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:1-2, Romans 8:28-29,16-17, Isaiah 42:1, Genesis 12:1-3, (and other verses referencing that Abraham shall be the father of many nations), John chapter 3 (summary of conversation with Nicodemus, John 6:35-45]
Note: The first minute was clipped where Elder Randy explains that our Articles of Faith are a declaration of what we (the body of the church) believe.
Allen Daniels began by reading from our Articles of Faith (reviewing article #2 from last week) and then spoke about The Word.
2Timothy 4:2 Preach The Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Referenced Scriptures: [2Timothy 3:15-17, 4:1-6]
Randy McCarthy spoke about The Authority of the Scriptures.
Articles of Faith #2: We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspiration of God and the infallible rule of faith and practice for the Saints.
Referenced Scriptures: [2Timothy 3:16-17, Psalms 12:6-7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Psalms 138:1-2, 1Peter 2:1-3, 1Kings 13:1-5, 2Kings 22:1-2,8-10, 23:15-20]
Randy McCarthy read and commented on Article #1 from our Articles of Faith and spoke about The Holy Trinity.
Article #1: We believe in one true and living God, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.
Referenced Scriptures: [Romans 1:1-4, 2Corinthians 13:14, Deuteronomy 6:4, Isaiah 48:16, John 1:1-3, Psalm 45:6-7, Isaiah 48:16, Micah 5:2, 1John 5:1-13]
Allen Daniels read and commented on Article #5 from our Articles of Faith.
Articles of Faith #5: We believe that the Saints shall be preserved by grace and never finally fall away.