Mark Wattenbarger read and commented from John chapter 8 and spoke about The Liberty of Jesus Christ.
John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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This sermon was recorded at
Oxford Primitive Baptist Church
Located in Oxford,Kansas
Mark Wattenbarger opens services reading from the Declaration of Independence. He then takes time speaking on Liberty reading from Galatians Chapter 2.
Randy McCarthy continues on his subject from last week speaking about The Kingdom of God.
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Randy McCarthy
Mark Wattenbarger
Referenced Hymn: “Great is Thy Faithfulness“ (Lamentations 3:19-33)
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Randy introduced services commenting on the Declaration of Independence.
Bill McCarthy spoke on how congregations have changed over time.
1John 3:9 Rom 3:9 Col 3:1-3 Heb 12:6
Randy McCarthy spoke on government and nations.
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Randy McCarthy
Subject: “Liberty, Freedom & John Leland”
Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
Question: Is America a Christian Nation?
Hebrews 13:1-2 “Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.“
John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.“
U. S. Constitution – Amendment 1: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
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Referenced Biography: John Leland (1754-1841)
John Leland led Baptists in Virginia in the struggle for religious freedom. He ardently opposed the idea that the United States was a Christian commonwealth and fervently championed separating church and state.
He wrote: “No national church can in its organization, be the Gospel Church. A National church takes in the whole Nation, and no more; whereas, the Gospel Church, takes in no Nation, but those who fear God, and work righteousness in every Nation. The notion of a Christian commonwealth should be exploded forever. . . . If all the souls in a government were saints of God, should they be formed into a society by law, that society could not be a Gospel Church, but a creature of state.”
Mark WattenbargerWhile liberty is precious, the liberty we have in Christ is the most precious of all. We have been freed from the law of sin and death and made free from our bondage to sin through the effectual work of Jesus. Bro Mark recounts the quotation of Jesus from Isaiah 61:1,
“For the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to…proclaim liberty to the captives….”
Randy McCarthyElder Randy continues with the subject of liberty. He then focuses on “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” [Matt 20:1-16], Job, and the equality/fairness of God.
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Randy McCarthy
Bill McCarthy
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Referenced Biography: John Leland (1754-1841)
John Leland led Baptists in Virginia in the struggle for religious freedom. He ardently opposed the idea that the United States was a Christian commonwealth and fervently championed separating church and state. He wrote:
“No national church can in its organization, be the Gospel Church. A National church takes in the whole Nation, and no more; whereas, the Gospel Church, takes in no Nation, but those who fear God, and work righteousness in every Nation. The notion of a Christian commonwealth should be exploded forever. . . . If all the souls in a government were saints of God, should they be formed into a society by law, that society could not be a Gospel Church, but a creature of state.”
Randy McCarthy
Subject: Liberty
Note: Independence Day 2011
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Bill McCarthy
Subject: Liberty & Independence
Randy McCarthy
Note: Independence Day 2010
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