Sermons on False Teachers (Page 3)

Sermons on False Teachers (Page 3)

Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Mercy, Not Sacrifice Matthew’s Gospel chapter 12 verses 1 to 21 Welcome and Prayer Bible Reading – Matthew 12:1-21 If you had known what these words mean, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice,” you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.’ 9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him,…

The Good Life 8 – The Two Ways

The Good Life 8 – The Two Ways Matthew’s Gospel chapter 7, verses 13 to 23 Two Ways – God’s way or my way? Two Gates, verses 13 to 14 13 Enter God’s kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way. 14 But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to life. Only a few people find it. Matthew 7:13-14 NIRV Two…

The Unifinished Task 17 – A Promise is a Promise

Acts chapter 13, verses 13 to 52. A Promise is a Promise. Some promises we learn to be cynical about. But promises by those we love and respect are different. We rely on them, and we are hurt when they are not kept. But God is the only one who always keeps his promises. The promise given, Acts 13:13-25 Paul’s first recorded sermon, and what a response! He tells what God did, step by step until King David, then beyond.…

Troublemakers and Team-Members

Troublemakers and Team-Members – Titus chapter 3 verses 9 to 15 Troublemakers verses 9-12 Controversy is not wrong. Jesus Himself was very controversial, but about things that were vital for us humans to be restored to our proper relationship with God. The test: is this issue something important to help us know him better? Is it at the core of the Gospel? If not, it is a foolish controversy. The remedy? Warn someone who persists in foolish controversy. Warn them…

What Grace Does

What Grace Does Titus chapter 2, verses 11 to 12 “Why do I have to do  …?” Kids often say it. Adults too. Because God is concerned for our well-being, eternally. Grace, what is it? Merit is the almost universal answer, except for Biblical Christianity. There we find the way to reconciliation with God is all through what He has done, not the man-in-the-street’s “Just be good”. Grace saves us, verse 11 Grace trains us, verses 12 to 14 Grace…

Guarding against what is false

What to do about false teachers: Titus chapter 1, verses 10-16 Little Red Riding Hood teaches us to beware of appearances – a wolf can appear in Grandma’s clothes! Paul’s strategy for Crete – that the Cretan believers be in the Cretan society, but not like it. Salt and light: lives showing the grace of the Gospel. Church leaders are to Silence false teachers by teaching the truth, verses 10-11 Encourage sound teaching and godly living, verses 12-14 Understand how…

The Gate, the Shepherd and the Sheep

The Gate, the Shepherd, and the Sheep John 10 Leaders The figure of speech (vv. 1-6) The figure of speech expanded (vv 7-42) The gate (7-10) The shepherd (11-18) The sheep (19-42) Found: The Leader