First Baptist Lenoir City

<p>We saw INTIMIDATION in Thessalonica; We will see EXAMINATION today in Berea; Next week we’ll see OVER FASCINATION in Athens. II. </p><p>Examining the New Message (Berea) - vv. 10-15 </p><p>1. “Stay on the line” - don’t go above the line and add to God’s Word; Don’t go below the line and take away from God’s Word </p><p>a. Deuteronomy 4:2 </p><p>b. Proverbs 30:5-6 </p><p>c. Revelation 22:28-19 </p><p>2. Claims of Scripture - </p><p>a. Psalm 19:7-11 </p><p>b. Isaiah 40:8 </p><p>c. Jeremiah 23 </p><p>d. Matthew 4:4 </p><p>e. Mark 7:6-7 </p><p>f. II Timothy 3:16 </p><p>g. Hebrews 4:12</p>

<p>“The Christ, The Cross & The Corinthians” / “The Damage Division does to Disciples”</p><p><br></p><p>The Spread of Sin (Influence)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I. The Front Page of God’s Word</p><p> 1. Genesis 3; 12; 22</p><p> 2. Exodus 12</p><p> 3. Psalm 2; 18; 22</p><p> 4. Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; 53</p><p> 5. Micah 5:2</p><p> 6. Zechariah 9:9; 12:10</p><p> 7. Malachi 3:1-3</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>II. The Corinthian Compromise - </p><p> 1. I Corinthians 1:17-18</p><p> 2. I Corinthians 2:1-5</p><p> 3. I Corinthians 3:1-9</p><p> 4. I Corinthians 5:1-8</p><p> 5. I Corinthians 11</p>

<p>I. The Deceiving Manipulator - Acts 16:16-24 </p><p>II. The Danger Loving Money - Acts 16:16-24 </p><p>III. The Delight in the Mission (Arrested) Joy in and after Jail - Acts 16:25-40 </p><p>IV. The Disciple-Making Impact on the MOVE - Acts 17</p>

<p>Romans 9, 10, 11 Bringing in the Sheaves - Psalm 126:5-6</p>

<p>II. The Response to our enemy - </p><p>1. Praying for protection - I Peter 5:8 </p><p>2. Praying for deliverance - Matthew 6:13 </p><p>3. Praying for resistance - James 4:7 </p><p>4. Praying to be forgiving - II Corinthians 2:10-11 </p><p>5. Don’t play with the enemy - Acts 19:11-20 </p><p>6. Don’t dialogue with the enemy - Jude 9</p>

<p>III. The Conviction in their Conclusion</p><p> (Acts 16:6-10 & Now Acts 16:11-15) </p><p>1. They Sailed to Samothrace </p><p>2. They Stayed several days </p><p>3. They Shared the gospel </p><p>4. The Story of Lydia </p><p>5. The Salvation of Lydia</p>

<p>Exposing a false concept of Christianity versus a biblical view of Christianity</p>

<p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Acts 15:36-16:10</p>

<p>I. The Founding Fathers of the Country - </p><p>II. The Founding Fathers of the Church - Peter, Paul, Barnabas, James</p>

<p>I. Spiritual Parenting of Paul & Barnabas in Lystra, Iconium, Antioch - Acts 14:22 </p><p>II. Spiritual Parenting in Thessalonica - I Thess. 2:7-12</p>

<p>Matthew 6:1-15, John 8:29 & John 3:16</p>

<p>The Gospel from Genesis to Revelation (One Story with One Hero) </p><p>“Our sin made us enemies but Our Savior made us friends” </p><p> I. The ACCESS - vv. 1-2 </p><p>II. The ATTITUDE - vv. 3-4</p>

<p>I. Disciple-making involves training - II Timothy 2:1 1. Strengthening the souls. </p><p>• WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF STRENGTH? (1) Scripture (2) Prayer (3) Fellowship (4) Worship (5) Evangelism </p><p>2. Encouraging the continuation in the faith </p><p>3. Through many tribulations we must enter the Kingdom of God</p>

<p>Prov. 1:7</p><p>Prov. 9:10</p><p>Knowledge is what is gathered over time through study of the Scriptures. It can be said that wisdom, in turn, acts properly upon that knowledge.</p><p>Wisdom is the fitting application of knowledge.</p><p>Knowledge understands the light has turned red; wisdom applies the brakes. </p><p>Knowledge sees the quicksand; wisdom walks around it. </p><p>Knowledge memorizes the Ten Commandments; wisdom obeys them. </p><p>Knowledge learns of God; wisdom loves Him.</p><p>1 Tim. 1:15</p><p>Acts 4:29-31</p><p>2 Tim. 1:7</p>

<p>I. The Gospel in Iconium - 14:1-7 </p><p>1. More places - v. 1a </p><p>2. More people - v. 1b </p><p>3. More disciples - v. 1c </p><p>4. More opposition - v. 2 </p><p>5. More confirmation - v. 3 </p><p>6. More division - v. 4 </p><p>a. Luke 12:47-51 </p><p>b. John 7:37-43 </p><p>c. John 9:16 </p><p>d. John 10:16-19</p>

<p>1. Since justification is by faith, it cannot be earned by works - Romans 4:1-8 </p><p>2. Since Abraham was justified before being circumcised, circumcision is not a requirement for salvation - 4:9-12</p><p>3. Since Abraham was justified by faith centuries before the Law was given, justification cannot be based on adherence to the Law - 4:13-17 </p><p>4. Since Abraham was justified by faith then we can have confidence to be justified by faith as well - Romans 4:18-25</p>

<p>The 5 Signs of a Healthy Church - (aka Spiritual Church) </p><p>1. There are Spiritual Leaders </p><p>2. There are Spiritual Ministries </p><p>3. They are on Spiritual Mission </p><p>4. They face Spiritual Opposition - </p><p>5. They experience Spiritual Victory -</p>

<p>I. The Strength of COURAGE (Acts 12:1-5) The Martyrdom of James -</p><p>II. The Weakness of FAITH (Acts 12:6-19) The Miracle of Peter -</p><p>III. The Assurance of JUDGMENT (Acts 12:20-25) The man named Herod</p><p>IV. Communion Examination</p>

<p>GUEST: GODWIN MADHUSUDAN</p>

<p>I. The WARNINGS - 3:1-9</p><p>1. Modernity</p><p>2. Concerns, Character, Conduct, Content</p><p>II. The WITNESSES - 3:10-15</p><p>1. At Work</p><p>2. At Home</p><p>3. Difference between evangelism and fellowship</p><p>III. The WORD - 3:16-17</p><p>1. The Person of the Word</p><p>2. The Profits of the Word</p><p>3. The Purpose of the Word (Counter to culture)</p>

<p>Dedicate this sermon to our 2023 GRADS - 4 P’s</p><p>(Matthew 5; John 16; Acts 8; II Timothy 3:12)</p><p>I. The Persecution bc of the Gospel Continues - </p><p>II. The Progress of the Gospel Continues - 11:20-26</p><p>III. The Poverty bc of the Gospel Begins - 11:27-30</p><p>(Romans 15:22-27)</p>

<p>I. The GROUP Commission</p><p>II. The GLOBAL Commission</p><p>III. The GLOBAL Commission</p><p>IV. The GLOBAL Commission</p><p>V. The GLOBAL Commission</p><p>VII. The Galatian Confrontation</p><p><br></p>

<p>I. The Start of God’s Salvation Plan - Genesis 3:15</p><p> 1. The extent of God’s Salvation Plan - Genesis 12:3; Isaiah 49:6; John 1:29 & John 3:16 </p><p>a. The African man - Acts 8 </p><p>b. The Romans man- Acts 10 </p><p>c. The European woman - Acts 16 </p><p><br></p><p>2. The Tension in God’s Salvation Plan (Peter) </p><p>a. Peter had a breakthrough </p><p>b. Peter had a backslide - Galatians 2:11-14 </p><p>c. The Unity of Acts 2 & Acts 4 must continue in Acts 10 and even today!</p>

<p>“The Gospel from Genesis to Revelation”</p><p> (The Physical, Spiritual, & Scriptural Implications on Healing the lame man)</p>

<p> The Wonder of the Resurrection THIS IS: The GREATEST STORY ever told by the GREATEST PERSON who ever lived who gave the GREATEST GIFT ever offered based on the GREATEST LOVE ever displayed. </p><p>I. The WONDER of Easter </p><p>1. The WONDER of the Women </p><p>a. Of their worship </p><p>b. Of their witness </p><p>2. The WONDER of the World </p><p>a. Their blindness </p><p>b. Their bribery </p><p>3. The WONDER of the Witnesses</p><p>a. The Walk </p><p>b. The Worship </p><p>c. The Work </p><p>d. The Wake </p><p><br></p><p>The World couldn’t keep Him in the grave - The World won’t keep Him from coming back</p>

<p>I. The Triumphal Entry - King Jesus and His disciples - THE Culmination of His Ministry; The Apex of His Mission!</p><p><br></p><p>I. The True King is Coming: </p><p>1. The Preparation of Jesus - Matthew 21:1-11</p><p>a. The Providential</p><p>b. The Prophetic </p><p>c. The Praise </p><p>d. The Problem </p><p><br></p><p>The Purging of Jesus - Matthew 21:12-17</p><p>a. The Authority of Jesus </p><p>b. The Compassion of Jesus </p><p>c. The Worship of Jesus</p>

<p><br></p><p>1. Philippians 3:1-11</p><p>(self-righteousness vs. Savior-righteousness)</p><p>a. The Protection of Paul - v. 1</p><p>b. The Problem of Paul’s Past - v. 2</p><p>c. The Picture of Paul’s Present - v. 3</p><p>d. The Problem of Paul’s Pride - vv. 4-6</p><p>e. The Person of Paul’s Passion - vv. 7-11</p><p>f. The Pressing on of Paul’s Pursuit - vv. 12-21</p>

<p>ALL TRUE TESTIMONIES OF SALVATION HAVE 3 THINGS IN COMMON according to the Scriptures: The specifics will be very different but not these 3 are the same for all: (1) My life BEFORE encountering Jesus (2) My life WHEN I encountered Jesus (3) My life SINCE I encountered Jesus IN LUKE’S WORDS - ACTS 9:1 & 11:19-30 • It doesn’t matter where you’ve been, It only matters where you’re going • It doesn’t matter where you’re going if God is not leading you • It doesn’t matter if God is leading you if you live a life of inconsistent commitment • It helps to remember where you’ve been - Looking Back.. while Moving Forward” • If you follow God faithfully then you can say what Paul said in II Timothy 4:6-8 Galatians 1</p>

<p>I. The First ENCOUNTER of Saul/Paul - Acts 7:58-8:2</p><p>II. The Second ENCOUNTER of Saul/Paul - Acts 8:3</p><p>III. The Third ENCOUNTER of Saul/Paul - Acts 9:1-19</p><p>1. Paul was an enemy of God</p><p>2. Paul was an enemy to the people of God (John 16)</p><p>3. Paul became an enemy to the enemies of God - Acts 9:20-25, 9:26-31</p><p>4. Paul became an example for evangelism - I Tim. 1:12-15</p><p>5. Paul became an encourager to those who follow Jesus - Rom. 1:11-13</p><p>6. Paul became an exhorter to those who follow Jesus - Acts 20:28-31</p>