King's Way Sermons with Dale Partridge

In this sermon, Pastor Dale Partridge of King's Way Bible Church explores Ephesians 2:1-5, a captivating underdog story that challenges conventional narratives of deservingness. Unlike tales of good people receiving what they merit, this is a unique narrative of undeserving individuals receiving grace. We encourage listeners to reflect on the gospel's depth and ask themselves if they can truly appreciate their salvation. Many Christians, we argue, struggle with this, highlighting the impact of misconceptions about Ephesians 2:1-5 on their appreciation of salvation. Join us as we unravel the transformative power of this scripture and its profound implications for understanding grace and salvation.

In this sermon, Pastor Dale Partridge will explore the seven biblical expectations for local church members, focusing on the responsibilities of the members rather than just the blessings received. He emphasizes that the Christian life involves a two-way street, with church membership akin to going to the gym rather than the movies, where active participation is vital. At Kings Way, we believe in the importance of not only being consumers but also contributors to the life of the local church. As we dive into Scripture, we'll first discuss the two fundamental prerequisites for church membership: professing faith in Christ and understanding the purpose of that faith in Christ. Then, we'll delve into the seven biblical expectations that provide a framework for how we should engage as committed members of the local church community.

Join King's Way Bible Church and Pastor Dale Partridge as we explore the concept of church membership and how in today's context it's often overlooked. Our aim is to present a strong biblical case to show how church membership is a foundational and valuable role within the body of Christ. We'll delve into the understanding that Jesus Christ established one church, which exists in two expressions, and will unpack the 12 blessings of local church membership. Discover how these blessings of the church contribute to the richness of our walk with God, and carrying out His will for His people.

Welcome to the concluding episode of a five-part series by Pastor Dale Partridge on the sacraments. In this final installment, we dive into the true meaning of the Lord's Supper, seeking to define, comprehend, and align our practice with scriptural principles. We address three pivotal questions: Who should partake in the Lord's Supper? How should it be consumed? What is occurring when the Lord's Supper is consumed? We also explore the four commonly held views in the church: transubstantiation (the Roman Catholic perspective), consubstantiation (attributed to Martin Luther), the reformed view (as articulated by John Calvin and the Westminster Confession), and the memorial view (in line with Ulrich Zwingli's perspective, somewhat affiliated with the reformed tradition). Join us as we delve into these topics and seek to discover the instructed and meaningful way to experience the Lord's presence through the senses of taste, touch, and smell, as prescribed by God.

In this final sermon on baptism, pastor Dale Partridge discusses the mode of baptism and demonstrates what he believes is to be the most biblical form of water baptism.

The primary argument often raised by Baptists against infant baptism centers around the prophecy found in Jeremiah 31:31-34 concerning the New Covenant. In this sermon, Pastor Dale Partridge thoroughly examines this passage, presents the core Baptist objections, and provides his reasoned responses. Through this sermon, listeners can gain a deeper understanding of the theological foundations for paedobaptism and weigh out God's consistency seen from covenant to covenant.

In our ongoing sermon series on the sacraments, we recently examined how standardization and equalization have affected the sacred nature of these biblical practices. In this sermon, we take this series into the Sacrament of Baptism. This message explores the significance of baptism and delves into its biblical foundation, including the often debated topic of infant baptism. While this subject has been a source of division in many churches, it's crucial to understand that our church is committed to unity in primary matters while respecting diverse perspectives on secondary issues like head coverings, baptism, or eschatology. Our exploration of infant baptism might challenge your understanding and raise questions. Still, our dedication to reformed catholicity ensures we remain a united community, even in the face of theological complexity. Join us as we dive deep into the rich covenant theology that underlies the doctrine of infant baptism and seek a deeper understanding of this sacred sacrament.

The Reformed view of the sacraments emphasizes two primary sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. These sacraments are seen as symbolic representations of spiritual realities. Baptism is viewed as a sign and seal of God's covenant and initiation into the Christian community, while the Lord's Supper commemorates Christ's sacrifice and serves as a means of grace. In this perspective, the focus is on the spiritual significance of the sacraments rather than the idea of them conveying salvific grace automatically. They are considered acts of obedience and faith, fostering a deep connection between the believer and God's covenant promises.

In Psalm 69, King David passionately pleads with God, expressing his profound distress caused by intense suffering, persecution, and betrayal at the hands of his enemies. David vividly portrays his dire circumstances, comparing them to sinking in deep waters and being engulfed by a flood. What makes this Psalm particularly noteworthy is its fervent appeal for God's intervention and justice. David earnestly implores God to vindicate him and bring retribution upon those who have treated him unjustly. Despite the intense language used, this Psalm underscores the deep trust that God's people place in Him to rectify injustices. Moreover, Psalm 69 contains messianic elements, with certain verses foreshadowing the suffering and rejection that Jesus Christ would later endure. Consequently, it not only encapsulates King David's personal anguish but also serves as a prophetic glimpse into the redemptive suffering of the Messiah, rendering it a significant and multifaceted passage in the biblical narrative. Psalm 69:1-36 "Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore? O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons. For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach. When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me. But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord . At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness. Deliver me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters. Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me. Answer me, O Lord , for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me. Hide not your face from your servant, for I am in distress; make haste to answer me. Draw near to my soul, redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies! You know my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to you. Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink. Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them. May their camp be a desolation; let no one dwell in their tents. For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. Add to them punishment upon punishment; may they have no acquittal from you. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous. But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high! I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners. Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them. For God will save Zion and build up the cities of Judah, and people shall dwell there and possess it; the offspring of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it."

Romans 6:20-23 "For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Imprecatory Psalms are a category of Psalms characterized by their fervent and sometimes harsh language, as they passionately call upon God to intervene in situations involving injustice or persecution. These Psalms often convey the deep emotions of the psalmists when faced with enemies or oppressors. In these verses, the psalmists express their feelings of anger, frustration, and a profound desire for God to bring about justice or judgment upon those who are acting wickedly. While the language in these Psalms may seem intense, it's essential to understand that they reflect the genuine, unfiltered emotions of individuals who are struggling with adversity, persecution, or personal suffering. Psalm 109:1-31 "Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! May his days be few; may another take his office! May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord , and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord , of those who speak evil against my life! But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord , have done it! Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad! May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord ; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death."

Romans 6:15-19 'What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.'

Romans 6:12-14 'Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.'

Romans 6:8-11 'Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.'

Romans 6:5-7 'For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.'

Romans 6:3-4 'Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.'

Romans 6:1-2 'What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?'

Romans 5:18-21 'Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.'

Romans 5:15-17 'But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.'

Romans 5:13-14 'for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.'

Romans 5:12 'Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—'

Romans 5:6-11 'For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.'

Romans 5:6-8 'For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. '

Romans 5:6-8 'For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'

1 Corinthians 15:12-19 'Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.'

Romans 5:3-5 'Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.'

Romans 5:1-2 'Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.'