Concluding Knowledge (Jude 17-23)
Concluding Knowledge (Jude 17-23). Preached by Pastoral Intern Jason Anspach on 08/09/09.
Jude 17-23
17 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And on some have compassion, making a distinction; 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
Tags: apostates, Christ, evangelism, Gospel, heresy, Jason Anspach, Jesus, Jude, salvation
Summer Series: Galatians 5 part 2
Summer Series: Galatians 5 part 2 preached by GW Fisher on 07/26/09
Galatians 5:16-25
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[c] fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[d] drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Tags: Christ, Fruits, Galatians, Gospel, GW Fisher, Holy Spirit, Paul, salvation, sanctification
Come, Bless the Lord (Pslam 134)
Come, Bless the Lord (Psalm 134) preached by Pastoral Intern Jason Anspach on 07/12/09.
Psalm 134
A Song of Ascents.
1 Behold, bless the LORD,
All you servants of the LORD,
Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the LORD.
3 The LORD who made heaven and earth
Bless you from Zion!
Tags: Christ, Dort, Gospel, Jason Anspach, Jesus, Lord, praise, psalms, Redemption, salvation, TULIP, worship
Acts 19 – An Introduction to Ephesus. Preached by Pastor GW Fisher on 05/31/09.
Acts 19:1-10
1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
8 And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Tags: Acts, Apollos, Christ, Ephesus, Gospel, GW Fisher, history, Mission, Missionary journey, Missions, Paul, salvation
Acts 18 – Meet Apollos
Acts 18 – Conviction, Comfort, Conflict. Preached by Pastor GW Fisher on 05/10/09.
Acts 18:24-28
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
Tags: Acts, Apollos, Corinth, Corinthians, God, Gospel, GW Fisher, Jesus, Minstry, Pastors, Paul, salvation
Isaiah 40 – God Expects Me To Appreciate His Greatness & Supremacy part 2
Isaiah 40 – God Expects Me To Appreciate His Greatness & Supremacy part 2
Preached by GW Fisher on 05/03/09
Isaiah 40:5-8
5 The glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
6 The voice said, “Cry out!”
And he[b] said, “What shall I cry?”
“ All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.”
Tags: Christ, death. Gospel, Election, end times, government, GW Fisher, Isaiah, life, providence, rulers, salvation, Sovereignty, temporary
Introduction to Acts 18
Acts 18 – Paul in Athens, part 6. Preached by GW Fisher on 03/22/09
Acts 18:1-8
Ministering at Corinth
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. 3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
5 When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. 6 But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7 And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.
Tags: Acts, Aquilla, Athens, Corinth, Corinthians, depravity, Gospel, grace, Jesus, Paul, Priscilla, salvation, Silas, tents, Timothy
Acts 17: Paul in Athens – The Conclusion
Acts 18 – Paul in Athens, part 6. Preached by GW Fisher on 03/29/09
Acts 17:22-34
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.
Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one blood[c] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Tags: Acts, apology, Athens, Christ, Gospel, grace, Mars Hill, Paul, salvation
Beholding God in Jesus Christ part 5
Beholding God In the Person of His Son part 5 – preached by GW Fisher on 04/05/09.
This sermon is a part of a series of messages relating to a proposed vision statement for the future of the Bible Presbyterian Church.
John 14:1-6
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Tags: A View to the Future, BPC, Christ, Father, God, Gospel, GW Fisher, Jesus, John, salvation, Trinity
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What role does fasting play in the life of the Christian? Does God hear the prayers of non-believers? What exactly does propitiation mean? Does the Bible say anything about donating organs?
Our panel of elders, pastors, and seminary professors answer these question as a part of our monthly Q&A session. You can join us in person during the first Sunday School hour of every month.
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Tags: Allister Stone, Chris Lensch, Christ, comfy pews, conscience, discipline, Fasting, God, GW Fisher, Jason Anspach, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Newton, organ donation, prayer, propitiation, salvation, Stuart Welch, unbelief
