Sermons from the Big Rapids, Michigan campus of Trinity Fellowship Evangelical Free Church.
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Every fortnight, I review a Christian book for you. Do you like free ebooks? Every month, I review Faithlife's Free Book of the Month featuring titles like Jim Belcher's "Deep Church", David Jeremiah's "Count It All Joy", Russell Moore's "Tempted and Tried", Skip Heitzig's "Bloodline", Frank D. Macchia's "The Trinity, Practically Speaking" or Pete Hughes' "All Things New". Do you like hot-off-the-presses? Listen to my in-depth review of John Piper's "Providence" or a side-by-side review of V ...
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The Christian life is life in the Trinity. We see in Romans 8-12-17 how the Spirit unites us to God, the Father adopts us as his children, and we share in the life of Christ.
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The Church keeps on failing, but God never does. We see in Ezekiel 20 a sorry history, and then we realise it is ours. God saved his people, but they kept going astray, and yet his grace kept on with them. We see God's covenant, his people's corruption, and the cleansing of the Church.
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Christ is the Bread of Heaven who gives his life to and for the world. We see in John 6-24-51 the failure of the multitude to see further than their own appetites, the spiritual food that God gives in his Son, and the Father's will and gift of salvation.
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God is who he is. In Exodus 3 we see that he is the God who speaks, who sees, and who acts, as he shows himself in all of Scripture. We are reminded that we know him because he has revealed himself, and we know him for who he has revealed himself to be.
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How shall we worship-- Chapter 22 of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession sets forth the Regulative Principle, that God is to be worshipped only as he has commanded in the Bible. We see the principle of worship, the parts of worship, and the place of worship.
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The Liberty of the Spirit
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-Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.- Pentecost reminds us of the freedom the Spirit gives to live unto God. In 2 Corinthians 3 we see the Confidence the Spirit gives, the Contrast between the Law and the Gospel, and the Contemplation of Christ that transforms.
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The risen and ascended Christ sent the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost to abide with the Church. We see the signs of wind and fire and speech- the spectators from the world who heard- and the sermon of Peter, who by the Spirit preached Christ.
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Christ sets his people free- but what does it mean to be free-- Chapter 21 of the 1689 Confession deals with Christian liberty. We see the definition of Christian liberty, the liberty of the Christian conscience, and the false liberty that is really slavery.
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Christ has ascended on high. What does the Ascension mean for us-- In Ephesians 1 Paul prays for the church to be enlightened to understand the exaltation of Christ, and how he exercises his authority for his people.
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What is the meaning of the Ascension of Christ, and how does it relate to the Christian hope-- We see in Acts 1 the Person of our hope, the programme of hope, and the promise of hope.
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Leaders Who Fail and the One Who Doesn't
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What does it mean for church leaders to fail, and who is the leader who does not fail-- Ezekiel 19 gives us a picture of the two last great failure kings of Judah, and the reason for the failure of Judah. We see the fall of worldly leadership, the futility of trying to same thing over again, and the failure of Judah, and we see in Christ the leader…
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Is it possible to reject Jesus while appearing to accept him-- Yes, if in fact you insist on trying to make Jesus fit your plans and ideas rather than accepting him as he is. We see in John 6-1-21 the feeding of the multitude, the failure of the multitude to see beyond the food, and the faith of the disciples in the storm.…
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We have a Gospel to proclaim- Chapter 20, -On the Gospel- was added to the Savoy Declaration in 1658 because of false ideas about salvation of Gospel preaching, and carried over by the Baptists in 1689. It speaks of the necessity and sufficiency of the Gospel, and the need of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.…
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Personal Responsibility and Repentance
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God is personal, and we relate to him personally, not simply as groups. The exiles of Ezekiel's day used the idea of corporate responsibility to escape from their indidual responsibility before God. We see in Ezekiel 18 personal relationship to God, personal responsibility before God, and personal repentance unto God.…
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We must honour the Son just as we honour the Father- The Lord, answering the lies of his enemies, speaks of the nature of his equality with the Father, of the eternity of the consequences of rejecting him, and of the evidence on which we should believe him.
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Hi, my name is Terence and I'm your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. Except I have not been reviewing any books for nearly two months now. Have I quit the podcast? No. I am still looking forward to the 100th episode of Reading and Readers. I have a special book in mind for that one. So if I do end this…
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What hope does the Church have-- Ezekiel 17 challenges superficial thinking about the Church's problems, points us to the reality of sin, and tells us that we ave but one hope - God in Christ.
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The Meaning of the Sabbath
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What is the Sabbath, and why-- The institution God has given for our good has too often been distorted into a burden. We see in John 5-1-18 first our Lord's compassion, second the condemnation of the Pharisees, and thirdly the correction Christ gives. The Sabbath is a positive thing, a blessing of rest, affirming life, a day on which God works for …
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A heartwarming tale as old as time- an abandoned baby girl rescued by a king who at last makes her his Queen. But wait- It all goes horribly wrong, as she throws herself into detestable wickedness- And this Cinderella gone wrong is Jerusalem- We see a warning for the Church as we see the favour of God, the faithlessness of his bride, and the future…
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Faith means taking Jesus at his word. John tells us that he wrote his Gospel -that you may believe,- but what does that faith look like-- In John 4-43-54 we see one aspect of that, taking Jesus at his word. We see the request of the father, the rebuke of Christ to the multitude, and the revelation of Christ to faith.…
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Why the Resurrection Matters
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The Resurrection changes everything- Christ's Resurrection is intimately linked to the resurrection of believers. Addressing the issue of people in Corinth who denied the general resurrection, Paul shows that the Christian hope revolves around resurrection. We see the problem in Corinth, the promise of Christ's Resurrection, and the prospect of the…
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Christian faith is faith in the risen Christ as Lord and God. In John 20-19-31 we see the doubt of Thomas, the demonstration of the Resurrection, and the declaration of faith.
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What is God's Law, and what is its use to the Christian-- Chapter 19 of the 1689 Confession deals with this often vexed question. We see the history of the Law, and the use of the Law laid out, and both legalism and antinomianism confronted and opposed.
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Christ is our Peace, and his resurrection declares the peace he gives. We see in Luke 24-13-48 the perplexity of the disciples on the road, the peace Christ gives, and the pilgrim Church he sends out as his witnesses.
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Christ is risen- This fact leads us to great joy. In Matthew 28 we see first the Resurrection announced. Second we see the recognition of the risen Christ, and third his reign in spite of all his foes.
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Christ suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God. In this Good Friday meditation we think upon the Sufferer, the Substitute, and the Saviour.
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How may I know for sure that I am a Christian-- Chapter 18 of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of faith deals with the doctrine of assurance, challenging error, and pointing us to Christ as the source of all assurance.
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Why did the righteous suffer-- Psalm 69 is often quoted in the New Testament in reference to Christ's sufferings. Its original occasion was David's suffering though he was innocent of reason for it, but it applies all the more to our Lord. We see his cry, his cup, and his crown.
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Meek and riding on a donkey, the Lord Jesus enters Jerusalem. -Who is this--- people ask. We see how his Triumphal Entry shows us he is the Prophet, the Son of David, and the Lord.
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Christians keep on keeping on. Chapter 17 of the Second London Baptist Confession deals with the Perseverance of the Saints. We see who it is who persevere, how they persevere, why they persevere, and the challenge to that perseverance.
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The Church is of no use at all if it is not being the Church- Just as the vine is useless if it is fruitless, so is the Church that is not rooted and grounded in Christ. We are therefore called to radical faithfulness, that we may be a blessing.
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We have heard his voice- We see in John 4-42 that we believe not simply because we have heard about Jesus, but because we have heard him. Those who believe bear witness to Christ, and our witness is all about him, and seeks to bring others to him - and he is pleased to draw people through our witness.…
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What is the place of good works in the Christian life-- Chapter 16 of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession addresses this question, avoiding both legalism and antinomianism, and dealing with the errors of the Roman Catholics.
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That They May no Longer Stray
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God sometimes deals in what seems like a harsh way with his people because he must. In Ezekiel 14 we see how God had to deal with Israel's heart-idols, seizing their hearts and calling them to repentance, to restore them at last to a right relationship.
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Living Water, True Worship
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Who is Jesus, and what does he give to his people-- In John 4-1-26 we see Christ and the woman at the well, his promise of the Holy Spirit as living water, and true worship in spirit and truth.
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Repentance and faith are twins, never apart. Chapter 15 of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession deals with the doctrine of repentance. It speaks of the necessity and nature of true Christian repentance as an evangelical grace.
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