Text: Isaiah 2:2-4
Mountain – government, authority (Daniel 2:44; John 18:36-37; Matthew 28:18)
House – the church (1 Timothy 3:15), linked to the kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19)
Nations – Gentiles, kingdom open to all (Acts 2:37-39; Ephesians 2:13-16)
Come – individual responsibility to follow Christ (Joshua 24:15; 2 Corinthians 5:10)
Teach – we must know God’s will (Hebrews 11:6; Romans 10:17)
Walk [...]
Keywords in the Prophecy of the Coming Kingdom
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:35 pm by Andy Sochor
The Bride of Christ
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 10:23 pm by Andy Sochor
Text: Ephesians 5:23
The Husband is Head of the Wife (Ephesians 5:22-24) – The church is subject to Christ, receives instruction/guidance from Him
The Wife is a Help Meet (Genesis 2:18) – The church must humbly and selflessly work to help advance the cause of Christ
Domestic Responsibilities of the Wife (Titus 2:5) – The church must focus [...]
The Restoration
Posted on July 8, 2009 at 12:12 am by Andy Sochor
The Lord’s Church Never Went Away (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 16:18)
What Was Restored? Basically, a willingness to put Christ first
Give up prior beliefs and practices (1 Thessalonians 1:9)
Sacrifice relationships (Matthew 10:345-37)
Accept the NT as our sole authority (2 Timothy 1:13)
Restore NT practices – work, worship, organization of the church
Ongoing Process of Restoration - Recognize that we are human
We can [...]
The New Testament Church
Posted on February 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm by Andy Sochor
Jesus Built One Church – Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23
Universal Church & Local Church
Universal church – all the saved (Acts 2:47; Ephesians 5:23)
Local church – Christians (members of the universal church) coming together in local groups (Hebrews 10:25)
Some Degree of Uniformity among Local Churches – 2 Timothy 1:13; 1 Corinthians 4:17
What to Look for in a [...]
Come Out and Be Separate
Posted on February 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm by Andy Sochor
Text: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Clear distinctions made between those who are faithful and those who are not
Christian & Non-Christian – 1 Peter 3:21; Galatians 3:27
Christ’s Churches & Man’s Churches – Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 16:16
Sound Church & Unsound Church – Revelation 3:1; 2:5
Truth Teacher & False Teacher – 1 John 4:1,6
Faithful Christian & Unfaithful Christian – 1 [...]
The Church in Antioch
Posted on November 5, 2008 at 10:42 pm by Andy Sochor
Text: Acts 11:19-26
Focused on the Word of God – Acts 11:20,23,26
United Despite Different Backgrounds – Acts 11:20-21
Generous to Those in Need – Acts 11:27-30
Interested in Spreading the Gospel – Acts 13:1-3, 14:26-27
Dealt with Issues Correctly – Acts 15:1-2
