Text: John 21:15-19
Forget Past Mistakes – Peter made his share of mistakes, but he could not let them hinder his service to Christ in the future
Feed the Flock – teach & lead others in the way of Christ
Endure Persecution – Peter would eventually suffer death for his faith, he needed to be willing to face [...]
Peter’s Commission
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 12:10 am by Andy Sochor
Keywords in the Prophecy of the Coming Kingdom
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:35 pm by Andy Sochor
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 [...]
I Am the Light of the World
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 10:17 pm by Andy Sochor
Text: John 8:12
What Does Light Do?
Brings understanding (Ephesians 3:8-10)
Shows us the way (John 11:9-10)
Exposes evil (1 Corinthians 4:5)
Jesus is the Light
He brings understanding (John 1:9)
He shows us the way (John 14:6)
He exposes evil (John 3:19-20)
His Word Provides Light Today
We gain understanding from it (1 Corinthians 2:12)
It shows us the path (Psalm 119:105)
It exposes evil (John [...]
The Fields are White for Harvest
Posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:02 pm by Andy Sochor
Text: John 4:35
What Did Jesus See?
People who were lost
People who were interested
What Did the People Need?
A willing teaching
The gospel
Are the Fields White for Harvest Today?
People are still lost (Romans 3:23)
Are people interested? It depends – But we must plant the seed (1 Corinthians 3:6)
We must have teachers (Romans 10:13-15), and be teachers (1 Peter 3:15)
Preach [...]
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 [...]
Evangelism, Edification, Benevolence
Posted on January 27, 2009 at 1:28 am by Andy Sochor
Evangelism
What is it? – Preaching & teaching the gospel to the lost
By individuals – 1 Peter 3:15; Acts 8:4; 9:19
By the local church – 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; Acts 13:3
Perverting the NT work – Evangelistic organizations, social gospel
Edification
What is it? – Building up and strengthening Christians in the faith
By individuals – Hebrews 3:12-13; [...]
