The sermons of Pastor Mike Miller, Senior Pastor, FBC Dickson, Tennessee
"But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for it I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you" ...
"For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you Rom. 16:3 -6, 16 ...
You are my friends, if you do what I command you
Disciples produce spiritual fruit because they are united to Jesus Christ.
Believers are members of one another, commanded to love one another. We love one another by being devoted in honor to one another. We have the same mind, accepting one another. As we admonish one another and greet one another in love. We continue to serve each other and carry one another's burdens. Always bearing with one another as we submit to each other. While we Encourage one another as we wait for the coming the Lord Jesus Christ!
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever…" ...
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Rm. 15:5 -6 ...
The one who has seen Me has seen the Father… ...
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor
"Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me" ...
Focal Truth: Jesus promises His disciples that He is arranging a place for each of them in heaven and will come to get them when things are ready.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love
Focal Truth: Jesus promises when believers love each other they will prove to the world they are His disciples.
Believers are members with one another connected like the parts of a body
Focal Truth: Jesus Christ prepares the disciples for His return to God the Father.
But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another 1 Cor. 12:24 -25 ...
Focal Truth: Jesus Christ the great mystery of godliness was taken up in glory
Jesus Christ the mystery of godliness has been believed on in the world.
Focal Truth: Jesus Christ is the mystery of godliness proclaimed among the nations
In the Old Testament only select people were empowered by the Holy Spirit for spiritual service. However, in the New Testament every believer is gifted to serve in the body of Christ, the church
By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness…He was vindicated in the Spirit ...
Focal Truth: Jesus Christ revealed in the flesh is the great mystery of godliness
Focal Truth: Jesus Christ is the great mystery of godliness ...
A lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And He said to him, what is written in the Law? How does it read to you? And he answered, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself. And He said to him, you have answered correctly, do this and your will live. – Luke 10:25 - 28
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, if anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me – Mark 8:34 ...
Focal Truth: The church knows that Jesus Christ is the mystery of godliness
"I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope." Psalm 130:5 ...
"First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity." – 1 Tim. 2: 1 -2 ...
3 For my soul has had enough troubles , and my life ...
Solitude is a time to draw near to God in silence in order to experience quiet, rest & renewal from time with God
Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and was your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Matt. 6:16 -18 ...
Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a god measure- pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return Lk. 6:38
Focal Truth: Remind yourself of God's past work in your life.
Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments, and taking a towel, He girded Himself. He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded… ...
"Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken." Psalm 55:22 ...
Do you believe in the Son of Man? He answered, who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him? Jesus said to him, you have both seen Him and He is the one who is talking with you. And He said, Lord, I believe. And He worshipped Him – John 9:35 – 38
But an hour is coming & now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for such people the Father seeks to be His worshippers. God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth John 4: 23 -24
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18 ...
Hear O Lord when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me. ...
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; ...
Memorizing & Meditating on God's Word
Wait for the L ORD ; Be strong and let your heart ...