Sermons from FBCNC
How to avoid two paths to trouble: the path of trouble-finders (vv 1-11) and the path of troublemakers (vv 12-19).
We see, in Proverbs 5, four ways to stay off the path of adultery: spot the false advertising (vv 1-6), avoid the consequences (vv 7-14), take the antidote (vv 15-19), and recognize the reality (vv 20-23).
There are three ways Proverbs 4 tells us to pass down the life of wisdom to our children. We pass down wisdom's life by encouraging our children to desire wisdom above all else in life (vv 1-9), to endure in wisdom all lifelong (vv 10-19), and to extend wisdom to every part of life (vv 20-27).
These last nine verses of chapter 3 how we treat our neighbors and why we treat them that way: instructions for being neighborly (vv 27-31) and motivations for being neighborly (vv 32-35).
This passage provides three reasons we should pursue God's wisdom: because it's the best pursuit in life (vv 13-18), because it's elemental to life (vv 19-20), and because it provides security for life (vv 21-26).
This passage shows how we should relate to God as we walk this path of life: we should commit to his direction (vv 1-4), trust in his wisdom (vv 5-8), and value his providence (vv 9-12).
This passage encourages us to treasure God's wisdom (vv 1-4) and gives three benefits that come from treasuring his wisdom and the path it lays out. When you treasure the path of God's wisdom, you experience protection on that path (vv 5-11), and that leads to deliverance from wrong paths (vv 12-19), and all of this leads to an enduring reward in the end (vv 20-22).
Wisdom encourages us to take her path in four ways: by giving an urgent warning to turn the right way (vv 20-23), describing a foolish refusal to turn the right way (vv 24-25, 29-30), mentioning a ridiculing departure for turning too late (vv 26-28), and showing a definitive difference between these two ways to turn (vv 31-33).
There are three truths in this passage that help us avoid the covetous path and stick to the path of life: the wise path gives life (vv 8-10); the covetous path takes life (vv 10a, 11-14); and the covetous path takes your life (vv 10b, 15-19).
This passage gives three keys to using the Book of Proverbs, which are understanding its purpose (vv 2, 3, 6), its personal plan (vv 4-5), and its point of departure (vs 7).
While worship and evangelism are present on Sundays, the main purpose of the gathering, according to Scripture, is the edification of the members of that local church. The message explores why that is the case.
In order to explain why a local church administers the Lord's Supper, we look at three aspects of the Lord's Supper: it's origins, meaning, and practice. In this message, we hear where the Lord's Supper came from, what it is, and how we should administer it.
In this message we address what baptism is and who should be baptized as we look at what Scripture teaches and explain why there are different views on baptism today.
The clear answer to the title of this message is that Christ is in charge of a local church. But the question remains regarding where you see Christ's authority in the church today. There are three ways we see Christ's authority in the church today: Christ's authority is contained in his Word, confirmed by his congregation, and conveyed through his shepherds.
The setting and the four stanzas of this song (a glorious motivation [vv 1c-5], a glorious victory [vv 6-10], a glorious impact [vv 11-16b], and a glorious future [16c-18]) help us think more deeply about what we ought to see and celebrate in God so that we can glorify him as he deserves.
This passage lays out three aspects of a pattern that is found throughout the Bible and that climaxes in its fulfillment in Christ. Those three aspects are that the purpose of salvation is God's glory (vv 15-18), that the path to salvation is through judgment (vv 19-28), and that the response to salvation is faith (vv 29-31).
Through God's salvation of Israel from Egypt, we see the way the LORD saves his people; we see his trustworthiness in salvation (13:17-22), his wisdom in salvation (14:1-4), his sovereignty in salvation (vv 5-9), and his independence in salvation (vv 10-14).
This passage explains the reasons, means, and goal of perpetuating the redeemed identity the LORD gave Israel, which helps us understand our redeemed identity in Christ.
There are two facets to remembering the exodus in this passage: the participants who are to remember it (12:43-51) and the other is the goal of remembering it (13:3-10).
There are three reasons why every disciple of Jesus should belong to a local church: because of the commission from Jesus, the description of Christians, and the instructions to Christians. The message also explains how you belong to a church and what belonging to a church requires.
The simplest way to describe the goal of the local church is to make disciples. We'll answer two questions to understand what that means. What is a disciple, and how do you make a disciple?
The local church is an assembly, a colony, a temple, a body, a family, and a bride. And as we look at these 6 portraits of a local church, we'll think about how believers function as individuals who are part of this group.
The night of the tenth plague was a night of striking (vv 29-36) and a night of keeping (vv 37-42). During this night of striking, we see that the firstborn died, that Pharaoh was done, that the Egyptians were desperate, that Egypt was defeated, and that this was all deserved. During this night of keeping there was a promise fulfilled, a parable fulfilled, and a prophecy fulfilled. And then there was an obligation to be fulfilled.
We take note, in this passage, of the way Israel was to remember their salvation through the Feast of Unleavened Bread (vv 14-20) and through the Passover (vv 21-28), which leads us to consider how we remember our salvation.
In this passage, there are four aspects of the Passover's institution--its significance (vv 1-2), sacrifice (vv 3-7), meal (vv 8-11), and result (vv 12-13)--that point to the greater four aspects of its fulfillment--the greater significance, sacrifice, meal, and result of the Passover's fulfillment.
In this passage, there are three ways we see that the exodus was a foregone conclusion from the start. We see it through a foreshadowed defeat (vv 1-3), a foretold distinction (vv 4-8), and a foreordained decision (vv 9-10).
Through the plague of darkness, the LORD answers who is the master of Egypt and throughout the universe. In this passage, we see three ways to look at masters in Egypt and in our world: the true master (vv 21-23), two masters (vv 24-26), and the doomed master (vv 27-29).
Through this plague we come to recognize God's all or nothing demand for us, as we see an all or nothing God (vv 1-6) demand all his people be sent (vv 7-11) or else nothing will be left for Pharaoh (vv 12-15), who in the end is an all but nothing king (vv 16-20).
5 aspects of this incomparable storm that teach us about our incomparable God: the purpose behind the storm (vv 13-16), the warning before the storm (vv 17-21), the mastery over the storm (vv 22-26), the response to the storm (vv 27-30), and the aftermath of the storm (vv 31-35).
The LORD distinguishes who is in charge by distinguishing between land (8:20-32), livestock (9:1-7), and peoples (9:8-12) in the 4th, 5th, and 6th plagues.
Dr. James Risner
The world is telling us what they think the most important message for us today is, but God has done that too, giving evidence for it by the resurrection of Jesus. That most important message is the good news about Jesus.
We can know the LORD but not really know him; we can have an intellectual knowledge of God that does not change our will. There are two instances of knowing and not knowing the LORD in this passage: Pharaoh knowing who to pray to (7:25-8:15) and the magicians knowing who's at work (8:16-19).
The warning proclaimed (vv 14-19); the warning enacted (vv 20-24); the warning reenacted (Revelation 16:3-4).
Two aspects of this miraculous failure that show it is not ultimately a failure: the plan for the miraculous failure (6:28-7:7) and the foreshadowing of the miraculous failure (7:8-13). A third aspect is the greatest miraculous failure to which this "failure" points--the cross.
Two realities we look to for stability when difficulty comes: the consistency of God's message and the continuity of God's method.
Four aspects of the true God: he's a Small Beginner (vv 18-20), a Sovereign Father (vv 21-23), an Undomesticated Ruler (vv 24-26), and a Promise Keeper (vv 27-31).
Three obstacles to serving God: fear of failure (vv 1-9), feelings of inadequacy (vv 10-12), and fundamental unwillingness (vv 13-17).
Three reasons why we can fulfill our commission from the LORD: the LORD is involved (vv 1-10), the LORD is sufficient (vv 11-15), and the LORD is sovereign (vv 16-22).
Three perspectives on deliverance: vigilante deliverance (vv 11-15), understanding deliverance (vv 16-22), and divine deliverance (vv 23-25).
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