Prayer always works according to the dispensation in which the prayer is made. Under the law of Moses, prayer was always conditional. It worked according to the If/Then principle. If you do this, the God would do this. In the kingdom, prayer is unconditional. The same way God will cause Israel to walk in His statutes, He will unconditionally answer their prayers.…
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
Sermons by Tracy Plessinger (Page 2)
When someone from our church was explaining our beliefs to another person, they replied: “Well, it sounds like you’re just waiting to die!” Is that what we’re doing? Is that what Paul is saying when hes says this: Romans 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for…
We are all born into a sin-cursed earth. God told Adam: Cursed is the ground for thy sake. If the ground is cursed, there is nothing that you can eat that doesn’t originally come from the ground. And the thing about the curse is that it’s random. Bad things happen to good people and vice versa because we all live under that…
Scripture Alone – The first of the five solas of the reformation is vitally important. Yet many protestants deny this in words or in deeds. Is scripture the only and final authority, or is the Holy Spirit whispering in your ear? Does your authority rest on the Word of God, or some ethereal and unexplainable ‘still small voice’? How often protestants try…
Although they were developed after the Reformation, there are five “Solas” that guided those first reformers. They are: Sola Scriptura – Scripture only Sola Fide – Faith Alone Sola Gratia – Grace Alone Sola Christus – Christ Alone Sola Deo Gloria – Glory to God Alone These are the five main disagreements they had with the Roman Catholic Church. This study begins…
Continuing with the idea of how the local church should be ordered, we see a correlation with how a family unit should function. First we have the parents, mother and father. They are responsible for bringing their children to maturity. Children at different ages have different levels of maturity. When children reach adulthood, they often become as mature as their parents. In…
The local church has been described as the manifestation of the body of Christ in a physical location. The purpose of the local church is to build up the saints, and comfort them in their time of need. It is “one-anothering” as Paul frequently tells us how we should treat one another. In order to fulfil this mission, Paul lays out how…
God’s gifts to us are his Word and the local churches. The fact that there are self-governing local churches at all is astounding in light of how God interacted with Israel. In Israel, God had one dwelling place, and they were bound by His law to come up to that dwelling place three times a year. But after the fall of Israel,…
Well, no, we aren’t sorry for grace. We actually believe that it should be strenuously defended from attacks on all sides. Our ministry stands on four pillars: A Book You Can Trust A Gospel You Can Believe Study You Can Understand, and A Life You Can Live. These are each instrumental in the growth of any believer, and they should be defended…
There are three places in Paul’s epistles that he lists spiritual gifts given to the body of Christ. There are other places where he tells us when they will go away. These spiritual gifts were given before the word of God was completed, and their stated purpose was to perfect the saints, do the work of the ministry, and edify the body…