Carey Hardy
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A Biblical View of the Church: Getting Along When It’s Gray (Part 2)
Romans 14:13-23 Paul gives us five general guidelines which will help us live out biblical love in the body, as well as help us avoid sinning against God, fellow believers, and even one’s own conscience. -
Old Testament Worship (Part 3)
We see the biblical meaning behind the idea of “worship” when we look at key Greek terms in the Septuagint and the New Testament. These terms fall into three major categories: paying homage, service, and reverence. -
A Biblical View of the Church: Getting Along When It’s Gray (Part 1)
Romans 14:1-12 What happens in relationships when individuals don’t share the same spiritual convictions? How are Christians supposed to relate to someone who holds a different conviction? A church body needs solid, biblical principles in order to handle our opposing convictions properly. -
Read the Fine Print
What does it mean to “walk in the same manner as Jesus did”? A true believer is to maintain a sobering perspective about his walk with Christ the rest of his life. -
Old Testament Worship (Part 2)
We observe three more characteristics about Old Testament worship, including its basis in the reality and recognition of God’s presence and rule, and the role of external actions. -
A Biblical View of the Church: Paul’s Passionate Plea for Unity
Philippians 2:1-4 True peace and unity is not possible for most of the world because true unity depends on some factors that the world doesn’t understand, including the nature of man. However, God does expect Christian homes and evangelical churches to be existing in a state of peace and unity. Paul notes three facts about unity. -
A Biblical View of the Church: Committed to the Community
Hebrews 10:24-25 Being members of a church community brings responsibilities, including our relationships with one another in the body, and our activity in the body. Hebrews 10:24-25 examines some characteristics of the church and what we are called to be committed to. -
Making Disciples (Part 2)
There are appropriate approaches to evangelism — not necessarily technique, but emphasizing different aspects of the gospel depending on the person. The goal is to please God by pointing sinners to Christ. -
Old Testament Worship (Part 1)
Worship of the living and true God is essentially an engagement with Him on the terms that He proposes and in the way that He alone makes possible. In the Old Testament, true worship depended on God’s self-revelation of Himself and His act of redemption. -
A Biblical View of Man (Part 2)
John 3:1-10 Only through a new birth can a spiritually dead person be made spiritually alive and be freed from the trespasses and sins in which he lives. The doctrine of regeneration is presented from four perspectives.