RETURNING TO THE OLD PATHS Jeremiah 6:16 INTRO: I'm not sure if everybody knows this, but Churches of Christ proudly belong to a category called Restoration Churches. The idea is that we must not settle for church no matter how entertaining or interesting it is,/ if it is not biblical in nature. So we…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Introduction: We are the product of a group of people who tried to restore the church to its 1st century form. We have looked at many of these types of move-ments in the OT. None of them lasted for very many years. Our movement is much older than any of them; however, our movement (in my opinion) has…

Elements needed in the end-time for restoration

Acts 2:22-41- Acts Sermon Series

BBC NOVEMBER 4, 2007 “FASTING FOR THOSE WHO ARE FAR AWAY “ JOEL 2:23-27 23/ BE GLAD THEN, YOU CHILDREN OF ZION, AND REJOICE IN THE LORD YOUR GOD; FOR HE HAS GIVEN YOU THE FORMER RAIN FAITHFULLY, AND HE WILL CAUSE THE RAIN TO COME DOWN FOR YOU -- THE FORMER RAIN, AND THE LATTER RAIN IN THE FIRST MONTH.…

We know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him. Jesus resurrection leads to Hi Ascension, which leads to orchestrating everything to benefit the Church!

Jesus confronts Peter's sin of denial, then commissions and reinstates him.

SUBJECT: The Struggles of the Soul READING: Psalm 13 Introduction This psalm records the cry of the afflicted and therefore harmonizes with several of the preceding psalms. Here David rested confidently on the loyal love of the Lord (v. 5), even though he found no immediate deliverance from the oppression…

1. We see Peter following the Lord(vs. 15). 2. We see Peter's friends (vs. 16). 3. We see Peter failure (vs. 17-18; 24-27). 4. We see Peter finding out that failure isn't final.

Joel 2:18-32. - Review: a terrible day coming the Day of the LORD: Locust beasts (demonic manifestation spoken of in Rev 9), fire, war to end all wars, cosmic shaking. In view of the nearness of this coming calamity, there was an urgent need to warn others and to prepare ourselves. Prepare through heartfelt…

What is the meaning of the Lord's Supper? Tracing the theme of the meal from Genesis to Revelation, we see that the meal is intimate relationship with God. When God is present, there is salvation and judgement. In the Lord's Supper, we see our judgement taken by Jesus in His broken body and blood poured out for us, and we see our salvation in God giving Himself to us in Christ represented by the bread and wine.

What’s in a name? In Act II , Scene II of Shakespeare’s famous play, Romeo and Juliet , the star-crossed lovers have this encounter: Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet Romeo:…

God is going to knit the human race back together in Jesus Christ. He calls us to live and work like we believe it's true.

Restoration The gospel narrative begins with creation and ends with restoration. Creation: reveals God’s power, personal nature, and persistence. Fall: reveals the why of the problems that exist in the world, and our need for a savior. Redemption: reveals Jesus as the answer, He did something for us…