North Side Sermons [greenwood, Sc]

When we submit ourselves to human institutions, we align ourselves with God and show Him honor. When we do not submit ourselves to human institutions, we align ourselves with the devil.

Before we can stand firm in our battle with the world, we must first stand firm with our battle with our flesh. If the desires of our own flesh defeat us, then the world will have no trouble defeating us as well.

We once lived in darkness but through God’s mercy He has called us into His light. God has chosen us as His people to live lives that declare His praise.

As Christians, we have been united with Christ. God sees this union one way and the world sees it another.

The Word of God causes us to be born again and can also cause us to grow again. Therefore, we should both desire it and consume it, especially since we know how good it is.

Our souls are made holy as we obey the truth of the Word of God through the power of the Spirit of God. Such holiness of soul results in an extraordinary love for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Our pursuit of holiness is aided by a proper understanding of our relationship with God, the price He paid for us to have this relationship, and the shortness of our time here on earth.

Those who are children of a Holy God should live as God’s Holy children. The more we see as He sees, the more we will live as He wants us to live.

As believers, we can be encouraged by realizing we know things that neither the prophets knew or the angels know! With this knowledge, we can patiently persevere and follow the example of Christ who experienced glory after his time of suffering.

When faith tested through trials proves to be genuine it is valued and results in the glory of Jesus Christ.

As believers, we can be encouraged by realizing we know things that neither the prophets knew or the angels know! With this knowledge, we can patiently persevere and follow the example of Christ who experienced glory after his time of suffering.

As Christians, we will never be comfortable and at home in a world that God has elected us out of.

Scripture lays out a five-step corrective process that helps church leaders and members alike deal with the types of problems that do damage to churches, Christians, and the Kingdom of God. This process of Church Discipline is for the overall health of the church and individual believers.

Instead of being nominated and elected by a popular vote, biblical elders are called by God and approved by a local congregation.

God places spiritual leaders in a local church body to give oversight to that body. Biblically, these leaders are called elders. The fourfold function of an elder is to protect, feed, lead, and care for the flock of God.

God loves a cheerful giver. When Christians give back from what God has given them, it is an act of worship. It acknowledges that all we have belongs to God, and we want to use the resources with which He has entrusted us to invest in His Kingdom.

One of the church’s greatest resources is its members. Each member has been uniquely gifted by God to contribute to the overall mission and health of the church.

Worship is so much more than what we do during one hour on Sunday morning. Worship is what naturally flows out of a person that has been transformed by the Spirit of God. The true child of God has a better chance of holding back the ocean’s tide than he does holding back the Spring of Living Water that flows naturally from him once Christ has been poured into him. From the beginning God determined that He would seek a redeemed people that would worship Him in spirit and in truth. And what God seeks, He always finds!

Just before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He told His followers to be disciple makers. Jesus Himself had 12 disciples. This week we will look at what discipleship is and why it is an essential part of the church body, both in being discipled and discipling others.

We are called to go make disciples of all nations. Greg Sharpe, one of our missionary partners, shares why we take the gospel to the hardest places of the world.