First Baptist Nixa Podcast

The glory of God finds its apex in the conjunction of His majesty and meekness.

“The greatest enemy of faith may be forgetfulness.” – Dale Ralph Davis. If we would be faithful, we must not be forgetful.

Rahab is not remembered in Scripture as a pagan prostitute, but as a woman of faith and an heir of eternal life, who serves as an example for how you, too, may become an heir of eternal life.

The church that strives together to enter its inheritance and possess the promise (Heb 4:11) bears five characteristics:

A Theological Foundation for the Study of Joshua

The doxology of Romans 16:25-27 is a restatement of the central theme of Romans – the glory of God in the gospel of grace.

With Genesis 3 in the background, Paul sees the church locked in a battle with Satan. He writes to warn them of this battle, to exhort them to resist the devil’s deceitful tactics, and to encourage them that the battle will not continue forever.

Behind all the names and greetings of Romans 16 we find a church bearing seven characteristics worth emulating.

If the Roman Catholic Church is the wanton harlot of Babylon of Revelation 17, the Roman church in Romans 16 is the chaste and holy bride of Christ, bearing nine characteristics of the true church.

In order for a partnership between a missionary and a missional church to work, they need to share five characteristics.

The aim of this message is to better understand the vastness of lostness all around the world, understand how Christ has called us to respond to this lostness, and to know some specific ways we can be involved in getting the gospel to all peoples.

We want to be the kind of church that Paul wanted to partner with (v. 14), and we want to partner with the kind of missionary Paul was (vv. 15-21).

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are closely linked together. Often, Nehemiah is a text used to demonstrate decisive effective leadership under stressful circumstances. However, the entire book is prefaced by his prayer which pleads for answers for his people and himself.

We want to be the kind of church that Paul wanted to partner with (v. 14), and we want to partner with the kind of missionary Paul was (vv. 15-21).

God does not call all Christians to be missionaries, but He does call all churches to be missional – engaged in the work of making Christ known among our neighbors and the nations.

In Romans 15:8-13, Paul brings the main body of Romans to a close by declaring the ultimate goal of the gospel, which is the glory of God.