Archive of Older Sermons
March 2019
Part 6, “What is the Church?”
Acts 2:41-47![](https://www.firstbaptistshallotte.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/what-is-the-church-300x225.png)
The Church Is:
I. A Spiritual Community
II. A Biblical Community
III. A Living Community
Part 5, “What is Salvation?”
Ephesians 2:1-10![](https://www.firstbaptistshallotte.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/what-is-salvation-300x225.png)
II. You Were Displaced, But By Grace God Gave You a Home
III. You Were Defeated, But By Grace God Gave You a Purpose
Part 4, “Who Is Jesus Christ?”
John 1:1-3, 14, 18![](https://www.firstbaptistshallotte.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/who-is-jesus-christ-300x225.png)
I. Christ Existed Before Time Began
II. Christ Entered Time to Fulfill God’s Plan
III. Christ Reveals God to Us Today
Part 6: “How to Respond to Rebels” (2)
Titus 1:10-14![](https://www.firstbaptistshallotte.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/how-to-respond-to-rebels-300x225.png)
I. Respond to the Rebels
- Silence them
- Rebuke them
You respond for two reasons:
- So that they may be sound in the faith
- So that they may grow in their faith
Part 3, “What Is Your Authority?”
2 Peter 1:16-21
Three Pillars That Support Biblical Authority:
I. Personal Testimony: Fact, Not Fiction
II. Historical Reliability: History, Not Myth
III. Supernatural Consistency: From God, Not Man
- The Word of God is Eternal: Is. 40:8
- The Word of God is Inspired: 2 Tim. 3:16
- The Word of God is Alive: Heb. 4:12
- The Word of God is True: Rev. 22:6
Part 6, “How to Respond to Rebels”
Titus 1:10-14
I. Recognize the Rebels
II. Respond to the Rebels
III. Restore the Rebels
February 2019
Part 4, “What God’s Leader Looks Like” continued
Titus 1:6-9![](https://www.firstbaptistshallotte.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/your-part-in-gods-church-300x225.png)
II. Seven Traits to Approve:
1. Hospitable
2. Loving What is Good
3. Sensible
4.
Part 2, “Who Is God?”
1 John 4:13-15
The Bible shows that God is one God in three Persons.
I. God the Father Orchestrates Our Salvation
II. God the Son Implements Our Salvation
III. God the Spirit Activates Our Salvation
Part One: “Why Are We Religious Anyway”
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II. We Are Separated from God
IV. We Create Substitutes for God