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  • A Fighting Fundamentalist Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 13, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,402 views

    Labels are applied easily--some are undeserved, and some should be embraced. If we stand with Christ and His Word, we can anticipate vilification. Paul obviously expected elders to stand firming on some truths.

    “Teach and urge these things. If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for ...read more

  • Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 20, 2014
     | 6,885 views

    An examination of the deceitfulness of wealth. Paul warns against succumbing to the pursuit of money.

    “But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and ...read more

  • Daring The Risk Of Reach

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 26, 2014
     | 4,510 views

    Reach carries risks; but the child of God must always reach for the beautiful and the glorious.

    “When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, ‘What are you arguing about with them?’ And someone ...read more

  • What's In It For Me? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 2, 2014
     | 5,268 views

    Paul's discussion of the benefits of Christian giving is discussed.

    “The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to ...read more

  • A Root Of All Kinds Of Evil Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 10, 2014
     | 5,548 views

    A stern warning against the pursuit of money from the pend of the Apostle.

    1 TIMOTHY 6:10 A ROOT OF ALL KINDS OF EVIL “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” [1] We’ve all heard the saying, “Money is the root of all ...read more

  • Good Is Enemy Of The Best

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 25, 2014
     | 7,334 views

    Choosing what is best is often counter-intuitive. Christians are responsible to choose what is best.

    “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said. But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up ...read more

  • The Secret Of Great Giving

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 1, 2014
     | 11,747 views

    In commending the Macedonian Christians, Paul revealed the secret of great giving.

    “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as ...read more

  • Who Is Responsible For The Needy?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 8, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,575 views

    Paul provides guidelines for congregational support for those who are needy and vulnerable.

    “Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. “Honor widows who are truly widows. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to ...read more

  • The Undefiled Marriage Bed

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,373 views

    The call to purity must be iterated in this day if the people of God are to enjoy His power.

    “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.” [1] Listening to contemporary sociologists, one would conclude that marriage is a dying institution. Actually, one need not listen to sociologists ...read more

  • Can The Contemporary Church Be Salvaged?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 22, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,545 views

    We shall either live as followers of Christ or as enemies of the cross of Christ. There is no in between.

    “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory ...read more

  • Grace Given Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 1, 2014
     | 5,229 views

    Our giving as an act of worship flows from the grace we have received as redeemed people.

    “I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.” [1] We want to worship in ...read more

  • The Widow's Might Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 8, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,302 views

    Should the congregation have an "Order of Widows" to serve within the assembly?

    “Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to ...read more

  • What About The Younger Widows Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 15, 2014
     | 4,298 views

    Having provided instruction for establishing an order of widows, Paul proscribes enrolling younger widows and justifies his position.

    “Refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and ...read more

  • But Contemporary Music Brings People To Jesus! Right?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 16, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,019 views

    A consideration of the role of worship in salvation, focusing especially on how we worship.

    “Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’ Thus ...read more

  • How Big Is Your Gospel?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 22, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,220 views

    Is your gospel big enough to permit you to work together, maintaining the unity of the Faith? Or is your gospel so small that you must prevail in every dispute?

    “I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.” [1],[2] We do not ...read more