1. Culpability: without exception, every person able to reason, who knows that what they are doing is wrong (Jam 4:17) is not only fully culpable for their actions but also fully capable of turning from them (repentance) (Act 17:30; Deu 30:9-14). With respect to one’s ability to reason consider: 1) God makes such a distinction in multiple OT texts …

GOD’S EXISTENCE (The Moral Test argument) 1. Through our inescapable drive to assess (judge) all things from an ethical perspective (right and wrong), we (humanity) are not only confirming our unique identity as moral creatures but also our belief in: 1) this life as a test (ethics indicate a test) and 2) the existence of God (i.e., an objective te…

Stranger things = Those fringe[1] subjects of the Bible which exist at the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. Why we are discussing these kinds of subjects = So that we are viewing of our world in the same way Jesus and those living in the ancient near east (the bible’s authors) viewed their world sinc…

What does it mean to be a human being? Why are we here or what is our purpose? What is truth and where do I find it? Why do we suffer? Where is everything heading? In sharing the gospel, these are the questions that also need to be answered. We need a “big picture gospel”, one that not only provides the answers to life’s larger ontological question…

What does it mean to be a human being? Why are we here or what is our purpose? What is truth and where do I find it? Why do we suffer? Where is everything heading? In sharing the gospel, these are the questions that also need to be answered. We need a “big picture gospel”, one that not only provides the answers to life’s larger ontological question…

Scholars agree that the subject of Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 is corporate worship on the Lord’s Day (Sunday). What many also agree on is the interchangeability of the terms “psalms”, “hymns” and “spiritual songs.”[1] IOW: these terms do not refer to different types of songs but rather function as “overlapping near syn…

Stranger things = Those fringe[1] subjects of the Bible which exist at the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. Why we are discussing these kinds of subjects = So that we are viewing of our world in the same way Jesus and those living in the ancient near east (the bible’s authors) viewed their world sinc…

Stranger things = Those fringe[1] subjects of the Bible which exist at the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. Why we are discussing these kinds of subjects = So that we are viewing of our world in the same way Jesus and those living in the ancient near east (the bible’s authors) viewed their world sinc…

Stranger things = Those fringe subjects of the Bible which exist at the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. “It would be dishonest of us to claim that the biblical writers read and understood the text the way we do as modern people, or intended meanings that conform to theological systems created centur…

Resurrection (def.,): The supernatural phenomenon whereby the present state of those who have died is replaced by once more being alive in a physical/material body yet unable to die again. 1. Easter is also known as “Resurrection Sunday” since it marks the day Jesus Christ became the first person to experience resurrection. Jesus’ resurrection is a…

1. David had all the potential to be a great king. - 16:1, 5-13 = Divine blessing, confirmation, & guidance **notice however, humble beginning **notice also, God’s choice for ‘most likely to succeed’ v.7 16:18; 17:4-11, 26, 32-37, 45-47; 18:30 = Courageous, confident, & great leader (vs Saul hiding in the luggage), giving guarantees ahead of time. …

1Sa 2:1-10 - Similar to Charles Dickens’ intro to his famous book “A Tale of Two Cities”, Hannah’s prayer provides for us a preview and an intro to the themes present in 1st & 2nd Samuel. In these two books, we are told the life-stories of Israel’s first two kings, Saul & David. 1. Saul had all the potential to be a great king. 9:1-2 = Rich upbring…

Stranger things = Those fringe subjects of the Bible which exist at the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. “It would be dishonest of us to claim that the biblical writers read and understood the text the way we do as modern people, or intended meanings that conform to theological systems created centur…

Stranger things = Those fringe subjects of the Bible which exist in the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. What to keep in mind when discussing subjects like this: (1Ti 1:3 “strange doctrines”) = Doctrine that does not agree with orthodoxy – e.g., Gen 6:1-4 according to 1Enoch (fallen angels mated with…

Stranger things = Those fringe subjects of the Bible which exist in the intersection of the supernatural and natural, the immaterial and material worlds. What to keep in mind when discussing subjects like this: (1Ti 1:3 “strange doctrines”) = Doctrine that does not agree with orthodoxy – e.g., Gen 6:1-4 according to 1Enoch (fallen angels mated with…

1. The problem is not ours, but theirs. 2. We are in good company. 3. Our primary mission is to be the aroma of Christ to the lost, not win the lost to Christ. 4. Our primary audience and antagonist is and will be the false churches of the world. 5. God uses the persecution of false churches to purge the apostate from Christ's true church. 6. Perse…

Presented on December 17, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website. Chris takes from Revelation 1:5-8, 12-16, and Revelation 5:1-6 to explain the juxtaposition between the images of the powerful arm of Jesus Christ and Him as the humble servant. And who are we? How do we manifest this image on the Earth as the body of Ch…

Presented on December 10, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website. Chris Austin explains micro-spiritual practices and how we can implement trust and follow the Holy Spirit in small ways throughout our day.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Presented on December 03, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website. What is faith in scripture? Brian gives us a contrast between the different ways that faith is described in the bible. It is a gift that God gives and it is also an assurance.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Presented on November 19, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website. How much of our Christian practice is trying to become so spiritual that we are elevated out of our humanity, to escape it? Chris encourages us to simplify our spirituality. God affirms our humanity. And so Chris helps us answer this question: What does …

Presented on November 12, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website. Sharlene encourages us to search in our hearts and ask the question, who am I really? It's not about the stuff or what you have done. What banner are you holding up for others to see?By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Common belief today: “We have the right to transfer our membership whenever we want, for whatever reason we want, as long as we believe the other church to be biblical.” Those who believe such things indicate they are not only completely ignorant – or rebellious to, what the Bible actually teaches on this subject, but also the church’s divine autho…

Our Billboard campaign has begun! Below are the mission critical truths we need to know if we are to be successful in fulfilling our evangelistic ministry (2Ti 4:5): 1. Salvation requires you believe/practice the right gospel (i.e. the gospel of gain by faith in Jesus Christ and maintain by faithful obedience to all His commands versus the false go…

Just as children bear the image of their family, God created us as image-bearers to be a part of His family. He also created human families with this goal in mind: we would teach our human families to join - and be supremely loyal to, God’s family -i.e., to embrace “the blood of the covenant [family as] stronger than the water of the womb”. The won…

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Brian explores the rhythm of the love of God in our lives and how it is expressed to us and through us. Presented on November 05, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Presented on October 29, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

"Hope comes as a domino tumbling gloriously into our lives. As an inevitable sequence of pain and grace cycles in our lives..." Presented on October 15, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Brian encourages us that God is giving us assurance through spiritual warfare. Presented on October 08, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Russell encourages us that God does not taunt us with hope. Presented on September 24, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 Brian talks about Spiritual Warfare and what the bible tells us about it. Presented on September 03, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Matthew 11: 1-12 Sharlene encourages us with the story of John the Baptist. Presented on August 27, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Presented on August 13, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Presented on August 06, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Nick Rohman encourages us to let go of holding on so tight to the gifts God has given us and embrace God’s presence in our lives. It’s not to say that we should ‘give up’ those gifts but to remember that God is the ultimate source of our salvation. Even if God has done it thousands of times before, Nick encourages us to ask God to please, do it aga…

Galatians 5:13-14: “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Russell encourages us to remember that we do not love from behind closed doors, and if we don’t know h…

Hebrews 5:8 In this episode, Brian Fenimore breaks down the concepts of obedience, grace, and suffering. Touching on hearing The Voice, preferring it, and being lifted up to do what we are called to. Presented on July 09, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

Isaiah 43:15 As Chris prepares for sabbatical, he shares a story that leads to the question, “Could the new be better than the known?” He and his wife, Tiffany, then pray for the team to step into leadership at Emmaus Fellowship in his absence. Presented on July 02, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.…

John 14:15 1 John 4:10 In this episode he calls “Love God, Live Christ,” Chris talks about how we can join in the mission of Jesus and develop a more loving relationship with God. Presented on June 25, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

John 13:33 John 15:9 Eph 4:2 Chris speaks on how Spiritual community is one where the Holy Spirit stands between you and is the unifying force that bonds us in peace. Presented on June 11, 2023 For more information please visit the Emmaus Fellowship website.By New Covenant Christian Fellowship

We live in a world dominated by feelings and that is not by accident. It is God’s ordained trial for us (and as such, Satan’s most prized strategy). Here then is what we need to know: 1. Getting to heaven requires that we stop living by our feelings[1] and become characterized by a life of obedience to Jesus’ words (i.e., God’s will [Law and missio…

A major reason churches fail to trust or follow their shepherds — or identify them as legitimately from Jesus, is bc they are ignorant of their job description - or more accurately, the job description they possess for that position in the church, does not agree with Scripture. BC I want to avoid that pitfall in this church, this morning we are goi…

WGO? Peter heals a lame beggar and preaches to the crowd who have gathered because of the miracle. WTP? 1. Evangelism can look like going to another church’s bible study (1; Act 17:1-3; Deu 33:10; Mal 2:7; Joh 18:20 = Temple courts [e.g., Solomon’s Portico] were where the people in Jerusalem would go to find teaching from various experts on the Law…

1. The Christian Pentecost should be viewed as Sinai 2.0. given: 1) the sacred holiday of Pentecost (Shavout - Feast of Weeks, Exo 34:22) represented not only a celebration of God’s bountiful giving of physical food (or harvest), but also spiritual food since according to Jewish tradition, Pentecost was the day Israel received the Law from God at S…

1. Important people can help us advance the Kingdom (1; “Theophilus” – See Luk 1:3 “most excellent Theophilus” = Title reserved for those with high social status, power or influence [Act 23:26, 24:3, 26:26]. Given that Luke’s audience was much larger than just Theophilus, strongly implies the mention of his name was for the purpose of adding extra …

Acts stands for “Acts of the Apostles.” IOW: What the apostles did, endured or experienced as God used them to spearhead the first genuine Jesus movement after His death and ascension back to heaven. Given the purpose of Scripture, those actions and events can be considered the signs of when such a movement is taking place today. In broad strokes, …

Canon (definition): Those books containing God’s spoken words (the Old and New Testaments otherwise known as Scripture, God’s Word or the Bible) preserved for the purpose of saving (physically, spiritually) His people (the covenant community). A major deterrent to canonical confidence[1], is not only a poor understanding of the canon’s formation, b…

INTRODUCTION 1. What is Church History? 1.1. Definition: The study of the societal, cultural, political, intellectual and institutional factors that shaped popular Christendom or the church into her different branches of belief and denominations. “The study of the history of God’s people in Christ, a theological claim, or, speaking more neutrally, …

Canon (definition): Those books containing God’s spoken words (the Old and New Testaments otherwise known as Scripture, God’s Word or the Bible) preserved for the purpose of saving (physically, spiritually) His people (the covenant community). A major deterrent to canonical confidence[1], is not only a poor understanding of the canon’s formation, b…

1. Accomplishing the mission of our Master 1.1. The mission of our “Master” = Using our potential to be a value-add to His (new) kingdom (i.e., the church) through the cultivation of its assets (14-17). (14) “entrusted his possessions…talents [literally, weights of value]”, (27) “money” = Kingdom assets, those things determining the kingdom’s value…