Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: The Work of The Church What is the difference between Christ universal one church and a loical church? How do they differ in organization and work? Why are so many churches organized in ways not found in the New Testament? Why are so many churches involved in work we cannot read aobut in the New Testament? Is there a difference between the work of an individual christen and a local church? Let us learn and follow only the work of the church that the New Testament clearly authorizes.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Faith We are often tempted to modify our faith to adapt to government, school, work, family, friends and the world. Instead we must obey the Word of God that we may be saved and others may be influenced to know His will. Threat to our faith has always been to compromise with those who challenge God’s Word. Let us be encouraged from the example of faith in Daniel 3.

Preacher: Gary Hunt As Christians patience is something we sorely need as we live in this impatient ungodly world. But what is patience and how does God develop it within us?

Preacher: Gary Hunt God’s people, His church, are those who submit to Christ and are saved by Him. Members of Christ’s body, His one church, are to work together in harmony with Christ and with one another.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Jesus resisted all Satan’s temptations by thinking and doing what was right according to the Father’s will. In Gethsemane also, Jesus never wavered from desire to do God’s will even to point of death, no divided will on part of Jesus when facing the cross.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Many wrongly conclude and teach that without sinful desire, there is no temptation. Further, they conclude that unless our desires are acted on, they are not sinful. They further claim that Jesus was subject to all sinful desires because He was tempted in all points as we are.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Self-control is God’s way of escape. But what occurs when we yield to temptation? When we fail, we choose to take Satan’s bait by practicing sinful desires and behavior.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Christians must seek to endure  temptation by choosing God’s way of escape through self-control by placing our mind and body under God’s control. Temptation occurs from without when Satan solicits us to sin and our response whether right or wrong is from within our hearts.

Preacher: Gary Hunt | Series: Temptation Some wrongly believe and teach that temptation does not occur unless and until we desire the thing by which we are tempted. If we do not desire it, there is no temptation. Temptations are presented by the Devil from without and our responses to them come from within, either resisting or yielding to temptations.

Preacher: Gary Hunt Do we desire to humbly obey the Lord or demand that He meet all our earthly desires? Do we want Jesus’ church to be the humble body of people that obey Him or a social entertainment club designed to fulfill our desires? In John 6, Jesus shows He was not willing to become the type of king the people wanted but demanded they must be fed by the words of life, the gospel.