by Matthew Borgstrom | Aug 6, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Expository Preaching, Faith, Faithfulness, Following Christ, Heart Motives, Humility, Obedience, Sanctification, Trust
It’s our sin, rather than God’s stinginess, that creates a blockade separating us from God’s promises. But we know that Christ has remedied our sin problem, removing the condemnation that we deserved and granting us the power that is necessary to meet God’s...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 9, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Child-like Dependence, Dependence, Expository Preaching, Faith, Faithfulness, Following Christ, Obedience, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology, Trust, Unbelief, Word of God
After seeing how God advanced the gospel through the removal of a king in Acts 12, we need to ask ourselves: In what area do you doubt the power of the gospel? It could be the conversion of someone who has remained hostile or even indifferent to the truth of Christ. ...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 2, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Biblical Fruit, Church, Compassion, Faithfulness, Following Christ, Loving One Another
In light all that we have learned today in the Antioch church’s love towards the church in Judea from Acts 11:29, it’s helpful to ask: At what point does our love for others cease; in other words what are the barriers that we refuse to cross in order to...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jun 25, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Biblical Fruit, Equipping the Saints, Expository Preaching, Faithfulness, God's Glory, Obedience, Pleasing Christ, Word of God
These Christians in Acts 11:20 didn’t categorize people as churched or unchurched, meaning they didn’t treat mankind’s main problem as poor church attendance. Instead, it’s obvious that they classified everyone as either being reconciled to God through faith in...