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 30, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Bible Study, Church, Word of God
Even though you are armed with the teachings of Christ, do you feel deficient or ill-equipped in your witness for Christ in this world? Perhaps you might be tempted to think that you are in charge of carefully strategizing how to make the gospel relevant to someone. ...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jul 16, 2018 | Bible Exposition, bible preaching, Biblical Fruit, Church, Expository Preaching, Missions, Pleasing Christ, reformed Baptist, Reformed Theology, Word of God
Let’s summarize how Luke describes the process of Barnabas and Saul leaving the church of Antioch at the beginning of Acts 13. The Spirit sets them apart, v.2, then the church releases them, v.3, and finally the Spirit is said to have sent them out, v.4. The church...
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...
