Praise the Lord, church! In this Bible Study, we take a look at the phrase “husband of one wife” to show why the phrase has been…… Read more “Bible Study: “Husband of One Wife,” Part 1: Widows Can Remarry”
Category: New Testament
The Deadliest Member (James 3:1-12)
Opening Selection: Every Praise by Hezekiah Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuZMg6NVeA Intermediate Selection: Speak Life by Toby Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeBv9r92VQ0 Inspirational Selection: I Need You To Survive by Hezekiah Walker…… Read more “The Deadliest Member (James 3:1-12)”
Romans 1: Idolatry or Homosexuality?
I watched some lectures some days ago by John Corvino, a Gay Christian apologist who is a masterful, entertaining advocate for gay marriage and the right of…… Read more “Romans 1: Idolatry or Homosexuality?”
Bible Study: On Women Keeping Silent (1 Corinthians 14:26-35)
1 Corinthians 14 continues the discussion of women in ministry, with many complementarians using it to say, “Women shouldn’t talk or speak or do anything involving…… Read more “Bible Study: On Women Keeping Silent (1 Corinthians 14:26-35)”
Harvest Sunday 2017 Sermon: Don’t Knock the Basement: God is at Work in the Small Stuff (Galatians 6:7-9; James 5:7-8)
Audio Message: Note: To read the written sermon, you can find it beneath the worship videos. Opening Selection: Made A Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnrYaDPcig Selection 2: God’s On Your…… Read more “Harvest Sunday 2017 Sermon: Don’t Knock the Basement: God is at Work in the Small Stuff (Galatians 6:7-9; James 5:7-8)”
“Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3
The phrase “husband of one wife” is one we find in 1 Timothy 3 with regard to the offices of Pastor and Deacons, which seems to some…… Read more ““Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3″
Bible Study: Can a woman submit in the home and lead in the church? (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)
Listen here: We here at The Essential Church have been examining the passages of Scripture that complementarians have used against women in their belief that women…… Read more “Bible Study: Can a woman submit in the home and lead in the church? (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)”
God’s Good News For Women in Ministry (1 Timothy 1-3)
Message as audio recording: Opening Selection: Give Me Faith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHudYLt6l0 I Still Believe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jtWBNGdzoI Inspirational and Closing Selection: Tear Down the Walls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XKzA9ODyyU 8 I desire…… Read more “God’s Good News For Women in Ministry (1 Timothy 1-3)”
Does John 6 Teach Calvinism? Part 2
The Lord is good, church! Pastor D.M. back here again with continued teaching on John 6. Part 2 continues our quest through John 6 with the…… Read more “Does John 6 Teach Calvinism? Part 2”
Bible Study: Does John 6 teach Calvinism?
John 6 is a chapter hailed by many proponents of Calvinism as a “de facto” passage in favor of John Calvin’s theology. And yet, as I teach…… Read more “Bible Study: Does John 6 teach Calvinism?”
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