Pastor Gary Faith Baptist Church

Once Hebrews 10

Hebrews 10:1-18 The O.T. sacrifices were just a shadow and had no power to take away sin or change our lives. Jesus's sacrifice on the cross, once and forever gained us access to God and a new life. God does not require anything else of us but to believe in what he had provided for us. 

004 The Hall of Shame

2 Peter 2:1-12 There are some truths that are hard to swallow. There will be people who will try to destroy our faith through false teaching. God is not indifferent, in fact the language he uses is very strong against false teachers and false teachings. 

003 Death Bed Confession

2 Peter 1:12-21 - Peter was preparing to die and he wanted to remind the church of some very important truths. He wanted them to see the glory of God and the reliability of the Scriptures. Peter, on his deathbed wanted to remind the believers that everything that he taught was true!

002 The List

2 Peter 1:5-12  How do we define what is a Christian? There are a lot of lists people have, but Peter gives us 7 defined qualities of what it means to be a Christian. They are not things we do but things we become.

001 Promises for Growth

2 Peter 1:1-5  Peter tells us that if we believe the promises of God, we can grow. Pastor Gary draws out three promises by which we can grow. 1. Multiplied 
grace 2. Divine Power 3. New Nature

Beautiful Feet

Romans 10:13-21  Paul uses an O.T. illustration about  the messenger who would announce the outcome of a battle as an example of those who bring the message of the gospel to people. People come to know God through the preaching of the Word of God.  The ones that bring the message have beautiful feet!

Honey from the Rock

Psalm 81 God supplies our needs and sustains our lives. Not only that, he gives us the sweetness of honey, and it is found in the rock, Jesus. This world cannot gives us what we need, only Jesus. 

Spiritual Things verses Worldly Things

Three marks of our Idenity

Ephesians 1:1-13 -The blessing of Christian identity is that it does not depend on performance but faith. God has called us all three of the words used in the message, because they have been obtained by faith because of what Jesus has done on the cross for us. We are chosen, we are forgiven and we are loved. 

It is better to Finish

Ecclesiastes 7:8-10 
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
    For it is not wise to ask such questions.
We can all start something, that is not the problem. The difficulty is in finishing what we start. God is a finisher, and what he starts he finishes.