Sermons tagged #Trinity

What does it look like to labor for the Lord? Philemon vv1–7 prepares us for the second serial reading in public worship on the Lord's Day. In these seven verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that believers are prisoners, family, and coworkers of Jesus and one another.

People reject Jesus because they have the wrong image of who He should be in their minds. That was true of the religious leadership of His day, those rejecting His messianic and other claims in lethal ways! How did He respond to them?

After Jesus tells His disciples that He is leaving them, He gives them further reassurance. When He departs the Helper (or Paraclete) will come who is the Spirit of Truth. This is none of than the third holy person of the blessed Trinity. We can know that the Holy Spirit is indeed a divine person because He possesses a mind, emotions, and a will. The Holy Spirit thinks and knows (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit can be grieved (Ephesians 4:30). The Spirit intercedes for us (Romans 8:26-27). He makes decisions according to His will (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). And according to our passage and John 15-16 the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and Christ in such a way that is not like a messenger, He is not like an angel; He proceeds forth from God as God. He is spoken about in such a way that gives Him co-equality with God and yet a distinction. The Spirit will not be given to the world, however. He is reserved for those whom love and know Christ and therefore He will be with and in them. Jesus tells them despite the world not being able to see Him after His resurrection, they will. Because He lives again, they and we will live by regeneration. Our new life rises as sure as Christ rose from the dead. And it is at this point after the resurrection and the giving of the Spirit they will finally understand the oneness and triune nature of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit. Those whom Christ saves in turn loves Him, and in that love He will disclose Himself to us. By the Spirit, we are truly never left alone. Jesus is always with us. Judas, the son of James, however doesn't understand and asks why the Messiah would only disclose Himself to them and not to the entire world

The Light of Men - Message 1 - The Light Shines in the Darkness - John 1:1-5. Jesus, introduced as the Logos by the Apostle John, is presented as God and with God from the beginning. His relationship to creation and His role as both Life and Light point to the truth about Who John says Jesus is. He is the Christ! As the Light shines in this dark world, those in the darkness cannot comprehend or conquer that Light.

In Isaiah, God promised a Son, named Immanuel, God with Us. What does it mean that Jesus is God, and why is it important? Christ is the fulfillment of the promise of Immanuel, God with us, for He is the fullness of God: holy, eternal, and omnipotent.

Pastor Brewer continues his autumn 2023 series, covering Athanasius and his book, "On the Incarnation". Today's discussion centers on questions #10 & 11 in the Westminster Larger Catechism, and dealswith the trinitarian nature of God, and the nature of the event of Christ's death.

In our study, we expose the cultic false interpretation of our text which attempts to relegate Jesus to a status of being "less thang God". That is NOT what our text is saying and when we consider the whole counsel of God, we see emphatically that Jesus IS God. There is a hierarchy in the Trinity and by the confession of God the Son and of God the Father Himself, we see this truth. Also Reference: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:14-16, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 14:28, Matthew 28:19, 1 John 5:7, John 10:30, Hebrews 1:5-9 https://bbfohio.com

CURRENT EVENTS UPDATE: (1) Israel at War 11/29/2023. More hostages released as we explain the reality that Hamas is using the cease fire to regroup but that it is a necessity on the part of the IDF. (2) We look at the Democrat Marxists and Republican (RINO) Progressives in the Censorship Industrial Complex working to destroy freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and we show a trailer for a documentary produced by Judicial Watch titled, "Censored and Controlled" that is now embedded at: bbfohio.com/documentaries In our study, we expose the cultic false interpretation of our text which attempts to relegate Jesus to a status of being "less thang God". That is NOT what our text is saying and when we consider the whole counsel of God, we see emphatically that Jesus IS God. There is a hierarchy in the Trinity and by the confession of God the Son and of God the Father Himself, we see this truth. Also Reference: Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:14-16, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 14:28, Matthew 28:19, 1 John 5:7, John 10:30, Hebrews 1:5-9, Philippians 2:1-11 https://bbfohio.com

Jesus, just prior to this, told His disciples the way to the Father's house where He will be preparing a place for them. Now Christ assures them that they have known and seen the Father through Himself. There is a complete unity between the Father and the Son. However, Philip and the apostles don't find this sufficient and want an immediate display of God Himself. Jesus responds with a rebuke that is tinged with sadness. They have been with Jesus this long and they still don't see it. Jesus's words, person, and works are not insufficient to show the Father but Philip and the apostle's vision is insufficient to see the oneness of the Father and the Son. They don't realize they have known and seen God this whole time in Christ. He says "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me." This doesn't simply mean "trust Me." But it means that the Trinity is an absolute must-believe aspect of following Christ. They also ought to believe not just on the basis of His words but His works. And it's not just the power behind the miraculous signs but what the signs also signified about who He is and what He's come to do. He is God in the flesh. And then Jesus speaks of His relationship to His disciples. Those who believe in Him will do greater works. It's not that Christians will have a power greater than Jesus to raise the dead or heal or calm a storm; the key is in the phrase "because I go to the Father." The works are still Jesus's and the disciples of Christ will ask to do them in His name and only what He wants to be done will be done. The works are greater because they are after the cross and resurrection but they are not greater than Jesus's.

Today we look at Christ, the great encourager of the people.

Lord's Day 8 The Church's Dogma The Church's Deliverance The Church's Doxology

I. The Character II. His Work III. Our Confession

Why do believers exist? Psalm 104:31–35 prepares us for the opening portion of public worship on the Lord's Day. In these five verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that more than any other creature, believers exist to enjoy the Creator—as He does.

Revelation 22:18-19; Isaiah 29:11-13 Only Jesus Christ can open the seals on the book with seven seals. He is going to give us the ending of a great and glorious story. He will come and reign with a rod of iron. He is a good shepherd and He died in order that we might have life. If you reject Him, you will worship Him all the same.