ChurchWorks: How You Function, Part 8
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
Last week we began a short series on the Work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the member of the Trinity whom the Scripture most often represents as being present to do God’s work in the world. We categorized His work in four ways: 1) empowers, 2) purifies, 3) reveals, and 4) unifies. This wee we continue by looking at the ways in which the Holy Spirit purifies, reveals, and unifies. MP3 download.
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ChurchWorks: How You Function, Part 7
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
Have you ever wondered “Who is the Holy Spirit?”, “What does the Holy Spirit do?”, or “How does the Holy Spirit work in the life of a believer?” The doctrine of the Holy Spirit is easily one of the most controversial, disagreed-about, avoided, feared, confused, and neglected subjects in the Bible. Pastor Dan has been teaching on the marks of a God-owned church (Knowing Who You Are) and how God equips his church to carry out his mission (Knowing How You Function). For the next two weeks, we are going to take a slight detour and explore the theological foundation to his teaching by focusing on the Biblical description of the Holy Spirit. MP3 download.
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God’s Providence, Part 2
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 24
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?
This week we continue the discussion of God’s Providence as we take on one of the most controversial topics - the problem of evil.
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God in Three Persons: The Trinity, Part 1
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 16
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 14, God in Three Persons: The Trinity (How can God be three persons, yet one God?)
This week we begin to discuss the doctrine of the Trinity: God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God.
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God’s Goodness
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 10
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 12, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 1)
This week we continue to examine the “communicable” attributes of God (those which He has shared in part with us) as we begin to discuss His ‘moral’ attributes starting with His Goodness.
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God’s Being
Sunday, November 4th, 2007 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 7
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 12, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 1)
Examine attributes of God which He has shared (in part) with us as we begin to discuss His communicable attributes. We begin by discussing attributes of God’s Being including His spirituality and invisibility.
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The Existence of God
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 1
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem
Chapter 9, The Existence of God
What are the evidences that God exists? Find out as we discuss what God has made plain for all to know.
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