The Parable of the Soils, Part 5 - "Hearers, Doers, Fruit-Bearers & Persevering in Faith"

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 - The Soil That Bears Fruit — “Hearers, Doers, Fruit-Bearers, and Persevering in Faith” Introduction: Jesus has gripped his hearers as He tells them a real-life story that they can all relate to. In fact, Jesus has utterly cornered His hearers. None can escape...

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The Parable of the Soils — "The Distracted with a Lust for the Present World"

Part 1  Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 - The Soil Among the Thorns — “Distracted With a Lust for the Present World”Introduction:Jesus is the master teacher. His illustrations are rich, picturesque, understandable, and undeniably clear. The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (called the “synoptics”...

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Parable of the Soils - The Soil on Rocky Ground: Impulsive but No Persevering Faith"

Part 1 - The Introduction Part 2 - The Seed by the Road Continuing the study on the parable of the soils, here is part 3. Part 3 - The Soil On Rocky Ground — “Impulsive But No Persevering Faith”Introduction:In the public ministry of our Lord, he spend much time in the northern region of Israel teaching...

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The Parable of the Soils, Part 2 — "Hearers but Not Doers..."

This follows up Part 1 in the 5-part series on: The Parable of the Soils: Part 1 - An Overview of the Parable of the Soils Part 2 - The Soil Beside the Road — “Hearers But Not Doers”Comments:In this real life story that Jesus gives to his hearers who crowded the hillside as he taught on the shores...

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Are You Saved — The Parables of the Soils: Which Are You?

Are You Saved?The Parable of the Soils: Which Are You?By: Geoffrey R. Kirkland IntroductionPreliminary Notes:The parable that the Lord Jesus Christ gives concerning a sower who went out to sow seed is of paramount importance in understanding the saving gospel. The parable is quite radical. In this...

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Justification by Faith Alone — The Foundational Doctrine.

Justification by Faith — The Foundational DoctrineA gracious work of God whereby He pardons a sinner & judicially declares him to be perfect righteous because of Christ’s righteousness credited to the sinner by faith alone. Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church The church stands...

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Preachers Preach to Their Own Souls

From John Owen: Unless preachers experience of the power of the truth which they preach in and upon their own souls...they will themselves be lifeless and heartless in their own work, and their labor for the most part will be unprofitable towards others. . . . A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion...

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Shepherd's Conference - Live-Stream (March 6-10).

LIVE-STREAM LINK: Click HERE to watch the conference sessions. *At the Conference front page, live-stream schedule will be posted — all times will be PST.* Dates of Conference: March 6-10, 2013 Other Shepherd's Conference Media:All past sessions & sermons are found HERE....

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is the main object of your life PRESSING on to that "other country" — Heaven?

CS Lewis: "I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others do the same." Here are other helpful reads...

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The glory of God in redemption. The gospel of grace in every book of the Bible.

CFBC Men! The entire Bible is the Word of God and the entire Bible is sufficient to lead us to the knowledge of the Truth (2 Tim 3.15). That is why we as the Christ Fellowship Bible Church men are starting a new study on Friday mornings at 6AM (at the Des Peres Schnucks) on the Glory of God in Redemption. ...

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