Warmly Involving All Age Groups Into the Body of Christ

WARMLY INVOLVING ALL AGE GROUPS INTO THE BODY OF CHRISTGeoffrey R. KirklandEvery pastor hears it. Every shepherd receives that phone call. Every minister faces the same question. Someone comes to the elder and says that he doesn’t feel plugged in because the church doesn’t ‘have what I need.’ Or,...

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Holy to the LORD: The Mark of the Minister

“Holy to the LORD” [קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָה]The Mark of the MinisterGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchIn Exodus 28:36, God instructs Moses that he should make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal: ‘Holy to the LORD’. And this plate of pure gold shall rest...

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The Day of Judgment

JC Ryle describes the day of judgment: Believers and unbelievers, holy and unholy, converted and unconverted, are now mingled in every congregation, and often sit side by side. It passes the power of man to separate them. False profession is often so like true, and grace is often so weak and feeble, that, in many cases, the right discernment of character is an impossibility. The wheat and the chaff...

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How to ensure sexual purity in the ministry.

HOW TO ENSURE SEXUAL PURITY IN THE MINISTRY!Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchThis brief essay serves to ask heart-probing questions so as to gauge my heart and my love for Christ. May I rehearse these questions frequently so as to ensure sexual purity in the ministry for God’s glory...

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The Book of Revelation | 4PM Family Bible Hour Sermon Series

Beginning Sunday, December 7th, Christ Fellowship Bible Church will launch a verse-by-verse expositional preaching series through the Book of Revelation. This study will help you understand the glory of Christ & His triumphant victory over the forces of evil. CFBC takes a futuristic premillennial...

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9 Motivations for You to Repent Now!

9 Motivations for You to Repent Now!Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchThe Bible teaches that today is the day of salvation. Now is the acceptable time for sinners to repent. God always promises to forgive when sinners repent of sin but God never promises the sinner tomorrow so that...

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Repentance — what to repent of.

REPENTANCE:What To Repent Of?Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church1. Repent of your public, known sins.Make it your ambition to come before the Lord and ask for His mercy for your public and known sins. That is, make known the sins that you’ve committed in public, that you know about,...

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Believe in the Absolute Sovereignty of God.

Believe in the Absolute Sovereignty of God!A Most Comforting Doctrine to the ChristianGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible Church The Lord has given a number of psalms that focus on the theme of the LORD’s Kingship. These “Kingship Psalms” consist of Psalms 93-100. The psalms highlight, repeat,...

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The Pastor's Primary Responsibilities

The Pastor’s Primary ResponsibilitiesGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchIn this brief essay, I will set before you three primary responsibilities of every pastor. 1. Intercede for God’s FlockPrayTo neglect to pray is to neglect the power source in a pastor’s ministry. For a minister...

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The Lord's Supper: A Glorious Communion Feast With the Risen Savior

Christ Fellowship Bible Church (St Louis, MO) has just completed a three-part teaching series on the Lord's Supper. MEDIA Part 1 - The MEANING of the Lord's Supper  (listen | download) Part 2 - The PREPARATION for the Lord's Supper (listen | download) Part 3 - The SUBJECTS/PARTICIPANTS of the...

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Counsel to Those Looking for a New Church

Counsel to Those Looking for a New ChurchGeoffrey R. KirklandIt seems to be commonplace for people to be looking for new churches these days. With job transfers, moves, students heading away to college, and others who are looking for a new church for any host of reasons, people often find themselves...

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Roman Catholic Doctrine — Toward a Proper, Biblical Understanding.

A few months ago, Christ Fellowship Bible Church (St Louis) conducted a 5-part series on Roman Catholic Doctrine. This series shows how many of the cardinal Catholic doctrines attack the biblical gospel. 1. Roman Catholic Doctrine Attacks the Sufficiency of Scripture (listen | download)  2....

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The Posture of Worship — It May Not Be Everything; But It Is Something.

The Posture of Worship — It May Not Be Everything; But It Is SomethingGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchNew Testament believers quickly assert that worship of the one, true God no longer is limited to a particular location as it was in the days of Old Testament Israel. In former...

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What to look for in a potential spouse.

What To Look For In A Potential Spouse Geoffrey R. Kirkland Christ Fellowship Bible Church 1. Soundly Converted. Since God created marriage to remain for life, in looking for a spouse you would do well to ensure that the person you find interest in is soundly converted. You want to make sure the...

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Questions for Accountability: Sexual Purity as Shepherds

Profitable questions for an elder/shepherd leadership team to go through together with regularity.[Or, even any discipleship relationship.]Questions for Sexual Purity1. Since you last answered these questions, have you viewed any immoral, impure or pornographic material online, on your cell phone or any other device in any way?2. Since you last answered these questions, have you been in any questionable...

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Preacher! Keep Your Heart Mindful of the Brevity of Life!

Preacher! Keep Your Heart Mindful of the Brevity of Life.Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchPsalm 90:12 — So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.If you do this it will most certainly result in the following...1. You will live an upright life.Keeping...

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Call Sinners to Respond to the Gospel!

CALL SINNERS TO RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL!Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchSomeone once said that Christians should learn to plead with sinners to embrace Christ and escape hell. A child of God could faithfully give the gospel, speak of God and His character, man and His desperate need,...

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"Aggressive Sanctification" — The Christ Fellowship Bible Church Summer 2014 Retreat

The CFBC Retreat is only 2 days away (Aug 15-17th)!The theme is: "Aggressive Sanctification"Here are the 4 messages:1. "Utilizing the means of grace in sanctification: to enhance the believer's joy in God" (Lincoln VerMeer)2. "Sanctification in all its fullness- knowledge and practice. The motivation...

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