The church is a divine-human institution: its strength is wholly in its divine element — God’s plan, Christ’s blood, His headship, the Spirit’s indwelling — and its weakness is wholly in its human element, the frail members who carry the work; so the cure for the…
The power of example is greater than the power of teaching; every Christian is an example whether he chooses to be or not, and his only real choice is what kind of example to be — so each is called to be an example in word…
The decisive question about the second coming is not when but why — and Scripture answers plainly: Christ comes not to set up an earthly kingdom but to complete the church, end every agency of salvation, close the church’s ordinances and His own intercession, raise and…
Every preacher labors under some authority and for some end; the gospel preacher goes out under the commission of Christ alone, responsible only to God, representing not a sect, party, or creed but the whole of Christianity, moved by love for Christ and for the souls…
The New Testament church had a simple, God-given organization — apostles in the foundation age, then elders (a plurality overseeing each congregation), deacons who serve, and evangelists who preach — with Christ alone as Head and no office above the local church. The New Testament never…
When Jesus rolled up the scroll at Nazareth, He gave us a picture of His whole work: He closed the book on Old Testament prophecy by fulfilling it, completed God’s revelation as the final Word, and will one day close the book on human history and…
A sermon by Ed Rangel from 1 Corinthians 13:4, exploring Scripture and its application to Christian life and faith.
From Romans 8:35–39; 1 Corinthians 15:57, Ed Rangel encourages faithful Christian living, exploring Christian Conduct and the call to walk worthy of the Gospel.
The Lord’s Supper is not a ritual to rush through. This sermon examines its authority, purpose, frequency, memorial meaning, fellowship, self-examination, and the danger of partaking in an unworthy manner.
A careful study of church discipline and family responsibility, examining whether the command not to eat with a withdrawn brother overrides God-given duties within the home.