Meadowthorpe Baptist Church Podcast

Church Focus: Keeping the Main Thing, The Main Thing, Part1, Acts Series 5:12-42

This first part in "Church Focus", we look at how the Bible teaches us to achieve and keep church purity.  Please join us as we enter into a blessed study of God's Word.

Why Jesus Suffered, 1 Peter 3:18

One of the many of God's glorious Truths that reach beyond our ability to fully comprehend; The suffering of Jesus and the reason He suffered is one of those Truth's that we receive, understand and marvel of Christ's eternal Love and Grace for His Sheep - but impossible for us to know the full depths of suffering Christ endured so that He may 'Bring Us To God' 

Universal Unrighteousness, Romans Series 3:9-20

The climatic point from the previous two chapters comes to a great truth, no one stands righteous and accepted before God in their natural state.  From the 'best' to the 'worst' of people on earth, all stand guilty before God. There will be no sufficient rebuttal that we can muster before God's judgement seat after we die (all mouths will be stopped and the whole world guilty before God).  A dire reality - which makes the gift of God in Salvation through Christ, the more necessary to live. 

Keeping Oneness In The Church, Part 2, Acts Series 5:1-11

So far we have seen how the Holy Spirit brings the Lord's church into unity. However, in Chapter 5, we see that unity can be disrupted either through Satan's subtle attacks on members or allowing ourselves to be tempted and execute the sin of pride. This sin does not go unnoticed by God which He used Ananias and Sapphira to teach them and us today this very important lesson. May God help us to seek everyday, His Glory first in our lives and in the church.

An Allegory of Grace, 2 Samuel 4:4

An allegory is a metaphor in a story.  We see a beautiful allegory in the condition of Mephibosheth and the Grace and restoration given to him by King David, because he remembered his covenant with Jonathan.  

The Advantage of the Jew, Romans Series 3:1-8

If there is no difference between Jew and Gentile in the manner of needed righteousness and provided righteousness by God through faith in Christ, then, multiple objections may surface that Paul addresses one at a time.  One objection is, what advantage is it to be a Jew?

Oneness In The Church, Part 1: Acts Series 4:32-5:11

The Unity that we see in the early church is because of the Holy Spirit.  God's people, who have the Holy Spirit within, should be 'One' in heart and voice within the local church where they assemble.  It is a quality repeated many times and a desire of Jesus prayer in John 17.  May we always desire to be Spirit filled and united in Love within the Lord's church.

Deception of Possessing Law or Circumcision Only - Romans Series 2:25-29

Possessing the Law as a covenant nation or possessing circumcision as a physical token is not a protection against God's wrath.  Paul gives exposes the deception in that kind of trust and the nature of Spiritual truth that's meant to be represented.

God’s Design in ’Cares’, 1 Peter 5:7-11

For the believer, the times in our lives when we need to embrace this precious truth the most that, 'God cares for me'.  Is God outside of the events of our lives and it's only when we call on Him He gets involved?  That's not what the Bible teaches.  Please join us in an hour of study and praise.

Contentment: The Persecuted Church, Part 5, Acts Series 4:1-31

The conclusion of our section of Acts 4 which shows us why the church was persecuted and how the Apostles and the church responded.   We are doctrinally taught how to suffer in association with Christ, but here we see it in action.  Please join us for this last installment part 5.