Broadway Baptist Church Maryville Tennessee

How can God declare a sinful person to be justified in His sight? There are two privileges of God's redeeming grace as a result of the person & work of Jesus Christ.

Today's sermon about the unconditional love of God is presented by Pastor TJ Whitehead.

This morning we continue our “We Believe” series by considering what the Bible teaches concerning death, heaven, hell, and the final judgment. In our Scripture this morning, we come face to face with one of the most sobering and disturbing stories that Jesus ever told, “the rich man and Lazarus”. It brings before us certain realities that we most often refuse to acknowledge.

As we have already shared, the one reason the New Testament Church exists is to glorify God. We exist to glorify God through (w)orship, (i)nstruction, (f)ellowship, and (e)vangelism. As we see from the repeated commands given to us by Christ, we must be engaged in evangelism to be an obedient church and be obedient Christ followers.

Just as our worship is to glorify God , our teaching ministrty is to glorify God as well as edify and up the Saints. One of the church's goals should be to present to God every Christian mature in Christ.{Copl 1:28} We seek to do this through loving relationships within the body of Christ where the Word is taught and love is shared.

Today, we will begin answering the question “Why do we exist as a church?” What are the purposes of the church? We will use the acronym WIFE to chart the course for us: (W)orship, (I)nstruction, (F)ellowship, and (E)vangelism.

This morning we will continue to examine matters that form our Ecclesiology. We will take time to consider church polity and why it matters.

We will explore the scriptures concerning the church: it's nature, it's purpose, and its mission.

06-30, 2018 “What Does the Scripture Teach us About the Devil and Demons? Mark 5:1-20 Last week, we looked into the spirit relm and examined the Scripture concerning angles. Today, we seek to gain a Biblical understanding of those fallen angles that forfited their original place of service and worship Last week, we looked into the spirit relm and examined the Scripture concerning angles. Today, we seek to gain a Biblical understanding of those fallen angles that forfeited their original place of service and worship. 1. Satan is not equal to God. Christians should not hold to duelist worldly view that the two are equal or opposite. 2. Satan is not as art portrays him.

The next two weeks, we will explore the world of the “supernatural” realm. Today we will look into the Scriptures concerning angels; next week we will examine what the Scriptures have to say about the devil and deamons.

This morning, we consider the doctrine of man and the unique relationship between God and man.

The “grand meta-narrative” of Scripture, the Bible is the “self-revelation” of God. In this “self-revelation,” God reveals Himself in “Trinitarian” form.

This morning we will seek to gain a deeper understanding of the existence, nature, and activities of God as He has revealed them in Divine revelation, the Bible.

Our text this morning is a most familiar text. We often refer to it as the “love chapter”. We hear it read and recited at wedding ceremonies, renewal ceremonies and wedding anniversaries. While this passage is applicable to our marriage relationships and even appropriately read at weddings, it was not written with marital harmony in mind. It was written with church harmony in mind. This passage is primarily written about living in Christian community in a way that glorifies God by treating one another as God has treated us. The use of the Greek word agape reminds us that this love, which Paul is writing about, is much more than feelings or emotions. It involves a “strong desire for the best interest of another person”.

The context of sanctification: Being sanctified by the Word of Truth happens in the local church where believers in Christ gather together and are united by the Spirit of God. Jesus' prayer for His disciples to be sanctified immediately becomes a prayer that they will be the church united.

These verses are perhaps the greatest declaration of victory and conquest found in the Holy Scripture, written by the Apostle Paul concerning the ultimate, infinite and eternal victory of Christ over all His enemies. This references two passages in the Old Testament: Isiah 25:8 and Hosea 13:14.

Oh glorious thought! Christ is risen indeed and the reality of His resurrection is the guarantee of our own resurrection. As Paul continues his discourse on the resurrection, he anticipates a possible question. Someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with kind of body do they come?” Paul then passionately replies to what he considers a “foolish” question.

Having established both the validity and the centrality of the resurrection from the dead, Paul now draws his readers into the glorious truths concerning the One Who has defeated death! He begins this section with a glorious declaration, “But Now, Christ has been raised.” In verse 20 Paul answers the “what if” question considered in verses 12-19. Paul's declaration is simple, “but now Christ has been raised from the dead.” Paul is speaking of a present reality not a future reality.

This morning we continue our examination of 1 Cor. 15 and consider the implications of life without a resurrection. It would be sorrow without any hope! As Christians, we celebrate the resurrection of Christ from the grave and seek tolive in light of this glorious reality! It is without question the greatest “game changer” in human history. The resurrection of Jesus is the central, foundational, and critical truth of the Christian faith.

Paul continues this chapter by emphasizing the eye-witness testimony concerning the risen Savior. The things that Paul and the early church believed were grounded upon reliable, unbiased, eye-witness testimony of personal encounters with the resurrected Christ!