Elder John turns to 1 Peter and points out that suffering is apart of life, but he focuses this sermon on suffering for the name of Christ. By being Christians our light is manifest therefore our lifestyle condemns the world. Our purpose is to bear His image and glorify God. Elder John encourages us to give God the glory in suffering which strengthens the faith of others when they face troubles.
Bro John expounds on Jude verse 4, which exhorts the church to be wary of false teachings in the church, and to become familiar and comfortable with the truth of God’s word.
Elder Tommy speaks on Mark 12, and expounds on Christ’s response concerning the greatest commandment.
Bro John speaks on the many graces, both eternal and temporal, that the Lord has bestowed upon his children.
Elder Tommy preaches from Isaiah, encouraging us to trust in the Lord, even in times where it seems we have no light.
Bro John preaches about the calls the God gives to us, and what we can and should do in response to those calls.
In John we find a good lesson on how we should evangelize. Nathanael was skeptical and suspicious at first but Jesus knew him, saying “when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.” Nathanael had a complete change in attitude right away. Elder Tommy preaches about what happened to Nathanael under the fig tree…
