Sermons - City Beach Church of Christ

Do we have to be in the church of Christ to go to heaven?

1. Community misunderstanding of the question

2. The proper understanding of the question

3. How to recognise the church of Christ today

4. How to be in the church of Christ today

(a) How to BE saved

(b) How to STAY saved

“One Another”

The NT contains numerous “one another” passages.

They show us different ways that we can “do good … especially to those who are of the household of the faith”.
These passages teach us how we should interact as Christians.
- “One another” = reciprocal, mutual, joint, shared! It should not be just one-sided.

Simply stated: It’s less me and more we.

We’ve been reminded of some of these Scriptures this morning:

We are to love one another (Jn. 13:34,35)
We are to admonish one another (Rom. 15:14)
We are to serve one another (1Pet. 4:10)

[Of course, these three points overlap.]

An Attitude of Gratitude Luke 17:11-19

The Lord is Merciful What is Leprosy? Lev 13:45-46 The Clarion Cry of the Unfortunate Mat 15:22; Mat 20:30-31; Pro 3:27 Fulfill all righteousness Mar 1:40-44 Manners Cost Nothing Being thankful for physical health Act 3:16; 1Ti 6; Ecc 2:24-26 Being thankful for Mental Health Php 4:6-7 Giving Thanks always and for Everything How not to give praise to God 2Ch 32:22-26 Being Thankful in all things Col 3:16-17 Unless I see Joh 20:25 Joh 20:27-29; Job 1:20-21

What’s New in the New Year?

God has graciously granted to us all here today the start of another new year:

4:15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

But, What’s New in the New Year?

There is nothing is new under the sun
But everything is new under the Son

(i)	A new and living way to God
(ii)	A new covenant
(iii)	A new man
(iv)	A new life
(v)	A new creature
(vi)	A new heaven and a new earth

Let’s make the most of whatever time God has graciously given us to serve Him and to help others as we should (cf. Matt. 22:36-40).

Was John a Baptist?

John was “A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS”
John was a man of godly parents
John was a man with a godly purpose
John was a man who denied himself
John said “change your ways”
John pointed people to Jesus
John was courageous

We may feel that we are crying in a wilderness today:

We are surrounded by denominations who have digressed from the truth!

But let’s continue to be committed to the Lord and do His will, as John did!

Choose the Narrow Gate Mat 7:13-14

Men Who Chose the Narrow Gate Noah Walked with God Gen 6:9-10; Gen 6:17-18; Gen 6:22 Abram Called to be a Blessing to all Gen 11:26; Gen 12:1-4 A Prophet like Moses Deu 18:15-19 The Wide Gate Wide is Easy Isa 30:9-11 Many Use it Jer 5:30-31 But it Leads to destruction Pro 16:25; Luk 13:23-28 The Narrow Gate Narrow is Hard Mat 16:24; Mat 10:35-36 Few find it 1Ki 19:11-14; 1Ki 19:18 Leads to Life Joh 14:6; Rev 21:1-7