Redeemed and Restored

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Isaiah foretold of the Servant of God who would suffer death as the perfect sacrifice for the sin of God’s people. His words remained mysterious for seven hundred years until Jesus of Nazareth accomplished that sinless life and atoning death on the Roman cross. And His followers used Isaiah 53 to explain the significance of Jesus’s death and the reason for His resurrection. Peter applies that truth as the reason for us to live differently reflecting the new life we have in Christ.

Isaiah 53 and 1 Peter 1:17-21 and 2:21-25

Taught Sunday morning, April 20, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Triumphal Entry

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Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to cheering crowds, hailing Him as their favorite conquering king. But while He does not silence the crowd, He also does little to encourage the scene. He shows up in humility on a borrowed donkey, weeping. He knows that their worship is superficial. They will deny Him before the end of the week. But He knows how the story ends.

Luke 19:28-48

Taught Sunday morning, April 13, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Pursue the Prize

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Paul has already challenged his readers that he has considered all his prior accomplishments before Christ as worthless in comparison to knowing Christ and being like Him. Now Paul says that it is his one thing he strives to reach – to know and be like Christ. Paul is one of our examples that we might do the same. Put away apathy and complacency in order to make enduring effort to be transformed by Christ. One day, Jesus will complete to work that we might be like His glorious body.

Philippians 3:1-11

Taught Sunday morning, April 6, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Baptism teaches

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Peter proclaimed that the mysterious gift of the Holy Spirit was through Jesus the Messiah, crucified and risen. But those people could change their mind and ask God for mercy. The physical symbol of their repentance and faith in Jesus would be baptism. And Peter alludes to three things that baptism symbolizes – a physical symbol of a spiritual reality.

Acts 2:36-42

Taught Sunday morning, March 30, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Knowing Christ

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Paul said that nothing compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ by faith and experience of walking with Him in trust and obedience. And self-righteousness prevents us from knowing Christ.

Luke 18:9-14 and Philippians 3:1-11

Taught Sunday morning, March 23, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Faithful to Serve

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You may have heard of Timothy but not know much about him. Epaphroditus is even less known. Yet Paul tells the Philippians to esteem them highly for their service to the Lord through their service to Paul and the church. They are faithful men who put the needs of others above their own agendas. And that’s a good lesson for all of us.

Philippians 2:19-30

Taught Sunday morning, March 16, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Salvation Works to Completion

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Salvation is not begun or accomplished by our good deeds. But salvation will produce good works because God is working on the inside to desire and accomplish such evidence of faith. God promises to bring it to completion. But the evidences may not be what you expect them to be – humility, patience, and purity to name a few. How can we do that? By God working within us by faith and obedience.

Philippians 2:12-18

Taught Sunday morning, March 9, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Compel Them

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We had the pleasure of Stuart Estes and his family come and share a report from the Association of Baptist Students at the University of Arkansas.  He finished with this challenge from Jesus as recorded in Luke’s gospel.  We cannot be complacent at the Great Commission of Jesus.  Compel the lost to come to Jesus for the feast of mercy and grace.

Luke 14:15-24

Taught Sunday morning, March 2, 2025 by Stuart Estes

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Sitting at feet of Jesus

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Martha was busy with many good things. Mary had chosen one better thing. Jesus would not take that best thing from Mary in order for her to do more good things. Maybe that should hit home with more of us. Don’t let the many good things drown out the better thing – sitting at the feet of Jesus and hearing from Him.

Luke 10:38-42

Taught Sunday morning, February 16, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Mind of Christ

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The apostle had challenged the believers to think and live with humility.  He reminds them that Jesus is our perfect example of humility for the Son of God set aside the advantages of His Deity in order to live as one of us.  And not only did He live as one of us, He submitted to the Father’s will and died in our place the excruciating death of the cross.  Thus, the Father has highly exalted Him by raising Him from the dead and elevating Him to His right hand.  We can trust that God will reward those who follow the footsteps of Jesus in faith.

Philippians 2:3-11

Taught Sunday morning, February 9, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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