Sermon Topic: Ecclesiology

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also itContinue Reading

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the LContinue Reading

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

The text is in 1 Thessalonians 1:8. This is the first letter of the apostle Paul, and he compliments the church at Thessalonica. First Thessalonians 1:8: “For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia,” two of the Roman provinces, “but in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; we do not have to say anything about you, everybody knows about you already.”

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in the Roman province of Macedonia, where they live, but also in Achaia – the capital of it was Athens – and in every place, your faith to God-ward is spread abroad.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

The title of the sermon, The United Church, The Seven-Fold Unity of the Church, or, Our Glorious Tomorrow. Our background text Ephesians 4.