Bible Baptist Church

MATTHEW 5:9 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:55:44 +0000

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

COLOSSIANS 2:2 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:55:55 +0000

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ,

EPHESIANS 3:8 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:55:54 +0000

To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

EPHESIANS 2:7 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:55:53 +0000

so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

The Unifying Effect of a Corporate “Amen” in Worship.

Pastor Doug — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:04:53 +0000

We discover that the corporate “amen” has been the practice of the people of God in the past and will be perpetuated throughout eternity.

A corporate “amen” during praise of God

Psalm 106:48, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD!

A corporate “amen” following a prayer

Nehemiah 8:6, “And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.”

A corporate “amen” during the telling of the law

Throughout Deuteronomy 27, many verses end with, “And all the people shall say ‘amen’”

A corporate “amen” during the heavenly worship of God

Revelation 19:4, “And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”

The corporate “amen” is a verbal affirmation of what is being prayed, read, sung, or said. During corporate worship, it is both the Biblical pattern and appropriate to offer a corporate “amen” after a public prayer is spoken, after the reading of Scripture, at the conclusion of a hymn, and during the sermon. These corporate “amens” are a tangible expression of the fellowship and solidarity we share as the people of God as we worship Him together.

A Reminder for those who Publicly Read Scripture

Pastor Doug — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:21:43 +0000

Paul exhorts Timothy, “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching” (1 Timothy 4:13, ESV).

So clearly we should read Scripture publicly. But does the manner in which its read matter? Gary Reimers offers his insight to this question,

This [1 Timothy 4:13] would call for an accurate, purposeful reading. When the one doing the reading hurries through the text, making careless errors in wording or pronunciation, he inadvertently communicates the message that this part of the service is not very important. On the other hand, when the reading is careful and expressive the focus falls on what the text actually says, providing a better opportunity for the living Word to penetrate deep into the hearts of the listeners (Gary Reimers, The Glory Due His Name [Greenville: Bob Jones University Press, 2009], 45).

So yes! How we read Scripture matters a great deal. Scripture readers, give attention to how you read! Don’t be flippant about reading Scripture. Be prepared when you go up before a congregation to read the Word of God.

EPHESIANS 1:6–7 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:55:59 +0000

to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

What is Orthodoxy?

Pastor Doug — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:01:29 +0000

The word “orthodoxy” is a slippery term. What do we mean when we use the word? In an excerpt from The Heresy of Orthodoxy Andreas Kostenberger offers this definition of the expression which is gloriously Christo-centric,

correct teaching regarding the person and work of Jesus Christ, including the way of salvation, in contrast to teaching regarding Jesus that deviates from standard norms of Christian doctrine.

Love it! Right doctrine always has the person and work of Christ as its standard!

Speaking of orthodoxy, biblicaltraining.org has an offer for a free ebook, A Pocket Guide to New Testament Theology, by Prof. I. Howard Marshall, on their website. You can read it online if you don’t use an iPad or eReader.

2 CORINTHIANS 8:9 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:55:29 +0000

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

Philippians 2:1-2 (ESV)

Greg Oseid — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:55:36 +0000

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.