From August to December 2017, at Macedonia PBC Pastor David preached through the Book of James. This book exhorts us to authentic Christianity, pure religion and undefiled, with our profession of faith in Christ backed up by robust good works to glorify the Lord.
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These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from June to September 2017. Jesus Christ did not leave the church in the dark to wonder how we are to conduct worship in the New Testament church. The scriptures of the New Testament are very specific to precisely define the “true worship” of “worship in Spirit and in truth” and give the commands to the church how we are to engage in worshiping Jesus Christ in the New Testament church.
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Worship in Spirit and in Truth
Regulative Principle of Worship
From November 2016 to June 2017, Pastor David preached through Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church’s Articles of Faith and also the New Testament scriptural pattern that we are to conduct worship in the church. In conjunction with preaching through these messages, he produced verse outlines to provide support for our positions on each topic. The result was a comprehensive treatment of both the church’s doctrine and practice.
While Clear Springs PBC’s Articles of Faith are minimally different than Macedonia PBC’s Articles of Faith, they represent the general beliefs of all Primitive Baptist churches and Clear Springs Church as well.
Comprehensive Verse Outline
Macedonia PBC Articles of Faith
1. We believe in one true and living God, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. (1 John 5:7, John 1:1)
2. We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, King James Translation, are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice. (2 Peter 1:21, 2 Timothy 3:16)
3. We believe in the doctrine of election that before the foundation of the world God chose a definite number of the human race in Christ Jesus to salvation, predestinated the elect to heaven, and the elect are redeemed in particular by Christ on the cross. (1 Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:4-5)
4. We believe in the doctrine of original sin that Adam’s fall in the garden plunged his entire posterity into death in trespasses and sins and that man cannot, of his own free will and ability, recover himself from the fallen state that he is in by nature. (Romans 5:12, Genesis 2:17, Romans 4:16, John 6:44)
5. We believe that sinners are justified only through the merits and power of the obedience, death, and resurrection of Christ Jesus imputed to them. (Acts 20:28, Revelation 5:9, Romans 4:11)
6. We believe that God’s elect shall be called, regenerated, justified, and glorified by the Holy Spirit and that the saints will be preserved by grace and never fall finally away. (Romans 8:29-30, 2 Timothy 1:9, John 10:27-29, 1 Peter 1:23)
7. We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper and feet washing are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that true believers are the only proper subjects and the proper mode of baptism is by immersion. (Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10, Romans 6:4, Ephesians 4:5, John 13:14-16)
8. We believe that Jesus Christ who is the Head and Lawgiver has instituted the ordinance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are to be perpetually observed by the Church to the end of the world. (Isaiah 33:22, James 4:12, John 13:17)
9. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment and that the joys of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be everlasting. (John 5:28-29, 1 Corinthians 15:19, Daniel 12:2)
10. We believe that no minister has a right to the administration of the ordinances except those who have been regularly baptized and called of God and have come under the imposition of hands by a presbytery and that only so long as they continue in the faith once delivered to the saints. (Acts 13:2-3, Titus 1:5-6)
11. We know, from experience, that no good can result to the church from any secret organization; therefore, we declare non-fellowship that those who participate or engage in secret organizations of any kind. (John 18:20-21, Ephesians 5:11-13, Matthew 5:14-16)
12. We believe in the simplicity of New Testament worship consisting of acapella singing, prayer, preaching, and fellowship. (Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19, Acts 2:42-47, 1 Corinthians 1:18)
These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from February to April 2017. There are many different types of salvation presented in scripture. It is crucial to determine the proper context and setting of the salvation in each circumstance. Some verses present a salvation that deals with eternity, while other salvations deal with deliverance from something here in time and in this world. Therefore, salvation can be grouped into two broad categories: eternal salvation (dealing with the deliverance of a man’s soul from death in eternity) and time salvation (dealing with many various deliverances that occur in our lives here in time).
These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from January to February 2017. Justification is a topic that of necessity must be rightly divided, as different types of justification are declared in scripture. Since justification is a legal term, it’s convenient and helpful to consider the aspects and effects of justification in a courtroom setting and a different courtroom is applicable for justification by grace and blood, for justification by faith, and for justification by works. Listen as we distinguish each distinct type of justification as presented in scripture.
These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from September to November 2016. He details the scriptural principles of salvation solely by the grace and sovereignty of God, known as the Doctrines of Grace that are oftentimes described by the TULIP acryonym.
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Limited Atonement (Particular Redemption)
These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from June to September 2016. He examines the presentation of the gospel in the word of God, addressing many aspects of the gospel: its purpose, its effect, its efficacy, and the believer’s commitment to evangelism and apologetics.
These messages were delivered by Pastor David on the Gospel of Grace Radio Broadcast from February to June 2016. He goes verse-by-verse to expound on the truths that Jesus intended to teach Nicodemus in their encounter in John 3:1-21.