AM Scripture Reading: Acts 2.42-47 This Morning’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey THE FIRST SUNDAY SERMON (What A Beginning!) Introduction: In my Last Sunday Sermon (The Days of Our Lives), I dealt with beginnings, transitions and decisions. Having embarked upon a new year (2015), we now turn our attention to The First Sunday Sermon… The first Sunday on which the early disciples met on the Day of Pentecost in the city of Jerusalem over 1900 years ago has tremendous significance for Christians today! (Acts 2.1-47) FIRST SUNDAY PLANNING Nothing occurred coincidentally on that Sunday in Jerusalem! Jesus promised to build His […]

PM Scripture Reading: James 1.21-25 Brent T. Willey IS THE CHURCH OF CHRIST “LEGALISTIC”? Introduction: We are often accused of being “legalistic,” largely because of our views on baptism, the Lord’s Supper & instrumental music. Do these insistent beliefs make us “legalists”? WHAT IS LEGALISM? “Strict, literal, (often too strict) or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code” (Webster). Does the Bible deal with the problem of legalism? Yes! Jesus: Matt. 15.1-9 Paul: Col. 2.20-23 Judaizers: Acts 15.5, 24; cf., Rom. 14.10-14; Titus 3.9-11 “LEGALISM” versus “LAW KEEPING” Obedience to God’s law is demanded! Jesus: […]

AM Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4. 1-6 This Morning’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey Why The “Lord’s” Church?  Introduction: We must be members of the church, but not just any church… Unfortunate Fact: There are many “churches” in the world, many which claim to be following biblical teachings. Is that possible in light of Eph. 4.1-6? This fact emphasizes our need to recognize the characteristics of the Lord’s church as seen in the New Testament. IT TEACHES THE PURE GOSPEL There is only one true gospel! (Gal. 1.6-9) The “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20.27-32; 2 Tim. 3.16-17). The saving gospel! (Rom. […]

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See the video of this sermon. AM Scripture Reading: Matthew 26.17-25 This Morning’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey “Lord, Is It I?” Matthew 26.22 Introduction: Try to feel with the apostles in Jesus’ announcement, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me” (v. 21) Instead of looking at the others, each disciple was moved to ask, “Lord, is it I?” (v. 22). This is a lesson about self-examination. (Cf., 2 Cor. 13.5) Consider a few points about self-consideration: “Lord, is it I?” WORSHIPING WITH AN IMPROPER ATTITUDE Worship has to do with my attitude & actions. (John […]

AM Scripture Reading: John 4.19-26 This Morning’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey PERSONALIZING WORSHIP & GETTING MORE OUT OF IT Introduction: Some background regarding the Samaritans is necessary in order to understand the discourse between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. (John 4.5-26; cf., 2 Kings 17; Ezra 4.1-3) In verse 22, Jesus accurately concluded of the Samaritans at large, “You worship what you do not know…” God desires that we personalize worship and make it a more meaningful experience, but this requires an investment on our part – physically, spiritually and emotionally! PERSONALIZING WORSHIP This does not mean making worship about “me.” […]

“Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you’” (Gen. 22.5 nasu). It was a sleepless night. Abraham knew what he had to do.  How could God keep His promise to bless him through Isaac, and yet demand that he take the boy’s life in sacrifice? His faith, however, had eyes to see that God would raise the boy from the dead (Isa. 11.19). The journey ends. They reached the spot. Here Abraham tells the two servants to stay with the donkey and he and Isaac […]

Common Question: Is the church to partake of the Lord’s Supper every Sunday? First off, indeed Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22.19). The two major texts declaring Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper are in Matthew 26.26-29 & Luke 22.14-22. In Matthew 26, when Jesus instituted the Supper after eating the Passover with the disciples, in v. 29 He said, “I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” So, what happened? In the ensuing chapters, Jesus was […]

AM Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 5.1-5 Brent T. Willey Ecclesiastes 5.1 Entering God’s House  1 Timothy 3.15 Introduction: Consider two passages that concern the “house of God.” Eccl. 5.1: “Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.” 1 Tim. 3.15: “I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar & ground of the truth.” Two interesting figures of […]

Brent T. Willey, evangelist January 11, 2011 Introduction: In many respects I was catapulted into this study. Never did I imagine that I would ever be involved in this kind of an examination of one of the most fundamental and important aspects of our worship as the body of believers: the Lord’s Supper. It had come to my attention that in a congregation, where in my earlier years I had served as the evangelist, a few members were “re-thinking” their understanding of the Lord’s Supper and had decided to incorporate an “agapé feast” along with the “normal” observance of the […]