Ss keep it simple saints
- 1. Welcome to Flushing Bible Church Simple yet Sound The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8
- 2. Keep It Simple Saints Our Goal as a Church The Plan to get there The Outcome of the Plan
- 3. Our Goal Maturity as Believers ◦ Ephesians 4:11-16, specifically vv 14-16 Teaching and learning are the key ◦ Ephesians 4:11-13 Only after learning are Believers stable and equipped ◦ Ephesians 4:14-16
- 4. The Plan: Keep It Simple Keep our interpretation of the Bible “simple” Keep our Gospel “simple” Keep our Christian lives “simple”
- 5. Bible Interpretation Consistent literal hermeneutic ◦ Simple doesn’t mean easy Study God’s word; and apply it ◦ Romans 12:1-2 The Word is perfect and inspired ◦ 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- 6. Bible Interpretation If it’s perfect, how do we interpret it? ◦ Literally, because every word is important ◦ Every word is truth, John 17:17 “If the plain sense, makes sense, seek no other sense.” Dr. Cooper Audience of the author Context of the passage Simple doesn’t mean “easy”
- 7. Bible Interpretation Don’t all Christians do this? ◦ NO! Pre-Tribulation Rapture Literal 1,000 year Kingdom on Earth ◦ Not a kingdom in our hearts, i.e. Augustine “Limited atonement”
- 8. The Gospel Good news: ευαγγελιον All are sinners (Rom 3:23), penalty for sin is death (Rom 6:23a) God provided a way of salvation (Rom 6:23b) God desires all people to be saved (2 Pt 3:9, Titus 2:11, John 12:32…) Every person can be saved, i.e. “whosoever will may come!”
- 9. Simple Sanctification Sanctified by grace John 15:1-5 ◦ Abide in Christ to be sanctified ◦ Only bear fruit, we do not produce fruit ◦ Christ produces fruit through us Our minds must be transformed Romans 12:1-2 Expository preaching: Colossians
- 10. The Outcome Stability Ephesians 4:14 Maturity Ephesians 4:15 Ability Ephesians 4:16