Holding Onto The Truth In The Church

Holding Onto The Truth In The Church

A talk given at St Helen’s Bishopsgate in 2015. Phillip was preaching at the South East Gospel Partnership.

Sermon Outline

1. The Day of the Church
   • Acts 7:38, Hebrews 12:18-25,
   • Deuteronomy 9:10, 10:14, 18:16
2.  Deuteronomy 4:1-14
   • setting the scene Deut 1-3
   • vocal relationship not visual religion 4:9-14
   • words to listen, learn, teach, keep and do 4:1-10
   • your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples 4:6-8
   • the warning of Peor 4:2-4
3.  Balaam
   • money makes a donkey of him Numbers 22-24; Pet 2:14-16, Jude 11
   • seduces Israel Numbers25:1-9, 31:8,16
4.  Why did it Happen
   • examples not to follow evil 1Corinthians 10:6,8
   • written for Christians 1Corinthians 10:11-13
5.  Christ’s Warnings to the Church
   • to Pergamum Revelation 2:12-17
   • to Thyatira Revelation 2:18-29
   • in both, members have to stay true
6.  Today’s Church
   • everyday
   • Balaam’s alive
   • national shifts
   • church not nation
   • pastoring by teaching
   • discipline by rescue and restoration
   • fearless and fearful holiness