Covenant Bible Church Sermon Audio

The abuse of liberty; Christian liberty is never a license to sin

Thinking through a positive response to the private admonition

Liberty of Conscience

The Biblical necessity of private admonitions; the need for love

Introduction to the subject matter; a survey of Paul's argument; the real starting place of Christian liberty

The account of the "idle" brother; how to address sins of lesser severity in the church

The purpose and posture of parenting

The first level of church censure, known as suspension

Parents' duty to protect and provide for their children; our duty patterned after God's protection and provision of His children

Who has the authority to exercise church discipline?

Judges 8

Church members have the duty of watching and warning one another of disorderly behavior.

Child discipline; discipline is positive and negative; our attitude in discipline can make or break its usefulness

The beliefs and practices which bring us together often put us at odds with the world; tribulation and persecution may come; Christians are to stand with the church and not draw back

Crucial areas of instruction, counsel, and admonition

Clearing up confusion about the content of the gospel.

Exodus 20.12 pt.11

The danger of causes and causers of divisions; the duty of church members to watch out for these

The duty of parents to love, pray for, and bless their children; parental obligations patterned after the Fatherhood of God

Scripture guarantees that some will be poor; Scripture instructs the church to care for those who are truly poor