February 7,2015Passage:  Romans 14:19-23Speaker:  Bill Knepper I. Build others up, don’t tear them down.  (v 19-20)            A. Watch God do a great work in people’s lives.            B. Don’t destroy another just to promote your cause. II. It is noble to serve one another.  (v21)            A. A mark of maturity is knowing when to yield.            B.…

January 31, 2016Passage:  Romans 14:13-18Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Don’t let your freedom be the cause of another’s fall. I. Don’t use your freedom to hurt another believer.            A. We decide not to cause another to stumble.                         1. Stumbling block – unseen, unintentional (pay attention).                          2. Pitfall – trigger, trap, intentional.   Acts 10 and Galatians 2           …

January 24, 2016Passage:  Romans 14:1-12Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Maturity leads to humility in loving the less mature. I. Avoid meaningless arguments.  (v 1-6)            A. Do not judge another by what they eat.                          1. Do not enter into trivial arguments.                          2. The old testament rules were for the Israelites and no longer apply.              B. Do not…

January 10, 2016Passage:  Romans 13:8-14Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Love is measured by how you treat others. I. We are to love one another.  (v 8-10)            A. We treat others with respect.            B. Love for one another is a command. II. We are to love one another right now.  (v 11-13)            A. The end is near.           …

January 3, 2016Passage:  Romans 13:1-7Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  We obey the government and the government obeys God. I. God establishes government.  (v 1-2)            A. God appoints every government.              B. The believer is to submit to the government.   II. Government’s is God’s servant for good.  (v 3-4)            A. Government is used to control conduct.   Genesis 9:5-6           …

December 27, 2015Passage:  Romans 12:17-21Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  See difficult people from God’s viewpoint and everything changes. I. Problem people are a part of life.  (v 17-18)            A. Do what is honorable toward everyone.   (v 17)            B. Set your heart to be at peace with everyone.   (v 18) II. Jesus can handle problem people.  (v…

December 20, 2015Passage:  Romans 12:8-16Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Love in the body means helping one another grow in Christ. I. God loves His church.            A. He has redeemed us.   (Rom 1-11)            B. We respond in surrender to Him.   (Rom (12:1)            C. The church ministers to one another.   Rom (12:5) II. God gifts His church.  (v…

December 13, 2015Passage:  Romans 12:3-7Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  God equips His church by enabling you to help. I. In all our blessings, we remember humility.            A. We have been blessed by God.              B. We have thee obligation to grow in maturity.   II. God blesses us to bless the church.  (v 4-5)            A. Each part of…

December 6, 2015Passage:  Romans 12:1-2Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Having the gift of life, we live to serve God. I. God has rescued us from total disaster.  (Romans 1-11)            A. The human condition is desperate.                          Chap 1.  Humanity is in rebellion against God.                          Chap 2.  The self-righteous religionists are self-condemned.                          Chap 3.  Mankind is utterly lost…

November 22, 2015Passage:  Romans 11:25-36Speaker:  Bill KnepperMain Point:  Do not be defeated by the enemies of the cross.  God isn’t. I. Pray for the lost.  (v 25-27)            A. Blessing is not a cause for boasting.              B. Salvation comes at the right time.   II. God is always at work.  (v 28-32)            A. Even enemies are not…