Jesus says Christians are ‘the salt of the earth.’ What does that mean? And how can salt lose its flavor? Is this text suggesting that a Christian can lose his or her salvation? Absolutely not! Listen as Pastor Matt explains this familiar, yet often mishandled, text.
Membership, Covenant, and COMMUNION!
Open communion, close communion, closed communion; we’ve heard so many arguments, but what do the Scriptures say? Listen as Pastor Matt leads a dialogue designed to prepare the hearts of the saints at Maynardville Fellowship to FINALLY partake of the table as we receive members for the first time since being sent out from Basswood […]
The Leaven and the Lump_Part2: I Corinthians 5 and 11
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:21:15 — 18.6MB)Subscribe: Spotify | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS | Subscribe to Sermon PodcastsLast week Pastor Matt made a case for church discipline, and briefly connected church discipline to the Lord’s Supper. But how can that be? […]
Leaven and the Lump of Dough_ A Biblical Case for Church Discipline and Fencing the Table
You have probably heard of church discipline, but doesn’t it seem harsh and mean spirited; perhaps even self-righteous and pharisaical? Isn’t everyone a sinner? Who is to say that one person’s sin is worse than another’s? But the question must be, is church discipline biblical? If it is, then, how is it not self righteous […]
