The Bible and Our Culture

Biblical Church #2

Every local church and every true follower of Christ must be a biblical.

Biblical Church #1

Every local church must be a biblical church.

Relational Church

God wants every true local church to be a relational church!

Simple Church

Liberty Remnant Church is a simple local church, but in the way we define it, every local church should be.  Every Christian should seek to be focus on the clear and simple values Jesus taught.  

Pastor Jay shares his testimony

Everyone should be ready to share their testimony in 1, 2, 5, 10 or 30 minutes.  

Paul's ministry in Ephesus shows the devil's plans backfire.

Demons have no power over a believer other than what we allow.
Don't sin.
Demons and Satan often shoot themselves in the foot; that is, their plans will backfire if we stand against them in faith and truth.
Time with the Lord alone and time with Lord collectively are important to your health.
Time with God is an epic fight but keep fighting!

Replication is God's method of growth

Paul's ministry in Ephesus was successful!  The Ephesus Church reached all of Asia.  How?  Because they were able to replicate themselves starting with Paul.
Even if you find yourself within tyranny, keep sharing your testimony.  The kingdom of God cannot be oppressed.  
A daily grind and routine of regular Bible Study is what led to success!

How should we view the baptism of the Holy Spirit

Apollos was an amazing minister even though he didn't know about this second baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2, 8, 9 and 19 explain a subsequent baptism of the Holy Spirit different than conversion.  
If you haven’t experienced the subsequent baptism of the Holy Spirit, please leave your heart open to it.
If you have experienced this subsequent baptism of the Holy Spirit, please receive from today’s Apollos-type believers.
This subsequent baptism is biblical, but it is not the central thrust of the New Testament.
Please be open to what the Holy Spirit may be doing.
 

A Believer's life provokes unbelievers to jealousy

Live an adventurous life for Jesus!  It will bring persecution.  Riots today are like riots in the book of Acts. 
Make unbelievers jealous of the life you have in Christ.
Why did Paul go to the Jews first?  He didn't have a racial bias.  He had companions of all sorts of different ethnic backgrounds.  He wanted to take advantage of the Jewish people's background and worldview.
Our civil duties are important, but not as important as converting people to Jesus.

There is value in trash-talking demonic forces

"Make Known the wisdom of God to principalities and powers."
Demonstrate the wisdom of God by your actions.
Like a professional athlete, when you struggle, go back to the fundamentals.
Perspective is everything!