First Presbyterian Church - Florence, SC

THE CONTEXT Paul wrote Ephesians while in prison, and therefore, had time to reflect and add theological/doctrinal detail. It makes one realize that God works his purposes in our lives through the good times and through the difficulties. Prison gave Paul the time he needed to give us a rich and thorough sense of what God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. INTRODUCTION “The opening section of Ephesians (1:3–2:10), which describes the new life God h...

Make the most of the TIME

August 27, 2018 14:14 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Make the most of the TIME Ephesians 5 CONTEXT Ephesians was a cyclical letter that was to be sent to many churches in the area around Ephesus (southern Turkey). Paul wrote while in prison and therefore had time to add theological/doctrinal detail. The first half of the letter emphasizes the status of believers as “saved by grace not by works.” And because of that, now we (believers) are “In Christ”; a phrase Paul uses 34 times in Ephesians. The latter half of the letter is...

Open Our Minds, Lord!

August 20, 2018 14:18 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Guest preacher Rev. Dr. Cody Watson preaches from Luke 24.

The Gospel

August 13, 2018 14:06 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Guest preacher Rev. James Braswell's sermon from Romans 5:1-11

Carpe Diem … Pro Agnus Dei

August 06, 2018 14:12 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

August 5: Carpe Diem … Pro Agnus Dei Revelation 5 Revelation was written as a message of encouragement and exhortation to the seven churches of Asia sometime between 92 AD and 96 AD. Peter and Paul had been crucified and Timothy murdered by this time. Domitian was the Emperor, and he was requiring that the subjects of Rome worship him as Lord and God. They were required to go to the temple and state, “Ceasar is Lord.” Those who did not make this confession were punished and even kil...

Don’t waste MY time!

July 30, 2018 14:48 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Don’t waste MY time! INTRODUCTION Luke was written to remind us “all that Jesus began to do and to teach.” (Acts 1:1 ) Luke’s work is “from the beginning” (comprehensive) “carefully” done (accurate); and “orderly” (organized in a formal literary manner) (Luke 1:2). Luke’s goal in writing is to convince Theophilus (and us) of the truth and certainty of the person and work of Jesus! CONTEXT Jesus uses this well-known parable as a means to respond to the challenge of a religious lawyer...

Youth Sunday

July 23, 2018 18:15 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

I. Cameryn Brand II. Mary Catherine Rawlinson

Wait a Minute

July 16, 2018 13:54 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

JULY 15: Wait a Minute Mark 5:21-43 INTRODUCTION The gospel of Mark is split into two distinct sections. Mark 1-8 answers the question, “Who is Jesus?” Jesus asks his disciples in Mark 8:29: “Who do you say I am?” Therefore in one scenario after another leading up to that question, Jesus demonstrates who he is! Then in the remainder of Mark (9-16) it describes what Jesus, the Christ, came to do! CONTEXT After commanding the storm (nature) to be still (Mark 4) and overcoming...

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