Ecclesiastes’ Author
This message, introducing Ecclesiastes’ author, was preached by Pastor Dan Greenfield during Orwell Bible Church’s morning service, September 28, 2022.
Knowing the author of Ecclesiastes–Solomon–and his times is essential for understanding what he wrote.
You can follow along with a sermon outline provided on the back of this week’s bulletin, here.
Introduction to Ecclesiastes
This message is an introduction to the book of Ecclesiastes and was given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on September 4, 2022.
Ecclesiastes says that while life in a fallen world makes no sense to man, he can wisely enjoy life if he is right with God.
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The Importance of Pronouns
This message was given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on August 28, 2022.
What should Christians know and how should they live in light of transgenderism? God in Scripture gives truth that must inform and control Christians regarding this issue.
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Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World–1 Peter 1:3-5
The last message in the series, “Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World,” given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on August 21, 2022.
God’s salvation accomplished through Jesus and brought about by the Holy Spirit compels and enables suffering saints to joyfully persevere. Consequently, Christians must be controlled by who they are in Christ and their salvation in him, always praising the Lord who saved them.
To help you follow along, an outline of this message can be downloaded here.
Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World–Psalm 73
The fourth message in the series, “Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World,” given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on July 31, 2022.
When you’re tempted to leave Christ because the world looks better, you must seek the Lord, see things from his angle, and trust him, because the Lord blesses his people.
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Pastor Greenfield’s teaching notes for this message are available here.
Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World: Job 42
The third message in the series, “Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World,” given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on July 24, 2022.
Stop—repent of—trying to fit God into your way of thinking. Trust the Lord!
Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World–Job 1-2
The second message in the series, “Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World,” given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on July 17, 2022.
Christians must live a faithful, Christ-like life in every circumstance, experience, and feeling in this sin-cursed world.
You can download Pastor Greenfield’s sermon notes for this message here.
Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World: Joseph
This is the first message in the series, “Living by Faith in a Sin-Cursed World,” given by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on July 10, 2022.
Christians must know and believe from Scripture that God providentially controls all circumstances in a sin-cursed world to fulfill his sovereign purposes. The experiences and testimony of Joseph demonstrate this (Genesis 45:5-8; 50:20).
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Pastor Greenfield’s teaching notes for this message are available here.
John 2
Jesus’ first miracle was transforming water into wine at a wedding in Cana of Galilee (vv. 1-12). This was the first of seven miracles that John the apostle and author wrote about (Jesus did many more such works, see 21:25). John described this miracle as a “sign,” resulting in Jesus’ disciples believing him to be who he said he was (v. 11).
The Passover was a time when Israel remembered their deliverance from Egypt (Exod 12) and was one of three festivals Jews annually attended (Lev 23). While in Jerusalem Jesus forcibly removed those who turned the temple from a place of prayer and praise into an abusive and lucrative business (vv. 13-22). Though many “believed” in Jesus (v. 23), Jesus did not accept every profession as genuine (vv. 24-25).
Truths to Nail Down and Meditate On
- Miracles are supernatural acts of God that infrequently occurred in biblical history. Miracles served as supporting signs of God’s messengers and their message, verifying such were truly from him. Jesus’ miracles were not an end in themselves but were evidence that his message was true.
- The institutions and ordinances God ordains must serve God’s purposes. Believers have a responsibility to guard them against sinful twisting and perverting for whatever purpose.
- There is such a thing as false faith, and Jesus knows true from false believers (vv. 23-25). John’s gospel will detail what true faith looks like.
Justification
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God justifies sinners when they receive and rest on Christ alone for salvation. God declares believing sinners righteous. Through Christ God pardons the believer’s sin and credits Christ’s righteousness to his account.
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Faith
This is the 11th message in the series, “Gospel Truths,” taught by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on May 22, 2022.
Faith is the knowledge of, assent to, and unreserved trust in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ as revealed in the Christian Scriptures. True faith alone in Christ alone is the sinner’s only hope of eternal life.
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Repentance
This is the 10th message in the series, “Gospel Truths,” taught by Pastor Dan Greenfield at Orwell Bible Church’s 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on May 15 2022.
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