Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Touchet: Issues and Disputings in 2009

December 31st, 2008 Wednesday Evening Note from Pastor Mike: As more of Christianity is attacked by ‘atheists’ and the government, etc. we will be seeing more and more of today’s Christianity finally rising to the battlefront. Unfortunately, there is a serious problem that exists. Most of the battles do not involve real truth. What does a ‘real’ Christian do? Does...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part VI: In Whom Do We Trust?

December 21st, 2008 Sunday Morning Rightly Dividing Christmas VI Note from Pastor Mike: Let us take a close look at exactly whom and what do we put our trust when we tell folks we are trusting Christ. This is a teaching sermon, but it sure does have some intent of putting a solid assurance in life – make sure you are putting your trust in all. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_6355', {src:...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part V: The Boyhood of Jesus

December 17th, 2008 Wednesday Evening Rightly Dividing Christmas V Note from Pastor Mike: Not the baby, nor the adult, but what do the Scriptures tell us about Jesus when he was a young boy? Was Jesus holy as a baby? Does his being firstborn have any meaning? How was Jesus’ birth a sign? Is the Nativity Scene halo true? What can our children learn from Jesus when he was a boy? Interesting stuff. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_6357', {src:...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part IV: Hark! How All the Welkin Rings

December 10th, 2008 Wednesday Evening Rightly Dividing Christmas IV Note from Pastor Mike: Let’s look at the original “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” and do a Bible study of each verse to see if this is something that we should be singing. We can put truths into our own words, as did Wesley here, but we also must make sure what we are singing is still truthful. For those of you...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part IV: Tradition

December 7th, 2008 Sunday Morning Rightly Dividing Christmas IV Note from Pastor Mike: What about the ‘tradition’ of Christmas? How about we back off from Christmas just a bit and consider what a rightly divided Bible says about ‘tradition’ in the past, present and future. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_6360', {src: 'http://rightlydivide.info/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf',...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part III: The Christian’s Battle Over Celebrating Christmas

December 3rd, 2008 Wednesday Evening Rightly Dividing Christmas III Note from Pastor Mike: As part of the Lord’s unfinished work, you should notice a personal battle growing each year when it comes to celebrating Christmas. Why is that? What is the big issue in our lives about these personal battles? Simple answer: It is the fact that Christians today are not crucifying the flesh –...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part II: The “Season’s Supposed Reason” – the Baby Jesus

November 30th, 2008 Sunday Evening Rightly Dividing Christmas II Note from Pastor Mike: Here are some very interesting ‘facts’ about the baby Jesus. pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_6364', {src: 'http://rightlydivide.info/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf', width: 480, height: 24, wmode: 'transparent' }, {config: { autoPlay: false, autoBuffering: false,...

Touchet: Rightly Dividing Christmas Part I: Is “Celebrating” Christmas Expedient?

November 30th, 2008 Sunday Morning Rightly Dividing Christmas I Note from Pastor Mike: If all things are lawful but not all things are expedient, do we consider celebrating Christmas as lawful and so we enjoy it – or do we consider it not expedient? Let’s look at Christmas according to how Paul tells us to look at things – then you decide! pp_flashembed( 'powerpress_player_6366', {src:...