Rockport Baptist Church

Because our best efforts are fruitless until Jesus comes, we must seek His presence and be ready to draw near to Him as He draws near to us.- I. The Futility of the Disciples Without Jesus. vv 1-3- II. The Abundant Blessing That Comes Only with the Presence of Jesus vv 4-8-III. The Simple, Satisfying Joy of Fellowship with Jesus vv 9-14

If the unjust judge grants the widow her need after her persistent coming, how much more our loving Father

The Ascension focuses our priorities for Christ, reminds us of our blessings in Christ, displays the exaltation of Christ, points to our future with Christ, and compels our worship of Christ.

As our culture treats sin as -no big deal,- God calls his people to a sober consideration of the sinfulness of sin. Wave after wave in this passage, God's wrath crashes against the sin in ancient Israel, in our modern society, and, perhaps, in our hearts. We discover that the evil of sin is so great that even great judgement does not satisfy God's justice - but Jesus does-

His is John's conclusion to the hear of His Gospel where he tells us that, because we have seen in John's Gospel that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, we ought to place our faith fully in Him alone in order to have eternal life.

In Thomas we see a picture of someone moving from determined unbelief to the blessing of belief in the risen Christ

The final message from our Grace Bible Camp with Brian Borgman from Ecclesiastes 12-1-14.

The sixth message in our Grace Bible Conference by Brian Borgman from Ecclesiastes. -How to Put Death to Shame.-

The fifth message from our Grace Bible Conference with Brian Borgman from Ecclesiastes where we see God's sovereignty over our good days and our bad days.

The fourth message in our Grace Bible Conference with Brian Borgman on Ecclesiastes.

The third message in our Conference showing God's absolute sovereignty and goodness in all things.

The second message from our Grace Bible Conference by Pastor Borgman. Everything is Hebel. This message begins to piece together the message of Ecclesiastes about the brevity and gift of life. Seeing life, not as achievement, but as gift.

Introduction to the Series. This message gives an overview of the message of Ecclesiastes

The Life of Christ series continues with a discussion of differing views of the Sermon on the Mount.

The Life of Christ series continues with a reading of the Sermon on the Plain and the Sermon on the Mount and discussion of observations and questions regarding the text.

Because Christ is risen and present among us, we can have joy and have received his commission to go out in His power and proclaim the message of the forgiveness of sins.-- I. The Risen Lord Makes His Present Known to His Disciples vv 19-20- II. The Risen Lord Sends His Disciples Out to Continue His Mission v 21-III. The Risen Lord Empowers His Disciples to Proclaim the Forgiveness of Sin vv 22-23

Because the tomb is empty and Christ is risen we can put away our doubts and sadness and rejoice by faith in the truth that death is conquered and Christ is alive.

The series on the Life of Christ series continues with a study of Jesus' selection of the apostles, the ministry of the apostles after Christ's ascension, and preparation for the Sermon on the Mount.

Many faithful saints are weary. We're exhausted by long trials, extended struggles against sin, and even much good work we embrace in ministry. In this passage, God speaks a word of comfort to weary Christians. There is strength for us as we wait on the Lord, and we do this through remembering that our sight is limited, our God is unlimited, and our God has a plan.

The series on the Life of Christ continues with a discussion of Jesus' selection of the twelve apostles.