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The Blueprint

admin Apostles, Blog, Church, Commandments, Epistles, Erik Garthe, Followers, Gospels, Great Commission, Holy Spirit, Indwelling, Jerusalem, Jesus’ Ministry, Judea and Samaria, Ministry, Missionary Journeys, No Longer Conformed, Peter’s Ministry, Philip’s Witness, Physician, Power, Progress, Roman Empire, Rome, Saul’s Conversion, Spirit of Christ, The Blueprint, Theophilus, Transition, witness 0 Comment January 22, 2023

Acts 1:1-2 … 1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles More →

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Restoration is the Goal

admin Attitude, Authority, Authority of the Church, Bitterness, Blog, Christian, Christians, Church, Conflict, Declare, Erik Garthe, Fellowship, Glory of Heaven, Goal, God’s Word, Influence, Judgment of Heaven, Membership, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Offender, Offense, Plan, Principles, Problem, Reconciliation, Resolution, Restoration, Restoration is the Goal, Unbeliever, witness, Witnesses 0 Comment October 11, 2021

Matthew 18:12-20 reveals God’s problem resolution plan, The focus must be … First, an attitude of seeking restoration to fellowship—“If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, More →

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Warning: Human Inclinations Ahead

admin Angels, Atonement, Believer’s Judgment, Believers, Blog, Church, Crowns, Earth, Erik Garthe, Eternal Life, Eternal Plan, Eternal Punishment, Father, Glory, God, God’s Grace, Hell, Hindrances, Human Nature, Jesus, Jesus’ Return, Judgment of the Lost, Last Judgment, Mind, Natural Inclinations, Natural Response, No Longer Conformed, Peter, Punishment, Rapture, Revelation, Rewards, salvation, Satan, Scripture, Sin, Son of Man, Spiritual Truth, Tribulation, Tribulation Judgments, Unbelievers, Warning: Human Inclinations Ahead 0 Comment September 5, 2021

Our natural response to a situation is often diametrically opposed to what God calls for. Our human nature is bent toward sin and rebellion. Matthew 16:21-28 presents this reality in several ways. First, natural inclinations More →

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A Foundation Confessed

admin A Foundation Confessed, Authority of the Church, Blog, Christ, Church, Confessed, Confession, Disciples, Erik Garthe, Foundation, Gates of Hell, God’s Word, Head of the Church, Jesus, Judgment, Keys of the Kingdom, Mankind, Ministry, Miracles, No Longer Conformed, Obedience, Peter, Rock, Son of Man, Spiritual Insight, Stone Rejected 0 Comment August 30, 2021

Jesus’ disciples must know the truth regarding who He is and His plan for saving mankind. They must understand the nature of His church and serve Him obediently. Matthew 16:13-20 presents three revelations More →

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Wisdom vs Ignorance

admin Blog, Church, Counterfeit, Disciples, Erik Garthe, External Things, Hypocrites, Ignorance, Internal Matters, Jesus, Legalistic, No Longer Conformed, Pharisees, Physical Wisdom, Religious, Religious Leaders, Sadducees, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Reality, Spiritual Truth, Spiritual Wisdom, Spiritually Ignorant, Sunday School, Unbeliever, Wisdom, Wisdom vs Ignorance, world 0 Comment August 24, 2021

Spiritual wisdom doesn’t just happen, it is gained. Matthew 16:1-12 reveals three truths as we observe the Lord’s encounter with some religious leaders and His own disciples. First, More →

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Tradition vs Commandment

admin Blog, Christians, Church, Commandment, Covetous, Disciples, Doctrines, Elders, Erik Garthe, God’s Laws, Human Authority, Hypocrites, J C Ryle, Lord, Lord’s Table, Neighbors, No Longer Conformed, Pharisees, Principles, Puritan, Religion, Richard Baxter, Scripture, Scriptures, Self-Righteous, Tradition, Tradition vs Commandment, Word of God, Worship 0 Comment August 3, 2021

Matthew 15:1-20 reveals some important truths for us today. The principles of the Pharisees never die. First, hypocrites place great importance on outward things in religion—“Why do your disciples break More →

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Fork in the Road

admin Blog, Church, Contempt, Doctrine, Erik Garthe, Faith, Fork in the Road, Human Perspective, James, Jesus, Jude, Nazareth, No Longer Conformed, Offense, Opportunity, Preaching, Pride, Prophecy, Prophet, Revealed Truth, Sight Versus Faith, Spiritually Blind, Synagogue, Truth 0 Comment July 5, 2021

The church is surrounded by spiritually blind people who desperately need to know Jesus. Matthew 13:53-58 records Jesus making a visit to His hometown, where His family lived. While there, He taught in the More →

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Trust for Growth

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The church is charged to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible, trusting God for the result. In the parable, the sower didn’t worry about the condition of the soil; he just kept on More →

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Understand the Sabbath

admin Acts of Mercy, Blog, Church, Compassion, Deeds of Necessity, Erik Garthe, Good, Good Deeds, Heal, Healing, Hunger, Jesus’ Deity, Labor, Man’s Traditions, Messiah, No Longer Conformed, Pharisees, Physical, Profit, Religious Leaders, Sabbath, Sabbath Law, Service, Spiritual, Understand the Sabbath 0 Comment May 17, 2021

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” (Exodus 20:8) Other principles of gathering and ministering together as believers exist but Matthew 12:1-21 deals specifically with the Sabbath. This is a subject where many opinions More →

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Faithful to Finish

admin Believers, Blog, Christ’s Return, Christians, Church, Death, Destroy, Erik Garthe, Faithful, Faithful to Finish, False Prophets, Finish, Great Commission, Hate, Holy Spirit, Jesus, No Longer Conformed, Persecute, Satan, Sent, Servants, Sheep, Wolves 0 Comment April 26, 2021

In fulfilling the Great Commission, Jesus’ servants are expected to be faithful to their task until He returns for them or they join Him through death. Jesus Himself is the actual target of the hate and persecution suffered More →