What We Believe – Part FOUR (October 5, 2025)

 

 


 

Sermon Outline for Sunday, October 5, 2025

 

PASSAGES: Matthew 28:19; Matthew 8:16-17; Luke 19:10; Matthew 20:28; Matthew 11:28; John 14:2; Romans 8:11; Matthew 7:21

 


  

For the month of September and October 5, 2025, we are going to be looking at the Declaration of Faith in the Church of God. This is the core of what we believe, not only as a Christian, but also as a church, being a part of the Church of God. Please note, everything that we believe MUST be backed up by Scripture and we are looking at not only what we believe, but WHY we believe. 
 

Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV) ~ And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

 

 

 


 

  • In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
    • Matthew 28:19 ~ “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”
    • Baptism is of crucial importance. Christ says that it is as essential as teaching, despite the fact that it is a one-time act. It is as much a part of the commission of Christ as discipling and teaching. Christ is definitely teaching that baptism is to be the immediate sign and the identifying sign that a person is now stepping out of the heathen (unbelieving) ranks and taking his stand with Christ.
    • Baptism “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” means more than just saying a formula as one is baptized, much more. It means …
      • a statement of faith: of belief in God as the true Father of Jesus Christ; of belief in Christ as the true Son of God, the Savior of the world; of belief in the Holy Spirit as the Comforter of the believer.
      • a commitment to follow God: to follow Him as revealed in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

 

 

  • Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
    • Matthew 8:16–17 ~ “16 That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.””
    • The second purpose of Jesus’ power was to meet the needs of the multitude.
      • Jesus was tired; he was finally getting some rest. But the people heard He was in town, and their needs were desperate. They began to gather at the door begging Him to help them.
        • He was faced with man’s unceasing cry for help.
        • He gave up His rest in order to help. He walked on earth for that very purpose.
        • He turned no one away. He “healed all.” As long as there was one person who needed Him, He helped.
      • This scene was a picture of how desperately the world needs Jesus. Not all the city came, just as all the world does not come today. But some did come. Who? Those who knew and confessed their need for His help.
        • It is for the ones who are lost that He has come. (Luke 19:10 ~ “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.””)
        • It is for the ones who are sick, the ones who need the Physician, that He has come. (Matthew 20:28 ~ “even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.””)
        • It is for all who would come that He has come. (Matthew 11:28 ~ “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”)
      • Jesus had the power to help all. The word ALL is emphasized. There was NO need – no matter how desperate – that His power could not reach.
        • His power could cast out the spirits of evil (demons). He proved His power over Satan. He had the power to overthrow and destroy Satan.
        • His power could meet all needs, no matter how desperate. Note the words, “He healed all.” The emphasis is upon all.

 

 

  • In the Lord’s Supper and washing of the saint’s feet.
    • It is important that both of these sacraments be protected from unbiblical embellishments; therefore the word of institution and the elements named in Scripture for the observance of them are the only visible and audible elements needed for their proper observance.

 

 

  • In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
    • John 14:2 ~ “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?”
    • Jesus knew His Father’s house, the truth and reality of it. God’s house is real; it does exist. It is a real world that exists in another dimension of being, the spiritual dimension. It is named heaven, for it is His Father’s house. This world—the physical and material world—is the property of God, but it is not His house. This earth is not the eternal and permanent dwelling place of God. Heaven is the spiritual world or dimension of being, the home of God where the mansions for believers exist.
    • The word mansion (monai) means abiding place. It means places, residences, rooms, dwellings, areas, spaces for living. What a glorious hope! How much clearer could Jesus be: a place for every one of us—a place for every believer to dwell and live. Just as we have dwellings and homes here on earth, so Jesus promises us dwellings and homes (mansions) in heaven.
    • And note: there is no shortage.

 

 

  • In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
    • Romans 8:11 ~ “If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
    • The idea of the Greek makes this verse clear: “If Christ be in you, although the body is to die because of sin, the spirit shall live because of righteousness.” Very simply stated, the body of man does die, but his spirit can live forever if Christ is “in” him.
    • The spirit of man lives because of the righteousness and death of Jesus Christ; by living a righteous and godly live.
    • Matthew 7:21 ~ “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Pastor Andy Lambert

pastorandy@cvcog.church

Call/Text: 205.642.8744 ext 101

 

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