Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sterling, Co

Galatians 2:11-21: Three foundations of a faithful church: (1) doctrinal purity, (2) relational unity and (3) spiritual vitality. www.ebc-online.org

Pastor Sean and Andrew reflect on their experience at the 2018 Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, KY. www.ebc-online.org

Galatians 2:15-21

Galatians 2:15-21, Isaiah 6:1-8

Luke 15:11-31

Pastor Sean discusses the persecuted church in Smyrna who endured great tribulation and the compromised church in Pergamum who put up with false teaching and sexual immorality. Both churches teach us to be a faithful witness to Christ as we endure to the end by His grace alone.

Galatians 2:11-16; Acts 10 & 11

Pastor Sean begins a new series on the seven churches in the book of Revelation. This first session provides an overview of the vision of Christ revealed to John and then he gives an exposition of the letter to Ephesus.

Galatians 2:1-10

Galatians 1:11-24

We must never abandon the true gospel of Christ. Pastor Sean explores some modern-day false gospel that we may susceptible to believing as well as focuses on the importance of the finished work of Christ in the gospel of grace alone.

Dr. Sean Cole led an expository preaching conference called "Feed the Flock" for pastors in Colorado and Nebraska. In this fourth session, he discusses "The MAIN EVENT" which focuses on the Spirit-empowered delivery of the actual sermon.

Dr. Sean Cole led an expository preaching conference called "Feed the Flock" for pastors in Colorado and Nebraska. In this third session, he discusses "The METHOD" by providing a ten-step process or method for expository preaching.

Dr. Sean Cole led an expository preaching conference called "Feed the Flock" for pastors in Colorado and Nebraska. In this first session, he discusses "The Message" which focuses on a theology and definition of expository preaching.

Dr. Sean Cole led an expository preaching conference called "Feed the Flock" for pastors in Colorado and Nebraska. In this second session, he discusses "The MAN" which focuses on the calling, character, and commission of the preacher.

Jephthah was a self-centered brutal man who did not put the nation of Israel first. In essence, he represents the lowest point of the judges up to this point. His identity as the son of a prostitute mirrors the spiritual prostitution of Israel who whored after foreign gods. Here is the fundamental question: Where are the SPIRITUAL LEADERS IN ISRAEL? ¢ Where are the priests and why aren't they discipling and teaching the people? ¢ Where are the fathers and why aren't they discipling and teaching their children? Here's the bottom line: When men abdicate their roles as spiritual leaders both in the home and in the church, the people spiral into idolatry, sin, and disunity.

In Abimelech's conspiracy and downfall, we see that when God's people forget the Lord and are willing to accept unqualified leadership, God may bring painful discipline. Judges 9 shows Israel that destruction can come from WITHIN as well from without. Sin and destruction can come from WITHIN the church through idolatry, false teaching, and unqualified leadership as well from WITHOUT by persecution and pressure from the culture.