Author: NBibens

Fishers of Men (Life of Christ Sermon 14)

As Jesus moved to Capernaum, He began His Galilean ministry.  At the onset of this phase, the Lord called a few men to full-time discipleship.  Andrew, Simon, James and John were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee, and though they had spend some time with Jesus, they had returned to their secular work.  In this lesson Nate Bibens teaches over the passages found in the Synoptic Gospels that tell us of Jesus’ call to these four men, and His promise to turn them into “fishers of men.”  This narrative includes another impressive miracle of Jesus, along with wonderful lessons about being a disciple!

Fishers of Men – Audio Only

Put Away From Yourselves the Evil Person (1 Cor. 5)

Moving on from Paul’s opening arguments, First Corinthians chapter five addresses a specific issue of immorality that was taking place at the church in Corinth.  Worse than the sin itself, was the way in which the Church was handling the situation.  In this lesson, Nate Bibens teaches on Paul’s rebuke and instruction concerning the man that was living in immorality, which also provides a pattern for how congregations today can and should deal with sin in their midst.

Put Away From Yourselves the Evil Person – Audio Only

Nicodemus: A Conversion Conversation (Life of Christ Sermon 12)

In John chapter 3, we read of a conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus.  Nicodemus was a leader of the Jews, but he recognized Jesus was from God.  There was much more that Nicodemus needed to learn however, and in this passage we find Jesus teaching the wonderful lesson of conversion, and we also learn about the great love of God!

A Conversion Conversation – Audio Only

 

A Wedding and a Feast (Life of Christ Sermon 11)

John chapter 2 is a chapter of two feasts.  One is a wedding in Cana of Galilee, the other the national feast of Passover in Jerusalem.  John tells of the events that took place at these feasts – Jesus’ first miracle, and the dramatic cleansing of the Temple in Jerusalem!  In this sermon, Nate Bibens goes through both stories and the lessons we learn from them.

Paul’s Paternal Care: 1 Cor. 4:7-21

Bringing his opening arguments to a close, the apostle Paul addresses the ridiculous nature of the Corinthian’s pride in 1 Cor. 4:7-21.  In this lesson, David Brown shows that Paul’s goal was not to shame them, but to correct them as a father for their betterment.  Paul also issued a severe warning – shape up before his next visit, or he would have to come with the rod of correction!

Paul’s Paternal Care – Audio Only

God’s Design for Worship

2017 Middle Tennessee Teacher’s Meeting

On May 11th – 13th, we were honored to host a gospel meeting that featured congregational teacher’s from the Middle Tennessee area.  Over the course of three nights, teachers from the Chapel Grove, Brookside, and Springer Road churches of Christ delivered sermons about God’s Design for Worship.  We are pleased to provide recordings of those sermons here.  May we all endeavor to worship God in spirit and truth!

Is There a Pattern of Worship? – by Nate Bibens
Singing in Public Worship – by Ed Daniels
Prayer in Public Worship – by David Andrews
Teaching in Public Worship – by Daniel Owens
The Collection – by John Daniel
The Lord’s Supper – by Rick Long

“Come and See” (Life of Christ Sermon 10)

The very first men that became the disciples of Jesus received the invitations, “Come and See” and “Follow Me.”  With those sweet few words Jesus extended the greatest invitation to His disciples, and He still extends that invitation to us today.  In this lesson, Nate Bibens teaches on Jesus’ first calling of His disciples in John 1:19-51!

Come and See: The First Disciples – Audio Only

Temptations in the Wilderness (Life of Christ Sermon 9)

After the awe-inspiring scene of His baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit to the wilderness.  There He would face Satan in a series of temptations.  In this sermon, Nate Bibens retells the events of Matthew 4 and Luke 4, showing how Jesus overcame every temptation.  This event teaches us great things about how our adversary attacks us, and how we too can overcome as Jesus did!

Temptations in the Wilderness – Audio Only

The Baptism of Jesus (Life of Christ Sermon 8)

After 30 years of near silence, the gospel narrative focuses on Jesus as He departed Nazareth and headed to the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist.  This momentous event was the inauguration of Jesus’ public ministry, and was accompanied by divine signs.  In this eigth sermon of the Life of Christ series, Nate Bibens teaches on this important event that is recorded in Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11 and Luke 2:41-52!

The Baptism of Jesus – Audio Only