South City Reformed Baptist Church

South City Reformed Baptist Church

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CHRISTIANITY

To Know Christ and Him Crucified

4 DAYS AGO

Nicene Creed Lesson 4

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen

46 min
4 DAYS AGO

Boasting in our Sufferings

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Romans 5:1-5 We focused on verses 3-5 which give us three reasons why we can rejoice even in our sufferings—boast” even in our sufferings. - The first reason is because of what has been said in vs 1-2. Even in our sufferings it is still true that we are justified by faith, we have peace with God, we have access to the grace in which we now stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. All of that is true regardless of what is going on around us, so we can boast. It’s important to realize also that Paul does not seem to view rejoicing as contrary to, or completely independent of suffering and sorrow. Paul says in 2 Cor 6:10 “we are sorrowful yet always rejoicing.” This suggests that both experiences are possible at the same time, not only sequentially. - Secondly, we can rejoice even in suffering because suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces (proven) character, and (proven) character produces hope! And since it is hope that causes the boasting in vs 2, then this hope in vs 4 should also produce boasting! - The third reason we can rejoice in hope is because the type of hope suffering produces “does not put us to shame” because it is made all the more sure by “the love of God poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.” We will look more at this verse next week, but here at the very least we can say that by having God’s love for us in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, the hope that is in us becomes all the more sure and all the more a source of joy and boasting in the glory of God.

43 min
1 MAR

Nicene Creed Lesson 3

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen

37 min
1 MAR

Peace with God

We are back in the book of Romans, considering Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. The key question for all of us is, “Do we have peace with God?” Are we enemies of God, or are we friends with God? The fact is that all of us start out in life as enemies of God, in the sense that we have all sinned against God. But we “even while we were enemies were reconciled to God by the death of His Son.” It is faith in the Son that takes us from being God’s enemy to being God’s friend. Earlier Paul tells us in Romans 3:23-25 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith.” What does this mean? Let me give an illustration that I heard from Conrad Mbewe: Imagine you had a rich friend who lent you his fancy car. Before he gave it to you he said “be careful with it, keep it clean, don’t speed, I love this car so much.” So, you take his car and trash it. You drive it recklessly, you scratch the sides multiple times, you break most of the windows, you fill it with garbage, and generally just use and abuse the car. When you return it to your friend, is he still going to be a friend, or is he going to be an enemy? The answer of course is enemy! He’s going to hate you for it. He’s going to be wrathful and make you pay and pay dearly. But then imagine that when you returned the car you trashed, you were able to replay it with a far better car, one that is so much more valuable than the one you wrecked, a car that is far more valuable, one of a kind, a collector’s item—a car so valuable that your wealthy friend has been hoping to get this car all his life but hasn’t been able to as yet. If you offer him this car, is he still going to be angry with you? If you go to him and say, “I’m sorry for trashing your car, but here is a better one that you can have in its place.” Your friend would not only forgive you on the spot but would count you the greatest friend he’s ever had. Because the worth of the new car far surpasses the value of the car you wrecked. In other words, his wrath is “propitiated,” it is dealt with and turned away by the new car in place of the old. This is who Jesus is for us. We have made a car wreck of our lives. We have taken the lives that God gave us and trashed them, and because of that God is wrathful and will make us pay. But Jesus is the life that we can take as our replacement—as our representative—and Jesus' life is of infinite value to God. If Jesus takes our place, and His life is offered to God in place of our own trashed life, then God’s wrath is turned away, and we have peace with God. Furthermore, when we get peace with God, we are then granted access into the grace in which we now stand and can rejoice (literally “boast”) in the hope of the glory of God. Let us boast always in this hope; God has done great things for us.

42 min
22 FEB

He spoke in parables

In this opening message of a new series, we look at the unique and influential teaching method of Jesus Christ: the parable. Often described as "earthly stories with heavenly meanings," Jesus' parables are taken from real-life situations—such as farming, fishing, and wedding banquets—to teach profound truths about God and His kingdom. While many assume Jesus used parables simply to make His message easier to understand, the sources reveal a more complex purpose: parables serve to both reveal and conceal truth. This shift in Jesus’ ministry initially confused His disciples, leading Him to explain the spiritual dynamics of how people receive His Word. We examine this teaching through three primary headings: • Saving Knowledge Is a Sovereign Gift: Jesus explained that the ability to "know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven" is a gift granted by God, not a result of human brilliance or natural inclination. Understanding the Gospel is ultimately an act of divine grace. • Saving Knowledge Requires a Faithful Response: While God is sovereign, humans are responsible for their response to the truth. To "the one who has"—the one who listens with an obedient heart—more understanding will be given; however, those who stubbornly resist the Word will find that the truth remains veiled to them. • The Blessedness of God’s Grace: Jesus reminds His followers that they are uniquely blessed to see and hear things that prophets and righteous people longed to witness for centuries. For believers today, this grace is even greater as we look back on the completed work of the cross and resurrection. Conclusion: Jesus’ parables graciously illuminate those who are responsive to Him while withholding truth from those who are resistant. If you see Christ as precious today, let that truth humble and comfort you, moving you to worship the God who grants "eyes to see and ears to hear".

35 min
15 FEB

Skirmish in the wilderness

South City Reformed Baptist Church

24 min
15 FEB

You shall not covet

Ex 20: 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.” Phil 4:10 “I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” In 1648, Jeremiah Burroughs wrote a famous book on contentment called “The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment” noticing even in his day how rare this jewel was; perhaps it is true to say it’s even rarer today. He defines contentment as “That sweet, inward, quiet, and gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.” How does one find this find of contentment. How does one learn the "secret" that Paul learned, through many trials? Burroughs says: “A Christian finds satisfaction in every circumstance by getting out of himself and into Christ. He finds that he has enough in Christ to make up for all his lacks in the world . . . This is a mystery to a carnal heart . . . but a gracious heart says ‘If I have not these things, I have the God of these things; I have the Christ of these things; and in Him I have all.” There are four things we can do to learn the secret as Paul learned it, or find the jewel that Burroughs is talking about: Repent, Remember, Rejoice, and Reconnect. 1. We must repent of our discontentment, remembering that we are sinning when we are discontented, breaking the 10th commandment and charging our God with negligence or foolishness in His Fatherly care of us. 2. We must remember that God is sovereign and good, and is committed to working all things together for our good, “He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also together with Him graciously give us all things?” 3. We must rejoice! Paul rejoices all through the book of Philippians. The most famous passage being Phil 4:4 “rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.” 4. We must reconnect. We need to learn how to pray in a way that doesn’t just fill time but fills our hearts. We must learn how to read the word in a way that doesn't just fill our minds, but fills our souls. God commands you to be content. And He has made a way for you to be content by sending his own Son to the cross to suffer extreme discontentment as His fellowship with the Father was interrupted and wrath was poured out on Him. He did this so that we might never suffer this extreme discontentment, but instead find perfect satisfaction in Him!

37 min
8 FEB

Nicene Creed Lesson 2

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen

36 min
8 FEB

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour

The sermon was on the ninth commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.” The power of the words of a person who bears witness against his neighbour is sobering. If two or three witnesses could say with confidence that another person was guilty of murder, then their words would have him put to death, and they would cast the first stones in the execution. If these witnesses are found to be false then they would receive whatever punishment they were seeking for the person they were accusing. Witnessing and especially witnessing falsely was a life or death matter. The Bible says much about the power of our words. Perhaps the paramount passage in the tongue is James 3:1-10 “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” Why does God want us to tell the truth? Is it just because He wants society to function well? Or is there a deeper reason? Consider Col 3:9-10 “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator.” It would seem that for Paul a major reason for not lying is that we have been made new and are being renewed in the image of our Creator. He is the one who holds perfect knowledge and is truthful in all that He is. So to tell the truth is in fact part of being like God and being renewed in His image. We can also say that telling the truth is part of being truly human and being renewed in our humanity, since being in the image of God is what it means to be truly human. Why do we lie and how do we stop? It would seem the reason we lie, more often than not, is to protect our reputations and make others think better of us than they ought. To overcome this we need to exchange man’s false opinions of us, that are often based on lies we’ve told, for God’s true opinion of us that He declares over us in Jesus Christ. We need to hear a true word of absolute acceptance from God, that our sins are forgiven and cast into the sea, for there we have no need to lie about them anymore. It is the truth of the gospel that we need to overcome lying, and it is the truth of the gospel that the world needs to be saved from death and given life in the truth.

34 min
1 FEB

Nicene creed Lesson 1

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen

31 min

10 Episodes

To Know Christ and Him Crucified

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South City Reformed Baptist Church
Years Active

2022 - 2026
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10
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