Understanding Christianity

In this sermon, Pastor Sean focuses on Peter's denial of Christ. A prideful overconfidence opens you up to the dangers of temptation. He gives six biblical principles for fighting temptation. You can visit Pastor Sean's website at: www.seancole.net Here is the link to the Understanding Christianity Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pastorseancole/

Pastor Sean teaches the first chapter of 2 Peter. Since God’s written Word is fully truthful and authoritative, we should PAY ATTENTION to it through careful reading, study, memorization, and meditation so that we can be daily reminded of the gospel. The more we saturate ourselves in the Scriptures the more we will come to fully know how God has granted us everything we need for life and godliness. As a result, we will grow in eight virtues or qualities of holiness and thus prove that we are truly chosen and called by God. www.seancole.net

Listen to Pastor Sean Cole's message from the Reformation Weekend Conference at First Baptist Church St. Francis, KS. He demonstrated how all five points of the doctrines of grace are present in John 6.

Jesus faced the cross with an unwavering sovereignty as the powerful "I AM," the protective Shepherd, and the perfect Sacrifice. www.seancole.net

What do you truly long for? In the conclusion of His High Priestly prayer, Jesus prayed for us to experience two requests: (1) spiritual unity and (2) eternal glory with Him in heaven. He concludes with a promise to continually make known to us the love of the Father.

In this final session on the Ten Commandments, Pastor Sean shows how it is impossible to keep God's law without Jesus as our Mediator of the New Covenant as well as the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit who works in us to will and to work according to God's good pleasure.

The Tenth Commandment is unique from the others as it focuses on the internal issues of the heart. What does it mean to covet? What is the antidote to coveting? Pastor Sean addresses these issues and more in this teaching.

Christ has sent you into the world on a mission to declare His gospel. Effectiveness in our mission is directly proportional to how immersed, impacted, and set apart we are by God's Word of truth. The danger in being sent into the world is either to compromise and become like the culture or isolate and not engage the culture. Jesus set Himself apart for the mission of dying on the cross which serves as the foundation for our success as ambassadors to the world.

Calvinists are accused of committing a modal fallacy by equating certainty with necessity in understanding how God's foreknowledge relates to His eternal decree and free will. By certainty, God knows what free creatures are going to do because He foresees it although they could have chosen otherwise. God knows what they will do without decreeing what they will do. By necessity, God knows what free creatures are going to do because He has inexhaustible foreknowledge and decreed what they were going to do before He foresees it thus rendering it infallibly to occur in that they could not do otherwise. How does God's omniscience and foreknowledge relate to human freedom and His eternal decree? www.seancole.net

Jesus teaches God's sovereign grace alone in John 17:6-10.

Happy 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation! In John 6:35-48, Jesus teaches all five of the doctrines of grace. (1) The Father has unconditionally given a particular people to Jesus the Son. (2) Jesus will never lose those who have been given to Him by the Father. (3) Jesus finished the work God gave Him to accomplish by dying for His people. (4) We are born spiritually dead and unable to come to Christ due to the guilt of sin. (5) The Holy Spirit must overcome your deadness by granting you new life and drawing you to Jesus. www.seancole.net

Dr. Sean Cole provides an historical overview of Martin Luther and Sola Scriptura. He provides five truths concerning Scripture Alone from 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and addresses negative reactions to this precious doctrine.

We will explore all the ways we can steal--not only from others but from God Himself. We will examine four Biblical accounts of stealing--Jacob in Genesis 27, Achan in Joshua 7, David in 2 Samuel 12, and Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. Ultimately we steal because we are insecure, discontent, selfish, and not trusting in God’s gracious provision. Breaking the 8th Commandment is fundamentally breaking the 1st Commandment. We are not worshipping or resting in Christ alone as our satisfaction.

Pastor Sean and Andrew Hayes discuss the importance of Sola Fide (Faith Alone) in light of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Andrew gives a brief biography and Martin Luther. We also interact with N. T. Wright and his errant views of justification in the New Perspective on Paul.

Most Christians will probably never commit murder, but how often do we "murder" someone with a heart of anger or bitterness. Pastor Sean explores the story of Cain and Abel as well as addresses many ethical issues related to murder.

A faithful listener sent in an email asking if church membership is biblical. Dr. Sean Cole and Emmanuel Baptist Church Youth Pastor Andrew Hayes discuss why joining a local church is important for your spiritual health. www.seancole.net