Pastor Shaun Marksbury

“ The Spirit of the Christian Life ” ( John 14:15–24) Series:               “John: Life in Christ’s Name”           Text:                 John 14:15–24 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                April 28, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:             AM Service   I.               Introduction There are a lot of dangers to the spiritual health and state of truth in our churches.   One of the great dangers that isn’t highlighted much is that of antinomianism, which is a word that literally means “against the law” or “anti-law.”   It’s a belief that, because of the grace of God, Christians are not bound by moral laws or ethical standards (hence, “against the law”).   Some believe that the Holy Spirit will simply guide us, and we don’t need to concern ourselves with commandments anymore.   Others are more radical, saying that it doesn’t matter what we do because salvation is secure th

“ Understanding Elders, Part 1” ( Titus 1:5) Series:               “Titus: Godly People, Godly Church”   Text:                 Titus 1:5 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                April 21, 2024 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:          PM Service   I.               Introduction God has not left us to wonder about how church is to operate.   As some of us were talking about the Book of Titus after service last week, we were noting how this is like an abridged version of 1 and 2 Timothy.   Much content is the same, and all three books are written by the Apostle Paul for the church.   These are pastoral epistles, helping us to understand how to operate within the household of God. With this being a shorter letter, Paul quickly gets into the body of the message.   He writes to Titus, who he left in Crete for a purpose.   As the old KJV has here, there are “ things that are wanting” in t