The Cincinnati Church

We are an historic baptist church that believes in the Divine inspiration and authority of the King James Bible as the word of God in English which is the only standard of our beliefs and practices. As the scriptures teach, we believe that only believers in the Lord Jesus Christ may be baptized, and that baptism is necessary for membership in a local church. The local church was meant to be a vessel for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ; the expression on earth of His divine government of the kingdom of heaven; a cote into which His sheep should obediently press for safety, comfort, instruction, improvement of faith and all attendant blessings of the Holy Spirit Who indwells it. For more information on our beliefs and practices, please read our Articles of Faith.

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vs.20-21.
1. These verses draw from the illustration of a great house to demonstrate a need in
Christianity to identify undesirable elements and separate from them.
A. The gold and silver are vessels unto honor; the wood and earth are vessels
unto dishonor. LAM 4:2; 1CO 3:11-15.
B. Note that even in a great house not everything is gold, silver or honorable.
There is bound to be some wood and dirt also.
C. There is some comfort in this on an individual basis. The best of men are
men at best and subject to vanity which our loving, merciful God well knows.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: A Rebuttal

A. Other names: Mormons, LDS.
B. Spin-offs: About 100 splinter groups, the largest of which is the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints.
C. Principal players: Joseph Smith Jr., Samuel & Hyrum Smith (brothers), Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, David & Peter Whitmer, Brigham Young.
D. Official Publications: Church News (weekly newsletter); Ensign (monthly magazine).
E. Scriptures: Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price.

VII. Consider Scriptural preventatives against burnout.
A. Implementing these steps can prevent burnout and also help the burnout victim to recover.
B. Faith in Jesus Christ is a great antidote to burnout. JOH 14:1-3.
1. To relieve him of the burden of guilt, the believer is assured of justification.
a. There is mercy to cover the inevitable imperfections of our performance.
1JO 2:1-2; HEB 8:12.
b. To avoid burnout, this mercy must be the ground of our hope. PSA 130.
2. Countering the fear of death is the assurance that the believer has eternal life and a place

BURNOUT
I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

BURNOUT
I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

vs.16-18.
1. In contrast with a shameless right dividing of the word of truth, Paul here warns
against cancerous words which spring from wrongly dividing the word of truth.
2. Hymenaeus and Philetus acknowledged the biblical doctrine of the resurrection but
they had erred from the truth and wrongly divided it.
A. The doctrine of the resurrection includes the resurrection of Jesus Christ (a
past event, v.8), the similar future resurrection of His seed (ROM 8:11) and
the simultaneous resurrection of the wicked dead
(JOH 5:28-29; ACT 24:15).

v.15.
1. A chief priority and attribute of an effective gospel minister is that he should be a
man of study so as to avoid being ashamed.
A. Study: “To apply the mind to the acquisition of learning...”
(1) The studying in context is that of the word of truth, the Scripture.
(2) Not all studying is profitable for godliness and godly wisdom.
PRO 24:2; COL 2:8, 18; PRO 19:27; ROM 16:19.
(3) Christian faith need not fear rational inquiry and investigation of
non-Scriptural disciplines but of necessity must draw the line at

Psalm 28
Intro: This prayer psalm sees David transition from distress to praise, from the militant saint to the
triumphant saint.
A. He speaks to God, pleads for God to reply in kind, and trusts that since God has claimed him as
His own peculiar treasure that He will answer with salvation. c/w PSA 119:94.
B. No appeal is here made on the basis of David's goodness but only God's. It is a bold approach to
the throne of grace for mercy and grace to help in time of need. HEB 4:16.
C. This is an effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man that availed much. JAM 5:16.
vs.1-2.

v.14.
1. Timothy had been instructed to commit the things heard from Paul to faithful men
who would be able to instruct others. 2TI 2:2.
A. Paul here instructs Timothy to remind them about these things.
B. This shows that they had previously been taught these things.
C. It is negligence to NOT remind saints of things which they have previously
heard. 2PE 1:12.
D. Bringing former lessons to remembrance is a profitable method of stirring up the minds of the saints. 2PE 1:13; 3:1-2.
(1) Saints can forget even the most basic instruction.
2TH 2:5; HEB 12:5; JUDE 1:5.

NEGATIVE PREACHING
I. If one preaches the Bible, he will preach a lot of negatives. His ministry will be characterized by
liberal doses of Vitamin "N."
A. Note the negatives in the Ten Commandments. EXO 20:3-17.
B. Note the negatives in Christ's preaching. MAT 6:1-2, 5, 7-8.
C. Note the negatives in Paul's preaching. EPH 4:17, 25-30; 5:3-7.
II. Christianity is a religion of controversy.
A. Jesus did not come to send peace on earth, but a divisive sword.
MAT 10:34-37; LUK 12:51.
B. It is Christian to dispute. ACT 9:29; 17:17; 19:8-9.

Proverbs 1:13-14. We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

Matthew 4:1-11

(1) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
(2) And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
(3) And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
(4) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
(5) Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

Matthew 4:1-11

(1) Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
(2) And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
(3) And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
(4) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
(5) Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

8. The ministry is likened to an athletic contest. v.5.
A. Mastery: “The state or condition of being master, controller or ruler;
authority, sway, dominion; an instance of this. 2. Superiority or ascendancy in
competition or strife; 'upper-hand'; victory...”
B. God has ordained the minister as the ruler (under Christ) of the church.
HEB 13:7, 17; 1TH 5:12-13.
(1) This is a crown which must be achieved lawfully.
(2) Achieving such preeminence by carnal means invites judgment.
ACT 8:18-20.
(3) Grasping for offices unlawfully is the gainsaying of Korah.

METICULOSITY, SCRUPULOSITY AND PERFECTIONISM
I. Definitions.
A. Meticulous: “1. Fearful, timid. Obs. 2. Over-careful about minute details, over-
scrupulous.”
B. Scrupulous: “Troubled with doubts or scruples of conscience: over-nice or meticulous in
matters of right and wrong. Also (of things, actions, etc.), characterized by such scruples.
b. Prone to hesitate or doubt; distrustful; cautious or meticulous in acting, deciding, etc.....
4. Of actions, etc.: Rigidly directed by the dictates of conscience; characterized by a strict

(Mat 5:9) Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

vs.3-6.
1. In these verses Paul likens the ministry to soldiering, athletic competition and
husbandry (care, cultivation and breeding of crops and animals).
A. These three comparisons underscore three facts about ministry and Christian
life in general:
(1) There are fights to be fought.
(2) There are rules that must be kept.
(3) There is labour that must be done.
B. As much as our flesh would like to avoid these, they are part and parcel of
genuine Christianity. MAT 7:13-14; ACT 14:22.
2. Soldiering speaks of authority, discipline, arms and engagement.

Chapter 2
v.1.
1. Timothy is here commanded to be strong in a particular manner, “...in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus.”
A. This is not an order for a rigid physical discipline so as to enable Timothy to
be a better Christian and minister. 1TI 4:7-8.
(1) Physical strength without God's blessing avails little. JDG 16:20.
(2) Physical strength does not impress God (PSA 147:10) but neither does
foolish or wilful neglect of the body, albeit under pretext of a higher
spiritual purpose. 1CO 9:25; COL 2:21-23.

vs.15-18.
1. The close of this first chapter is a call to faithfulness in relationships.
A. As a good minister, Paul deserved better treatment than abandonment in a
time of tribulation by those to whom he had ministered.
B. Onesiphorus stood apart from others and set a good example of fidelity.
C. What applied here in a relation to a minister would also apply in a general
sense in everyday relationships.
2. All those in Asia who had once identified with Paul had turned away from him.
A. Paul had labored diligently and faithfully to the people of that area.

v.13.

1. Paul commands Timothy to hold fast (firmly) the sound words that he had heard.
A. Here a second-generation minister is being charged to stick to the apostolic doctrine.
(1) This hardly supports the idea of continuing and novel prophecy.
(2) This opposes the introduction of extra-biblical knowledge, ex cathedra utterances, philosophies or “...oppositions of science falsely so called” (1TI 6:20).
(3) “...the SAME commit thou to faithful men” (2TI 2:2).

Standing on the Promises of the LORD
2 Chronicles 32
1After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of
Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced
cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was
purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of
the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
4So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the

This is the last message in the series on Seeking A Mate. It contains Biblical teaching on important issues affecting everyone, especially young adults, that is seldom found but often needed.

Walking Purely and Chastely
1. A study like this would be incomplete without addressing the sexual aspect.
A. Next to the instinct for survival, the sex drive is the most powerful force of human nature. It
is part of life with which Christians must deal and it is best that they do so from a Biblical
perspective.

(John 18:6) As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.