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Focusing on the Christ
by Bob Corbin & Family Bible Church
The greatest gift that God has given to man was the incarnation of God Himself. The coming of Jesus Christ is THE event to which all history has pointed - both prior to His coming and since His resurrection. This series considers the Shadow of Christ, the Life of Christ, the Return of Christ, the Reign of Christ, and the Reflection of Christ. This series was shared by Bob Corbin at Family Bible Church, located in Martinez GA, over a span of 19 months from December 2010 through July 2012.
Episodes
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FOTC 66 - The Reflection of Christ
Last but not least! This message is the final message in the Focusing on the Christ series. However, as we seek to Focus On and Reflect Christ in this world the need for prayer is critical to the accomplishment of the goal. As a result of our communion, compassion and commitment to one another…
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FOTC 65 - The Reflection of Christ
As we seek to reflect Christ as a local body of believers, we must continue keep the goal of the assembly at the forefront of our mind. As individuals are to seek to glorify God by being conformed to the image of Christ, so the goal of the local assembly is to glorify God while coming to the…
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FOTC 64 - The Reflection of Christ
What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who is reigning in our heart ... both individually and collectively. The church is called upon to function as a healthy body loving one another, serving one another and bearing with one another. Yet, we are called upon to go to a more proactive...
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FOTC 63 - The Reflection of Christ
As we seek to fulfill the commands to love one another and serve one another within the context of the local assembly there will be special people who making loving and serving a little more difficult. It is for those times when we as a body are commanded to bear with one another. Bearing with…
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FOTC 62 - The Reflection of Christ
Scriptures tells us that the Greatest Command is to love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul and mind. The greatest expression of our love for God is our service to God (Deut 10:12). Likewise, within the assembly of those who worship God, the greatest expression of loving one another is...
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FOTC 61 - The Reflection of Christ
As children are a reflection of their parents, so believers should be of their heavenly Father. Just as there are certain character traits that are symbolic of certain families, so there should be of the family of God. That primary character trait should be love. Not only are we, as disciples of...
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FOTC 60 - The Reflection of Christ
The main illustration of the church in the scriptures is the body of Christ. The church, as a body, is made up of many members. In order for the body of Christ to grow biblically it needs to recognize the biblical goal set for it: "till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge…
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FOTC 59 - The Reflection of Christ
A primary illustration of the church in Scripture is "the body of Christ." Paul declared to the church of Ephesus that "Christ is the head of the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." As the Head, He is in charge. The Body should move at His impulse. Sadly, many...
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FOTC 58 - The Reflection of Christ
In the New Testament the church is described, in its relationship with Jesus Christ, as: the building, the bride and the body. Christ, as the bridesgroom, is preparing a place for His bride and will one day return to take her to His Father's home where there will be a wedding supper prepared!…
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FOTC 57 - The Reflection of Christ
As we individually reflect Christ in our lives (through our words, finances and relationships), so as a collective group of believers, the church collectively reflects Christ in their functions and interactions. The New Testament gives three illustrations in describing the church and its...
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FOTC 56 - The Reflection of Christ
Though we no longer practice slavery in the United States, the Scriptures regarding the relationship between masters and servants applies to us in our occupational relationships. Employees should seek to serve their employers with respect, commitment and integrity. Likewise, employers should seek...
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FOTC 55 - The Reflection of Christ
Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Biblically, fathers are to be the primary spiritual leaders of their homes. It was predominantly men that Moses was talking to on the east side of the Jordan River when he declared, "You…
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FOTC 54 - The Reflection of Christ
What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who, or what is residing and reigning in our heart! That truth applies to children as well. The Bible states that even a child is known by his doings. Children are commanded in Scripture to obey their parents, in the Lord, for this is right. This...
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FOTC 53 - The Reflection of Christ
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church ..." As women were to reflect the church in its relationship to Christ…
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FOTC 52 - The Reflection of Christ
If Christ is residing and reigning in your heart, then it will be reflected in your words, in your finances, and in your relationships. In Ephesians 5 and 6 we see three primary relationships that we have: marital, parental and occupational. Scripture teaches that the wife is to reflect Christ in...
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FOTC 51 - The Reflection of Christ
In much of the appropriation of our financial resources, we do not need to make many decisions, we merely pay our bills. However, what is our priority for the surplus of our financial resources? The scriptures teach that we should be postured to give and investing in eternity. What is your view…
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FOTC 50 - The Reflection of Christ
Those who are properly reflecting Jesus in the appropriation of their financial resources will be giving God the first portion and priority. Afterwards, we must consider the taxation requirements of the government and then the needs of our family. An additional consideration in our budgets is our...
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FOTC 49 - The Reflection of Christ
The appropriation of our financial resources is one of the primary reflections of the spiritual reign of Christ in our hearts. Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." In the last message we discussed how God was to be given the first fruit and the first tenth of our...
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FOTC 48 - The Reflection of Christ
Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." How we appropriate the financial resources with which God has blessed us reveals the priority of our heart. The greatest command is for us to love the LORD our God with all of our heart. Hence, God should be THE top priority in...
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FOTC 47 - The Reflection of Christ
Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." If Jesus Christ is residing and reigning in your heart then it will reflected in how we handle our finances. If Jesus is the Lord of our finances, then we will recognize that we are to be stewards of the resources which God has...
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FOTC 46 - The Reflection of Christ
What we say, and how we live, is a reflection of Who, or what, is residing and reigning in our heart! If Jesus Christ is residing and reigning in your heart then you will reflect Him in the activities of your life. Jesus said, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Again, if...
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FOTC 45 - The Reflection of Christ
When Christ is residing in reigning in our hearts, it will be reflected in our lives and our lives become the reflection of Christ. Jesus stated, "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out…
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FOTC 44 - The Reign of Christ
When Jesus was asked by the Phariees when the Kingdom of God would come, He responded "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; ... For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." Though the Jewish people were looking for the Physical Reign of the Messiah (which will occur during His...
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FOTC 43 - The Reign of Christ
In Revelation 20, Jesus reveals through John six times in the first seven verses that there would a one thousand year period in which Satan would be bound and that He would physically reign on the earth. This period of time is referred to as the Millennium, or the Millennial Reign of Christ....
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FOTC 42 - The Return of Christ
With all of the propechies that were given regarding the coming of the Messiah, the specific nature of the prophecy of Daniel, and the prophetic appearance of the angel to Zacharias, you would expect that the Jews would have been anxiously anticipating the birth of the Messiah. However, an...
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FOTC 41 - The Return of Christ
The season of the timing of the 1st Coming of Christ was given in the prophecy of Daniel. The Messiah would come and be cut off 69 weeks, or 483 years, after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. When the angel came to Zacharias, the time of the birth of Christ became even more apparent. However…
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FOTC 40 - The Return of Christ
We are told in Scripture that the return of Christ will occur at a time that will be marked by widespread unexpectancy and heresy. People will lulled into an unexpectancy by temporal peace, ignorant optimism and great selfindulgence! Additionally during that time, there will be the presence of...
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FOTC 39 - The Return of Christ
The timing of this series and specifically to come to this aspect of the series, the Return of Christ, has coincided beautifully with our Advent remembrance. Truly, the remembrance of the 1st Coming of Christ is a reminder that He is coming again! Hence, as we consider the various aspects of the...
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FOTC 38 - The Life of Christ
Within the declaration of Christ at His ascension He gave both a positive and negative command. First, He told His disciples NOT to worry about the timing that His physical kingdom would be established. As He had told them earlier, no man knows the day or the hour. Secondly, He told them that…
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FOTC 37 - The Life of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ is both a matter of fact and a matter of faith. Jesus Christ revealed Himself to well over 500 people after He was resurrected from the dead. In any court of law, that testimony would surely stand. However, when it comes to the resurrection of Christ, many are still...
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FOTC 36 - The Life of Christ
People, unlike plants which are one part (body) and animals which are two part (body and soul), are comprised of a body, a soul and a spirit. As such, we face trials, tribulations, temptations and troublesome situations in each phase. We have physical struggles, emotional struggles and spiritual...
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FOTC 35 - The Life of Christ
Throughout the life of Christ there was a war going on in the spiritual realm. At His birth, we read in both the gospels and Revelation 12, there was battle between the forces of God and the forces of Satan. When Satan lost that battle, He sought to destroy the Messiah in order to preempt the…
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FOTC 34 - The Life of Christ
The triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem marked both the entrance of the prophesied Messiah but also the entrance of He would fulfill the role of the perfect Passover lamb, the lamb who would be slain to take away the sin of the world. Upon His entrance there was great exaltation by the…
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FOTC 33 - The Life of Christ
Last week we considered the immediate promises of Christ that He made to His disciples. This week we consider those promises that were imminent. Christ promised that there would be a time in the future for the Reckoning of the World. Christ stated that time would be marked by great physical and...
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FOTC 32 - The Life of Christ
While Jesus was on the earth, He made several promises. If we believe that Jesus did not lie and that He always keeps His Word, then those should be important for us to know. Sadly, many have twisted the promises of Christ to say things that He did not say. We can break His promises, and their...
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FOTC 31 - The Life of Christ
You can determine alot about the priorties of an individual by examining their life patterns. What type of tasks are they accustomed to performing, or what type of events are they accustomed to attending? According to the Word of God, we are called by God (and predestined) to be conformed to the...
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FOTC 30 - The Life of Christ
Your passions, that which you become strongly emotional about, will ultimately affect your priorities and decision making. In last week's message we saw that Christ's primary passion was for God, His Father. This passion was consistent with what He declared to be the greatest commandment....
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FOTC 29 - The Life of Christ
The word "parable" is a transliteration of the Greek word "parabolae" which is made up of two separate words: para (alongside, beside) and ballo (to throw, to place). Hence, it means "to throw alongside" as a comparison. A parable is a word picture, used to compare the unknown with the known, in...
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FOTC 28 - The Life of Christ
The word "parable" is a transliteration of the Greek word "parabolae" which is made up of two separate words: para (alongside, beside) and ballo (to throw, to place). Hence, it means "to throw alongside" as a comparison. A parable is a word picture, used to compare the unknown with the known, in...
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FOTC 27 - The Life of Christ
The validity of Jesus as Messiah and the proclamation of His ministry, that the people should repent (change the way they think) because the Kingdom of God was at hand, was provided through the display of His power and authority over nature, demons, disease, handicaps, death and sin. Only God…
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FOTC 26 - The Life of Christ
"REPENT! For the Kingdom of God is at hand!" The proclamation of Christ was to "repent." The word "metanoio/metanoia" literally means "change the thinking," or "change the way you think." Those who are part of the Kingdom of God should not be thinking like those who are part of the kingdom of…
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FOTC 25 - The Life of Christ
Before Christ entered into His official ministry phase of life, He revealed His submission and obedience to the Father by being immersed by John. Afterwards, being led of the Spirit, He went into the desert to finish His preparation by being tempted by Satan. The three temptations which were...
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FOTC 24 - The Life of Christ
Sadly, Part 1 - His Birth was not recorded. We pick up the second part of the series, 'The Life of Christ' with this message regarding Christ's youth. ... "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" Those were the words which Jesus spoke to His mother and...
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FOTC 23 - The Shadow of Christ
"Man of sorrows what a name for the Son of God who came, ruined sinners to reclaim. Hallelujah! What a Savior!" The Messiah who was to come would suffer and become my sin that I might take on His righteousness! This suffering was part of the plan of God from eternity past, before He laid the...
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FOTC 22 - The Shadow of Christ
"The people who have walked in darkness, have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined." Light disperses darkness. Light breaks the yoke of bondage. That Light was the Messiah who was to come. When He was born, we are told His name would...
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FOTC 21 - The Shadow of Christ
"The LORD (YHWH) is my shepherd" is probably the most profound statement in the Scripture. Consider the awesome it is to consider that the Almighty Creator of the Universe is the loving provider and protector of each individual ... He is my Shepherd! He cares about my physical, emotional and...
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FOTC 20 - The Shadow of Christ
In 2 Samuel 7, YHWH establishes an everlasting covenant with David. On the practical side of this passage we note that this covenant was initiated by God with His chosen servant. Earlier when choosing David YHWH had declared to Samuel, "the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the...
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FOTC 19 - The Shadow of Christ
Before Israel entered into the Promised Land, Moses took one final opportunity to inculcate into the nation what God had done for them and what He expected from them. Part of that challenge included a prophecy that God would one day send them another Prophet. In conjunction with that prophecy he...
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FOTC 18 - The Shadow of Christ
Throughout the Old Testament we find types which are shadows of the Messiah who was to come and which are testified to in the New Testament. During Israel's journey through the wilderness we see many of these types portrayed. One significant type is that of the brazen serpent lifted up in the...
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FOTC 17 - The Shadow of Christ
Christ was the firstfruit of dead. The Feast of Firstfruits was instituted to reveal God's ownership over the earth and His provision for His children. Those who are His should desire to give to God their firstfruits. The timing of the Feast was as well sovereignly chosen by God and was...
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The greatest gift that God has given to man was the incarnation of God Himself. The coming of Jesus Christ is THE event to which all history has pointed - both prior to His coming and since His resurrection. This series considers the Shadow of Christ, the Life of Christ, the Return of Christ, the Reign of Christ, and the Reflection of Christ. This series was shared by Bob Corbin at Family Bible Church, located in Martinez GA, over a span of 19 months from December 2010 through July 2012.
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