Tickets to Heaven: The Errors of Market Based Theology    As long as the purpose of the church remains making disciples of Jesus Christ and its focus with unbelievers is proclaiming the gospel, there are many things that can be very helpful that have come from the Church Growth Movement. However, when attracting numbers crowds becomes the purpose and the gospel is toned down to avoid offense of the unbeliever, those same principles are detrimental. The change from being God centered to man centered changes the church into just a religious social organization.

Spiritual Confusion: The Errors of Experience Based Theology - May 2, 2010.  In this sermon Pastor Harris seeks to expose the theological problems that have their root in allowing experience to determine truth instead of the Scriptures. This foundational error not only results in heresies in false religions and cults, but it also causes problems in aberrant Christian sects and even among the conservative orthodox.

Motivation for Maturity  - 2 Peter 3:10-18. In this sermon Pastor Harris examines the coming Day of the Lord and the motivation it gives to pursue Christian maturity and walk with the Lord in holiness. From the negative side, since the things of this present world will be destroyed, it is ultimately futile to pursue them. From the positive side, the Lord's return will bring His righteous reign for which we prepare for nowHTML clipboard by striving to be holy in conduct and godliness in the present.
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Mockery in the Last Days, Part 2  Pastor Harris continues in his explanation of 2 Peter 3:3-7 expanding on the error their premise “all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation”  which is the basis of uniformitarian geology. The earth is radically changed since the beginning - and the physical evidence for the Genesis Flood is overwhelming. Five lines of physical evidence for the flood are given along with links for further study.

Mockery in the Last Days, Pt. 1 - 2 Peter 3:1-7. In this sermon Pastor Harris warns of the dangers of those who mock God, His revelation, and willfully ignore the evidence around us of His past judgment of the earth in the Genesis Flood. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the text and cites some of the flood mythologies around the world that parallel the Genesis account.

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Defense Against False Teachers - Selected Scriptures

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Pastor Scott L. Harris

Grace Bible Church, NY

October 18, 2009

Defense Against False Teachers

Description of False Teachers - 2 Peter 2:10-22  In this sermon Pastor Harris continues his exposition of 2 Peter and its description of false teachers. Such false teachers are still around, even prevalent, and we must be able to identify them in order to protect ourselves and others from their evil influence, even if they are self-deceived.

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There Shall Be False Teachers - 2 Peter 2:1-10

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Pastor Scott L. Harris

Grace Bible Church, NY

October 18, 2009

There Shall Be False Teachers

Basic Bible Interpretation, Grace Bible Church, October 4, 2009.  In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the proper method to be able to interpret the Bible to understand what God was communicating to those to who first received His revelation. This is the basis for any proper application of Biblical truth in one's own life. The basis for most of the errors of false teachers is interpreting the Scriptures according to their own opinions. Proper Bible interpretation protects against their falsehoods.

Developing a Biblical Mindset - 2 Peter 1:20-21 & Selected Scripture.  September 27, 2009  Grace Bible Church. In this sermon Pastor Harris looks at how God uses the Bible to enable us to withstand the pressure of the world to conform us to its sinfulness and make us adequate and equipped for every good work in godliness.

The Assurance of Salvation - 2 Peter 1:10-11,  Grace Bible Church, August 30, 2009.  In this sermon Pastor Harris deals directly with the claim based on this passage that a believer can lose their salvation. He traces the basis of our salvation in God's work upon which eternal security rests, and concludes with a discussion of the three means by which the believer gains a sense assurance of being saved.

Steps to Maturity - 2 Peter 1:5-11  Grace Bible Church August 23, 2009   Many professing Christians are religious schizophrenics. They profess faith in one thing, but their actions show they believe something quite opposite. Believers should not live defeated by sin. The Apostle Peter points the way to spiritual victory - God has already done His part for He divine power has already granted us everything we need pertaining to life and godliness and His precious and magnificent promises by which we become like Christ. We must also do our part in supply along side our faith certain qualities that lead us to spiritual maturity.