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Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Acts 2:37-47, focusing on the pattern of admission into the early church on the Day of Pentecost. He argues that church membership is of vital importance, regulated…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Acts 2:41-42, detailing the internal corporate life of the early Jerusalem church. He argues that their steadfast continuance in the apostles' teaching, fellowship…
In "Responsibilities to God, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Hebrews 10:25, arguing that a fundamental duty and privilege of church membership is consistent presence at congregational…
In "Responsibilities to God, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on church membership, focusing on the duty of appropriate preparation for corporate worship. Expounding primarily on…
Pastor Martin continues his series on church membership responsibilities, focusing on the duty to God. He expounds on the necessity of whole-souled engagement in corporate worship, drawing from…
In 'Responsibilities One to Another, Part 1,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on John 13:34-35 and Romans 13:8-10, asserting that the supreme, all-encompassing duty of church members to one another…
In "Responsibilities One to Another, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the New Testament command to "edify one another," building on the overarching duty to "love one another." He…
In "Responsibilities One to Another, Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on specific duties church members owe to one another, moving beyond general love and edification to address…
In 'Responsibilities to the World, Part 1,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the duties of local church members to 'those without,' drawing primarily from Mark 4, 1 Corinthians 5, Colossians 4, 1…
In "Responsibilities to the World, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on church membership, focusing on the church's outward responsibilities to the unbelieving world. He expounds…
In the eleventh and final sermon of a series on church membership, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 2:9, focusing on the manifold general proclamation of the gospel by all of God's people. He…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Acts 2:43-47, focusing on the nature of church membership. He argues that genuine church growth is authored by the Lord Jesus Christ, the indispensable requirement…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a series on church membership requirements, focusing on the implicit requirement of age and maturity. Drawing primarily from Acts 2, 4, 5, 8, and 21, as…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 Thessalonians 1, Acts 2, 16, 20, 26, and 1 Corinthians 6, outlining the second requirement for church membership: gospel knowledge, profession, and experience…
Pastor Martin continues his series "Living Together in the Father's House," focusing on the final three requirements for church membership at Trinity Baptist Church: agreement with the church's…
Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on church membership requirements, focusing on the necessity of wholehearted support for the church's ministry and submission to its government and…
In "Biblical Basis for Membership," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Ezekiel 36:24-27, arguing that the New Covenant community, and thus the local church, is prophesied and…
In "Church Membership and Our Children," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the fifth affirmation of Trinity Baptist Church's manifesto: striving for a membership comprised solely of truly…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Acts 2:37-47 and Acts 5:12-14, arguing that the early Jerusalem church admitted only those who gave positive evidence of saving grace. He connects this biblical…
Pastor Albert N. Martin preaches on the critical importance of a truly regenerate and genuinely converted church membership, arguing that the procedure for examining and receiving members is a direct…
In "Assertive Loving Care for One Another," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 Corinthians 12:18-27 and 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12, arguing that a church's commitment to a regenerate membership is…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers a 'gentle pastoral reminder' to the members of Trinity Baptist Church regarding their membership commitments. Drawing from 1 Timothy 3:4-5 and Luke…
Pastor Albert N. Martin introduces a new pre-membership and post-membership class structure for Trinity Baptist Church, outlining its necessity and rationale. He expounds passages like Acts 2:47, 1…
Pastor Martin expounds on the responsibilities of church membership, focusing on the priority of the church as expressed through attendance at stated meetings and financial support. He grounds these…
In this pre-membership class lecture, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the responsibility of church members to uphold the purity and holiness of the church. He outlines five key areas of…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the responsibilities of church members regarding submission and unity, drawing primarily from Ephesians 4:1-6 and various passages on church order and leadership…
In the fourth part of his series on "The Church and Infant Baptism," Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the objection that the presence of unregenerate people in the church justifies infant inclusion…
In this brief sermon excerpt, Pastor Martin strongly recommends two booklets on baptism to his audience. He praises Pastor Seton's "An Introduction to Baptism" as the finest concise treatment of the…
In 'Applications: Church Life,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the central and glorious function of the church in God's saving purposes, drawing primarily from Matthew 16, Acts, Ephesians 3, and…
In the first part of a four-week series, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the critical question of whether there is biblical warrant for admitting minors (pre-adults) into formal church membership…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Ephesians 1:22-23, focusing on the church as the body of Christ. He reviews five relationships conveyed by this metaphor: organic, subordinate, coordinated…
Pastor Martin continues his exposition of Ephesians 1:23, focusing on the church as the body of Christ. He reviews the organic, subordinate, coordinated, sympathetic, and functional relationships…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 2:37-42, establishing the biblical requirement of discipleship baptism for church membership. He argues that this duty is founded on…
In 'Requirements #4: Discipleship Baptism Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on church membership, focusing on the third requirement: discipleship baptism. He expounds on the…
Pastor Martin begins a new sermon series, "Membership and Biblical Preaching, Part 1," by expounding 1 Corinthians 3:9-17, James 1:18, 1 Peter 1:23-25, Romans 10:17, Hebrews 4:12-13, and Jeremiah…
In "Membership and Biblical Preaching, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 3:9-17, arguing that a regenerate church membership is maintained through biblical, discriminating…
Pastor Martin preaches on the seventh distinctive of Trinity Baptist Church: a commitment to righteous church discipline. He expounds five key texts—Matthew 18:15-20, Romans 16:17-18, 1 Corinthians…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers a lecture from his Pastoral Theology course on 'Conducting a Membership Interview,' emphasizing its crucial role in maintaining the church's health and biblical…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers the fifth message in Trinity Baptist Church's pre-membership class, focusing on Christian baptism. He expounds on Acts 2:38-41, Romans 6:3-4, Colossians 2:11-12, and…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 2:17, focusing on the command to "Love the brotherhood." He explains this duty as a continuous, willed commitment to the collective body of believers…
Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of 1 Peter 5:5, focusing on the command for younger believers to be subject to their elders. He first clarifies what submission does not mean…
In the third sermon of his series on 1 Peter 5:5a, Pastor Albert N. Martin continues to expound on the biblical meaning of submission for younger church members to their elders. He first reviews what…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his systematic refutation of infant baptism by examining the biblical descriptions of church membership. He argues that…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his polemical study against Paedo-Baptism, specifically addressing the assertion that infants should be baptized because…
In the fifth part of his series on "The Church and Infant Baptism," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues to argue for the incompatibility of infant baptism with the biblical doctrine of the Church. He…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 6," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his detailed examination of the biblical teaching concerning the Church of Jesus Christ, specifically focusing on the…
In 'The New Testament Testimony, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his examination of whether there is biblical warrant for admitting minors into full church membership. He meticulously…
Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses practical questions arising from the previous studies on the inclusion of minors in the New Covenant community. He expounds on 1 Corinthians 13:11 to discuss the…
In "Requirements #5: Discipleship Baptism Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on the third requirement for church membership: discipleship baptism. He grounds the duty of baptism in…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the fourth tenet of his church's manifesto: that their life and ministry will unquestionably confirm the unique place assigned to the church in the saving purposes…
Pastor Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 and Acts 2:42, continuing his series on the Lord's Supper as a means of grace. He focuses on the biblical directives for proper observance, specifically…
In "Your Churchmanship, Part 1," Pastor Martin delivers his second parting counsel to Trinity Baptist Church, exhorting them to "hold fast to your biblical churchmanship" based on Revelation 2:25. He…
In this pre-membership class lesson, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical foundations of church polity, drawing primarily from Ephesians 2-3 and Galatians 1, along with the 1689 London…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the fourth tenet of his church's manifesto: 'We are determined that our life and ministry will unquestionably confirm the unique place assigned to…
Pastor Martin expounds Hebrews 11:23-26, Matthew 3:8-9, Matthew 10:34-39, and Luke 14:25-33 to argue against admitting minors into the visible New Covenant community (the church). He asserts that the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:22-23, focusing on the phrase "which is his body" to define the nature and purpose of the church. He argues that the church's identity as Christ's body…
Pastor Martin concludes his treatment of progressive sanctification by establishing that the God-ordained normal context for the believer's growth in grace is the life and ministry of a specific…
Pastor Martin expounds on the nature of the Christian life, arguing that it must be both Christ-centered and church-based. He demonstrates from Scripture that while individual conversion is…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Deuteronomy 4:1-10, framing his sermon within Trinity Baptist Church's 25th-anniversary 'Manifesto.' He argues for the church's commitment to fervent, persistent…