Sermons
Barnabas Groups: Encouraging Each Other to Live for Christ
We benefit from being encouraged to keep the main things the main things – to live for Christ. Titus 2:11-15 – For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly…
The Ingredients of Prayer
Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or dissension. 1 Timothy 2:8 – Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or dissension.
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #12: Right Relationships
If you want to please God, you must do all you can to pursue peace with other Christians. Matthew 5:23-24 – “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go…
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #11: The Sin of Hate & Anger Among Christians
Hate in all its forms is serious sin Matthew 5:21-22 – You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who…
The Dead? Sea
Be Alert; the Deadly Agenda of Sin is Highly Contagious Romans 1:18-32 – The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible…
Hope for Those Who Mourn
The Storm is not for your devastation but for your preservation. Ecclesiastes 7:1-2 – A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #10: Real Righteousness
Primary point one is: Our positional righteousness is perfect because of Christ’s sacrifice. Primary point two is: Our practical righteousness is greater because of the Spirit’s power. Matthew 5:20 – For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the…
State of the Church Address
State of the Church Address
The One and Only
Despite a culture of acceptance, there is only one truth. 1 Timothy 2:5-7 – For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true…