Peter described the false teachers – “These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.” (2 Peter 2:17) False teaching may appear attractive, and seem to promise spiritual substance, but it is void and destructive. A few errors are addressed using the text of 2 Peter. Ppt: …
Continue reading Sermon: Wells Without WaterThe apostle Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth contains a portrait of spiritual leadership. Paul’s approach to the problems faced by the Corinthian church serves as an example of how each of us should lead spiritually within the roles and capacity with which God has entrusted us. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: Paul – A Father to the CorinthiansPeter enouraged his readers to conduct themleves in fear of God knowing the precious blood of Jesus was their redemption price (1 Peter 1:17-19). In the text, Peter describes from what they were redeemed – “from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers” (v. 18). Before their faith in Christ they were living aimless lives. Their …
Continue reading Sermon: Redeemed from Aimless Conduct (Parts 1&2)A life of fellowship with God is a blessing in itself, and also brings many blessings with it. Proverbs 3:1-12 outlines some points about the blessing of life in the Lord. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: The Blessing of Life in the LordWhen Jesus was accused of blasphemy for calling Himself the Son of God, He argued from Psalm 82 – “‘I said, “You are gods“‘ – that if God referred to men as gods and “children of the Most High” (Psalm 82:6) then He was not blaspheming. The weight of His argument is noted – “and the Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). God’s …
Continue reading Sermon: The Scripture Cannot Be BrokenWhat should we do when we feel like, or see signs of, our faith beginning to wane? When my love to Christ shows signs of weakening, what can I do to rekindle it? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: When My Love to Christ Grows WeakIn Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia, he used an incident which occurred in Antioch involving Peter to make a strong point for justification by faith, and not by works of the law – “Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed” (Galatians 2:11). The incident …
Continue reading Sermon: The Antioch Incident“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.” (Romans 6:17) Paul noted the transition of the Roman saints from the slave master of sin to another – “that form of doctrine.” “And having been set free from sin, you became …
Continue reading Sermon: That Form of Doctrine to Which You Were Delivered“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11) The Lord took for granted that parents know how to give good gifts to their children. We must make sure that is …
Continue reading Sermon: Giving Good Gifts to Our ChildrenAbraham was considered by Paul in his letter to the Romans as a case for justification by faith. He concluded, “Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord …
Continue reading Sermon: “It Shall Be Imputed to Us Who Believe”