In Psalm 1:1, the blessed man is described in the negative, i.e. by what he does not do. This description showcases a progression of ungodliness. When ungodly counsel is heeded, it results in sin, and such can evolve into the basest forms of ungodliness such as blatant scorn for God. Sin is progressive, and we …
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Psalm 3 was written by David when Absalom his son usurped the thrown in Israel. It teaches us that, despite the trouble we may be facing from all around, God is a protective shield encompassing us. God protects His people, especially spiritually. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and …
Continue reading Sermon: A Shield About MeIf we aren’t working as hard as our adversary is against us we can ensure defeat. If we are working harder than our adversary is we can ensure victory. Are you working harder than your opponent? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Are you working harder than your opponent?In reproof of the Pharisees’ unwillingness to believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, Jesus used the men of Nineveh and the queen of the South as examples of opposite behavior which would judge and condemn them (cf. Matthew 12:38-42). The queen of Sheba is recorded as traveling great distance to sit …
Continue reading Sermon: Judgment from the Queen of the SouthWhen the Syrians failed to defeat the Israelites in a battle the servants of Ben-Hadad suggested the failure was due to the location of the battle in the hills, and that the God of the Israelites could not ensure victory in the plain (cf. 1 Kings 20:23). God assured Ahab that he, along with the …
Continue reading Sermon: God of the Hills and ValleysGod’s ways and thoughts are superior to that of man (cf. Isaiah 55:8-9). Man must never think that their ways somehow possess grandeur compared to God’s. Also, man must never fail to see the grandeur in God’s ways, causing him to neglect the things God has commanded us to do. Ppt: God and the Grandeur Outline: God …
Continue reading Sermon: God and the GrandeurThe only faith that will receive reward from God is that which endures and persists, showing itself to be genuine. Ppt: Faith that Won’t Quit Outline: Faith that Won’t Quit To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Faith that Won’t QuitA trichotomy is a division into three categories. This sermon considers the subject of eternity in the categories of eternal existence, eternal life, and eternal death. What is eternal life? What is eternal death? Is the doctrine of annihilation for the reprobate true? Will any spirit of man cease to exist after created by God? …
Continue reading Sermon: A Trichotomy of EternityConcerning the virtues commanded to be added upon faith Peter said, “For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins” (2 Peter 1:9). Spiritual shortsightedness is a destructive problem that we must battle continually. This sermon considers the cause, effects, and a …
Continue reading Sermon: Battling ShortsightednessWhen the Jews demanded that Pilate release Barabbas instead of Jesus “Pilate said to them, ‘What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?’” (Matthew 27:22) This question posed by Pilate is one which all men must ask themselves. Pilate made his decision concerning Jesus, and will deal with the consequence of his …
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