Peter noted that “the God of all grace…called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus” (1 Peter 5:10). The glory we have been invited to share in with Christ in heaven is awaiting those who take three steps – Out of Self, Into Christ, and Through the Judgment. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on …
Continue reading Sermon: Three Steps to Eternal GloryRepentance
While Moses showed great faith in leading the Israelites through the exodus, the success of the deliverance depended on the people acting by faith in God’s ability to deliver. They crossed the Red Sea by faith, defeated Jericho by faith, and encountered a Gentile woman who displayed great faith. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on …
Continue reading Sermon: By Faith – The Israelites and RahabIn Matthew 12:43-45, Jesus gave an illustration about a demon returning to a man from which he’d been cast out only to find he had not filled the void left by him. As a result, the demon reentered the man with seven other’s worse than himself. Spiritually, when a void is left from the removal …
Continue reading Sermon: Filling the VoidWhen 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 ValleysIf our loved ones who have passed away were here – with the knowledge they have attained in their experience of death, and what comes after – what might they say to us? Ppt: If they were here what would they say? Outline: If they were here what would they say? To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: If they were here what would they say?David, a man after God’s own heart, found himself at his lowest point when Nathan uttered the words, “You are the man” (2 Samuel 12:7-9). Psalm 51 is his penitent plea for God’s mercy and forgiveness. He asked for God to create a clean heart within him (cf. Psalm 51:10). How do we, in connection …
Continue reading Sermon: Create in Me a Clean HeartWhat does God expect of us after we are initially obedient to the gospel and become a child of His? Ppt: So I’ve obeyed the Gospel…Now what? Outline: So I’ve obeyed the Gospel…Now what? To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: So I’ve obeyed the Gospel…Now what?In Acts 8, the next step in God’s plan for the spreading of the gospel occurred. It was His will that the gospel would begin at Jerusalem, and spread throughout Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (cf. Acts 1:8). Philip went to Samaria to preach the gospel. This sermon considers the account. …
Continue reading Sermon: The Conversions in SamariaOn the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Christ the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles, and they began their work given them by the Lord. Peter referred to this eventful day as “the beginning” (Acts 11:15). It was the beginning of 1) the preaching of repentance and remission of sins, 2) the conversions …
Continue reading Sermon: The Beginning – 3,000 on Pentecost