“Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.” (Psalm 119:18) God’s people should always strive for a deeper understanding of His will. This is not merely an intellectual pursuit, but one of great practical import. The words of the Psalmist indicate the need for God’s aid. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on …
Continue reading Sermon: Open My Eyes, That I May SeeSin
Often, circumstances arise which lead to reminiscence concerning loved ones who have passed. These moments also often times lead to meditations on what those passsed loved ones may think about current matters if they were around to express those thoughts. Usually, these conversations center around temporal matters which lack spiritual substance. The account of the …
Continue reading Sermon: If they were here, what would they say?Proverbs 6:12-19 describes one who is “A worthless person, a wicked man.” God describes what He hates, and what is abominable to Him. We must not possess the characteristics of this man, but we must also beware of him, and realize God’s expectations of us when we encounter him. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: Worthless and Wicked – A Profile of Evil (Parts 1&2)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 Water“‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.” (Ephesians 4:26-27) Anger is not an inherently sinful emotion, though some anger is fundamentally sinful. However, it is an emotion that we must address, and handle with extreme caution. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click …
Continue reading Sermon: Be Angry, and Do Not SinWe live in a sex-crazed culture. The incessant onslaught of sexually themed media is a great danger to our soul. How do we combat sexual sin? Job said, “I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?” (Job 31:1) Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title …
Continue reading Sermon: A Covenant with My EyesRomans 5:12-21 contains an important and powerful contrast between our sin and God’s grace. It is important for us to understand how sufficient and powerful God’s provision in Christ is. However, we must also be careful to fully understand how it works, how it is applied, and how it is to dramatically change our lives. …
Continue reading Sermon: Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded Much More“Errors! who doth understand?” (Psalm 19:12, YLT) Psalm 19 speaks of the general revelation of God in creation, and the specific revelation of God in His word. Then the Psalmist considers error which exists despite the clarity of God’s will. Why is sin so prevalent? Why do we struggle so much? What is the solution? Ppt: Outline: To …
Continue reading Sermon: Errors! Who doth understand?It is important that Christians understand the need to grow, and how that corresponds to their separation from sin. Growth is never an excuse for, or tolerance of sin. It is God’s provision for one to be transformed into the image of Christ, and separate further from sin. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the …
Continue reading Sermon: Growth and Sin2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 record David’s sin in ordering a census. It shows the great cost of sin and salvation in the punishment brought because of the sin, and the great grace of God displayed. It also shows the great cost of sacrifice as David refused to offer that which cost him …
Continue reading Sermon: The Cost of Sin, Salvation, and Sacrifice