“These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11) What made the Bereans worthy of the Holy Spirit’s description? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and …
Continue reading Sermon: The Nobility of the BereansAudio
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Without Me You Can Do Nothing“Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (James 3:18) What seed produces righteousness? How is this to be sown? Is pruning necessary, and if so, how is one pruned to bear the fruit of righteousness? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and …
Continue reading Sermon: The Fruit of RighteousnessIt is God’s will that, as we walk by faith in Christ, we are filled with joy and peace, and abound in hope (cf. Romans 15:13). What a wonderful blessing. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Joy and Peace in BelievingThe text of John 14:1-6, where Jesus comforts His disciples by emphasizing the many abiding places in His Father’s house, and that while He goes away He is going to return, is considered in its context. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: “In My Father’s House are Many Mansions”Jesus was prophesied to be “a man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3). In many events of His life this prophecy is fulfilled. In John 11:35, the scripture simply records, “Jesus wept.” It is significant that Jesus wept, and the reasons He wept are also significant. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
Continue reading Sermon: Jesus Wept“The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and should to the Egyptians…So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain” (Genesis 41:56-57). The rise of Joseph in Egypt is considered, especially his instrumentality in God’s provision of sustenance, and parallels are drawn in application. …
Continue reading Sermon: Joseph Opens the StorehousesThe Christian is in the world, but is not supposed to be of the world – worldly (cf. John 17:14-16). However, we must not make the mistake of thinking of worldliness in the basest of terms. There is a kind of respectable worldliness – worldliness that is comparatively more subtle. We must not be guilty …
Continue reading Sermon: Respectable Worldliness“So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.” (Genesis 29:20) The love Jacob had for Rachel stands as an impressive example to us today. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save …
Continue reading Sermon: “And they seemed only a few days”What makes a sound church sound? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Marks of a Sound Church