Sermons – 2017

 

DateServiceSermonDescription
1/1/17

AM

Application of TheologyNewell Eastland - The study of attributes of God will lead to peace and prosperity in life.
1/1/17

PM

Five Young MenFive excellent short sermons by young men while the pastor was on vacation.
1/4/17

PM

Joshua and CalebNathan Crosby - Are you more like Joshua and Caleb or the ten faithless, evil spies?
1/8/17

AM

Higher Ground - Top Ten ReviewJim Cutler - A review of the top ten goals for the church for its spiritual perfection.
1/8/17

PM

Five Young MenFive excellent short sermons by young men while the pastor was on vacation.
1/15/17

AM

Gospel of John (49)6:1-4 to introduce its various lessons and the primary need to prove your own faith.
1/15/17

PM

Gospel of John (50)6:5-15 for feeding the 5000 and how Jesus exposed many as belly worshippers.
1/18/17

PM

Reversal of FortuneFaith has three good helpers to trust God for great deliverances when in trouble.
1/22/17

AM

Gospel of John (51)6:16-27 for men seeking Jesus and being reproved for their carnal thinking.
1/22/17

PM

Gospel of John (52)6:27-37 for Jesus rebuking a multitude seeking earthly bread rather than spiritual.
1/25/17

PM

Bible Principles of Management (2)Bible study for men to be better leaders, especially in business management for jobs.
1/26/17

PM

Church as a Football TeamAre you a Christian man obsessing for excellence like TB12 is a NFL quarterback?
1/29/17

AM

Gospel of John (53)6:37a for the glorious doctrine of God electing His children for Christ to save.
1/29/17

PM

Praise & Prayer ServiceThe church was very greatly blessed by testimonies, prayer, and singing to Christ.
2/1/17

PM

Past, Present, and FutureBible study to rightly use your three time zones to maximize your life before God.
2/5/17

AM

Gospel of John (54)6:37 for the elect coming to Jesus Christ with true faith and being received.
2/5/17

PM

Gospel of John (55)6:38-39 for Jesus coming to do the will of God in salvation and not lose one.
2/12/17

AM

Gospel of John (56)6:37-40 to review salvation truth before Jesus explained their impossibility of faith.
2/12/17

PM

Gospel of John (57)6:41-44 for Jesus explaining their lack of faith as a result of not being born again.
2/15/17

PM

Joseph the PrincePowerPoint sermon about the character of Joseph mainly for young men to copy.
2/19/17

AM

Gospel of John (58)6:44-47 for the needed work of God for anyone to believe on Jesus Christ.
2/19/17

PM

Gospel of John (59)6:48-59 for Jesus confounding Jews by using bread, flesh, and blood metaphors.
2/22/17

PM

Bible Principles of Management (3)Bible study for men to be better leaders, especially in business management for jobs.
2/26/17

AM

Gospel of John (60)6:60-66 for Jesus final remarks against a hostile audience in city of Capernaum.
2/26/17

PM

Gospel of John (61)6:67-71 for testimony of apostles for Jesus Christ; He indicated Judas as a devil.
3/1/17

PM

Judas IscariotJohn 6:70-71 names a man that should not have been born to avoid his judgment.
3/5/17

AM

Truth Is Not a Right (1)Most of mankind has lived believing various lies, which entirely wastes their lives.
3/5/17

PM

The Broken in HeartFive verses tell of the personal, emotional, and psychological sufferings of Christ.
3/12/17

AM

Truth Is Not a Right (2)God blinding and deceiving some while converting others is true and profound.
3/12/17

PM

Truth Is Not a Right (3)Rightly dividing the word of truth is a gift from God to be carefully protected.
3/15/17

PM

Change!God saved you to change you, and your growth and progress should be obvious.
3/19/17

AM

Truth Is Not a Right (4)Somewhat of a review thus far emphasizing the privilege and opportunity of truth.
3/19/17

PM

Truth Is Not a Right (5)We are responsible for truth God reveals, because He blinds and hardens many.
3/22/17

PM

Maccabees - the Hammer of GodPowerPoint study for men to know God, be strong for Him, and do exploits for Him.
3/26/17

AM

Gospel of John (62)7:1-3 for the brothers of Jesus pressing Him foolishly to attend the feast in Jerusalem.
3/26/17

PM

Gospel of John (63)7:4-9 for His answer to His brothers about attending the feast in dangerous Judea.
4/2/17

AM

Resurrection Power (1)God is the source of life, raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, and will resurrect us.
4/2/17

PM

Resurrection Power (2)God is the source of life, raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, and will resurrect us.
4/5/17

PM

Church MembershipPowerPoint slides for simple review and reminder of glory of local churches.
4/9/17

AM

Gospel of John (64)7:10-17 for Jesus at Feast of Tabernacles teaching men how to confirm true doctrine.
4/9/17

PM

Praise and ThanksgivingSpontaneous service given to praise, thanksgiving, and prayer. Hallelujah!
4/10/17

PM

Personal QualificationsSpiritual character is more important than the technical rules of Bible heremeneutics.
4/12/17

PM

Women as Trees of LifePPT slides for girls and women to review the Bible mandate to be trees of life.
4/15/17

PM

Easter in Acts 12:4The KJV Bible has no error in Acts 12:4; it uses Easter for the Jewish Passover.
4/16/17

AM

Gospel of John (65)7:19-24 for Jesus rebuking the Jews for their hypocrisy about keeping the Sabbath.
4/16/17

PM

Gospel of John (66)7:25-36 for the Jews confusion about the origin and destination of Jesus of Nazareth.
4/19/17

PM

Making Wise DecisionsPowerPoint slides for the four dangerous enemies of making wise decisions in life.
4/23/17

AM

Gift of the Holy GhostA repeat sermon from 10/16/2016 about the Holy Spirit as spoil for the suffering of Jesus.
4/23/17

PM

Praise & Prayer ServiceSpecial prayer service to pray for more of the Holy Ghost and His ministries to us.
4/30/17

AM

Gospel of John (67)7:37-39 for the Lord inviting men to freely partake of the coming gift of the Holy Ghost.
4/30/17

PM

Marriage CelebrationWith a wedding to occur Monday, the church celebrated two members marrying.
5/1/17

PM

Gift of the Holy Ghost - HeresyThe gift of the Holy Ghost in Acts 2:38 is not Him giving local church membership.
5/3/17

PM

Business MeetingBuilding committee informed the church about progress with the new facilities.
5/7/17

AM

Gospel of John (68)7:37-39 for further elaboration on the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost for saints.
5/7/17

PM

Gospel of John (69)7:37-39 for further elaboration on the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost for saints.
5/14/17

AM

Gospel of John (70)7:40-44 about the division among the common people about Jesus as the Christ.
5/14/17

PM

Gospel of John (71)7:45-53 about the division among the Jewish rulers about Jesus as the Christ.
5/17/17

PM

Regeneration & ConversionAbuoma Boanerges slides from Nigeria for the Bible truth about being born again.
5/21/17

AM

David (1)Simple sermons for reviewing character traits of David (1-7) making him special.
5/21/17

PM

David (2)Simple sermons for reviewing character traits of David (8-15) making him special.
5/22/17

PM

40 Years of AbsalomIdentify the 40 years in II Sam 15:7 that commentators and translators cannot.
5/28/17

AM

David (3)Simple sermons for reviewing character traits of David (16-18) making him special.
5/28/17

PM

David (4)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (19-25) that made him special.
5/31/17

PM

Killing Your GoliathsYouth meeting about killing Goliaths that youth commonly face and must defeat.
6/4/17

AM

David (5)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (26-29) that made him special.
6/4/17

PM

David (6)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (30-32) that made him special.
6/7/17

PM

Calvinism, Arminianism, and the TruthPowerPoint slides for a simple review of the great controversy about salvation.
6/8/17

PM

Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Truth - ChartChart for a brief and simple comparison of three positions regarding salvation.
6/11/17

AM

David (7)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (33-37) that made him special.
6/11/17

PM

David (8)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (38-43) that made him special.
6/18/17

AM

David (9)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (44-47) that made him special.
6/18/17

PM

David (10)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (48-52) that made him special.
6/25/17

AM

David (11)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (53-57) that made him special.
6/25/17

PM

David (12)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (58-62) that made him special.
6/28/17

PM

Men Prayer MeetingThe men used their monthly meeting for extra prayer based on the ten parts of life.
7/2/17

AM

David (13)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (63-67) that made him special.
7/2/17

PM

Communion ServiceAlong with a review of Psalm 22, the church sang ten communion songs of ten families.
7/3/17

PM

Good Men with Bad ChildrenSome of the greatest men in the Bible had some of the worst kids for your comfort.
7/9/17

AM

David (14)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (68-71) that made him special.
7/9/17

PM

David (15)Simple sermons for reviewing the traits of David (72-75) that made him special.
7/12/17

PM

Hopeless or Hopeful WomenA meeting of girls and women to increase their hope to be great women on earth.
7/16/17

AM

Love Is the Greatest (1)Introduction to the topic, I Cor 12:28 - 13:13, and love is our greatest duty (#1).
7/16/17

PM

Love Is the Greatest (2)Love is the greatest concept (#2), and love is the greatest definition (#3).
7/19/17

PM

Count Your BlessingsThe church gave God verbal thanks and praise for abundance of all good things.
7/23/17

AM

Love Is the Greatest (3)Love is the greatest concept (#2) and ideal (#4) - a perfect relational bond.
7/23/17

PM

Love Is the Greatest (4)Love viewed variously is the greatest grace (#5), evidence (#6), and measure (#7).
7/30/17

AM

Love Is the Greatest (5)Brotherly love is the greatest means (#8), and source (#9), and challenge (#10).
7/30/17

PM

Love Is the Greatest (6)Finish of series from the greatest example (#11) to the greatest device (#16).
8/2/17

PM

What Is Wrong with the Angels?PowerPoint slides about personal evangelism to build your love of souls.
8/6/17

AM

Gospel of John (72)8:1-11 with review of Bible manuscript evidence for the Pericope Adulterae.
8/6/17

PM

Gospel of John (73)8:1-11 for our Lord escaping a legal trap and turning it on His wicked enemies.
8/13/17

AM

Gospel of John (74)8:1-11 for our Lord escaping a legal trap and turning it on His wicked enemies.
8/13/17

PM

Gospel of John (75)8:12-20 for Jesus as the light of the world and easily rebutting Jewish accusations.
8/16/17

PM

Two-Step Bible Study (#1)PowerPoint slides for a very simple review of proving what a text does not mean.
8/20/17

AM

Gospel of John (76)8:12 review of Jesus as light of the world and our great need to follow Him daily.
8/20/17

PM

Gospel of John (77)8:30-33 for our Lord exposing many false believers that were not true disciples.
8/23/17

PM

Psychopath MenPowerPoint slides for meeting of men to correct and replace wicked thinking.
8/27/17

AM

Gospel of John (78)8:21-29 for Jesus confronting the Jews about dying in their sins for not believing.
8/27/17

PM

Gospel of John (79)8:30-37 exposes false believers by slavery to sin and rejection of the word of Jesus.
9/3/17

AM

Gospel of John (80)8:38-47 as Jesus told the Jews they were ignorant-depraved children of Satan.
9/3/17

PM

For What Did Jesus Die?Jesus died for the sins of His people, but do they really grasp the evil of their sins?
9/10/17

AM

Gospel of John (81)8:48-55 for Jesus defending Himself against the rebellious and wicked Jews.
9/10/17

PM

Gospel of John (82)8:56-59 for Jesus exalting Himself over heretical confidence by Jews in Abraham.
9/17/17

AM

Gospel of John (83)9:1-2 for background and philosophy about the right perspective of a man born blind.
9/17/17

PM

Gospel of John (84)9:2-3 for background and philosophy about the right perspective of a man born blind.
9/20/17

PM

Two-Step Bible Study (#2)PowerPoint slides for a very simple review of starting to learn what texts do mean.
9/24/17

AM

Gospel of John (85)9:4-7 as Jesus healed the blind man in His zeal to His mandate from God in heaven.
9/24/17

PM

Gospel of John (86)9:8-17 for neighbors and others and then Pharisees examining the man born blind.
9/27/17

PM

Money Matters (1)Meeting of men to review basic rules of financial management from God in the Bible.
10/1/17

AM

Gospel of John (87)9:18-34 for the Pharisees examining the man born blind and his parents.
10/1/17

PM

Gospel of John (88)9:35-41 Jesus found the man born blind and condemed the Pharisees arrogance.
10/4/17

PM

When Was Abraham Saved?PowerPoint slides to review the life of Abram and his acts of faith and works.
10/8/17

AM

The Day of Pentecost (1)Acts 2 describes one of the most important events of the New Testament kingdom.
10/8/17

PM

The Day of Pentecost (2)Jesus Christ gave His church the gift of tongues to enhance their evangelism.
10/15/17

AM

The Day Of Pentecost (3)Peter explained the first gift of tongues as fulfilling the prophecy of Joel 2:28-32.
10/15/17

PM

The Day of Pentecost (4)Grasping prophetic language, like in Acts 2:17-21, takes study and believing God.
10/18/17

PM

The Holy Spirit (in Ephesians)Paul in Ephesians told us more about the Holy Spirit than he did anywhere else.
10/22/17

AM

The Day of Pentecost (5)2:22-24 is a precious summary about Jesus Christ that all men should heed carefully.
10/22/17

PM

Church History ReviewThe church reviewed how God mercifully led us over 40 years for special guests.
10/25/17

PM

Money Matters (2)Meeting of men to review basic rules of financial management from God in the Bible.
10/29/17

AM

The Day of Pentecost (6)2:25-32 for proof of Jesus resurrection by Psalm 16 and great inductive reasoning.
10/29/17

PM

The Day of Pentecost (7)2:33-40 for Peters conclusion to his great sermon and the glorious response.
11/1/17

PM

The Gunpowder Plot (Guy Fawkes)Catholic conspirators in 1605 tried to blow up Parliament and kill King James & family.
11/5/17

AM

The Day of Pentecost (8)2:41-47 for the traits and nature of the Spirit-filled church in Jerusalem at its best.
11/5/17

PM

Reception of New MembersNine applicants give testimonies before joining with the church as members.
11/12/17

AM

Warnings about Hell (1)The Bible has a lot to say about the eternal torment of the wicked after this life is over.
11/12/17

PM

Warnings about Hell (2)The Bible has a lot to say about the eternal torment of the wicked after this life is over.
11/15/17

PM

Health, Sickness, and Death - 1The Bible has rules for the children of God to deal with the three cases properly.
11/19/17

AM

Warnings about Hell (3)The Bible has a lot to say about the eternal torment of the wicked after this life is over.
11/19/17

PM

Warnings about Hell (4)The Bible has a lot to say about the eternal torment of the wicked after this life is over.
11/26/17

AM

Celebrating God (1)A special service to celebrate God by preaching and extra singing and praying.
11/26/17

PM

Celebrating God (2)A special service to celebrate God by preaching and extra singing and praying.
12/3/17

AM

Gospel of John (89)10:1-10 for Jesus as the parabolic door of the sheep for a lesson of comfort for sheep.
12/3/17

PM

Gospel of John (90)10:11-18 for Jesus as the parabolic good shepherd for a lesson of comfort for sheep.
12/6/17

PM

Health, Sickness, and Death - 2The Bible has rules for the children of God to deal with the three cases properly.
12/10/17

AM

Gospel of John (91)10:1-10 review with more explanation for interpreting parables and first five verses.
12/10/17

PM

Gospel of John (92)10:11-18 to review Jesus as the good shepherd compared to Pharisees hirelings.
12/17/17

AM

Gospel of John (93)10:19-26 for division among Jews Jesus settled by declaring them reprobates.
12/17/17

PM

Gospel of John (94)10:26-30 for Jesus explaining election as the divider of men and salvation by it.
12/20/17

PM

Ethics in a Gay SocietyChristians may do business with those of different lifestyles and still please God.
12/24/17

AM

Gospel of John (95)10:31-42 for Jesus defending Himself against unbelievers and finding believers.
12/24/17

PM

Marriage CelebrationA marriage in Christ was celebrated with reading, charges, singing, and a feast.