Sermons
2017
145 results
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Easter in Acts 12:4
Many are amused or confused by use of Easter in Acts 12:4, and others want to find fault with the King James Bible. But there is no issue for Bible students. Easter is the English word for Passover in that…
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Women as Trees of Life
Being a Christian and living without helping others in godliness is a wasted life. You ignore the second command. You wrongly think you can love God and ignore His children. You neglect the duty to perfect others. These slides were…
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Personal Qualifications
Jesus taught in John 7:17 that learning the truth depends on personal and spiritual traits – especially obedience. Jesus Himself shocked His hearers by His knowledge without seminary training – for God had taught Him. God will also teach you…
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Praise and Thanksgiving
The open pulpit policy of the church allowed five men to praise and give thanks before the congregation (Ps 34:1-3
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John 7:10-17Part 64 in The Gospel of John Chapter 7 (2017)
The people feared to discuss Jesus due to the Jewish leaders. The fear of man is a snare (Pr 29:25). His preaching blew them away by His O.T. knowledge without seminary. He told His hearers obeying God was the way…
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Church Membership
The local church is important, if you trust the Bible over experiences, feelings, and trends. God chose churches for N.T. worship. You cannot be a loner and please God. David craved congregational worship with others. Do you? Do you seek…
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Resurrection PowerPart 1 of 2
Our religion has great power and hope. We sinned to be cursed with death in Eden, but Jesus rose from the dead and has power to give life by His voice. He will resurrect us to life when He raises…
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Resurrection PowerPart 2 of 2
Our religion has great power and hope. We sinned to be cursed with death in Eden, but Jesus rose from the dead and has power to give life by His voice. He will resurrect us to life when He raises…
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John 7:4-9Part 63 in The Gospel of John Chapter 7 (2017)
Jesus brothers did not believe Him as Messiah and Son of God. When they pressured Him to attend the feast in Jerusalem, He responded to them about His danger there and their lack of the same. He told them to…
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John 7:1Part 62 in The Gospel of John Chapter 7 (2017)
After the Jews tried to kill Him for healing the impotent man (John 5:16-18), Jesus remained in Galilee to avoid the spotlight and danger in Judea. When the feast of tabernacles arrived, His unbelieving brothers tried to pressure Him into…
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Maccabees – the Hammer of God
During years between the two testaments, the Greeks persecuted the Jews. Antiochus IV Epiphanes was by far the worst, desecrating and profaning the temple. God raised up the Maccabees to defeat the Seleucids and cleanse the temple. What are your…
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Marriage RulesPart 3 of 7
Part 3 of 7 in Marriage Rules (2016).
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Truth Is Not a RightPart 4 of 5
We have a cause as much as David against Goliath and Peter against the 5,000 that forsook Jesus. God gives truth, and it is a blessing deserving much thanksgiving, and it is an opportunity to be leveraged for further blessings…
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Truth Is Not a RightPart 5 of 5
Most Christians will not believe God blinds men or hides truth, but the Bible shows His work over and over. Because of His judgment of men, truth brings a responsibility to appreciate it and obey it. If men neglect or…
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Change!
Real Christians change and grow. A lack of fruit and progress is condemning. Those in Christ are new creatures and every part of their lives is new. It is a choice to daily put off the old man and put…
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Truth Is Not a RightPart 3 of 5
Bible verses have led denominations astray due to their corruption of them, while others can see the right interpretation easily. Truth is a gift from God requiring thanksgiving from those with it and creating the responsibility to learn truth, love…
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Truth Is Not a RightPart 2 of 5
History has many examples of men believing lies, when they could have been saved by the Bible. These include bleeding President George Washington and Ignaz Semmelweis fighting for maternal safely in childbirth. Bible verses are corrupted by some while understood…
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The Broken in Heart
There is more to the suffering of Jesus than just the physical. He also suffered emotionally, spiritually (by the devil), and divinely (by God forsaking Him). Appreciate His death more by learning these five verses. Paul wanted to learn the…
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Truth Is Not a RightPart 1 of 5
Life without truth is not a blessing – it is rather a curse. Most Christians think God wants all men to know the truth – that it is their right to have truth by mere existence. The Bible does not…
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Judas Iscariot
The Bible has rules for how you should view the past, and it has rules for how you should view the future. Since your past is gone, and your future unknown, all you have is the present. Choices must be…