Sermons: Practical Life
Maximize life! God knows best how to live it. Here are answers to everything from cremation to financial success, from tattoos to virginity, from swearing to marital sex, from job promotions to charity, and much more. As a Christian, God created you and bought you, so you are twice His. You owe Him everything. He jealously demands your affection and resents any flirting with the world. Most today love pleasure more than holiness, but the Bible teaches holiness that brings lasting pleasures of all kinds, both here and in heaven.
Recent Sermons: Practical Life
10/15/2025 PM
God’s Sovereignty & Omnipotence in Jonah (2) Slides
God Jehovah is sovereign and omnipotent, but these two attributes are not the same. Knowing the difference helps to know God better and trust Him even more. This study uses the events of the book of Jonah to see both God's sovereign choices and His unlimited power to accomplish big things.
10/12/2025 PM
An Excellent Spirit (7) Slides
Anger is hardly ever necessary, and it does more damage to your reputation than most anything else. Anger also gives place to the devil, which renders you vulnerable to his devices. Measured speech, meaning few words and very careful answers, is another way to avoid a talker's shame.
10/12/2025 AM
An Excellent Spirit (6) Slides
Committed Christians want an excellent spirit for favor with God and men. This sermon has much review in it, which was appreciated by those that want the truth driven home. One rule seldom considered is to only measure yourself by others' opinions, for we are too kind to ourselves.
10/5/2025 AM
Sermon on the Mount – Overview (2014) Slides
Hear and see a summary of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in 50 minutes - the greatest sermon in the Bible. In 111 verses, Jesus corrected errors of the scribes and Pharisees to teach 21 lessons of the true righteousness of God for different parts of life to please Him now and at Judgment.
9/28/2025 PM
Pray & Sit Still
When Judah was threatened by the mighty Assyrian army under Sennacherib, fearful Jews sought Egypt's help. But God warned, Egypt could not help. For deliverance, they should sit still and let God do it. 185,000 dead Assyrians! If your situation is hard, learn to pray and sit still (or wait on Him).
9/28/2025 AM
An Excellent Spirit (5) Slides
The Bible also has bad examples of spirit - the sons of Zeruiah (David's nephews), though very useful, were too hard and harsh. The sons of thunder (James and John) were told by Jesus they did not know how much their spirit was wrong. Some rules to help rule your spirit were included.
9/21/2025 PM
An Excellent Spirit (4) Slides
The Bible has many examples and precepts to rule your spirit, and you can do it. Joseph and David are other great examples beyond Daniel. Paul is a great example by his grace toward difficult churches. Starting with your heart, use only gracious speech. You must also limit anger, for it is rarely righteous.
9/21/2025 AM
An Excellent Spirit (3) Slides
Ruling your spirit will bring the favor of God and men in your life. You can even be like God and show yourself His child by ruling your spirit about enemies. He shows us how by His treatment of His enemies. Learn the lesson of Goliath or Saul, Judas or Peter. Rather than hate them, learn to love them.
9/14/2025 PM
An Excellent Spirit (2) Slides
Your spirit is that internal force in you that influences actions and reactions greatly. The Bible uses many different names and parts for your spirit. The difference between a man that rules his spirit and a man that does not is very great. But you can do it! This should be an exciting goal for your life.
9/14/2025 AM
An Excellent Spirit (1) Slides
Daniel had an excellent spirit that moved Darius to consider putting him over all of Persia. His peers tried to find error and fault in him, but they could not; he was faithful. By self-examination and ruling our spirits by His help, we can have an excellent spirit.
9/3/2025 PM
God’s Sovereignty & Omnipotence in Jonah (1) Slides
God Jehovah is sovereign and omnipotent, but these two attributes are not the same. Knowing the difference helps to know God better and trust Him even more. This study uses the events of the book of Jonah to see both God's sovereign choices and His unlimited power to accomplish big things.
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Christian and Taxes
True Christians submit cheerfully to government and pay all taxes for the Lord’s sake. They know obeying civil authorities is the will of God. They never use their gospel liberty to cheat government or give the gospel a bad name. They pray for their rulers and trust their King, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Techno-sins
Witty inventions are a blessing. But 100 years of inventions have brought Sodom into every house. If you love your children, and if you know evil communications corrupt good manners, you must be vigilant in the modern world. Get scared to become a technology protector of family and church.
Happiness Is a Choice
The subject is glorious, and God has given commands and comfort for His children to have a continual feast through life. Will you make the choice to be truly happy? Joy and love are far greater motivators than fear or threats. Christians should be the happiest people on earth.
Child Training Goals
A workshop sermon with handouts and a table of goals for training children. Do not be content with academic education, sports, and having fun. Reject the world’s foolish scope and sequence. If you want them to glorify God and have fruitful kingdom lives, you must train them His way.
Marital Speech
God gave you lips, mouth, and tongue for many uses, but the most important is speech. Death or life is in the power of the tongue – including marriage. Great lovers use words to please and win those they love. Bad speech by either spouse is a sin, and it is destructive. Learn to be a real lover.
Christian and Politics
Donald Trump is our new president. The Bible is a perfect political manual – detailed history of nations, incredible insider information, inspired laws for rulers and citizens, etc. Do you hold godly views of voting, reverence of rulers, paying taxes, civil government, compliance, rebellion, etc.?
Living Under Obama
God ordained submission to civil rulers, contradicting so-called Christian patriots. Paul and Peter taught obedience to Nero. Our fathers lived under other persecuting powers. We can easily live under President Obama without fear for four more years. Godliness and prayer changes nations.
Health, Sickness, and Death
Health, sickness, and death are realities. But we know things from the Bible unknown to other men. We know the cause and cure of sickness, death, and cemeteries. Christians should age and die graciously, full of faith and praise, after training the next generation. Live and die in the Lord.
Perfect Marriages
Christian marriage should be the best, easily! God created and designed marriage, and He knows better than all marital counselors combined. Are you taking advantage of the world’s best marriage manual – the Bible. A short and simple sermon for sinners and saints.
Love Is the Greatest
All men by nature are malicious and hateful, and only an incredible work of grace can cause them to truly love others. This brotherly love is the best evidence of eternal life – not faith or doctrinal knowledge. Devils believe. Love is the great measure of a person, marriage, family, and church.
Incremental Compromise
Sin lies. It deceives men to think they can get away with a few secret sins. Playing with sin by compromising God’s rules will bring you down. Think Lot! His family’s ruin did not happen overnight. It took many years of more and more compromise, but then destruction surely comes.
Ten Mothers & Ten Rules
Honor of mothers has been taught before. This sermon is to remind mothers that ordinary acts like birth, nursing, clothing, and feeding their children are no more than what animals do for their young. The Bible shows exemplary women and teaches rules for much higher goals for mothers.
Bible Economics
Money matters! Solomon said it answers all things. God loves His children, so the Bible is full of advice for financial success. Forget money-begging televangelists that want to harvest your seed money for their mansions. This study explores God’s word to help your family and prosper. Many have profited from it. Will you be the next?
Bring Everything Back to the Bible
The only source of truth and wisdom in the world is found in the Bible and nowhere else. All questions and problems are answered in the Bible, but you must know the Bible and obey it, in order to realize the benefit. Be a help to those around you – bring everything back to the Bible.
Godly Character
Character is those traits that identify you from others. It is the conduct that makes your reputation. It is the code of conduct that rules actions. It is the discipline and defaults of your choices. It will help you in jobs, in marriage, and glorifying God by your life. It is more important than anything else you pursue in life e.g. job, wealth, etc. The world measures by IQ and other vain standards, but not God and good men. It can be improved. Read this sermon!
Christian Charity: The Godly Response to Haiti’s Earthquake
On January 12, 2010 an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 shook the island of Haiti near its capital of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian Interior Minister estimates the dead could number 200,000. In response, America’s government, churches, and pagans have donated money and goods to help the survivors recover from the great damage. We have not done so. Why have we not done so? We have plenty of funds. Can we defend our position? What is a Christian’s duty from the Bible in such situations?
