I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT ISLAM Luke 9:18-26 INTRODUCTION: Luke 9:23: Jesus here is warning His original disciples and those of us who today who have received Him as our Lord and Savior that there will be others coming after Him that will say that what the Bible tells us about Jesus is […]
THE DANGERS OF DEFERENCE! Romans 14:1-5 INTRODUCTION: Unity, in the Scriptures is a big deal with our Lord: Psalm 133:1-3; Ephesians 4:3; Titus 3:10-11. I. THE IRONY OF EXCLUSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNITY! Somewhat ironically our Lord tells us that in the pursuit of unity sometimes it means excluding people who are divisive. There […]
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CROSS Luke 23:33-36 INTRODUCTION: The four accounts of the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ are found in the four gospels of the Bible. The crucifixion of our Lord Jesus is so important that our Lord told His church to remember it on a regular basis: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. What is […]
FEAR OR FAITH: YOU CHOOSE! John 14:22-27 INTRODUCTION: John 14:27: How many times did our Lord say this or statements similar to it. Yet in this crazy world we live in how can we not let our hearts be troubled? We do not ignore our emotions; we simply overcome our fears with something greater than […]
THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever heard of “The Great Disappointment?” The Great Disappointment was one of the most noted events in the history of the American church. In the early 1800s there were many revivals and literally hundreds of new converts were added to many churches. Many of these new converts […]
WHY WOULD A GOD WHO IS LOVE SEND PEOPLE TO HELL? Matthew 7:13-14 INTRODUCTION: We as believers show not only know God’s Word we should be able to tell others why we believe what we say we believe: 1 Peter 3:15. If we believe the Bible is true we must believe in a place called […]
FROM BITTERNESS TO BLESSING! Exodus 15:22-27 INTRODUCTION: When things seem to be going bad in your life that does not mean God has stopped doing good. In all of our lives our circumstances fall into two types: Those things in our control and those things out of our control: Proverbs 19:21. Our God has a […]
NEW THINGS! Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTION: Sing: God Will Make a Way! I. NEW FAITH MUST PRODUCE NEW ACTIONS! Our Lord Jesus knew that faith and obedience must be expressed in new actions for maturing believers if we are to continue to grow in our faith! Matthew 14:29-31. As we move into new experiences with our […]
USING THE BIBLE IN YOUR LIFE! Isaiah 40:6-8 INTRODUCTION: How do we use the Bible in our lives? Isaiah 40:6-8: We have an eternal Word from God in our Bibles. We know from our Bibles that one day both the heavens and the earth will pass away. But also we know from the Word of […]
HEARTS ON FIRE FOR GOD! Luke 24:13-36 INTRODUCTION: We must constantly be restoring our passion for our Lord Jesus Christ! Passion for Christ and passion for live are absolutely necessary if we are going to be successful and have God’s joy in our hearts! Luke 24:32-36. Salvation is free but true discipleship costs everything we […]