EAT MY FLESH! John 6:51-59 INTRODUCTION: We as believers in Jesus Christ and those who believe the Bible truly is the living Word of God must not pretend these are easy words to understand. How can Jesus tell His followers to eat his body and drink His blood? As we take communion today we will […]
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 […]
DEFEATING DOUBTS! Mark 9:14-29 INTRODUCTION: I wish to encourage you today about your doubts. The Bible has many examples of believers who had doubts and yet learned to defeat those doubts. In Mark 9 we find the story of a father who brought his demon possessed boy to the Lord. This father had faith but […]
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 […]
WHY ARE THERE HYPOCRITES IN GOD’S CHURCH? Matthew 6:1-18 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever asked someone to visit your church only to have them tell you they don’t go to church because there are too many hypocrites in the church. That had been a problem even before there was a church. Seven times our Lord said […]
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 […]
WHY DO I NEED A SAVIOR? Matthew 19:16-22 INTRODUCTION: You are not superman and neither am I. We cannot fly and we cannot save ourselves by anything we might do in this life. We need a Savior! You might ask: “Why do I need a Savior, why can’t I save myself?” I. WHY CAN’T I […]
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 […]
GOD’S BROKEN LAW Exodus 24:1-8 INTRODUCTION: The Law of God was given to the children of Israel three mounts after they came out of Egypt. Moses reviewed the Law for the children of Israel and they responded to him: Exodus 24:1-8. Two times the children of Israel said “We will do everything the LORD has […]
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 […]