LET NOTHING BE WASTEDI JOHN 6:1-15 INTRODUCTION: Our Lord Jesus was very big on using all that His Father had placed in His hands. After feeding the 5,000 He said: John 6:12: “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” The basic idea of letting nothing be wasted is a Biblical idea. […]
STAYING IN GOD’S WILL EPHESIANS 1:1-14 I. KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD! Possibly the most asked question of pastors revolve around the issue of knowing God’s will. As Christians we believe that our God is interested in the decisions we make in every area of our lives. When we look at the phrases, “The […]
A BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW FOR EVERY ELECTION! Matthew 5:13-16 INTRODUCTION: If you were to come to any biblical pastor and ask him about a personal problem you are having that pastor would take you to God’s Word and show you what it says about your problem and how to apply God’s Word to your problem: […]
GOD’S CURE FOR YOUR ANXIETY Matthew 11:28-30 INTRODUCTION: Ours is an age of anxiety. Though we have less to worry about than previous generations we have more worry. We see far too many furrowed brows today. We are more anxious today about the journey of this life than we are with the destination we will […]
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 […]
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 […]