This Sunday the sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 – “ The Transforming Power of God’s Word”. “… when you received the word of God, …” – 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Have you received the word of God as the word of God? Do you believe that the Bible is “God-breathed?” (2 Timothy 3:16) Do you […]
This Sunday the sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10– “Conversion to Christ”. “… you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God …” – 1 Thessalonians 1:9 Idolatry is the worship of false gods rather than the one true and living God revealed in the Bible. Idolatry can take many forms. […]
This Sunday the sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 – “The Evidences of Election”. “… you received the word with much affliction …” – 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Salvation, according to the Bible, is by grace alone. Salvation is the gift of God. One cannot earn it and we, as sinners, certainly do not deserve it. […]
This Sunday the sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 – “Chosen by God”. “For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, …” – 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Do you believe in the doctrine of election? If one is a Bible-believing Christian, he must believe something about the doctrine of election. It is […]
This Sunday the sermon is from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-3 – “Thanks Be to God for the Thessalonians”. “We give thanks to God always for all of you …” – 1 Thessalonians 1:2 Paul’s thanksgiving for the Thessalonian church was God-centered. He gave thanks to God for the existence of this church. Read Acts 17:1-9. The […]
This Sunday the sermon is from Psalm 139 – “Searched and Known by God”. “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!” – Psalm 139:17 The Lord knows us thoroughly and intimately. Psalm 139 teaches us this truth. He is omniscient (Vss. 2-6); He is omnipresent (Vss. […]
This Sunday the sermon is from Ephesians 2:1-10 – “The Grace Connection”. “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked …” – Ephesians 2:1 What do you believe about mankind’s spiritual condition? Do you believe that men and women are ‘okay’ spiritually? Do you believe that man is basically […]
This Sunday the sermon is from Luke 24:13-35 – “Disciples of the Burning Heart”. “”Did not our hearts burn within us…?” – Luke 24:32 Does your heart ever “burn within you” as a Bible preacher preaches or a Bible teacher teaches? The disciples on the road to Emmaus described their experience with this colorful language. […]
This Sunday the sermon is from Titus 1:5-9 – “Orderly Churches in a Disorderly World”. “This is why I left you in Crete …” – Titus 1:5 Was there any hope for the inhabitants of the island of Crete? A Cretan prophet had said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” Well, there was […]
This Sunday the sermon is from Psalm 150 – ” A Concluding Psalm of Praise”. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” – Psalm 150:6 Psalm 150 concludes the Old Testament Psalter and it concludes this book in a fitting way. The psalmist commands us 13 times in 6 verses to “Praise the Lord!” […]
