“Converted and Called” 1 Tim 1:12-20
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Converted and Called” 1 Tim 1:12-20 Converted by Christ (12-17) Called to Combat (18-20) Click here to read Sermon notes
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 15”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 15” Multiple Parts Abiding in Christ Abiding in Christ Yields Fruit (1-8) Abiding in Christ Enjoys God & Expresses His Love (9-17) Abiding in Christ Endures Opposition (18-25) Abiding in Christ Bears Witness (26-27) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1
Details“Under Command” 1 Tim 1:1-11
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Under Command” 1 Tim 1:1-11 God’s Command Paul’s Command Timothy’s Command Love’s Command Law’s Command Click here to read Sermon notes
Details“The Word of God” with Pastor Tom Martin
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of God” with Pastor Tom Martin Psalm 119:105 Audio
Details“God Is Faithful” with Pastor Allen Bryant
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “God Is Faithful” Guest Pastor Allen Bryant Isaiah 40:25-31 Hebrews 11:1-17; 12:2 Audio
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Gifts From the Savior” I love Christmas time, and it’s nice to do devotional sermons so as to meditate on Jesus’ advent with its impetus and implications. Today we will briefly consider eight “gifts” which Christ brought to His people. Like the good gifts we receive from one another, (although every…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 14”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 14” Multiple Parts Discussing Departure Where Are You Going? (1-6) I Am the Way! (6-14) The Spirit of Truth (15-17) The Way of Life (18-31) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3 final
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Procured Privilege” According to the world, “privilege” is a bad thing for which we need to repent. However, Scripture celebrates God’s “peculiar treasure,” His chosen or elect whom He has seated in the “heavenly places.” They are positioned in the most privileged place in the universe – in Christ! Ours is…
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Wednesday Night Bible Study “Current Events” Audio only for this special Bible Study
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:31-38”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:31-38” “The Center of it All” Hidden Glory (31-32) Love’s Journey (33) New Commandment (34-35) Jesus’ Power (36-38) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3
Details“Social Justice and The Gospel”
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Social Justice and The Gospel” multiple parts There is a great division within the visible Church today and as the division grows more distinct, one better know where he or she stands on the issues. It is our duty to make certain our stance is firmly founded on a correct interpretation…
Details“The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 6
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 6 “Marks of Ministers” We all bear marks of sin in our lives. Some marks are psychological, some are physical, and many are spiritual. Like scars, these marks can serve as reminders of damage. Unlike some scars, the damage of sin is irreparable. It’s a…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:18-30”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:18-30” “No Turn of Events” Sure Prophesy (18-21) Sobering Perplexity (22-26) Salvific Providence (27-30) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3
Details“The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 5
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 5 “Faith’s Foci” As believers, we must see things through heaven’s eyes. If we see things as “under the sun,” we will easily be distracted, discouraged, and in disdain. But if we look at life as “under the Son,” we remember the age to come,…
Details“The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 4
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 4 “The Body of Faith” I was taught that a sermon ought to have one main point, and thus it should have a targeted intro, body, and conclusion/invitation. Such an approach would be to make the message distinct, clear, attainable, and perhaps even concise. I’m…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:1-20” two parts
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 13:1-20” “Authoritative Condescension” Conclusion & Introduction (1) Betrayal & Portrayal (2-12) Servanthood & Servitude (13-20) Principle & Practice (15) SSW not SJW Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2
Details“The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 3
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Normal Supernatural Life” 2 Cor 3 The normal Christian life is a glorified life but not one the world desires. Vision, righteousness, cleansing, life, and glory are what the Spirit of Christ produces in our lives. But the evil one has his counterfeits. His glory is that which includes the…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:37-50”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:37-50” Hardened Disbelief & Shunned Glory (37-43) A Plea for Belief & Sacrificial Glory (44-50) Click here for Bible study notes
Details“Authentic or Counterfeit Gospel?”
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Authentic or Counterfeit Gospel?” The War The Ideals The Costs There is a spiritual epidemic today. It is a deficiency of the employment of discernment in the Church. To be fair, some in the visible church are not using discernment because they don’t truly know the Word (Mat. 7:21-23). And those…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Wolves in Wool” Scripture has much to say about false teachers/prophets. In fact, Jesus saved His most scathing condemnation for the authoritative establishment Pharisees of His day. Why? Not because they were teaching heresy or disdaining Scripture, but because they were hypocritically teaching it and failing to see how Jesus is…
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Special Sunday Morning Question and Answer time. 29 August 2021 Jesus is the answer! You may ask, “What’s the question?” As the Antitype to the ancient type and the Substance to the ancient shadows, He is the answer to the ancient prophesies, ceremonies, and promises. He is the answer to our problem of sin. He…
Details“In His Image” parts 1 and 2
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “In His Image” parts 1 and 2 What does gender have to do with God, Scripture, the Church, or the Gospel? Everything! God created two genders, male and female, so as to bear His image because He is a relational triune being who is love. Both genders are equally valued and…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:20-36”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:20-36” (Multiple parts) Hour at Hand Hour Signaled (20-22) Hour of Jesus’ Glory (23) Hour of Death (24-27, 32-33) Hour of Dread (27) Hour of Father’s Glory (28-30) Hour of Judgment (31) Hour of Victory (31) Hour of Attraction (32-34) Hour of Darkness (35-36) Click here for Bible study notes…
Details“The Word of Salvation” part 5
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Salvation” part 5 The Final Word I once heard it said that Jesus is the only true individual. No one has, is, or will ever be all that Jesus is or could do all that Jesus has done. It is true that we are being conformed to His…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Salvation” part 4 The Glorified Word What is the promise of the beatific vision? What does it mean that we will see God? What is theosis or deification? Who believes in it? Will we partake of divinity? Mormons teach that as God is now, man will be; and…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Salvation” part 3 The Sacrificial Word Throughout Scripture, God repeats that He does not delight in the sacrifice of burnt offerings (e.g. 1 Sam. 15:22; Pss. 40:6; 50:8; 51:16; Prov. 21:3; Hos. 6:6; Heb. 10:5-7). Why? Because He’d rather enjoy obedience. When we trust and obey Him, there…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:1-19”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 12:1-19” (Multiple parts) Surprising Situations Surprising Devotion (1-7) Surprising Dualities (12-18) Surprising Dismay (8-11, 19) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3 Audio part 4 (final part)
Details“The Word of Salvation” part 2
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Salvation” part 2 “The Living Piercing Word” A large portion of today’s sermon will consist of quotations/sermons from others who have acknowledged the utter uniqueness of Jesus and the unparalleled impact He has had on history. So too with the Scriptures, which all point to the person and…
Details“Righteous Redeemer” Luke 4:18
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Righteous Redeemer” Luke 4:18 The Declaration of Independence is a document that acknowledges humans’ unalienable rights endowed by our “Creator” who is God of “Nature” and Nature’s “Laws” (legislative), “Supreme Judge” (judicial), and who governs “Providence” (executive). The Declaration of Independence is a profound yet simple document of words. But it…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Salvation” part 1 “The Condemning Word” part 1 To condemn people is not our prerogative. To condemn political correctness is. Such is not being political but being biblical. Politics is the use of deceptive rhetoric in order to grab, maintain, and gain power and nothing more. It is…
Details“The Word of Incarnation” part 3
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Incarnation” part 3 “The Word of the Living Temple” We considered the Word of the Tabernacle and how the Church is a large part of the fulfillment of it. Perhaps a little less foreign to you is the concept of Jesus himself being the Temple. No doubt that…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: “John 11:45-57”
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “John 11:45-57” (Multiple parts) Shepherd and Beasts Good Shepherd and Scheming Wolves (vv 45-48, 53) Scape Goat and Passover Lamb (vv 49-52) Beasts of Land and Sea (vv 48-53) Sheep & Wolves (vv 54-57) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3 Audio part…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Incarnation” part 2 “The Word of the Tabernacle” There are some circles of Christian study groups, sermons, books, and teachings which go into great details of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. Such are very helpful in pointing to multiple aspects of the person and work of Christ. However,…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Incarnation” part 1 The Word Preincarnate part 1 The Word of the LORD is a person; but before the incarnation of the Word, God’s people experienced the Word manifested in various ways (Heb. 1:1-2). Samuel heard the audible Word. Abraham saw, sat with, spoke with, and ate with…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study “John 11:17-44” (Multiple parts)
Wednesday Night Bible Study “John 11:17-44” (Multiple parts) The Person of Resurrection (vv 17-27) The Premise for Resurrection (ravages of sin and death) (vv 28-37) The Proof of Resurrection (vv 38-44) Click here for Bible study notes Audio part 1 Audio part 2 Audio part 3
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Revelation” part 4 Because every word that comes from the mouth of God is true, righteous, and beautiful, He need not make a vow. What is interesting is that when it comes to our salvation, He actually did “swear” so to speak (see Heb. 6:13-14). And the author…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Revelation” part 3 The Word of the Prophets. The Word is full of motifs (tapestries of themes) which point to the Person of salvation. In hindsight, we see that the Feasts depicted major aspects of Jesus’ person and work. We see how He is the fulfillment of Sabbath…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Revelation” part 2 The Word of Law (or righteousness) is the same as the Word of love. We live with our carnal desires (the flesh) and have been totally depraved; thus our thinking, motives, and even worship has been tainted by sin. Jesus, however, was born of the…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Revelation” part 1 Everything except God must have context. All creation is in the context of the eternal Word. For example: galaxies, our solar system, and earth are governed in and by the environment of the cosmos, while spiritual beings such as angels and humans are governed by…
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Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Word of Creation” part 2 What we are about to explore is seldom emphasized or hardly preached in the Church. However, what we consider now is fundamental, theological, and necessarily biblical. To understand who we are is to better understand who God is – and we cannot do such without…
DetailsThe Word of Creation (Part 1)
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: The Word of Creation (Part 1) I have chosen to switch our series in John to Wednesdays in order to present this series about the Word on Sundays. Although I think hyperbole should be appropriately used, I don’t like it when pastors unduly hype up certain realities, topics, or virtues. Therefore,…
DetailsWednesday Night Bible Study: John 11:1-16 (Multiple parts)
Wednesday Night Bible Study: John 11:1-16 (Multiple parts) Because all have sinned, death visits all of us (Ro. 5:12; 6:23). Death is not natural, but rather a result of our fallen nature’s curse. Though 10 out of 10 people die, we don’t have to fear death. It has been defeated for us by the Savior.…
Details“True Temple and Righteous Judge” John 10:22-42
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “True Temple and Righteous Judge” John 10:22-42 Jesus is the true Temple, the One to whom the Temple in Jerusalem pointed, and He boldly proclaimed that He would raise it again in three days after it was “destroyed” (Jn. 2:19-22). A body (temple) was prepared for the Son of God (Heb.…
Details“The Righteous Shepherd” John 10:1-21
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Righteous Shepherd” John 10:1-21 Palm Sunday not only looks back to when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey as they cried out ‘hosanna.” It also recounts the prophecies of God that He himself would come to save them and be their Shepherd King. As Hosea wrote, The King/Shepherd would come…
Details“Metaphorical Miracle” John 9
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Metaphorical Miracle” John 9 The greatest miracle I know is that I was blind and now I see! “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (Jn. 3:36; see…
Details“Sons of Satan” John 8:37-59
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Sons of Satan” John 8:37-59 Are you a slave or an heir? Is your father God or the devil? Do you abide in Christ or dismiss His claim of being the Almighty God? In His argument with the Jews, Jesus had to correct their assumptions of their spiritual status and His…
Details“From Slavery To Son-ship” John 8:21-36
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “From Slavery To Son-ship” John 8:21-36 Continued Confrontation: Jesus is Judge of heaven and earth. Nevertheless, those who confronted Him assumed to be in judgment of (or even over) Him. He simply shared the cold hard truth with them and that truth He gave to the religious ones of His day…
Details“Spiritual Armor” Ephesians 6:10-20
Wednesday Night Bible Study: “Spiritual Armor” Ephesians 6:10-20 (Multiple parts) An excerpt from Pastor Chris Hall’s notes: Having put on the breastplate of God’s truth, righteousness, and faithfulness doesn’t mean we no longer associate with the sinner. We are still, in fact, sinners who must befriend sinners. I know of self-righteous Christians who say that…
Details“The Light of the World” John 8:12-20
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “The Light of the World” John 8:12-20 One cannot live without making judgments but we must strive not to be judgmental (condemnatory). We are people of the light though we must walk in a dark world; thus we must use discernment and judge righteously. We need to be ‘street smart’ Christians…
Details“Guilty Accusers” John 7:53-8:11
Sunday Morning Sermon Series: “Guilty Accusers” John 7:53-8:11 This jewel of a passage has mystery and debate about where and whether or not it should be in our Bibles. However, scholars for centuries have agreed and acknowledged that its place in the canon is appropriate. It may seem a bit or a lot disjointed but…
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