Sermons
Discover the Joy of Leaving Laodicea Behind504: God Uses Ordinary Men in Extraordinary Ways
We are truly living in troubling times. Not times unknown to believers in the past, but times the church of today is ill-equipped to manage. But there is hope. And this hope is found in our faith in the One who “declares the end from the beginning” (Isaiah 46:10)— …
503: How to Respond During Dark Times
Great question. But the answer is usually less than encouraging. Who do we trust? The government? Not so much. The organized church? Probably not as much as we did in the past. The media? Please. The educational system? Hollywood? Our Facebook, Twitter, and …
502: The Lord’s Supper and the Higher Christian Life
There are many questions Christians have about the Lord’s Supper, and not all of them revolve around the nature of the substance of the bread and wine. There is the question about timing, how often are we to celebrate it? Then questions about meaning, is it symbolic …
501: To Reckon or Not Reckon, that is the Question
We have been looking at the three key truths that will allow you to experience the surrender that leads to the Higher Christian Life. Let’s take a moment for a quick review. Truth One – You are incapable of pleasing God or producing anything good with your flesh (your …
500: I Believe God is Able, But is He Willing?
There is an account in Matthew 9 where two blind beggars followed Jesus and continued to cry out to Him hoping to get His attention and receive their sight. After all, He had healed others, maybe He would heal them also. Jesus, ignoring their cries, entered into a …
499: “There is No Tomorrow!” – Apollo Creed
Often, when it comes to the things that scare us or assault our faith, we tend to go into a brain freeze, to zone out, to habitually rationalize and procrastinate away the problem like Rocky Balboa in Rocky III did when he faced fighting Clubber Lang. He was afraid and …
498: Do You Believe the Promises of God?
Quite honestly, this question is separates those who live their Christian life on the bottom rung from those who experience the Higher Christian Life. And it is all based on faith. Your faith. Do you believe in the promises of God? Not just specific doctrines and …
497: Did You Receive the Holy Spirit When You Believed?
In Acts 19, we have a controversial encounter between Paul, the Spirit, and some believers in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-7). One side claims it proves the Holy Spirit can, and will, come upon believers after salvation, thus justifying much of the fringe charismatic movement …