Satan’s Plan to Distract the Christian
Satan’s Plan to Distract the Christian
Satan will call all of his hordes together to keep Christians from maintaining an intimate abiding experience with Christ. One strategy the devil will...
Satan’s Methods of Attacking the Christian’s Assurance
Satan’s Methods of Attacking the Christian’s Assurance
The devil has many devices to use against the Christian and one primary device is to attack our assurance. In this study, Tim considers...
Satan’s Attacks Against Christian Assurance
Satan’s Attacks Against Christian Assurance
A believer's assurance of salvation is a particular place that Satan will often seek to attack. Our enemy wants to make us miserable, depressed, and defeated by believing lies that unsettle our confidence in Christ.
Satan Is Bound The Word of God is Not Bound
Satan Is Bound The Word of God is Not Bound
The Bible teaches that Satan is bound (Revelation 20:1-3), but God's Word is not bound (2 Timothy 2:8-9). These truths give us Gentiles a glorious hope...
Sanctification is Not Passive
Sanctification is Not Passive
One of the greatest hindrances to sanctification is when we view it as though it is passive. We are not told to be passive in dealing with sin, but rather we are called to actively put it off.
Rooted and Grounded in the Love of Christ
Rooted and Grounded in the Love of Christ
When we are planted in the love that Christ has for us, it will cause us to respond with love towards Him. We greatly need to be rooted in the love of Christ so that nothing in this life can move us.
Romans 14 & Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Birthdays
Romans 14 & Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Birthdays
How should we as Christians recognize (or not recognize) the holidays that are observed by the world? How should we view other Christians...
Responding to Others Who Take God’s Name in Vain
Responding to Others Who Take God’s Name in Vain
How should we respond when we hear others take God's Name in vain? We live in a world that for the most part...
Repentance is Not a Work
Repentance is Not a Work
At the same time as we affirm that justification is through faith alone, we also must affirm what the bible says about another topic: repentance.
Remembering God’s Mercies: A Journey Through Psalm 77
Remembering God’s Mercies: A Journey Through Psalm 77
Beloved, God has not forgotten to be gracious; He remains so, as I can attest from my recent experiences and from our focus on Psalm 77 today.
Remembering a Friend, Mike Morrow
Remembering a Friend, Mike Morrow
We should make time to spend with those we love. It is a great lesson to learn and a great truth to realize, that life is not meant to be lived by rushing from one responsibility to another...
Remarrying Someone You Had Previously Married?
Remarrying Someone You Had Previously Married?
If a man and woman get divorced, the woman gets saved, and neither of them has remarried, would it be ok if they got married again?
Relationship Fallouts and What to Do About Them
Relationship Fallouts and What to Do About Them
Things that drive a wedge between you and some other soul. Things that sadly cause relationship fallouts; and let us look at what to do about these fallouts.
Rejoice Ye Poor, Ye Rich, Ye Tried!
Rejoice Ye Poor, Ye Rich, Ye Tried!
Believer, though you may be lowly in this world, do you rejoice in the great riches that await you in paradise with Christ?
Rejoice in Hope
Rejoice in Hope
The Christian is the only person who has a hope that can truly be rejoiced in and will truly last.
Reflections On The Death Of A Child
Reflections On The Death Of A Child
That was the day our 19-year-old son, Jonathan, died. What do you do when your child dies? How do you respond?
Redemption Through His Blood
Redemption Through His Blood
Take a look at Christ's blood being spilled and God's wrath that was unleashed upon Him; and suddenly you recognize there is a price, and it is an infinite price...
Reasons to Accept the Differing Christian
Reasons to Accept the Differing Christian
So Romans 14 provides some very helpful guidance in dealing with differences among Christians in the church.
Read the Bible and Pray, or Check Your Phone?
Read the Bible and Pray, or Check Your Phone?
When you wake up in the morning what do you do first: read the Bible and pray, or check your smartphone? What do you seek first: The Living God...or who messaged you the night before?
Racism is Opposed to God
Racism is Opposed to God
The division that is created in racism is part of a system that is organized against God. Racism opposes the love of God the Father. Our greatest identity is not our skin color...
Questions Preachers Should Ask of Every Sermon (Part 6)
Questions Preachers Should Ask of Every Sermon (Part 6)
When it comes to preparing and delivering a sermon, there are countless questions that must be asked: Am I preaching my own opinion or what the text is saying?
Question and Answer Session on Abiding in Christ
Question and Answer Session on Abiding in Christ
In this question and answer session, Michael Durham answers various questions related to the topic of abiding in Christ and bearing fruit.
Putting Prayer in Perspective: Our Father’s Vast Universe
Putting Prayer in Perspective: Our Father’s Vast Universe
The thoughts shared really helped put prayer in perspective: in view of our Father's vast universe, He yet looks down and hears us!
Putting On The Breastplate of Righteousness (Part 3)
Putting On The Breastplate of Righteousness (Part 3)
A righteous life is a vital part of our armor in our spiritual battle with the Devil. Good theology and abstaining from immorality isn't enough;...
Put Off Lying & Falsehood
Put Off Lying & Falsehood
The Bible calls us to put off the old man with his practices, and one practice, in particular, is lying. Interestingly, one of the reasons Paul tells us to put off lying is because we are members of one another.
Put Off Bitterness, Put On Tenderness
Put Off Bitterness, Put On Tenderness
Few things will eat up our spiritual life as bitterness will. Few things will grieve the Holy Spirit within us like unforgiveness and grudges towards others.
Put First Things First
Put First Things First
As believers we need to daily remind ourselves to put first things first and have God's kingdom as the supreme priority of our lives. There are a million plus distractions...
Purpose of the Unity of the Church (Part 1)
Purpose of the Unity of the Church (Part 1)
I am going to speak to you, over the course of these meetings, over the topic of the unity of the church. I think that under the preaching of the Gospel...
Psalm 22 Richly Pictures Christ’s Death on the Cross
Psalm 22 Richly Pictures Christ’s Death on the Cross
Psalm 22 is not primarily about David but it is about Jesus Christ on the Cross. We see aspects of the Cross here that should cause us to all the more glory in Christ’s death on our behalf.
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
What should Christian parents do when their children could possibly be put in situations that expose them to sin? How should parents protect them from that...
Prioritizing in the Busy Seasons of Our Lives
Prioritizing in the Busy Seasons of Our Lives
In the busy seasons of our lives we have to prioritize on how we use our time. There are seasons in all of our lives in which we will have more time than others...
Preserving Unity Through Love
Preserving Unity Through Love
Christians in America are living in a day when major emphasis is placed on right doctrine and good theology. This is good and vital, but sadly...
Praying to Grow in Grace
Praying to Grow in Grace
There may be many blessings we receive from going to a conference, but one of the primary blessings we need to receive is growth in graciousness and knowledge...
Praying For All The Saints
Praying For All The Saints
As Christians, we are in a spiritual war against the Devil, and we constantly feel the attacks from Satan that come upon us.
Praying at All Times in the Spirit
Praying at All Times in the Spirit
As we put on each piece of the armor of God we need to remember that each piece needs to be put on as we're praying. As important as each part of our armor is...
Prayerfully Pursuing God’s Gracious Power and Loving Presence
Prayerfully Pursuing God’s Gracious Power and Loving Presence
Believer, because we are the temple of God, we should ask the Lord for more power from the Holy Spirit. This power that is received, according to grace...
Pray With Confidence Because God Hears You
Pray With Confidence Because God Hears You
What a glorious reality that when we as Christians come to pray that we're not just filling the air with words and wasting our breath. But rather, we have on the authority of God's Word...
Pray to the Father For Others
Pray to the Father For Others
In the last section of Ephesians 3, we get the privilege of seeing a prayer that's inspired of the Holy Spirit. Paul addressed God as his Father...
Pray Like a Lawyer
Pray Like a Lawyer
Many people pray, but how many people ask themselves why God should actually answer their prayers? How many Christians know how to argue with God in prayer?
Praising God For Our Adoption
Praising God For Our Adoption
In expressing to you the doctrine of adoption, we realize that somebody can be adopted and not really recognize what that is. Being adopted is one thing, but recognizing you are adopted is...