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Can Church Leaders Disagree?
Can Church Leaders Disagree?
How should someone in a church react when the elders are disagreeing over matters in the church?
The Testing of Your Faith is Necessary
The Testing of Your Faith is Necessary
Most of us would never want to go through fiery trials and testing of faith but if we could see what God is going to work in and through us...
Let Your Love Be a Fragrant Offering
Let Your Love Be a Fragrant Offering
In all your Christian activities, don't lose sight of the loving example of Christ as the primary motive. If we have a Savior who so loved us by dying for us, how can we not imitate that same love to others?
Are You in the Inner Circle?
Are You in the Inner Circle?
How often are you looking up and beholding Christ as you go about your day? Do you look to Christ in all that you do? There are some Christians in the innermost circle who keep their eyes on the life-giving rays...
The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of Missions
The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of Missions
The Spirit of Christ is a Spirit of missions. May He breathe upon us in a fresh way to carry out this impossible task of reaching all the nations for Christ.
A New Year’s Sermon to Our Young People
A New Year’s Sermon to Our Young People
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them".
Are You Trying to be Like the World to Win the World?
Are You Trying to be Like the World to Win the World?
The world is not going to be drawn to Christ by seeing Christians live just as worldly as they can. They'll be drawn to Christ by seeing a new life and radical change that Christ has so wonderfully worked in us.
Be Faithful to Christ at the Funeral of a Lost Person
Be Faithful to Christ at the Funeral of a Lost Person
In this excerpt, Mark shares how he sought to be faithful to Christ while sharing at the funeral of a lost person.
How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
One of the hardest decisions we have to daily face as Christians is how to best use our time. We have so many choices to sort through and wrestle with.
Children of Light, Awake!
Children of Light, Awake!
We often find ourselves needing to awaken the lost to the coming judgment and their need for a Savior. But are there times when we ourselves need to be awakened?
Is God Enough For You?
Is God Enough For You?
Do you believe God can make you happier than anything else in the world? Do you believe that God can strip of you something dear, and yet fill you with more joy from Himself?
The Failures of Old Testament Leaders
The Failures of Old Testament Leaders
In this sermon, we look into the Old Testament and see that most of the good leaders start out well but finish badly, suffering moral failures later in their lives.
What is the Void in Your Life?
What is the Void in Your Life?
Do you believe the lie that your life consists in the abundance of possessions? Have you been deluded into chasing after something in this world thinking it's going to fill the void in your life?
Covetousness: One of Those Respectable Sins
Covetousness: One of Those Respectable Sins
Covetousness is a heinous, horrible, damnable sin that will lead to everlasting punishment and unspeakable torment for those who practice it.
Don’t Be Deceived About Sexual Immorality
Don’t Be Deceived About Sexual Immorality
A prominent sin in the day we live in is sexual immorality, and this sin is also given fierce warnings in the Bible. We need to remember that warnings of sexual immorality...
We Don’t Need a Slow God
We Don’t Need a Slow God
One of the effects of believing that the creation account in the Bible took a long time is that it makes God look like a God who acts slowly. But every Christian knows that we don't need a God who acts slow; we need a mighty God who can act immediately on our behalf.
Be Imitators of God as Beloved Children
Be Imitators of God as Beloved Children
As Christians, we have the high calling of imitating God and loving others as Christ loved us. But we must never forget that our obedience must come from the reality that we're now God's beloved children.
If You Can’t Forgive, You Don’t Believe
If You Can’t Forgive, You Don’t Believe
Bitterness and unforgiveness can have such a strong grip on the heart. The only thing that can melt it is looking at Christ on the cross dying for our sins. If the cross of Christ...
Lord, Help Me to Grow | 2020 Fellowship Conference Trailer
Lord, Help Me to Grow | 2020 Fellowship Conference Trailer
As we seek to be diligent to grow in the Lord, one means it can be through is attending conferences. This will be the 11th year of Fellowship Conference...
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.
If You Grieve the Spirit, You Will Suffer For It
If You Grieve the Spirit, You Will Suffer For It
One of the most fearful things a Christian can do is grieve the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit's influences decline in our lives, the consequences can be terrifying...
Win Souls: Don’t Offend People Needlessly
Win Souls: Don’t Offend People Needlessly
We should desire to win souls for Christ, and their souls can only be won by receiving the offensive message of the Gospel. With that being said, we need to make sure our attitude and conduct don't add a needless offense to the message.
A Wonderful Reality: The Spirit’s Grief
A Wonderful Reality: The Spirit’s Grief
If there's one Person in the Godhead who has been depersonalized by many, it's the Holy Spirit. But Christian, don't forget that you have the...
Who Actually Killed Jesus?
Who Actually Killed Jesus?
Who is responsible for the death of Jesus Christ? Was it the responsibility of the Jews, the Romans, us (our sins), or God the 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?
Use Everything to Strengthen the New Man
Use Everything to Strengthen the New Man
God made us new from the inside, but we need to actively put on the new man. One of the practical ways we can put on the new man is to do everything we can to strengthen him.
Men: Do You Get Angry at Your Wives?
Men: Do You Get Angry at Your Wives?
Married men: don't pretend to have a glowing testimony in the church when you have wicked outbursts of anger against your wife. Don't try to hide it or justify it, but rather confess it and put it to death.
Are You Angry at God’s Providence in Your Life?
Are You Angry at God’s Providence in Your Life?
God is absolutely sovereign over every single event that takes place in the world, and more personally, in our lives. How do you respond to God's providences in your life that are painful and trying?
Effectual & Ineffectual Prayers
Effectual & Ineffectual Prayers
The Bible encourages us to pray, and even when our prayers are ineffectual we shouldn't be discouraged because God uses them.
Live So As To Be Missed
Live So As To Be Missed
We should live our lives in such a way that we'll be missed when we're gone. The people who will be missed when they're gone are the people who gave and served the most.
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
Our life is like an hourglass and the sand is sinking. Each grain is like a mercy and what are we doing with those mercies? If we don't run to Christ, those grains of mercy will turn into grains of wrath.
Christ Raised the Dead as a Foretaste
Christ Raised the Dead as a Foretaste
Why don't we see the dead raised today as we read about in Jesus' day? In fact, why did Jesus Himself raise the dead at all when He walked this earth?
The Tongue Isn’t Neutral
The Tongue Isn’t Neutral
So many of the thoughts and feelings we have inwardly are expressed outwardly by our tongues. Our tongues are either doing good to others or corrupting others. How are you using your tongue?
The Salvaging Response & Sovereign Rights of God
The Salvaging Response & Sovereign Rights of God
Does God only decree only what He desires? Does God decree things He doesn't desire? Does God desire things He doesn't decree?
Speaking Like No Other
Speaking Like No Other
Another garment of the old man that we need to put off is rotten, corrupt language. Our tongue can do tremendous good or unspeakable evil.
Transformation For Proclamation (Part 4)
Transformation For Proclamation (Part 4)
God is a King and He has transformed us to be His ambassadors. We are representatives of God with an authoritative message to proclaim to this world.
Takers and Givers: Stop Stealing, Start Giving
Takers and Givers: Stop Stealing, Start Giving
We are called to put on the new man, and another essential quality that characterizes the new man is to be a giver and not a taker. We need to put off stealing; but it is not enough to stop stealing, we need to also start giving.
Transformation Through Tribulation (Part 3)
Transformation Through Tribulation (Part 3)
We are saved by faith and much is said by Christians about faith. But the true, infallible test of the reality of faith is how it responds when it is tested.
Dealing With Idols That Creep Into our Lives
Dealing With Idols That Creep Into our Lives
What should we do about idols that creep into our lives and hinder our walk? We live in a generation where distractions from technology are at an all-time high...
Do Not Conform to the World’s View of Social Justice
Do Not Conform to the World’s View of Social Justice
It is no mystery; one of the most heated controversies in our day is social justice. How should we as Christians view the world's concept of social justice?