Excerpts are short snippets taken from a full sermon. They tend to focus on a specific point that was impactful from the message.
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Faith Is Not Like Sitting In a Chair!
Have you ever heard the illustration that says faith in Christ is like sitting in a chair? That's not faith; that is just doing statistical analysis and realizing...
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
Is Your Hope on the Joy of Heaven?
What one of your hopes do you want to come to pass more than all the rest? Is your ultimate hope fixed on the joy of seeing Christ in heaven?
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
Looking For Loopholes to Avoid Unwanted Duties?
When it comes to obeying God, are you seeking to obey Him as close as you can from a heart of love, or are you constantly looking for loopholes...
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Repentance includes a sorrow over sin, but it is actually possible to sorrow over sin without hungering after righteousness.
What is Grace?
What is Grace?
If you were asked to define grace, the idea of "gift" may come to your mind, but would the idea of "power" also come to your mind?
You Don’t Have To Look and Lust!
You Don’t Have To Look and Lust!
That's what God's grace does, it makes a difference in people's lives. "I don't have to look!" Brother and sister, you don't have to click it! Guess what? You don't have to do it!
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
Your problem is never that you are too weak. As a matter of fact, what God does in our lives, from the moment we are born again and until we die, is He is constantly working to create weakness in us. The problem is no...
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
“I Love the Church” No, You Idolize Your Ministry
Any Christian can say that they love the church, but we need to remember that there's a difference between loving your church and loving your ministry in the church.
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...
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
You may know theology, but do you know how to pray? We need to remember that the disciples didn't ask Jesus how to preach, perform miracles, walk on water, etc.
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
In Mark 11:22 and Jesus answered, saying to them, "Have faith in God." This is a command, isn't it? He does not say, ask for faith. He does not say wait for faith.
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Do you trust the Lord even when you have no feelings? We need to remember that God often withdraws His sensible presence from us to test and purify our faith.
Lloyd-Jones: Do Not Be A Young Believer’s Conscience
Lloyd-Jones: Do Not Be A Young Believer’s Conscience
We must ask: Is it right for us to take the position of conscience to another? That procedure produces smug, self-satisfied Christians.
Greatest Display of God’s Holiness? The Cross
Greatest Display of God’s Holiness? The Cross
What could we say is the greatest display of God's holiness that is found in our Bible? The burning bush, whereby Moses was told...
Don’t Play With Vipers On The Internet
Don’t Play With Vipers On The Internet
So many professing Christians they play with vipers on the Internet, they watch things on television that are unbecoming to holiness.
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
If We Don’t Forgive God Will Not Forgive Us?
When the Bible says that we won't be forgiven if we don't forgive others, does this mean that our works save us?
Are You Sensitive to Being Overly Critical?
Are You Sensitive to Being Overly Critical?
The Spirit of God can be easily grieved over our "small" sins. One sin that we need self-control over is being overly critical of others.
Do You Just Casually Confess Your Sin?
Do You Just Casually Confess Your Sin?
Or do you just casually confess your sin and say "I am sorry" and have no sense of the offense to the love of God?
No More Bargaining, Unconditional Surrender
No More Bargaining, Unconditional Surrender
Conversion brings true surrender, and your negotiating days are over. It is no more bargaining; instead, it is unconditional surrender.
Christ Is Willing To Save, You Have No Right To Go to Hell
Christ Is Willing To Save, You Have No Right To Go to Hell
Sinner, Christ is willing to receive you. God commands you to repent. You do not have a right to go to hell. The only way anybody perishes...
“It All Feels Useless!” Don’t Give Up, Look Up!
“It All Feels Useless!” Don’t Give Up, Look Up!
Christian, the devil will do all that he can to discourage you and make you lose your hope. But you need to lift your eyes and see that God...
Not An Accident – Jesus Saves On Purpose
Not An Accident – Jesus Saves On Purpose
The Bible never teaches us that Jesus finds any of his people on accident but He specifically goes out seeking for them.
God Drags People Kicking and Screaming Into Heaven?
God Drags People Kicking and Screaming Into Heaven?
John 6:44 says, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day."
One Look at Christ Will Set You Free
One Look at Christ Will Set You Free
If you're becoming entangled by the things on earth, one look at the glory of Christ can set you free.
The Problem of Self-reliance: Trusting in Christ Plus Something
The Problem of Self-reliance: Trusting in Christ Plus Something
You have either the way of Cain, a way built upon self-reliance, self-sufficiency, and self-accomplishment.
Does The Immense Peace of God Guard Your Heart?
Does The Immense Peace of God Guard Your Heart?
Paul speaks about not being anxious but instead having God's peace guard your heart and mind. Do you bring your cares and concerns to Christ and not pick them up again and worry about them, but leave them to the Lord Jesus?
Never Missed a Quiet Time in 40 Years, But…
Never Missed a Quiet Time in 40 Years, But…
He never missed a quiet time all his life. Never missed it. years without missing his morning prayers, the alarm would go.
The Failures of The Privileged Disciples
The Failures of The Privileged Disciples
In an hour of trial, the disciples failed despite the privileges they had. They had spent three years in the presence of Christ and seen Lazarus rise from the dead.
Am I One Of The Elect? Has God Chosen Me?
Am I One Of The Elect? Has God Chosen Me?
Another secret reality that belongs to God can be summed up in this question: Am I one of the elect? Has God chosen me?
Has The Gospel Given You A Reason To Lose Your Life?
Has The Gospel Given You A Reason To Lose Your Life?
Has the gospel given you a reason to lose your life? Can you say that the Gospel is absolutely everything to you?
Do You Pray and Not Expect An Answer?
Do You Pray and Not Expect An Answer?
Do you find any godly man or woman praying in scripture and they don't expect an answer? What does that mean if you're praying but you don't expect an answer?
Read Anti-Christian Site, Left Church, Left Faith, Left Wife
Read Anti-Christian Site, Left Church, Left Faith, Left Wife
Geoff describes the progression of apostasy that happened in someone's life. They started reading an anti-Christian, atheistic site...
We Require The Holy Spirit’s Help When We Pray
We Require The Holy Spirit’s Help When We Pray
As believers, we require the Holy Spirit's help when we pray. Do you rely upon the Spirit when you pray?
How Did King David Begin His Day?
How Did King David Begin His Day?
How did King David begin his day? If so we can peer in and see how he often did then could we not glean something about how to imitate this man of God?
Process Of Progressive Sanctification
Process Of Progressive Sanctification
The Holy Spirit within the believer marks the beginning of the progressive sanctification process for the believer.
Faith Is Based On What Is Not Seen
Faith Is Based On What Is Not Seen
Faith embraces what is not seen. Think of all that you and I have not received as believers and yet we are by faith trusting the Lord that these realities will come to pass. He sees when we see what this world can't s...