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.
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?
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...
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?
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.
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...
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?
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.
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?
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.
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?
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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’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 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 Strategy to Accuse and Paralyze You With Doubt
Satan’s Strategy to Accuse and Paralyze You With Doubt
Satan will often try to shatter the believer's peace of mind by deceiving them into believing the conviction they are experiencing is from...
Saved From A More Terrible Despair Than The Unpardonable Sin
Saved From A More Terrible Despair Than The Unpardonable Sin
When going into counseling this lady Ichabod thought, "I had expected the old affair of the 'unpardonable sin,' or 'sin against the Holy Ghost;'...
Saved or Uncertain: The Security of the Believer
Saved or Uncertain: The Security of the Believer
Many people are in distress of soul wondering if they're a Christian or not. They appear to have been saved but then are plagued with severe doubts and fears about whether they were truly converted.
Secret Formula For Walking By The Spirit
Secret Formula For Walking By The Spirit
How does one walk by the Spirit? Is there a secret formula? Do I need to learn some new scheme?
Secret Sins
Secret Sins
If we want to have joy in our walk with God, if we want sweet fellowship with other Christians, if we want to be useful and effective in our service...
Seek First The Kingdom of God
Seek First The Kingdom of God
Matthew 6:33 | In this sermon we also learn some practical ways in which we can seek first the kingdom of God.
Self-Righteously Trying to Save Myself: David Brainerd’s Testimony
Self-Righteously Trying to Save Myself: David Brainerd’s Testimony
When reading the Life and Diary of David Brainerd I was struck by how self-righteous Brainerd was as a lost person prior to being saved. Many of the...
September 11th & God
September 11th & God
Angela Braxton was on the 80th floor of one of the Twin Towers when the first plane hit. In this brief video she shares of her terrifying escape...
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
In all of the accounts of the Bible that concern prayer, one of the most encouraging sections is what Jesus teaches in Luke 11:9-13.
Seventh-day Adventism: Cult or Not?
Seventh-day Adventism: Cult or Not?
If you really want to find out what any religious denomination is about, then find out what they think about the Word of God and the atoning work of Jesus Christ.
Shield Yourself!
Shield Yourself!
In our spiritual warfare, our armor will be woefully insufficient if we are not equipped with our shield of faith. The devil has flaming darts, and even as Christians...
Should a Church Leader Confess Gross Sin?
Should a Church Leader Confess Gross Sin?
In this Bible study Tim considers these questions, "What should a church leader do who is living in sexual sin and drunkenness? Should they bring it to the light?"
Should a Church Meet in a House or a Building?
Should a Church Meet in a House or a Building?
There is nothing in Scripture that mandates we meet in one place or another. Rather we are free to meet where it works for our circumstances.
Should Christians Exercise and Workout?
Should Christians Exercise and Workout?
What is the Bible's view on Christians exercising? Someone wrote in saying, "By the time I drive to a gym, work out, shower, change clothes, drive back, it is almost a two hour ordeal."
Should Christians Save or Invest?
Should Christians Save or Invest?
The Bible clearly commands us to give. But is it ever okay to save our money or to invest it? Should we give our money away whenever we earn it and not have any savings?
Should I Dissociate From a False Christian at My Job?
Should I Dissociate From a False Christian at My Job?
Does the biblical doctrine of disassociation from false Christians apply to only the church? Or does that principle extend to other areas of life (i.e. work, school, family, etc.)?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
What should a woman do who is inwardly torn apart from her husband having lived in adultery with another woman? Can she biblically divorce him?
Should I Marry Someone Because of Outward Beauty?
Should I Marry Someone Because of Outward Beauty?
Young men, we live in a world that tells you to chase a woman because of outward beauty.