Believer: God Loves You Because He Loves You
Believer: God Loves You Because He Loves You
When considering the love of God, it can be difficult at times to believe that God loves His people like He says He does. One reason for this is that when we think about human love...
Believer: It is Not All About What Not to Do
Believer: It is Not All About What Not to Do
What characterizes the Christian is not that they don't do bad, but it is that they are zealous for good works. We must get away from a Christianity...
Believer: You’re Dead to Sin (Part 3)
Believer: You’re Dead to Sin (Part 3)
What truth is it that Paul wants us to be gripped by? That we are dead to sin and that in our union with Christ our relationship to sin has been severed...
Believers Are In Christ
Believers Are In Christ
It's very easy to read past the words, "in Christ", as they are all over the New Testament. Yet if we can really get a feel for how prominent this idea...
Believers Who Go to Heaven – What Do They Look Like?
Believers Who Go to Heaven – What Do They Look Like?
Believers who go to heaven? How can you know you are a believer who goes to heaven?
Believers Who Will Be Cast Into Hell
Believers Who Will Be Cast Into Hell
Believers who will be cast into Hell? It’s because Scripture says there will be believers cast into Hell. Really? Yes.
Better to Marry Than to Burn With Passion?
Better to Marry Than to Burn With Passion?
What does the Bible mean when it says that it is better to marry than to burn? Does mean that marriage is the cure for sexual impurity?
Beware of False Gospels
Beware of False Gospels
In the days of the early church, false gospels were being brought in by false teachers. Our day is no different. Many are promoting that the Biblical gospel is incomplete...
Beware of False Prophets
Beware of False Prophets
Jesus warns us that there will be many false teachers who come and are disguised. How can we know them?
Beyond the Public Eye: A Life of Secret Prayer
Beyond the Public Eye: A Life of Secret Prayer
Part 1 of the 2024 Men's Retreat | The sermon emphasizes the importance of prayer, specifically the power and necessity of secret prayer in a Christian's life.
Bible Meditation
Bible Meditation
Bible meditation is not necessarily Bible reading, not necessarily Scripture memory, not reading good books and commentaries, not listening to good sermons, not prayer nor singing...
Biblical Counsel to Walk in Sexual Purity
Biblical Counsel to Walk in Sexual Purity
To walk in purity, the believer must not just focus on guarding themselves from the sin; but they must be actively pursuing Christ and being satisfied in Him.
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
In order to overcome marriage struggles We must stay gospel-centered in our marriages. The more the husband grows in the revelation of God's...
Biography on Leonard Ravenhill’s Fragrant Life, Revised and Expanded
Biography on Leonard Ravenhill’s Fragrant Life, Revised and Expanded
Leonard Ravenhill was a man greatly used by God in the 20th century. His preaching came with heart searching power and conviction.
Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed Are the Meek
An essential characteristic of someone who wants to follow Jesus Christ and call themselves a Christian is meekness. When we think of meekness...
Blessed Are The Merciful
Blessed Are The Merciful
The Lord Jesus Christ taught that heaven will be inherited by people who are merciful. At the same time, we need to understand that Jesus' teaching...
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
If you were asked to describe what characterizes a Christian, would "peacemaker" be an item on the top of your list?
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Part 2)
And we as Christians need to be on guard against this and combat it. In summary, we need to be peacemakers. Christians are peacemakers, not troublemakers.
Blessed Are The Persecuted
Blessed Are The Persecuted
When someone becomes a Christian, God gives them a transformed life and makes them righteous. But when they're immersed in a world full of unrighteous people...
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Before we can properly understand the Sermon on the Mount we need to understand the first beatitude: poor in spirit.
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
The religious leaders of Jesus' day were very clean on the outside but very dirty on the inside. Jesus calls His true disciples to have not just external righteousness...
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger
When a person becomes a true Christian, they have been changed at the deepest level; in particular, they've been changed down to the level of their appetites and desires.
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
The Christian life is full of paradoxes; one, in particular, is that our lives are full of joy but also full of mourning.
Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!
Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!
In this message on homiletics, Stuart Olyott speaks on, "Boring Sermons – and How Not to Preach Them!" and shares helpful preaching tips.
Breaking the Speed Limit a Sin?
Breaking the Speed Limit a Sin?
How should Christians view the speed limit? Is it a sin to go over it? Is what is enforced by the government the de facto law?
Burning Hearts: The Nature of Spiritual Experience
Burning Hearts: The Nature of Spiritual Experience
Stuart Olyott, author of "Something Must Be Known and Felt," discusses the nature of spiritual experiences...
Busyness Leads to God Hiding Himself?
Busyness Leads to God Hiding Himself?
At times when someone asks, "How do I deal with the hiddenness of God?" it is not God hiding Himself from us, but our own sin or busyness and neglect of the Lord that is the problem.
But As For Me
But As For Me
There are quite a few Scriptures that contain the phrase, "But as for me." These verses are exemplary attitudes and resolves for Christians to have that should distinguish them from others.
Call to Me and I Will Answer You (Jeremiah 33:3)
Call to Me and I Will Answer You (Jeremiah 33:3)
God calls us to call upon Him in prayer. When we cry to Him, He promises to answer us and show us great and hidden things that we have not known. Jeremiah 33:3 says...
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?
Can God Die?
Can God Die?
When Jesus died, did His human nature die or did His divine nature die? If only His human nature died, then what is the significance of it?
Can I Dislike a Brother or Sister in Christ?
Can I Dislike a Brother or Sister in Christ?
We are commanded to love the brethren, love our neighbor, and love our enemies. Do love and like mean the same thing?
Can I Work at My Job as a Believer?
Can I Work at My Job as a Believer?
One of the most difficult places to live out our Christian convictions is in the workplace. So often we’re faced with hard situations that we must...
Cheated On An Exam, Should I Clear My Conscience?
Cheated On An Exam, Should I Clear My Conscience?
"I cheated on an exam when I was lost, what should I do about it?" It is far more difficult to live with a defiled conscience than to live with whatever consequences...
Children and Parenting | Question & Answer Session #4
Children and Parenting | Question & Answer Session #4
In this live question and answer session, we spent the majority of our time dealing with questions about raising children and parenting.
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?
Children: Jesus is the Anchor of the Soul
Children: Jesus is the Anchor of the Soul
This is one of the lessons from our Children's vacation bible school. Christ alone is the Anchor of the soul that will save you from the storm...
Children: The Judgement Day (Part 4)
Children: The Judgement Day (Part 4)
Jesus Christ owns everything in creation. One day He's going to come back and history will be over and we will all give account to Him and be judged.
Children: Who is God? (Part 1)
Children: Who is God? (Part 1)
One of the most important questions we can ever ask is: Who is God? What is God like? Can we make a picture of Him?
Children: Who is Jesus Christ? (Part 3)
Children: Who is Jesus Christ? (Part 3)
Who is Jesus Christ? He's the Savior of the world and the only way our sins can be forgiven. He's a Savior who won't turn away any who come to Him. He's also a terrifying Judge...