Self-Defense, Murder, and Killing: What is the Difference?
Self-Defense, Murder, and Killing: What is the Difference?
In this Ask Pastor Tim we look at: Is it Biblically acceptable to defend yourself or your family if violent, or even deadly, force is necessary?
Sensitivity to the Voice of Christ
Sensitivity to the Voice of Christ
What will it take for us to have better families? It will take Christians who are living a life of not grieving the Holy Spirit. We can get all of the externals done, but if in our lives we are walking in the flesh and not in the Spirit then we are hopeless.
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.
Should Christian and Secular Hip Hop Artists Work Together?
Should Christian and Secular Hip Hop Artists Work Together?
Is it right or is it wrong for professing Christian hip hop artists to pair up with secular hip hop singers in an attempt to reach a broader audience with the gospel?
Slander’s Silent Poison: The Danger of Character Assassination
Slander’s Silent Poison: The Danger of Character Assassination
Have you read about the assassination attempt mentioned in the Book of Acts? It's not an action that either of us would undertake against another, is it? The assassination attempt described involved the use of pois...
Slaves of Righteousness (Romans 6:18)
Slaves of Righteousness (Romans 6:18)
Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
Slothful Servants are Wicked Servants
Slothful Servants are Wicked Servants
Third thing, slothful servants are wicked servants. Notice verse 26. "But his master answered him, you wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap...
Soft Americans Have Instant Everything
Soft Americans Have Instant Everything
Everything is instant, we want it now. We're very entertained people. We're a very soft people. Let's just call it what it is.
Some Comforts for the Christian
Some Comforts for the Christian
The Christian finds some comforts in having true fellowship with other believers. However those who are keeping some darkness don't desire to come to the meetings because they've got something they are trying to hide.
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Some Thoughts on Thorns
Some Thoughts on Thorns
Are we going to sit in the thorn patches and let the distractions of this world smother us and choke our time away?
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
I want more, but overall I know what it is like to be walking with God.
Spiritual Blessings
Spiritual Blessings
By nature man is cursed for having transgressed God's laws. The sons of Adam are a cursed race. For God to ever bless anyone who has sinned and broken His...
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
We are ambassadors and stewards of the mysteries of God and there is no greater privilege.
Strong Families Function in a Local Church
Strong Families Function in a Local Church
Strong families are those that are functioning in the local church...
Surrendering to Christ is Not Drudgery
Surrendering to Christ is Not Drudgery
Surrendering to Christ is not drudgery. We are surrendering to His kindness and goodness. We should not fight against the Lord's will because...
Swimming Where the Cleansing Waters Are (Part 7)
Swimming Where the Cleansing Waters Are (Part 7)
There really are things you can do to be splashing in the water that cleanses and there are things you can do that take you away from there. It is possible by your own actions...
Tardiness: Is Being Habitually Late Sinful?
Tardiness: Is Being Habitually Late Sinful?
Is habitual tardiness a sin? If so, how should Christians be living their lives in light of this sin being so overlooked and tolerated as normal in our society and even in some of our churches?
Testify of the Facts of Jesus Christ
Testify of the Facts of Jesus Christ
The Bible calls us to testify of the facts of Jesus Christ, who is the eternal Word of God, who took on flesh...
Thank God for Sarah
Thank God for Sarah
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. - Hebrews 11:11
The Believer Bears Much Fruit
The Believer Bears Much Fruit
When it comes to good fruit in a person's life it is not so much about what they don't do as it is about what they are doing.
The Believer Bears Much Fruit (Part 2)
The Believer Bears Much Fruit (Part 2)
Many times people hear about the necessity to bear fruit, but some people may respond by trying harder in their own strength.
The Believer’s Journey in Grace
The Believer’s Journey in Grace
The Christian doesn't get away with sin, they don't get by with sin. You're going to end up acknowledging it, confessing it and not remaining silent about it.
The Benefits of Suffering
The Benefits of Suffering
The benefits of suffering are so great if we will only see the divine purposes of God that are lovingly shown to us in the midst these trials.
The Besetting Sin
The Besetting Sin
Bob Jennings sets besetting sin in the believer's life in the proper light, and exhorts the listener to greater efforts and resolve in fighting sin.
The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin
The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us From All Sin
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
The Calculations of True Faith
The Calculations of True Faith
The true Christian is the most logical person in the world because by faith he has done the math right and calculated correctly.
The Carnal Christian Reconsidered
The Carnal Christian Reconsidered
In this sermon Ryan reconsiders what the Bible teaches us on what has been commonly called the 'carnal Christian'.
The Christian is Not Under the Law
The Christian is Not Under the Law
The Christian is not under the law, but is being changed into Christ's image as they live a life looking to Him.
The Christian Life is One of Death to Self
The Christian Life is One of Death to Self
The roots of our hearts have grown down into things, and we dare not pull up one rootlet lest we die. Things have become necessary to us...
The Christian’s Experience of Fellowship
The Christian’s Experience of Fellowship
The apostle John came along and dogmatically asserted things.
The Christian’s Love for the Blood Bought Ones
The Christian’s Love for the Blood Bought Ones
If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother...
The Christian’s Self Cleansing (Part 1)
The Christian’s Self Cleansing (Part 1)
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
The Christian’s Self Cleansing (Part 2)
The Christian’s Self Cleansing (Part 2)
The people who Paul calls to "cleanse" themselves “from every defilement of body and spirit” are called “beloved”. It is only by being one of the beloved...
The Church by Satan’s Throne
The Church by Satan’s Throne
Revelation 2:13 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells...
The Church Is One. False Prophets Will Pay
The Church Is One. False Prophets Will Pay
My dear friend, let me tell you something: if the church is not one, there is a prayer out there that God the father did not answer for His Son.
The Church That Had But Little Power
The Church That Had But Little Power
I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. - Revelation 3:8
The Church that Provoked the Lord’s Jealousy
The Church that Provoked the Lord’s Jealousy
Revelation 2:4 - But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
The Church that Tolerated Sin
The Church that Tolerated Sin
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. - Revelation 2:21 | The Churches in Revelation 4 of 7
The Church That Was Dead
The Church That Was Dead
I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. - Revelation 3:1-3