The Church: The Pillar and Foundation of the Truth
According to God’s Word in 1 Timothy 3:15 the church of the living God is the pillar and foundation of the truth. The church is the universal body of Christ’s disciples that obey all of Jesus commands (Matthew 28:19) and Jesus (“The Truth,” John 14:6) is the Cornerstone and Foundation of the church (1 Corinthians…
Read MoreWhy Christians Should Oppose Abortion and LGBT Special Rights
Introduction: A Pastoral Word for Left Leaning Christians Tonight’s discussion of Christian opposition to abortion and to the LGBT agenda will be considered mostly an “in house” discussion among believers in Christ. Having said that, we should then be able to agree that abortion, homosexual practice, transgenderism and the like are sinful, according to Scripture.…
Read MoreNot too Proud to Ask
Often times we miss out on what God has for us because we are too proud to really implore and ask Jesus to meet our needs. In our modern culture we think too highly of ourselves and too little of God. As a result of our technologies and access to medicine we often times neglect to…
Read MoreLife of the Party
The gospel of John was written so that people could believe in Jesus. John wrote, “30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by…
Read MoreChildren of God
There are only two kinds of people in the world, children of God and children of the Devil. All humanity is born as children of the Devil because of Adam’s sin that handed down a sinful nature to every human (Romans 3:23,5:12 & John 8:42-44). However, every person can be born a second time (born again) with…
Read MoreIn the Beginning
John the beloved disciple most likely wrote his gospel around the time of 85 A.D. to help supplement the other three gospels. He presented 90% of unique information and used seven signs to show the trustworthiness of the work of Jesus. John started his gospel with the most fascinating description of God ever seen in the…
Read MoreChurch Involvement
The Bible uses the strongest and most intimate language when describing the church. In one place the Bible calls the church, “The Bride of Christ” (Revelation 19:7), in another place, “The Body of Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:27) and Jesus Himself called it His, “Mother, Brothers and Sisters” (Matthew 12:50). The only thing that Jesus personally said He…
Read MoreChristian Fellowship
A wise man once said, “A new friend is like new wine, when it has aged you will drink it with pleasure.” The Bible promotes good friendship and teaches us how to fellowship with each other and enjoy life (Acts 2:46). Sadly, sometimes even good friendships end badly because of sin usually in the form…
Read MoreFinancial Stewardship
I want to start today’s sermon by addressing the elephant in the room and that is the terrible reputation churches and pastors have in our culture in regards to money. I humbly acknowledge and repent for all the manipulation, greed, lying, mismanagement and stealing that has be done in the name of God. First, I repent…
Read MoreSpiritual Meditation
Since the time of creation God’s people have been practicing scripture memorization and spiritual meditation. It is only in our modern era that many disciples have forgotten the importance of being still before God and abiding in His Words. As a result, many false religions and new age techniques have come in and stolen the attention away…
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