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This sermon explores the theological and practical dimensions of the human conscience, arguing that it is a universal moral faculty that judges individuals regardless of their exposure to written law. The message examines how conscience functions to convict, condemn, and create fear, while also noting that it can be deadened by sin or retrained through biblical knowledge. Central to the discourse...

This sermon examines the legal and ceremonial instructions in Deuteronomy 25 and 26, highlighting how God's law restrains human cruelty while promoting mercy and social justice. The discussion covers specific regulations regarding corporal punishment, levirate marriage, and honest commerce, arguing that these laws were designed to protect the vulnerable and maintain tribal integrity in a patriline...

Historic creeds continue to serve the church by summarizing biblical truth, strengthening unity, helping believers recognize false teaching, and passing sound doctrine to future generations. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins considers Ephesians 4:11–14 and 2 Timothy 2:2 to explain why creeds remain useful today. Their value rests in their faithfulness to Scripture. The B...

What does God say to the wicked man who would "take my covenant in thy mouth" (Psalm 50:16)? Read verse 17 and ask what that man has done with the words of God, and whether a man can hate the Word of God and still enter heaven. Then read John 1:14 and ask Who the Word is that he has cast behind him. "Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee." (Psalm 50:17)

This sermon explores the principles of prayer found in Luke 11, emphasizing that the Lord's Prayer serves as a model rather than a magical incantation. The instruction highlights six key attitudes for believers: praying reverently to acknowledge God's holiness, submissively to align with His will, daily to maintain spiritual dependence, humbly to confess sin, dependently to recognize human weaknes...

In this episode, Pastor Chuck and Dana talk about guilt and shame and what it does in our lives.

Grace Covenant Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. We are a confessional church subscribing to the Second London Baptist Confession of 1689. We adhere to the Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation; Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Soli Deo Gloria. Find more information about or listen to past sermons from Grace Covenant Baptist Church at h...

Creeds and confessions serve the church by summarizing biblical doctrine, guarding against false teaching, and promoting unity in the truth. Their authority is always subordinate to Scripture. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how faithful doctrinal summaries support teaching, discipleship, and discernment. Drawing on 2 Timothy 1:13–14 and Titus 1:9, he encourag...

This sermon provides a verse-by-verse exposition of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, emphasizing that true blessedness is rooted in spiritual humility rather than material wealth or self-esteem. The speaker argues that acknowledging one's total depravity and sinfulness is the necessary prerequisite for salvation, citing David's confession in Psalm 51 as a model of honest self-assessment. Each beatitud...

This sermon examines the doctrine of particular sins through the lens of Eliphaz's third speech to Job, contrasting the necessity of specific repentance with the danger of presumptuous judgment. The central argument asserts that while believers must honestly acknowledge and confess specific transgressions rather than relying on vague generalities, they must never invent accusations or interpret an...

Prophetic Message 1: Examine Your Priorities Before Defending Your Circumstances (Haggai 1:1-11) Prophetic Message 1.a: When effort does not produce satisfaction (Haggai 1: 6-11) Prophetic Message 1.b: God gives a concrete command (Haggai 1: 8) Prophetic Message 2: Receive God's Word with Obedience and Depend on His Presence (Haggai 1: 12-15) Prophetic Message 2.a: God's presence accompanies His c...

Why does God ask questions He already knows the answers to? In this sermon from Jonah 4, we look at the Lord's question to an angry prophet: "Do you do well to be angry?" God is not gathering information. He is a Father who refuses to walk away from His hard-hearted people and a Judge who finds them wanting so that He can still show mercy. From Adam and Cain to Peter and Jonah, Scripture shows a c...

The revival continues: conviction leads to confession. Commitments and covenants are made, and consecration follows.

This lesson returns to the elements of worship, the acts God requires in his Word. It compares the three elements Calvin found in Acts 2:42 with the fuller list in the Westminster Confession 21.5, then follows the OPC Book of Church Order, which arranges the elements as a dialogue in which God speaks and his people respond. The reading and preaching of the Word stand at the center of Reformed wors...

John 6:60-71 records the day many of Jesus' disciples stopped following him. This sermon shows that the hard saying about eating his flesh and drinking his blood was a deliberate shock. Jesus pressed the picture of bread until it broke, so that hearers who wanted more loaves would see that he gives himself in death. The saying forced a decision. Many turned back, and Jesus asked the Twelve whether...

'holy disposition,' what is this? We need to understand that this is not a natural disposition. Our disposition, as we have already seen, is that of rebellion against God both in our flesh and in our minds. Eph. 2 clearly tells us that we are by nature, that which is natural to us, children of wrath. Our confession tells us that regeneration consists in giving a holy disposition. God must give us...

This sermon outlines twenty practical steps for believers to combat sexual temptation and pursue holiness, grounded in the exhortation of 1 Thessalonians 4. The central message emphasizes that victory over sin requires a foundational belief in the gospel, a close walk with Christ, and a recognition of sin's evil nature. The tone is instructional and convicting, urging the audience to engage in dai...

Belgic Confession Article 14

This sermon explores the Song of Moses in Exodus 15 as a foundational model for Christian worship, emphasizing that singing is the appropriate response to God's redemptive acts. The central message argues that the origin of our song is the salvation accomplished by God, who delivers His people from the bondage of sin and death. The purpose of this singing is threefold: to remember what God has don...