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Michael Germi is a former Muslim born in Iran into a Shia Muslim family. In this setting he learned to practice Islam praying 5 times a day toward Mecca. He fasted during Ramadan. He practiced self-mutilation for the cause of Allah. He migrated to Australia in 2006 and in 2009 placed his trust in Jesus Christ. He later moved to the U.S. where he is a missionary with Baptist World Mission and now p...

The Dangers of Synods & Sessions, Creeds & Confessions

Joshua Emmanuel grew up the son of a Presbyterian minister and memorized the Westminster Confession by age 8. By 13 he was using drugs and making a point of being the atheist in his Christian school's Bible class. At 17, God brought him back. Today Joshua runs the Jungle Ministry in Jos, Nigeria, working with the men most churches there have written off: addicts, hustlers, and traffickers living i...

Loving the world more than God will lead to a broken relationship with the Lord, that can only be fixed by humbling ourselves and confessing our sins to Him. With a heart of humility we can love the people around us, instead of judging them and coveting what they have.

This sermon explores Psalm 32 as a liturgical teaching poem that illustrates the transition from a transgressor to a forgiven believer. The central message urges believers to rejoice in the lingering effects of forgiveness, emphasizing that true blessedness is found not in personal perfection but in the imputation of Christ's righteousness. The exposition highlights three key responses to this gra...

The sermon examines the cycle of sin and judgment in the book of Judges, focusing on the rise of Jephthah as a leader after Israel's repentance from idolatry. It highlights the distinction between mere confession and true repentance, noting that God waited for the Israelites to remove their idols before delivering them from the Ammonites. The central theological tension arises from Jephthah's fool...

Christians should learn from the church's history while remaining governed by God's Word. Dave Jenkins explains the final authority of Scripture, the meaning of sola Scriptura, and the proper use of creeds and confessions. Drawing from 2 Timothy 3:16–17, Acts 17:11, and Jude 3, this episode shows how church history can expose blind spots, help believers recognize recurring errors, and deepen grati...

Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 51 1. Our Personal Confession 2. Our Debtor Forgiveness

Sunday night we expose the demons. Demons are living in plain sight all around us. We will use 1 Corinthians 10.18-22 as our text but will also deal with those passages I sent to you earlier in the week. Belgic Confession Article 12 sets the stage for our exploration of God's Word into the reality of the power of demons. Please come prayerfully prepared to deal with the truth of God on this matter...

In "Jonah: Mad That It Worked," Charles Sebold continues the Sunday evening series through the Minor Prophets with the book of Jonah. Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah set the stage; Jonah asks what happens when God shows mercy to His people's own destroyer, and His prophet cannot bear it. Keeping a running scorecard, the lesson shows that everything in the book obeys God: the wind, the sea, the paga...

Confession of Faith 1. To Whom 2. To What End Psalters: 87C, 66B, 119W, 121A, 37D

This message examines five questions, including the theological and historical distinctions that define a Reformed Baptist church, tracing its roots to the Particular Baptists and the London Confessions of Faith. It identifies key markers such as the doctrines of grace, believer's baptism by immersion, and congregational autonomy, while clarifying that the local church remains under the final auth...

Separation from God caused by sin is so great, only the Lord Himself can intervene to save.

Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 18 Article 2 Is the picture of kingship presented here realistic, or is it too idealistic? The sermon explores the theological distinction between wishful thinking and the infallible assurance of salvation, grounding this confidence in the divine promises and the testimony of the Holy Spirit rather than human merit. It then transitions to an exegesis of 2 Sa...

This session opens a new cycle of study through the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith by examining the original Epistle to the Reader, which the early Particular Baptists prefaced to the 1677 confession republished in 1689. The epistle explains why the confession was first published, how it relates to the earlier 1644 First London Confession, and why the Baptists chose to align their...