Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 50:10-11 Sometimes, darkness falls upon even the most devout Christians. What can we do when the lights go out? What is the discipline of darkness? Isaiah 50:10 says, “Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.” First, those of greate...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 1:3-10 As Christians, we can slip and fall into sin just like anyone else. What happens to our fellowship with God when we sin? 1 John 1:5-7 says: "This is the message which we have heard from Him, and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 59:1-4 Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Nor is His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” Our beloved America is a nation in a crisis. The prophet, Isaiah, boldly pointed out the sins of hi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Exodus 13:17-18 Exodus 13:18 says, “But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.” As God leads us through life, we may find ourselves on back roads, dead-end alleys, or in dry places. What should we do when we face detours, dead ends, and dry holes? First, re...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 6:66-69 If you were given the chance to speak to someone who has never known the love of God, what would you say? If you knew it would be the first, and perhaps the only time he would ever hear a message from God, what would you tell him? Tell him why you believe in Jesus Christ. John 6:66-69 says, “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked n...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 18:21 One of God’s greatest gifts to us is forgiveness; He forgives us of our own sins, and He empowers us to forgive others who sin against us. Forgiveness is costly; the forgiveness of our sins cost the precious blood of Jesus. And sometimes, it costs something of us to forgive others. Yet, Scripture provides endless reasons to forgive, no matter the co...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Galatians 6:1-3 Whether we are saved or lost, we will all carry burdens at points in our lives; but we do not have to bear them alone. Galatians 6 shows us what to do with our burdens. First, this passage addresses the burdens we take up, the ones we share. “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of g...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Leviticus 2:11 Leviticus 2:11 says, “No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire.” Leaven in the Bible represents evil, sin, and corruption. Leaven ferments; it works quietly and stealthily in lukewarm conditions. Jesus warned us about three kinds of...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 12:1-2 Living the Christian life is much like running in a race, and Hebrews 12 shows us how to run like a champion. First, we must remember there is a purpose to pursue. “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…” (Hebrews 12:1). We are in this race until our very last breath. There is no retiring or quitting from this...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:30-34 In this life, we will experience situations in which we’ve tried to trust in God and our faith seems to fail. What do we do when we face trials, tribulations, or heartaches, and faith doesn’t seem to remove them? Hebrews 11 gives us insight for those who struggle to endure when times get tough. First, this passage reminds us that mature faith bel...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:32-34 Hebrews 11:32-34 lists several champions of faith, who exemplify tremendous character all throughout Scripture. One figure mentioned is Barak, a military leader, whose faith in God helped deliver Israel from a 20-year oppression of Canaan. Judges 5:20 explains, “They fought from the heavens; the stars from their courses fought against Sisera.” Th...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:32-34 The champions of faith listed in Hebrews 11 give us an idea of the kind of people God uses to accomplish His mighty plans. Hebrews 11:32-34 says, “ ...For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon… who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the ed...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:31 Faith has the incredible ability to radically and dramatically change people. In Joshua 2, Rahab the prostitute was transformed by faith. She was a Canaanite woman living in spiritual darkness, but after God saved her, she became part of the bloodline of Jesus Christ. Rahab’s transformation reveals four things about the power of faith. First, the pr...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:30 Sometimes, we may experience obstacles that stand between us and our most holy ambitions. Adrian Rogers says, “Faith is the link that binds our nothingness to His Almightiness.” In Joshua 5, the Israelites had left Egypt and were ready to capture the land of Canaan. However, the pagan city of Jericho stood in their way. This story shows what it mea...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:28 The Passover is a Jewish tradition that should be interwoven with our celebration of Easter. We as Christians have reason to celebrate Passover because it prophecies our redeeming faith in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 11:28 says, “By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.” The Passover...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:23-27 It takes a family to raise a child, and it takes faith to make a family. The most powerful and influential people on Earth are mothers and fathers of faith. Hebrews 11 tells the prophet Moses’ divine origin story, which would not have existed if not for his parents, Amram and Jochebed. “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of hi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:22; Genesis 50:22-26 As he reached the end of his life, Joseph gave instructions to his loved ones about what to do with the bones he left behind. Hebrews 11:22 says, “By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.” Joseph had faith that God would deliver the Isra...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 12:1-11 The Book of Acts shares numerous accounts of triumph over difficulty, as the first Christians experienced victory through prayer. In Acts 12, the Early Church faced persecution from Herod, who unleashed violence and put the Apostle Peter in prison (v. 1-4). Yet, in verse 5, we see that “constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” As we...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 4:17 As Christians, we find our identification in Jesus Christ. He became as we are that we might become as He is. 1 John 4:17 says, “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.” Our identification with Christ is a powerful truth; we are spiritually united with Jesus...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 22:1-31 The Old Testament and the New Testament tell the same story of Jesus Christ. The entire Bible expresses the fulfilled prophecy and united message that Jesus saves. Psalm 22 greatly details the crucifixion of Jesus Christ a thousand years before He was born. This Old Testament Calvary passage first shares the prophecy of the cross. “O My God, I cry i...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:21; Genesis 32 Hebrews 11:21 says, “By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.” Many of us think self-sufficiency is a virtue, but truthfully, it is a vice. After deceiving his father to obtain his brother Esau’s birthright, Jacob was on the run for his life. God used this mome...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:20 Family was first established by God in the Garden of Eden. Knowing family is a gift of God, the enemy has waged a war against the home. Hebrews 11 reveals lessons from a dysfunctional family, and offers hope for those who face unrest in the home. “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come” (Hebrews 11:20). This passage looks ba...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:17-19; Genesis 22:1-14 Hebrews 11 recalls the story of Abraham and Isaac from Genesis 22 when God called a father to offer up his son as a sacrifice. This story was a dress rehearsal for Calvary, in which God the Father would send His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had r...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:8-13 Hebrews 11:8 reminds us of the legacy of Abraham, who was called by God in his old age and became a champion of the faith. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance...” Abraham's example gives us six principles to fortify our faith. 1. The Voice Principle: Abraham heard from the Lor...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:7 The Bible emphasizes the importance of household salvation. One of the greatest examples of this is Noah, whose unsinkable faith in God saved his family from the Great Flood. Hebrews 11:7 says, “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned th...