Biblical Preaching

Are Christians reigning with Christ as King now? Revelation is teaches Christians to see Christ's ultimate victory. This message pulls from parts of Revelation 16, 19, and 20 to understand the victory at Armageddon and the Millennial period of reigning.

How does God's Word comfort and strengthen the faithful? Micah reports that the nations will flow to hear the Word of the LORD. This message pulls from Micah to realize the power of God's Word especially in the time of Christ.

Do you hope for things in this life more than the afterlife? In Isaiah, God declared that He would create new heavens and a new earth where life continues and there would be no more weeping. This message pulls from Isaiah 65:17-25 to encourage believers to hope for more than a vague afterlife but a new life resurrected to the joy of the heavenly homeland.

The Book of Revelation reveals how the world worships power and authority rather than worshipping God. In the midst of persecution from authorities of the world, God urges the faithful to endure for victory because Christ will conquer. This message draws from Revelation to see who the Beast is, who influences the world to worship the Beast, and what the mark of the Beast is.

The Judeans in Isaiah's day fasted, sought God daily, and delighted to know God's ways. However, God did not call for this fast while they were oppressing others. This message draws from Isaiah 58:1-12 to see the true and holy fast of those who humble themselves before God.

Revelation reveals catastrophic events that God brings upon the earth. During this period, Christians endure the storm of tribulations by faith and many will give their lives for the Word of God. This message draws from the Bible to understand the 4 Horsemen, the 7 Trumpets, and the 2 Witnesses.

Is the gospel for all people of all ethnicities? This message draws from Isaiah 49:1-6 to observe predictions of God's Servant who is born in the womb to be a light to the nations.

Do you have the strength to outlast authoritarian leaders to victory? Revelation gives churches the strength and assurance for living counter to wicked authorities. This message draws from the 1st chapter of John's Revelation to reveal why John wrote the book and why it exalts Jesus Christ as the Almighty.

What should a Christian do after baptism? This message draws from Acts 2:41-47 and it tells what the early church was like and sets a model for all Christians today.

The beautiful book of Isaiah tells of catastrophic events and wonderful events to come in apocalyptic language. This message draws from Isaiah 25:6-9 of Isaiah's revelation of how God will swallow up death. God promised an everlasting hope by resurrecting the dead.

Have you ever had to tell yourself to do something? The Psalmist David called himself to bless God in worship. This message draws from Psalm 103 to call oneself to worship and recognize the reasons why.

What are the scriptures that the apostles taught to persuade those who believed in God to believe that Jesus is the Christ? This message draws from Isaiah 11:1-10 and other passages of Isaiah to see the characteristics of the coming King and encourage Christians to rethink evangelism.

This message draws from Romans 14 teaching Christians how to handle matters of opinion and respecting each other's faith so to maintain unity in the church. The hardest part of this is recognizing and separating one's opinions and convictions from God's commands.

Jesus is the good shepherd and He has one flock. His sheep hear His voice and follow Him. This message draws from John 10:1-18 to commit believers in following Christ, relying on the blessings of the good shepherd, and being prepared for wolves.

Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin. This is how God makes the faithful right with Him. This is God's gift of forgiveness. This is God's grace. For it to be a gift, grace cannot be earned. This message draws from Romans 4 to understand how God makes right those who have faith.

What does the world tell Christians about biblical morals? Early Christians faced a similar struggle. This message draws from Titus 2:1-8 to observe the moral teachings that Titus needed to teach and counter false teachers.

What good are hymns especially songs of warning? This message draws from the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32 to see what God wants passed onto the people of Israel to encourage their repentance in times of trials.

From the beginning, God made man male and female, and God made marriage for the two to be joined together. God knows what husbands and wives need. This message draws from Ephesians 5:22-33 to observe God's commands to bless marriages.

The Bible condemns human trafficking. God commanded Israel, "Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death" (Exodus 21:16). This recording is a message drawing from a number of such passages about "slavery" and bondservice from the Law of Moses with insight from the New Testament.

Esther lost her parents, but her cousin adopted her as his own daughter. Esther being raised by a Jewish scribe had a distinct influence in the development of her character. This message tells the story of Esther and draws from her character and actions to deliver her people, the Jews, from extermination.

The wrong word is like an arrow that you cannot catch. Everyone stumbles in the words that we speak. This message draws from James 3 to consider how we speak can change the direction that we go in life.

Good news! God is not far from anyone, so He does not overlook ignorance of who He is. For this reason, God commands all people to repent. This message draws from Paul's speech in Acts 17:22-31 and gives Christians a basis today to talk to others about God in an agnostic world.

This message draws from scriptures that many would not have written in the Bible to show who would have written the Bible. These scriptures open eyes to see how the Spirit guided holy men to write the truth that most would not have written.

Should Christians fear the LORD like Israel did? The answer is not so simple because it is conditional. This message draws from Deuteronomy 5:22-33 to observe Israel's fear that produced obedience and applies New Testament passages that address fear.

Have you ever regretted missing an opportunity to share your faith in Christ with others? This message reflects on the biblical teachings of speaking to others by drawing from Colossians 4:5-6 and other scriptures.