FBC Gresham

So what's wrong with a little legalism? It discourages the lost from coming to faith. Jesus warns the lawyers about the burdens they place on the people in this sermon sermon over Luke 11:45-46.

One of the dangers of legalism is that a person is spiritually dead, but they don't know it, perhaps the church around them doesn't know it, and it wreaks havoc on everyone. Why wouldn't they know it? Because the headstone has been removed (Legalists don't hold to the truth of scripture about the life that is from above). Join us for a sermon from Luke 11:44.

In Luke 11:43 we find out that the desire for honor and recognition comes from inner greed and corruption. This desire is: 1. Dangerous 2. Self glorifying 3. Unsatisfying.

At the heart of tithing is relationship to God. We see this with the first tithe, given by Abraham to Melchizedek "after" the blessing. We see this in Luke 11:42 where Jesus condemns the pharisees for tithing while walking right past them commandments to seek justice and to Love God!

In Luke 11:37-41 we see that the only power to be clean is found in Christ, all else is self righteousness, greed, and wickedness

Luke 11:33-36 reveals to us that not everyone who thinks they have seen the light has the true light of Christ, therefore Christ tells us to take a look at what we are calling light. In this sermon we find: the purpose, the source, the the danger, and the difference of what we call light.

In this Mothers' Day sermon from 1 Samuel 1:1-20 we find that there is peace for the troubled soul when we surrender our desires to God. 1. Sources of Affliction 2. Misunderstandings 3. Peace in Surrender

Dr. Charlie Holmes, President of the BMA Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, TX preached from 1 Kings 17 addressing questions of how Christians can remain faithful even as God's judgment is beginning to be poured out on a land.

Life is short and hard because of our sin, yet who lives with the fear of God in accordance with His wrath? We need God to teach us to number our days, that we might get a heart of wisdom. It is only in the wisdom of God that we will live out this life as God desires, with eternity in mind!

In Psalm 23 we see what it means for us if the Lord is our shepherd, how the Lord becomes our shepherd, and what life is like under His care.

Religious does not mean saved. We find in this text those who are religious by choice and those who are religious by birth. In either case there is a danger for the religious person who doesn't see their need of Christ, and for the church which brings them in as though they were saved.

In this sermon we see that there will always be division about Christ, but there must never be division within Him. 1. There is always a divided response to the Messiah. 2. A house divided cannot stand. 3. Jesus came to divide what was Satan's.

This easter we examine 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 to see that the resurrection is the proof of everything the bible says Christ came to do. Because of the resurrection Christian preaching and saving faith have substance, the gospel is certain, our faith has effective power, we are no longer in our sins, we have hope in Christ in life and in death, we are the most blessed, and we can look forward to th...

We look to Colossians 2:13-15 to find that the cross changes everything. Namely, the dead are brought to life, we have union with Christ, we have union with each other, we have forgiveness of our sins, and he’ll is put to shame.

We finish the Lord's teaching about prayer with Luke 11:5-13. God wants you to be shamelessly dependent on Him in prayer because His promises are great - and He is good - and this will change your character! I.  BE SHAMELESS IN PRAYER II. BECAUSE YOU HAVE GREAT PROMISES III. BECAUSE THE HEAVENLY FATHER IS GOOD

As we conclude the Lord's prayer in Luke 11, we see that we must be with the shepherd, we must be with the flock, and we must be vigilant, because Satan desires to make shipwreck of our faith through extraordinary trials.

In this sermon we learn that If we want God to forgive our sins and hear our prayers, we must forgive others. The key to this principle is relationship.

In this sermon we find that the absolute best thing for our lives is to be completely dependent on God:  We look at 1. The Day 2. Our Substance 3. The Bread

In this sermon we see that when we pray for His Kingdom to come, we are asking God to complete His conquest of all creation, bringing about His perfect rule, and casting out all rivals.  We will examine: The King, The Kingdom, and The Conquest.

In Luke 11:2 we find Jesus teaching His disciples to pray, and the first thing He says to pray for is that God would make His name to be holy.  All of our prayers hinge on this one thing, that the name of God would be Holy: to us, to our families, to our churches, and to the world.

As we begin Luke 11:1-13 we find a disciple asking Jesus to teach them how to pray.  In this first sermon we look to Christ as our perfect example, we look at his heart for prayer.  And, we look at the humble heart required to be a true disciple.   Finally, we look at God as the father from whom every good thing flows.  Make no mistake, there is a right way to pray, and in...

We conclude Luke 10 with a deep look at the story of Martha and Mary.  Through Martha's struggle to get her sister to help her serve Jesus we learn that having the wrong priorities always leads to sin, and we must keep "first things" first in our lives!  The better portion for us in life is to be at the feet of Jesus.

In Luke 10:29-37 we find the parable of the good Samaritan.  We find that the answer to the question "who is my neighbor?"  to be the one who draws near to share the love of God with those around them.  We might be tempted to ask "who must I love?" but Jesus turns it into a more important question, "how am I supposed to love!"

We handle the parable of The Good Samaritan in two parts.  This first part answers the question, "What must I do to inherit eternal life."   The simple answer is that you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and you must love your neighbor as yourself.  In this sermon we see that in order to...

Luke 10:17-24 shows us that of all the blessings we have received, we must be most grateful for the grace of salvation!