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This sermon explores the biblical imperative for believers to be useful to the Master, contrasting the lives of true servants with those of false teachers who are useless to God. Drawing from 2 Timothy 2, the message outlines two key characteristics of a useful vessel: being an honored vessel and possessing a pure heart. The first characteristic involves cleansing oneself from the influence of apo...

This sermon examines James 5:1-6, addressing the urgent need for repentance among those who hoard wealth through fraud and self-indulgence. The central message warns that earthly riches will rot and serve as evidence against their owners on the Day of Judgment, emphasizing that the Judge is standing at the door. While condemning the exploitation of laborers and the persecution of the righteous, th...

Why not just give up? On life, on work, on family, on your many dreams? This is a good question. Here's the God-honest truth: You'll die anyway and no one will remember you. Your life is vain. Beautiful poetry conveys the brevity of our lives in the opening lines of Ecclesiastes in 1:1–11. Our author does not bury the lede. But neither will he bury us … at least entirely. This book about our vain...

Verse by verse exposition through the book of Hebrews. (Sermon also includes the reading and exhortation from the Lord's Table liturgy) Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. Heb...

2026-11-01 AM - Rev. Jeph Nobel - Is Jesus Good, Or, a Deceiver? - [John 7:11-32]

Lucifer was blessed of God and loved by God. This beautiful, powerful and wise angel was incredibly privileged. However, he was not content. Despite all that he had, he wanted more. It cost him everything that he had. What a warning to all who read his story. "Godliness with contentment is great gain." Are you thankful and humbled by what God has given to you? Or, would you waste all of God's good...

This sermon explores the universal principle of sowing and reaping as applied to the Christian life, emphasizing that God is not mocked and that spiritual consequences are inevitable. The central message addresses three key areas: the mutual partnership between the church and its ministry, where financial support sustains the preaching of the Word; the process of sanctification, where sowing to th...

The sermon explores the narrative of the four lepers in 2 Kings 7 as a spiritual allegory for the human condition, contrasting the physical famine of Israel with the spiritual famine described in Amos 8. It argues that unsaved souls are in a state of hopeless starvation, where doing nothing leads to eternal perishment, while the lepers represent believers who step out in faith to receive the unsea...

This sermon explores the biblical mandate for spiritual discernment, emphasizing that it is a continuous discipline required for all believers. The central message, grounded in 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, calls Christians to test all teachings against Scripture, hold fast to what is good, and abstain from every form of evil. The speaker highlights the necessity of distinguishing between God's wisdom...

In this sermon, Pastor Rockhill expounds on Psalm 25, highlighting the multifaceted prayer of David who seeks deliverance, guidance, and forgiveness amid affliction. He identifies with the oppressed, aimless, and sinful man, urging congregants to lift their souls in prayer to the Lord, just as David did. Pastor Rockhill reflects on the various types of enemies and struggles we face, both external...

THREE CHURCHES AND THEIR PROBLEMS TEXT: Revelation 2:1-7; 12-17; 18-29 SUMMARY: Christ's piercing scrutiny of the seven churches of Asia Minor should admonish us to find the modern parallels, to examine our own ways, and to heed what the Spirit says to all of the churches. I. EPHESUS, THE DOCTRINAL CHURCH IN DECLINE, vv. 1-7. A. Strong in Doctrine. B. Strong in Discipline. C. Abounding in Good Wor...

Before the 7th seal opens there is a divine pause with another heavenly perspective, God wants people to know about Him during this time. Things only get worse for those who have rejected Jesus. Is there anything good that is going to come out of this wrath? Yes, we can still see God's mercy and grace is still saving the lost.

During the time when the outlook for the people of Jerusalem and Judea looked particularly bleak, the prophet Jeremiah, in obedience to the Word of God, bought a piece of land, thereby indicating his faith in God's Word.

This sermon explores the biblical counsel to enjoy the good things of life while maintaining a reverent awareness of God's judgment. The central message is that believers are called to rejoice in the present, particularly during youth, without falling into despair over the transient nature of worldly pleasures. The text emphasizes that this enjoyment must be balanced by holiness, urging listeners...

Gratitude is more than a response to favorable circumstances. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how biblical thanksgiving grows from God's character and the saving work of Jesus Christ. Drawing on 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and Colossians 3:15–17, he considers gratitude in suffering, the danger of entitlement, and the daily practice of remembering God's ordinary merci...

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The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded, Chapter 2, in a modernized version. "In Chapter 2 of The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded, John Owen establishes that a person's default, voluntary thoughts—those the mind freely gravitates toward when free from pressing duties or immediate crises—serve as the truest window into the underlying condition of the heart. Using the analogy of sp...

I hope I have made good my claim that N.T.Wright distorts the biblical doctrine of God as the God of judgment. Furthermore, that Wright, using this distortion, then distorts Christ‟s threeyear ministry and his crucifixion, and then distorts the ministry of the Spirit through believers during this present age. I am convinced that Scripture shows us that believers are called to preach the appeasemen...