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This sermon examines Hebrews 12:14-17, emphasizing the imperative for believers to actively pursue peace and holiness within the local church context. The text argues that peace requires diligent effort to overcome indwelling sin and that holiness is an inward devotion to God rather than mere external religious observance. The preacher warns against the 'root of bitterness' and the sin of apostasy...

The teaching presents a comprehensive overview of biblical history, structured around the recurring cycle of divine mercy, human apostasy, and subsequent judgment. It traces this pattern from the creation and fall of man through the patriarchal age, the Jewish age, and into the current Gentile church age, highlighting key events such as the Flood, the Exodus, and the Reformation. The speaker empha...

In Genesis 19:12–29, Lot and his family face God's coming judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah. Through their responses—laughing, lingering, and looking back—we see the dangers of rejecting God's warnings, delaying obedience, and clinging to the world. Yet even in Lot's hesitation, God's extraordinary mercy is revealed. This sermon examines the seriousness of God's judgment, the danger of apostasy, an...

Grab you Bible and join us as we work through 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 and see that Christ's coming and gathering us to Himself are certain, the man of lawlessness and the apostasy must precede the day of the Lord, and the God's chosen people are kept through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit as they stand firm in the Apostolic teachings.

Regardless of our circumstances, the Christian is to pursue peaceful relationships with others and holiness.

This sermon examines the ministries of Elijah and Elisha within the historical context of 2 Kings, highlighting how God used their miraculous powers to demonstrate His sovereignty over the false gods of Israel. The message emphasizes that these signs served to authenticate the prophets' messages during a time of national apostasy, contrasting the era of divine demonstration with the current age of...

When the mighty God calls the heavens and the earth, whom does He call them to witness against? Read verse 4 and ask whether He comes to judge the heathen or His own people. Then read 2 Thessalonians 1:8 and ask whether them "that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thessalonians 1:8) are men who never knew God. "He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may j...

This sermon examines Jude 1:4, warning believers about false teachers who have infiltrated the church and pervert the grace of God into license for sin. The message distinguishes between genuine faith, which produces obedience and holiness, and antinomianism, which rejects Christ's lordship while claiming His salvation. By referencing historical examples of rebellion and the Battle of the Bulge, t...

In the Deep Fall of Adam; we, with our sins, our Cosmic Treason, our Apoplectic Apostasy, made a Great unbridgeable Gulf between God and us! But, God in Grace has sent Jesus Christ to be the BRIDGE for Lost Sinners to escape our Righteous Damnation!

It is the Person of Love; Jesus Christ, Who is the One that can and does Reconcile Chief Sinners, such as us, with The whole Trinity. We sinned against the Whole Trinity; not just Jesus Christ. Thus, we can only be Reconciled with God, Who is Love; by the Interceding Love of Love, Personified!

What is Sharia and what does it teach us, particularly about the dominance of men? How does it treat apostasy? Under Sharia, how are Muslims to treat Christians and Jews? Is Sharia something that is separate from Islamic governance or intrinsically tied to it? Joining Crosstalk with a loving response to these and other related questions was Shahram Hadian. Shahram is the founder of Truth in Love M...

Note: This edition of the Generations Radio Program originally aired in 2025. Should America or Christians in general be actively seeking to defend the nation of Israel? What is to be said for the Seed of Abraham inheriting the world? The rising tide of anti-semitism and wars in the Middle East bring the question of the nation of Israel to the forefront in the minds of many Christians. We ask the...

The leftist liberal liars are trying to cancel and erase Christopher Columbus and replace Columbus Day with "Indigenous People's Day". We will discuss the false narrative, fake history and hypocrisy of the "Indigenous People's Day" movement and end with the Biblical response such liars. Also Reference: (John 3:1-18), (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) https://bbfohio.com

This Sunday School lesson examines 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 to explain how the power of the gospel can be undermined by human wisdom and worldly methods. It argues that effective preaching requires simplicity and clarity, focusing solely on Jesus Christ crucified rather than relying on eloquence, emotionalism, or sales techniques. The text addresses the perception of the gospel as foolishness among u...

When the Lord Jesus Christ says "Abide in me" (John 15:4), who is He, and where does a man go to abide in Him? Read how the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision and spoke to him in the first person (Genesis 15:1), and then read what His name is called when He comes again (Revelation 19:13). Then ask whether a man can abide in Him and not abide in His word. "Then said Jesus to those Jews wh...

This morning we examine Jude and the Holy Spirit's warning about error, and the answer he gives the Church as their only defense against error and apostasy

This sermon examines Proverbs 5, focusing on the warning against the 'strange woman' as a symbol of deceptive influence and spiritual apostasy. It highlights Solomon's personal experience with this temptation, urging listeners to regard discretion so that their lips may keep true knowledge rather than succumbing to smooth talk. The text contrasts the initial sweetness of such deception with its ul...

This sermon examines the urgent shift in Jude's letter from a planned discussion on common salvation to a necessary warning against infiltrators who have breached the church's perimeter. The central message calls believers to earnestly contend for the faith, defined as the unchanging gospel core of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, rather than engaging in debates over secondary traditions...

God has a charge against his people - by idolatry they have violated the marriage covenant. They have imagined that the blessings he gives have come from the Baals. He will discipline, yet he will do so to bring them back. So we see in Hosea 2 how God's love is greater than we often imagine.

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This sermon examines the identity of the 'man of sin' and 'son of perdition' described in 2 Thessalonians 2, arguing that these titles refer to the papacy and the hierarchy of the Church of Rome. The speaker connects this identification to the broader context of Revelation 13, presenting the papacy as the leader of a great religious apostasy that must precede the return of Christ. Key theological...

Who takes away the branch that bears no fruit, and was that branch ever in Him? Read "every branch in me" (John 15:2) beside "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him" (John 6:56), and ask whether "in me" ever describes a man who never believed. Then ask what a man must do to have God take away his part out of the book of life: write a new Bible, or only decide...

Now that Elisha is called, he is tested to show his degree of loyalty to the commission that he has been entrusted with. This is the Forty Eighth Sermon in the series The Kingdom Divided; an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

The Polished Arrow, points to the weapon, which was used until 300 years ago. Each human warrior had 3 kinds of arrows in his quiver; good, better and The BEST! That Best arrow was only used for the very most special circumstances. But, Spiritually, God's Best Arrow was The Holy Spirit Which He Sends to Awaken and Sustain His Elect!