Biblical Preaching

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.

What realization about God changed your life? Moses noted how Yehovah God is the only God who does great things in history. This message draws observations from Moses's texting in Deuteronomy 4.

What would it take for you to believe that God will resurrect the faithful on the last day? This message draws from 1 Corinthians 15 to teach the purpose and power of Jesus's resurrection from the dead.

The crucifixion of Jesus was neither a mere tragedy nor a mere example of martyrdom. This message will draw from Mark 15:22-39 and see from witnesses why Jesus died and so fulfilled predictions in the Old Testament.

Who do you say that Jesus is? The predictions of the Christ are immensely in-depth and so much of these scriptures give us great confidence in what Christ has accomplished so that the faithful can draw near to God. This message draws from the Epistle to the Hebrews as the biblical writer draws from Psalm 110.

God calls those who seek the truth and He does so in a very specific way. Furthermore, God calls those seeking the truth. This message will expand on 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 and other scriptures to understand the calling of God.

The writer of Hebrews urged believers to mature in knowing God's Word so not to drift away from God. This message draws from these encouragements and exhortations to bring this message into our lives today.

What do you focus on in life? Are you wanting certain things so much that the meaning that God gives to life is blurred out of focus? Where is your treasure? What would you give for your soul? This message draws from 1 Timothy 6 about contentment. This lesson also warns about coveting while drawing from Philippians 4 about the strength of Christ.

Did Jesus rise as a ghost, an ecstatic vision, an emotive experience, or bodily glorified? This message notices Luke's emphasis of Jesus's revelation that He resurrected from the dead. This message draws from Luke 24.

Solomon had everything and did everything. He reveals God's gift of how to have joy in life. This message draws from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes.

The man who works his whole life to provide and retire wealthy is a fool if he does so without growing in wealth to God. This message draws from Jesus's warnings in the Gospel of Luke that few will be saved.

Faith comes by hearing the Word of Christ. This message draws from Luke 8:4-15 and other scriptures to encourage believers to listen in a way so that none drift away from God.

Truth stumbles in the public square and God is displeased that there is no justice. This message draws these points from Isaiah 59 to see how God responds to humanity's lack of justice and truth.

God is love. First John 4 had many great things to reveal about God's love. This message will draw observations about God's love and loving others from 1 John 4:7-12.

Should people think of God's glory "like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man"? This message draws from the event of Israel worshiping the golden calf, and Moses coming to plead with God to see His glory. However, what is the glory of God? This message will draw from Exodus 32-34 to show the true glory of God.