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Main Points 1. In His justice, God must deal with sin. 2. In His mercy, God invites us to return to Him. This sermon explores the tension between divine justice and mercy as depicted in Hosea 11, shifting the metaphor of God's relationship with Israel from a husband to a father. The text highlights God's tender care in teaching and leading His people, contrasted with their persistent rebellion and...

Peter the Apostle calls us to unity of mind, sympathy, tenderheartedness, and humility toward our fellow redeemed. Given the fact that we all find ourselves in different situations and seasons of life, it is important that we seek to sympathize with others in the Church and those who are able, to come along side of those who need help to strengthen them as our Lord does for us. Many times we focus...

Part one of a two-part message on Philippians 2:1-6, and the tenth message in Pastor Robert Rohlin's study of Philippians. Epaphroditus has carried good news and hard news from Philippi to Paul's prison cell - a joyful church with a crack in it, and two faithful women, Euodia and Syntyche, who no longer get along. Rohlin works through the four cords Paul uses to hold a church together: consolation...

This sermon explores the identity of Jesus as the long-awaited Shepherd King by examining the feeding of the five thousand in Mark 6. The exposition contrasts Christ's compassionate care for His disciples and the crowd with the harshness of King Herod, highlighting Jesus as the fulfillment of the prophetic promise in Ezekiel 34 to provide a true shepherd for Israel. The message emphasizes that Chr...

This sermon explores the divine perspective presented in Mark 6, emphasizing that God perceives the full reality of human existence, including physical needs, spiritual lostness, and the internal state of the heart. The message highlights Jesus' compassion for the crowds, viewing them as sheep without a shepherd, and His instruction to the disciples regarding the necessity of rest and the exercise...

This sermon explores the practical demands of the Christian life outlined in Hebrews 13, arguing that faithfulness in love, hospitality, compassion, purity, contentment, and discipleship is impossible in human strength alone. The central message identifies Jesus Christ as the 'Heavenly Helper' who enables believers to overcome these challenges through His sustaining presence. By examining the Gree...

Luke 23:28 "But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children." This sermon examines the final words of Jesus before His crucifixion, describing them as solemn words for sorrowing women. The central message presents a threefold lesson: a warning of divine judgment upon those who reject Christ, a word of courage regarding the p...

This sermon explores the metaphor of the spiritual harvest found in Matthew 9, focusing on Christ's compassionate heart for lost sinners who are described as sheep without a shepherd. The central message emphasizes that the harvest of souls is plenteous and ready for gathering, urging believers to view the world with hope rather than despair. It highlights the urgency of the mission, noting that w...

This sermon examines the character of Jonah in the first chapter of his book, highlighting the tension between his divine commission and his subsequent flight to Tarshish. The central message addresses the spiritual danger of disobedience, illustrating how a 'down-slidden' state erodes a believer's communion with God and their compassion for others. Through the narrative of the storm and the sailo...

1. A Great Distress (vv. 11-12) 2. A Great Compassion (vv. 13-15) 3. A Great Miracle (vv. 16-17) 4. Application

Our culture increasingly treats good and evil as matters of personal preference. Romans 12:9 calls Christians to a different way of life: genuine love, hatred of evil, and steadfast devotion to what is good. Dave Jenkins explains why God's character and Word provide the only trustworthy standard for morality. He also considers how biblical love holds truth and compassion together, how believers ca...

This sermon explores the structure of the Epistle of Jude, identifying it as a 'battlefield letter' designed to equip believers to contend for the faith. The teaching highlights the chiastic structure of the book, which bookends the central theme of apostasy with the assurance of the Christian's salvation. Drawing parallels to military preparation, the message emphasizes that believers are sanctif...

The sermon centers on the biblical command to number our days and apply our hearts to wisdom, arguing that this awareness of mortality should cultivate deep compassion for those who are spiritually lost. It distinguishes the true Golden Rule from worldly self-serving kindness, emphasizing that Christians must share the truth even when it is unwelcome, just as they would have wanted to be reached w...

This sermon explores Psalm 41 as a messianic prophecy that reveals the character of Christ through the lens of David's suffering. The exposition highlights the contrast between those who show compassion to the needy and the enemies who conspire against the righteous, culminating in the profound pain of betrayal by a close friend. The preacher argues that Jesus identifies with these words, taking o...

Description: Israel had spent long enough circling the same mountain. God told them it was time to turn and move forward. In this message from Deuteronomy 2:3, Bro. Caleb McCarter challenges us to examine the places where we may be repeating the same patterns, fighting the same battles, and staying in the same spiritual territory when God is calling us onward. Are we moving forward, or simply movi...

Come learn how our hope and focus must be on the eternal! -Livestream: https://lwbcfruita.org/live -Donations: https://www.lwbcfruita.org/give This sermon examines the theological distinction between the temporary nature of earthly life and the eternal reality of the afterlife, drawing primarily from 2 Corinthians 5. It argues that believers should prioritize eternal concerns over temporary fears...

This sermon examines the second round of dialogue between Job and his comforters, specifically focusing on Eliphaz's accusation in Job 15 and Job's response in Job 16. The central argument posits that Job's intense lamentations and protests are not acts of rebellion against God, but rather righteous responses to the friends' misrepresentation of God as a vengeful punisher. The text highlights the...

Men and women possess equal dignity, value, and standing before God, but biblical equality does not require identical roles within the church. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains the nature of pastoral ministry and why complementarian Christians believe Scripture reserves the office of pastor or elder for biblically qualified men. He also celebrates the essential ministry of faithful women and...

Ever felt conflicted? 🤔 Whether it's a small daily choice or a massive life-changing decision, we've all been there: feeling stuck, unsure, or torn between competing priorities. In this message, "Conflicted Religion," Pastor Steve Harness explores a moment in Luke 13 where Jesus meets a woman who had been crippled for 18 years—and confronts a religious leader whose priorities were completely upsi...

Justifying faith has components including, agreement to the truth of the divine revelation, agreement with the authority of God's testimony, heartfelt agreement of the will and, trust in God's character, unreserved surrender of the will to his guidance, and dependence on His merits for salvation. This week we look at some of the corresponding stories in the Old Testament to the labels in Heb 11:36...

The sermon calls the church to move beyond passive agreement with pro-life sentiments and actively oppose unjust laws that permit the murder of unborn children. It argues that silence and reliance on incremental legislation, such as heartbeat bills, are complicit in evil, citing Proverbs and the Parable of the Good Samaritan to demonstrate that true biblical love requires tangible intervention. Th...

This sermon explores the identity of God as Jehovah Ropha, the Lord who heals, by examining key biblical narratives of physical and spiritual restoration. It begins with the creation of Adam and the breath of life, establishing that all vitality originates from God's hand. The central focus is on the account at Marah, where God sweetens bitter water through a tree, serving as a typological represe...

In a second (separate) occurrence, the Lord Jesus feeds a multitude. This feeding of the 4,000 was primarily of Gentiles - the multitude were Gentiles. The lesson to be learned is that Christ feeds both Jews and Gentiles .