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The reading outlines five definitive facts regarding salvation found in Romans 8:29-30, emphasizing that God's foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification of believers were established before the foundation of the world. It argues that these acts are entirely dependent on God's sovereign will rather than human effort or circumstance, ensuring the absolute certainty of...

Could you be drifting into spiritual sleep without even realizing it? Discover six biblical warning signs of spiritual complacency in this in-depth, expository sermon on Mark 14:1–9. Spiritual sleep rarely happens overnight. Just as a driver can gradually fall asleep behind the wheel without recognizing the danger, Christians can slowly lose their spiritual alertness. Fear of God diminishes, sin b...

This sermon examines the Parable of the Sower as the definitive key to understanding the Kingdom of God, arguing that it distinguishes between those who are truly saved and those who are not. The central message challenges the modern evangelical tendency toward casual faith, urging believers to examine their own spiritual condition by looking for the evidence of fruit in their lives. The text cont...

Jesus is making a change of focus that results from a judicial act of judgment against Israel. They have refused to listen and respond to His calls for and invitations to salvation. Now, He is acting on God's warnings that though they see, they would not see truly, and though they hear, they would not understand. The understanding of the parables is limited to those who believe...at this point, th...

Parents who are filled by the Spirt, will manifest the fruit of the Spirit by following the God given duties in raising their children in the ways of Lord.

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...

What if the abundant life Jesus promised has less to do with what you can get and more to do with what you plant? Every fall, Quentin Road Baptist Church begins a two-part First Fruits series about trusting God with the first and the best of what He gives us, and it starts with the story of a man who believed in a seed. In this message from the series First Fruits, Pastor Jim Scudder at Quentin Ro...

I. What Is the Fruit of Faithfulness? A. Knowing B. Receiving/Assenting C. Resting/Trusting II. How Is It Manifested? A. Obedience B. Dependence C. Allegiance D. Awareness/Self-Consciousness

1. The Trying of Your Faith 2. The Purpose 3. The Joy This sermon explores the Christian perspective on suffering by examining James 1:2-4, which calls believers to count it all joy when facing diverse temptations. The central argument is that external trials serve a divine purpose: to test and strengthen faith, thereby producing patience and spiritual maturity. The preacher distinguishes between...

The sermon explores the imperative to maintain good works as a response to salvation rather than a means to achieve it. It emphasizes the necessity of remembering one's past in sin to cultivate humility, recognizing the pardon of God's mercy to rest in grace, and acknowledging one's new position in Christ through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit. The message highlights that believers are justi...

Theme: Paul exhorts the believers to win the prize. I. Expectation A. An incorruptible prize B. "not as uncertainly" II. Exhortation A. "run in such a way in order that you may win" B. Strives for mastery and thus exercise self-control III. Exertion A. "Therefore I am running in such a way, as not without aim" 1. The Christian life requires great endurance 2. Paul was running with the goal in view...

This sermon explores the multifaceted nature of abiding in Christ's love as presented in John 15, emphasizing that biblical love is defined by commitment and obedience rather than mere emotion. The central message argues that keeping Jesus' commandments is the evidence of true friendship with Him, leading to a deep, lasting joy that surpasses worldly pleasures. The discussion extends to the theolo...

The sermon explores the theological significance of Jesus declaring Himself the true vine in John 15, contrasting this with the Old Testament view of Israel as God's vineyard. It argues that while Israel historically associated national identity, land, and heritage with divine blessing, Jesus redefines the source of all spiritual blessings as Himself alone. The text highlights that ethnic lineage,...

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This sermon examines the Parable of the Sower to illustrate the varying responses to the gospel message, emphasizing that salvation is a marvel of divine love that requires a prepared heart. The message distinguishes between the hardened wayside hearer, the shallow stony ground hearer, and the distracted thorny ground hearer, arguing that each fails to bear fruit due to worldly distraction. It urg...

It can be easy for us to have contentment taken from us. The evil one does not want us to experience goodness this side of heaven. Hear four ways you can "Experience Joy At All Times."

This sermon examines the distinction between saving faith and mere intellectual assent through the narrative of Simon Magus in Acts 8. The central argument posits that true faith consists of knowledge, agreement, and trust expressed through obedience, whereas Simon exhibited only the first two components. By analyzing Simon's attempt to purchase the Holy Spirit and his inability to pray directly t...

This sermon explores the practical and spiritual benefits of sound doctrine, arguing that it serves as the foundational, authoritative, and operational basis for the Christian life. Drawing from Titus 3:8, the message emphasizes that gospel truths are trustworthy and must be taught with confidence to produce a life of intentional good deeds. The exposition highlights that faith naturally leads to...

1. The Need for Forgiveness 2. The Forgiveness We Receive 3. The Fruit Forgiveness Yields

The sermon examines God's response to the fall in Genesis 3, arguing that the curses pronounced on Adam, Eve, and the serpent serve a remedial rather than merely punitive purpose. It posits that God delays immediate comprehensive relief to cultivate spiritual formation and holiness through the process of suffering and discipline. The text highlights the theological framework of dispensationalism,...

The sermon examines the parable of the true vine in John 15, distinguishing between two types of branches: those who abide in Christ and bear fruit, and those who are unfruitful and ultimately cast away. It defines abiding as a permanent, living connection to Christ through faith, which results in spiritual fruitfulness and the glory of God. The message clarifies that while salvation is secure for...

The sermon explores the internal conflict between the flesh and the Spirit as described in Galatians 5, emphasizing that the works of the flesh are rooted in selfishness and self-gratification. It presents sanctification as a lifelong process where believers must actively cooperate with the Holy Spirit to mortify sin and cultivate righteousness. Using the agricultural metaphor of a cultivated fiel...