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Have you experienced great grief in your life when a loved one died who was not a believer? Or have you experienced the sweet sorrow that comes when a loved one dies and departs to be with Christ? Let us consider Isaiah 53, which speaks of Jesus as the man of sorrows. The older we get, the more we will know death as a community of believers in our local church.

Jesus Christ tells us that the 'eye' is the lamp of the body, and if the eye is good, it allows the whole body to be full of light. But Jesus also speaks of an 'evil eye'. What is a bad or evil eye? Why does Jesus use this type of language in the midst of speaking about money? In this message, we learn that a person's relationship with money shows the condition of their soul. We are told that we c...

Matthew 26:44 says Jesus "went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again." Does it not seem strange that the Son of God would make a request of his Father multiple times, saying the same words? What should we make of this, especially considering Jesus' teachings on prayer?

When did Jesus realize he was God? Or did He always have self-knowledge of His divinity? My answer: He always knew He was God. The Person of Christ – Jesus, as He stood before the scribes and Pharisees, or as a young boy circumcised on the eighth day - always knew because His divine nature, which never stopped being omniscient, knew who He was. He knew His relationship to the Father and The Spirit...

[Note: There is some static in the audio due to the suite hitting the microphone throughout the sermon, we apologize.] The world foolishly clings to riches which they cannot take beyond the grave, but the Christian wisely gives his riches to receive something much greater beyond the grave. Jesus is Lord, and if we call Him ‘Lord’ then the decisions we make with our money will show that He is indee...

The Spirit of God can be easily grieved over our "small" sins. One sin that we need self-control over is being overly critical of others. It can be so easy to sin with our tongue when speaking about others; many times we're not even sensible of it until we begin to reap the bitter fruit of it. Are you sensitive to the Spirit of God when speaking about others? Table of Contents 0:00 - Explaining Ti...

Here’s today’s question: Why and how did Paul give people over to Satan? That’s it. That’s the question why and how did Paul give people over to Satan? I have to make an assumption here, because that’s as far as the question goes, so let me expand on this a little. I’m going to assume the question has to do with first Timothy 1:20, and we’ll read that in a moment. And also Paul’s charge to the Cor...

When the Bible says that we won't be forgiven if we don't forgive others, does this mean that our works save us? How do we reconcile this doctrine with the reality that we're justified by faith in Jesus Christ?

What is Biblical fasting? What type of fasting causes God to act? In this section of Scripture, Jesus teaches not 'if' but 'when' the Christian fasts they must do it in secret, and the Father in Heaven will reward them.

The first question concerns the COVID vaccine in general – should I get it or not? The second question is, “My employer might make the vaccine a condition of employment – should I get it in that case?” and the third question is this: “Is the COVID vaccine the mark of the beast?”

Divine grace…watch: enables a true believer to abhor that which is ungodly. A true believer cannot freely indulge in evil. While he can sin, he cannot sin freely and habitually with joy. Why? Why is that? Because if he’s saying Grace is still tutoring him, mentoring him, disciplining him (Titus 2:11-13), it is still exerting its influence upon his life I walked one morning into a McDonald’s to eat...

Paul Washer shares what he believes might be the greatest threat to the church in our generation. “I am astounded at the fear of the Lord and the lack of Biblical knowledge among those who would call themselves ministers of Christ.”

The grace that saves is a grace that sustains and motivates the believer. Grace teaches the believer to be godly in this present world. If you are not being taught to be such then how can you say you are a receipt of grace? “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly...

Out of all the prayer guidance Jesus gives in His sermon on the mount, there is only one topic that He goes back to: forgiveness. Unforgiveness is no small sin, God treats it as a crime worthy of hell, and anyone who professes Christ must avoid the rotten root of unforgiveness and bitterness. 0:00 Logo Intros 0:10 - Matthew 6.1-18 is a section dealing with our life in secret. 3:13 - Opening prayer...

Is the "Lord's Prayer" a mindless liturgy to you? Did Jesus mean when we pray, we must use these exact words? Why then do we never see that prayer repeated in the New Testament? What Jesus was doing was not giving us a formality and strict structure of words to repeat time and time again; rather, He was showing us what ought to characterize our prayers. The Christians ought to pray in such a way t...

What could we say is the greatest display of God's holiness that is found in our Bible? The burning bush, whereby Moses was told, "do not come near; take your sandals off your feet.." (Exodus 5:3)? Or Isaiah 6, where Isaiah he declared, "Woe is me!"? Or the Cross? Whereby the perfect Son of God bore the wrath of God to pay the sinners debt?

Questioning the salvation of other professing Christians can often be perceived as unloving or judgmental. But is there a Biblical warrant to do so? Are there characteristics that accompany true conversion? And if these characteristics are lacking in the life of a professing Christian, does the Bible allow us to question their conversion? 0:00 - Logo intros. 0:14 - Reading the question. 1:04 - Thi...

Do you pray? And if so, how do you pray? In Matthew 6 Jesus gives us three categories of people and how they pray: 1. The hypocrite who offers up long prayers to be noticed by others. 2. The Gentile who heaps up vain repetitions thinking they’ll be heard for their many words. 3. The Christian who actually prays and does so in secret. The Christian has a promise that the Father waits for us in the...

What are some lessons that we can learn in the midst of our trials? These lessons add significant value to our trials and suffering. Are you and I learning all we can with the trials that God has us in the midst of right now? Outline: 0:00 - Brief note and opening prayer. 1:03 - Start of study. 6:48 - 1 - Trials are intended for our good to conform us to be more like Christ. 11:35 - Do not lose th...

The Lord Jesus continues His discourse in Matthew 6 by addressing the Christian's secret life. A Christian is no more than what he is in secret. He first addresses the topic of giving to the needy. He assumes that giving to the needy will be active in the Christian life, but He also tells us what should characterize our giving. The Christian is someone who gives in secret. Does this mean that a Ch...

What does the fear of the Lord look like in the life of a Christian? Do you have a scriptural balanced view of God that leaves you absolutely awed by Him? This was taken from the question and answer session at the 2021 Fellowship Conference. 0:00 - Question 0:45 - Michael Durham 3:03 - Paul Washer 7:34 - Michael Durham

Question: How can I encourage my husband when he falls short? This was asked during a Question and Answer Session at 2021 Fellowship Conference. 0:00 - Mack reading the question. 0:51 - Lee Dodd's response. 3:06 - Michael Durham's response. 5:34 - Paul Washer's response.

Question: How do we encourage ourselves about sober-mindedness, and how do we encourage one another about sober-mindedness? → The following is from a question and answer session during the 2021 Fellowship Conference.

If you are a true disciple of Jesus Christ then you are going to bring forth a type of righteousness that exceeds the Pharisees and a type of love that exceeds the love of gentiles. It’s no sacrifice for the world to love those who love them. However, the Christian isn’t only to love those who love them, but they are to even love their enemies and pray for them. The Christian is able to do this be...

Is it possible that Jesus could come back at any moment? Or are there certain events that must take place first before He comes? And if so, have those events already happened, or do we yet still await them? 0:00 - What does imminent mean? 0:45 - Does the Bible anywhere say Jesus is coming soon? Revelation 3.11 3:38 - Tim reads the question that was sent in. 5:40 - What two signs does Scripture ind...