I'll Be Honest

You are very unwise to let your thoughts dwell upon the faults of Christians at all; and when you do so, you hunt up a few professors of religion, who are not by any means a fair specimen of our church-members, and you take them as samples of all the rest. That is unfair. I am sorry you have run into this way of thinking. It will only lead you into error, and call all your attention from the etern...

Isaiah 40:27-31 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"? 28- Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29- He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength...

Sadly a lot of carnality in the church can hide in the shadow of great preachers. Though some at Corinth said "I follow Paul", yet practically they had jealousy and strife among them. It is fearful to think of Paul addressing us as he did them when he said he "could not address you as spiritual people". In this sermon Ryan reconsiders what the Bible teaches us on what has been commonly called the...

What is a true Christian? Someone who has been brought to the end of himself in repentance; and if someone is genuinely looking to Christ this shows that they have repented of their sins. The true Christian forsakes any confidence he has in the flesh, in himself, and in anything he can do to produce something to save himself. He trusts that Christ's finished sacrifice is the only way to God and hi...

The Bible says we are those who "through faith and patience inherit the promises." We must remember that the Bible is full of promises made by God who cannot lie. Not only this, but God has all the power to keep these promises He has made. Now here is the question: Why have we not entered in to more of these promises? God Himself says, "Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made...

As the disciples spoke, God came in power, and they were called by the crowds as those who "turned the world upside down". Things that were one way were turned another way entirely. Men who were slaves of their sin were now set free. The early church we read about in the book of Acts was in the same place we are today. A place where we must pray for God to come down in order for things to be turne...

How do we explain what happened in the book of Acts? Or in the biographies of those from the past like George Whitefield? Think about how things were turned upside down. You had men and women going to hell and now they are headed to eternal life. You have people who are slaves of sin now in love with Christ. What explanation is there for men turning the world upside down? The Spirit of God came in...

The Bible calls us to testify of the facts of Jesus Christ, who is the eternal Word of God, who took on flesh, and in His ministry healed men to show us that He can heal us of our sins. He died in our place to pay for our sins and then rose from the dead and ever lives in heaven to receive those who come to Him.

1 John 4:1 says, "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." However, there are three things that make testing the spirits difficult in our day. First, the ecumenical and universal spirit of our day that seeks to promote unity in the midst of false teaching. Secondly, people's own experiences m...

Prayer must have been the most remarkable thing in the life of Jesus because the disciples asked of the Lord that He would teach them how to pray. The prayer life of our Lord is that which we should strive to imitate and look at carefully as we study the Scriptures. Paul Washer of http://heartcrymissionary.com

When the Bible talks about the church, it is not referring to the building, but to the assembly of the redeemed. It is also not referring to the pretenders, but to those who are truly born again and washed by the blood of Christ. It is in fellowship with such people that you will find a world of love. God intends the church to resemble heaven in this respect of love. The only love in this world th...

Perfect love is the result of God's love being perfected in us. This is not something unreachable, or unobtainable. This is real and this is something we should experience in our lives.

In this Ask Pastor Tim, Tim responds to the following question: Is it OK for married brothers in leadership positions to be casually texting or emailing single sisters? Why or why not? Are there any exceptions?

Jesus is a historical person who made massive claims about himself - we must all answer this question: Who do you say Jesus is? Text: Matthew 16:13-28 Paul Washer of http://heartcrymissionary.com

Your wicked heart clings to this idea of the unpardonable sin, as an excuse for your continued impenitence, for your living in the indulgence of sin, unbelief, and disobedience to God, every day. Your excuse will not stand. You make it insincerely. It is not the unpardonable sin which hinders your being a Christian; but your wickedness of heart, your pride, vanity, and insincerity.

You basically have two kinds of professing Christians in the world: those who are deceived and find God's commandments burdensome, and those who are genuine and ultimately don't find them a burden. "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome." - 1 John 5:3

When you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these seventy years, was it for me that you fasted? And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? - Zechariah 7:5-6

1 John 5:10 says, "Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself." - John clearly teaches us that God's testimony is internalized. This means it is no longer just an external fact to us, but it is something that finds a place within us.

This is an excerpt from the full sermon "Who Do You Say Jesus Is?" The greatest problem in all of Scripture is how can God who is just and holy cover your sin? Thanks be to God that the death Jesus died on the Cross is sufficient to pay for all your sins! It was there that the separation from God that you and I should experience throughout all of eternity was suffered for us by Jesus Christ on the...

People ask, "What am I supposed to do if I am in the midst of, or being tempted by sexual immorality?" And the Bible has one simple, clear word: flee! Run away! It's not the time to witness. It's not the time to understand the other person. It is the time to run away! Watch & Listen to the full sermon here: http://www.ibclouisville.org/multimedia-archive/baby-pictures-of-the-people-of-god/ Ryan Fu...