I'll Be Honest

One of the worst things a church can have is people who are thin-skinned and easily offended. May God keep us from ever manifesting such un-Christ-like characteristics.

This world is full of people who are hurting, from losing a spouse, or other trials of different severity. Many of them seem to be seeking God in the midst of their pain. But are they seeking God for salvation from sin, or do they just want God to take their pain and hurt away?

Some ask, “How was the thief on the cross saved if he didn’t live a righteous life?” Let us consider what this implies about how they believe a person is declared right before God. Original question: Please clarify this for me. Regarding the theif on the cross. How do you compare his salvation with ours? I mean, he did not live a good life at all. He did not show any fruit of repentance. He did no...

Does having an outwardly immoral life mean that if you become a Christian, you will know God more and be more mature than those who didn't live such a life?

One of the most difficult places to live out our Christian convictions is in the workplace. So often we’re faced with hard situations that we must sort through and figure out what’s most pleasing to God. What are some principles to bear in mind of how we should conduct ourselves in the work environment?

Our world is full of consumers and people who only care about what they can get and not how they can serve. Our attitude when we come to church should be one of serving and not looking to be served. Our attitude with other Christians should be one of looking to give, not always receive.

Many Christians give up on evangelism because they don't see any fruit or results from their labor. We should not let a lack of results discourage our evangelism.

There's nothing worth losing your soul over. Smartphones have become such a vital part of our culture that people consider them as a necessity. But if it's become a source of sin in your life, it's better to cut if off than to lose your soul over it.

How should we interpret dreams that appear to be supernatural? Does God give dreams to people that communicate something to them? Could our dreams just be coming from our lifestyle?

The doctrine of the Lordship and exclusiveness of Jesus Christ is something that no Christian will tolerate disagreement on. There's one Lord and His Name is Jesus Christ.

What does Paul mean when he talks about “one faith”? Is he talking about the subjective faith of individuals or the objective body of truth contained in the Bible about Jesus Christ? What is this “one faith” that unites all Christians?

What options for finding a spouse should a single person consider? More so than considering the options, what type of heart attitude should the single person have? Tim considers these questions in this study.

Judgment Day is a coming reality for every single one of us. Our eternal sentences will be pronounced and the verdict will be final. In light of this reality, a weighty question to be asked is what will we be judged by on that day? In this sermon, Tim considers how the Scriptures speak in regards to this eternal matter.

What should we think about supernatural dreams and casting lots? These ideas are mentioned in the Bible, but how should we apply them?

Is it nonspiritual to give money towards a highly expensive building project in your church? What if the church is wanting to spend a lot of money on their building, but doesn't spend much, if any, money on missions?

If we want to have joy in our walk with God, if we want sweet fellowship with other Christians, if we want to be useful and effective in our service to the Lord, it's of great importance that we are not holding on to secret sins.

Don't be deceived into thinking you can control sin. Sin has a terrible hardening effect that will take you farther than you would have imagined; there is no limit to where sin will take you. Excerpt from, "Secret Sins".

We can think of many excuses to avoid confrontation with other Christians who have sinned against us, but we must attempt to heal every broken relationship that has been damaged. If we won’t, we shouldn’t expect God to speak to us in other areas in our lives, until we’ve sought to find some resolve. Excerpt from, "Every Relationship Right".

We’re called to unity, but not uniformity. We must be unified in the foundations of Christianity, but we must not think that all of us must be exactly the same. Christ gave us unity, but He’s also given us diversity within that unity. The more diverse and varied our churches are, the healthier they will be.

Christ gave gifts for the specific purpose of equipping Christians for ministry to build up the church. This means that every single Christian has a vital role to play in their church. This also means that “ministry” is not at all limited to the pastors in the church, but rather the role of the pastors is to equip the members in the church for ministry. What does this “equipping for ministry” mean...

We must not think that ministry responsibilities in the church belong only to the pastors. The elders have a ministry, but a major part of their ministry is to equip all the other members in the church for their own ministry. Christian, you have a ministry in the church. Excerpt from the full sermon, “Christian, You Are in the Ministry“.

Many people are in distress of soul wondering if they're a Christian or not. They appear to have been saved but then are plagued with severe doubts and fears about whether they were truly converted. But for some of these people, the problem may very well be that their foundation, in the beginning, was not Jesus Christ, but something else.

Christ wants us to grow up into His stature; to grow in the faith and in the knowledge of Him. In order to do this, we must not remain as unstable children who don’t know what we believe. How fearful it is to think that a person can properly articulate good theology and quote well-known authors, and still be a child spiritually.

So many have deluded themselves into thinking that they can hide their sin. But they forget that God has innumerable ways of exposing their sin. Oh how better it is to come clean and not have to experience the painful humiliation of God exposing your sin.

With all the modern technology we have, it could be said that our generation has more access to sexual sin than any other generation in history. But this is no valid excuse because we also have more access to the Bible, good books, and good sermons more than any other generation has.