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Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:1 We can have all the things of this world and yet still be dissatisfied in our lives. Wealth, fame, and fortune do not fulfill a longing only God can satisfy. The secret of satisfaction is found in Psalm 23:1, which says, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.” This short verse is packed full of promises that, when correctly understood, can change...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage:Ephesians 5:22-33 Marriage ought to be a duet, not a duel; we sing the same song, but we take different parts. In the music of marriage, the man takes the lead and the woman takes the harmony; yet over time, our marriages may fall out of tune. Ephesians 5:22-33 reveals how to tune up a tired marriage. “For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 15:13-22 When husbands and wives play the parts that God has equipped them to play in their marriages, there is not mere melody, but wonderful harmony. Perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to the music of marriage is tension in the home. Too much stress is dangerous to our homes, our health, and our happiness. Proverbs 15 reveals four things to relieve...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ephesians 5:18 God made men and women differently, so that He might make us one in marriage. Marriage ought to be a duet, not a duel; we sing the same song, but we take different parts. In the music of marriage, the man takes the lead and the woman takes the harmony. Ephesians 5 reveals how to have melody in the home: “...speaking to one another in psalms and hym...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 1:27 Adrian Rogers says, “Marriage ought to be a duet, not a duel.” In the music of marriage, husbands and wives sing different parts of the same song. Just as harmony can turn a monotonous piece into a symphony, it can also bring fresh life and excitement to the home. Scripture shows us how to have harmony in the home and use our differences to glorify G...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 1:27 Adrian Rogers says, “Marriage ought to be a duet, not a duel.” In the music of marriage, husbands and wives sing different parts of the same song. Just as harmony can turn a monotonous piece into a symphony, it can also bring fresh life and excitement to the home. Scripture shows us how to have harmony in the home and use our differences to glorify G...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 128 By God’s design, there's to be harmony in the home; the entire household is to be a symphony of praise and worship, and the father is the leader of the band. Perhaps the most difficult—and rewarding—role a man could ever commit to is being a good dad. In Psalm 128, God’s Word provides several ways we can be the dads we ought to be. Psalm 128:4 says, “Be...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:1-7 God designed the divine institution of marriage and has given us the tools to create blessed homes. In 1 Peter 3, there are seven words that can build a marriage and cultivate success in the home. One: Faith “For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands...” (1...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 19:1-6 Adrian Rogers says, “Real marriage did not come from the swamps of immorality or by evolution, but marriages are made by heaven.” In Matthew 19, Jesus speaks of the sacredness of marriage. “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Mark 10:13 In Mark 10, Jesus revealed His great love for children, and their tremendous importance to His kingdom. Our children are blessed gifts and bundles of potentiality from God, which we are responsible for teaching and training up. Though it is not by any means easy, it is simple; the Bible offers insight on the care and maintenance of our children. Prover...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:7-9 God’s plan for marriage is for husband and wife to become one flesh, totally together as one. In order to be this intimate, men and women must have constant, healthy communication. 1 Peter 3 offers four steps to total intimacy and total togetherness in marriage. Husbands must dwell with their wives thoughtfully: “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 7:1-11 Sexual immorality completely disintegrates the foundation of a family; a culture that celebrates sexual immorality will result in the fall of a nation. God has given us boundaries, not to harm us, but rather to help and protect us. 1 Corinthians 7 gives a clear, biblical emphasis on safe sex. “Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let e...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 2:21-25 We live in a tragic and dangerous day of disposable marriages; the enemy strives to break up homes to create a vicious cycle of broken people. But marriage is the highest of all earthly relationships. The purpose of marriage is for a man and a woman to come together as one flesh, sharing in the closest bond and communion possible, permanently. Gen...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 15:11-32 In Luke 15, Jesus tells the story of the prodigal son reconciling with his loving father. However, as the passage continues, we meet his ungrateful brother. Through this epilogue, Jesus reveals that the love of God that melts one sinner’s heart can harden another sinner’s heart. Our love, service, and joy can help us determine our relationship with...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 29:1 In front of every unsaved person, there is a deadline. When crossed, you will be broken beyond repair. Proverbs 29:1 reads: “He, that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” There are four thoughts to draw from this passage, so that we may never know the hopelessness of being broken beyond rep...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Nehemiah 4:1-6:16 The Book of Nehemiah tells the story of the rebuilding of the fallen walls of Jerusalem. And at the end of the sixth chapter, the walls were completed. Despite the devil’s attempts to stop them, the people of God prevailed, and built as God instructed them. Nehemiah 7 begins: the job was completed. The people of God were secure, organized, house...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Samuel 17:3-11 The story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 teaches us how to deal with the problems in our lives. Some of us live in quiet desperation, intimidated by our “giants.” But God’s plan for His children is to live like kings and queens in victory. In this passage, Goliath of Gath represents the vicious enemy behind our problems: the devil. Everythin...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 15 The human condition is marked by a single, inherent problem of sin. Oftentimes, we try to explain away or excuse sin, but until we learn to deal with it, we will never know forgiveness. The Gospel Truth only becomes good news when we recognize the bad news, which is our own sin. In this message, we learn there are three things to know about the g...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Kings 22:1-14 1 Kings 22 tells the story of a prophet with an unchanging message to a changing world. After receiving counsel from 400 pandering prophets, King Ahab and Jehoshaphat hear from Micaiah, a true prophet of God. And rather than saying what they wanted to hear, Micaiah proclaims, “ ...As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak”...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ephesians 5:14 If we’re not careful, we may spend the prime time of our lives chasing the wrong goals. This is why we have to learn how to use and maximize our time for God’s glory. Ephesians 5:14-16 says, “Therefore He says: 'Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.' See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 1:16-22 Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Therefore, we know God is righteous, and there is no other way to Heaven except through Jesus. Romans 1:16-22 offers four factors to help us better understand this truth. The Revelation Factor: all men have some light. God created us to s...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 50:10-11 Sometimes, darkness falls upon even the most devout Christians. What can we do when the lights go out? What is the discipline of darkness? Isaiah 50:10 says, “Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.” First, those of greate...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 1:3-10 As Christians, we can slip and fall into sin just like anyone else. What happens to our fellowship with God when we sin? 1 John 1:5-7 says: "This is the message which we have heard from Him, and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 59:1-4 Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Nor is His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” Our beloved America is a nation in a crisis. The prophet, Isaiah, boldly pointed out the sins of hi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Exodus 13:17-18 Exodus 13:18 says, “But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.” As God leads us through life, we may find ourselves on back roads, dead-end alleys, or in dry places. What should we do when we face detours, dead ends, and dry holes? First, re...