Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Malachi 3:7-12 At its core definition, stewardship is our relationship with money: how we obtain, save, invest, spend, and give our wealth. God is interested in this relationship, as is Satan—our enemy who would love to keep us in financial bondage. If money increases our worries, or if we have plenty in the bank, but we have no treasure in Heaven, we are in fina...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 126:5-6 The wisest thing we could do in the eyes of God is to remain faithful in evangelism. Psalm 126:5-6 reveals the soul winner’s promise: “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” The soul is of great worth; Jesus d...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12 It is important that we understand that while Jesus Christ and the Church are not identical, they are inseparable. We cannot forsake the church; we must remain faithful in fellowship. 1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.” This...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12 It is important that we understand that while Jesus Christ and the Church are not identical, they are inseparable. We cannot forsake the church; we must remain faithful in fellowship. 1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.” This...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 4:3-24 Our greatest need, privilege, and supreme duty as Christians is to worship God; it is the very reason we were created. We are invited, commanded, encouraged, and empowered to worship God because we become like what we worship. Adrian Rogers says, “If you want to be utterly miserable, turn your life inward. If you want to be filled with joy, turn your...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 2 Timothy 2:15 If we want to live holy lives, to be sanctified and powerful in the Lord, we must learn how to be faithful in studying God’s Word. 2 Timothy 2:15 says, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” First, if you want to understand the Bible, you must receive the savi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Acts 10:34 Would you be prepared to share the light of the Gospel the moment someone asks about it? In Acts 10, Simon Peter was invited into the home of Cornelius, a Roman officer, to share his faith with him and his household. Acts 10:34-35 says, “Then Peter opened his mouth and said: ‘In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoev...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Mark 8:34 Our souls are of infinite worth. When God made the human soul, He made it in His own image, therefore, our souls are endless, timeless, dateless, and measureless. The soul is the most valuable part of each of us, and so often, the first thing we sacrifice for the things of this world. Mark 8:35-36 says, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 Whether we realize it or not, there is a battle raging in our minds at every moment: spiritual warfare between light and darkness, good and evil, Jesus Christ and Satan. We cannot afford to be ignorant, and we cannot possibly be neutral. 2 Corinthians 10 shares encouragement for us in this battle for our minds. First, this passage warns us...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:4-8 Even the strongest Christian can struggle with mental health. Many of us find ourselves shackled by the chains of disappointment, depression, anger, and fear. While in prison, weighed down by real chains, the Apostle Paul wrote about the freedom we can have in Christ. In Philippians 4, he reveals five steps to mental health. Rejoice in the pre...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:4-8 Adrian Rogers says, “You can choose your thoughts like you choose your friends.” As Christians, we must have a standard regarding the kinds of thoughts we allow into our minds. Scripture shows us how and why we should control our thought lives. Philippians 4:4-7 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Our thought lives are the root of many of our problems in this world gone wild. It is crucial that we have mastery over our minds and control over our thought lives. First, we must be sure of our salvation. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 says, “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age ha...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Genesis 1; Ephesians 1 God made man and woman to have dominion, victory, and mastery; it is the very reason we were created. Once we understand this, we can come together as a conquering church and take back what was lost by Adam and was restored by Jesus Christ, the Second Adam. According to Genesis 1:26, God gave dominion on earth to Adam. But Satan, a fallen...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 4:23-24 We were created to worship God; it is life’s greatest privilege and supreme duty to worship Him. It is the act of worship, and coming together as a worshiping Church that transforms our lives from monotonous to momentous. First, we must understand the meaning of true worship. John 4:23-24 says, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worsh...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:7-8 There is no substitute for prayer, and a church is only as useful as her prayer life. The devil cannot keep God from answering our prayers, so he tries to keep us from asking. But our Lord has commanded us to pray. Adrian Rogers says, “The greatest problem that you have in your life is not unanswered prayer; the greatest problem is unasked prayer....

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: John 14:12 A Spirit-filled Church does not just organize and process members—it empowers and equips believers to be transformed by Scripture. John 14:12 says, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” The Exciting Program This passage reveals th...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Nehemiah 4 Anyone who does something in the name of the Lord will face spiritual warfare. This is why a steadfast church is bound to be attacked by the enemy. Our enemy is very methodical. But the Holy Spirit is our ally. Not only can we know the enemy’s methods, but we can also stand against them. In the Book of Nehemiah, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt, d...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Kings 18:39-45 Revival is when God shows Himself to be present in the midst of His people. Revival is often visualized as fire falling down, but after the cleansing fire comes the cooling flood. In 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah prayed earnestly for drought in the land in judgment of sin. After God cast His judgment on the land through a three-year drought, Elijah...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 21:12 Adrian Rogers says, “Salvation is not getting Man out of Earth into Heaven; it is getting God out of Heaven into Man.” When we were saved, we became temples of the living God. God has come to dwell within us forever. But while God will not move out, He will clean house. If we are truly His, God will do a cleansing work on our hearts. Matthew 21:12 s...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 24:24-27 Many of us struggle with procrastination, but do we realize that is doing great damage to us? Do we ever grasp the true problem of procrastination? Adrian Rogers tells us, “Procrastination is more than the thief of time, it is the grave of opportunity and it may be the road to hell.” There are a few reasons people reject the Gospel upon hearing it....

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 23 If you are criticized for standing for the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible says, “Rejoice and be exceeding glad. Great is your reward in heaven.” (Matthew 5:12) This may seem easier said than done, however. Scripture tells us that we will be criticized if we live for Jesus. How can we cope with criticism and have peace in times of persecution? Consider the a...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 17:16-18 In Acts 17, Paul walks down the streets of Athens, Greece, and meets three challenges to the cross—to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The same three challenges that Paul met are ones we could meet tomorrow morning; the ones who opposed the Gospel in Acts 17 could believe the same things as the people we rub shoulders with today. We need to learn how Pau...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 20:35-38 The world often measures a man by his intelligence, strength, or wealth. However, the world often forgets that when we pass away, we leave behind all that we have and take with us all that we are. What will you take with you? What truly matters in a man? Consider what the Apostle Paul took with him. Acts 20:19 says, “Serving the Lord with all humili...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 16:23-31 The Gospel is meant to be told simply. God wants salvation to be made simple because it is His desire that anyone can understand and obtain it. Acts 16:23-31 tells the story of Paul and Silas, who have been put in prison for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They’ve been beaten and stuffed into a dungeon; yet, they are singing and praising God....

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 4:36-37 The Book of Acts tells the story of a man called Barnabas. His name means “son of encouragement.” And there are five characteristics that make Barnabas the church member of any pastor’s dreams. First, he was a load lifter. In Acts 4:36, Barnabas meets a need by selling his property and giving the profits to the church. He saw a load and he decided to...