Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 4:46-54 The Book of John tells us about Jesus’ parade of miracles, seven extraordinary and deeply significant events that tell us more about Him. His wondrous work in John 4:46-54 reveals that Jesus is God’s answer to Man’s doubt. “...And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 2:1 John 2 tells the story of Jesus turning water into wine. This marked the first of Jesus’ parade of miracles, each being considered a sign with significance. This first miracle revealed that Jesus is God’s answer to Man’s disappointment. We must remember the setting of this miracle: “Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding” (John 2:2)...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:18 The cross of Jesus Christ is the cure for sin. 1 Peter 3:18 points out three truths about how God forgives and deals with sin through the cross. The very first truth is the vicarious suffering of the cross. The word vicarious means “in the place of another”. 1 Peter 3:18 says, “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust....”...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 27:22 In Matthew 27, Jesus Christ stood on trial before Pilate. In this account, we come face-to-face with the most present, pressing, and pertinent question ever asked: Is Jesus God, as He claimed to be? If He is not, He is a fraud, imposter, and deceiver. What we decide—or not decide—about Jesus will dictate our eternity. Scripture gives us four reasons...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:18 The cross is the most recognizable and beloved symbol by those who trust in Jesus. The cross reminds us of Jesus Christ our Savior, and the Good News of the Gospel; but why the cross? 1 Peter 3:18 says “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jeremiah 18:3-6 Pottery is one of the oldest arts known to man, and one of the most poignant metaphors God uses to teach us about our relationship with Him. As a vessel of beauty emerges from an ugly lump of clay, we can experience a life made over in the hands of the Good Potter. Jeremiah 18:3 says, “Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, maki...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:10-11 Communication is the way to joy, happiness and victory; without it, we are headed for ruin. Communication in marriage is the highest level of intimacy. If we cannot be completely honest with each other, we will drift apart. Adrian Rogers says, “Fire is a wonderful servant but a poor master; words can warm a heart or burn down a home.” 1 Peter 3:10...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 19:3-6 We live in a fallen world of broken homes and throw-away marriages. Now more than ever, we must come back to the Word of God and seek family revival. Matthew 19 explains what marriage is so we can build our marriages in the name and power of Jesus Christ. “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and sai...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: None Given Marriage is a serious commitment we should not take lightly. In order to grasp the nature of marriage, we must first grasp the nature of mankind. We were made in the image of a triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In our nature, we are each composed of body, soul, and spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:1 Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts to us; however, because we are imperfect people, we will face plenty of problems. 1 Peter 3 shares seven secrets of lasting love. Fortify Faith “For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves...” (1 Peter 3:5). A threefold cord is not easily broken; likewise, a mar...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:1-22 The Bible emphasizes the importance of household salvation. One of the greatest examples of this is Noah, whose faith in God saved his family from the Great Flood. Hebrews 11:7 says, “by faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house…” In Genesis 6, God was broke...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 22:6 Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he should not depart from it.” There is a difference in teaching a child and training a child. Many of us only teach our children and find that they continue to go their own way. But the dictionary definition of to train is "To prepare for a contest; to form to a...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 1:20, 22 Are you raising your child to be wise or otherwise? Proverbs 1:22 says, “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning? And fools hate knowledge?” Adrian Rogers says, “A fool is not born a fool. A fool is self-made, but he has a lot of help from his parents.” It is difficult to raise children. But...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Philippians 1:1-7; 2:1 A church is a family of people from all kinds of backgrounds, beliefs, and ideas who have found a unity in God. One of the first examples of this family is the church of Philippi. In Philippians 1, the Apostle Paul conveys that the grace of God has miraculously gathered together people of divergent backgrounds, beliefs, and ideas into the c...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 2:18-24; 3:16 Adrian Rogers says, “The real test of your faith is not how you act at church, but how you behave at home.” God gave us marriage and the home to meet the deepest emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of mankind. Marriage is the first institution that God created, and it was established in the Garden of Eden between Adam and...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: James 1:19; 3:5-8 Is it common to debate with your mate? Sure it is. Sometimes, spouses get into it. And sometimes, spouses stay in it. The most important thing is not whether or not you have confrontations. It is how you handle them. James 1:19 is a verse that changes duels into duets. It says, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slo...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Song of Solomon 1:1-16 To be completely known and still be loved without fear of rejection is the supreme goal of marriage. But how many marriages are on the rocks because of poor communication? According to many counselors, 100% of couples seeking marriage counseling are out of rhythm due to lack of communication. God shows us in His Word how husbands and wives...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Deuteronomy 5:29; 6:1-9 God has given us a plan for the future and a future for the family. Yet, it seems this current generation is walking through a minefield. Think about the confusion kids are exposed to in today’s world: liberalism in the churches, humanism in the schools, and paganism in society. They have lost their innocence, lost their ability to love—an...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 13:34 Perhaps our greatest human need is to be loved and to give love to someone else. Not only are we, as Christians, called to love others, but we are also called to exhibit a Christ-like love. In John 13:34, Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” Christ-like love is se...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 15:11 Do you know how to find joy? It seems many people spend their lives searching for it, yet they look in the wrong places. John 15:11 says, “These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” The life of a Christian is to be a life of contagious joy. Adrian Rogers says, “The joy of the Lord is indispen...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: James 2:14-26 Adrian Rogers says, “There are only two kinds of religion in the world—works and grace: one spelled ‘do,’ the other spelled ‘done.’” As Christians, we are saved by grace alone, through faith, not by works of any kind. Grace is the root of our salvation, but our works are the fruit of it—they are the evidence. James 2:14 says, “What does it profit, m...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 5:1 In these desperate days, we need a faith that will hold fast in times of trouble. When the winds of circumstances, storms of calamity, and floods of affliction come, we need faith like an anchor. In Romans 5, we learn how God builds us up to have a rock-solid faith: “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jes...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 4:16-25 As children of God, faith is the stamp on our lives that pleases our Father. It is faith alone that enables us to live this Christian life. Romans 4 reminds us that in spite of Abraham’s sins, God remembers him for his faith, not his failures. By his example, we can learn how to be strong in the faith. “Therefore it is of faith that it might be acc...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 4:1 In Romans 1-3, Paul addressed the fate of heathens, hypocrites, and humanity. But Romans 4 is a passage for those who believe it’s time for some good news, which is grace. Adrian Rogers says, “Grace is the unmerited favor and kindness of God shown to one who does not deserve it and can never earn it. You will be saved by grace, or you won’t be saved at...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 3:9-10 In Romans 3, Paul writes as a prosecuting attorney, bringing the human race before judgment in a case we could call, “God vs. Humanity.” Romans 3:9-10 says, “For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin, as it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one’…” We are sinners by birth, by nature, and by heritage,...