Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 127 Psalm 127:3-5 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.” God says fathers are to be like warriors, and their c...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 19:1-6 God has put marriage in the hearts and minds of people. Regardless of the tragic failures of past generations, the desire for marriage is born anew in every generation. Adrian Rogers says, “Marriage is not old-fashioned, out-of-date, or obsolete. It is a plan of God, a plan divine in creation.” In Matthew 19, Jesus urges us to treasure marital fide...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2:1-5 Physical features change and fade, but a lifestyle that adorns the Word of God brings unending beauty into the home. Yet, these days, our families face many oppositions that threaten to drain women of their splendor. Titus 2 describes the lifestyle of a true woman of God. “...the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers,...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 128:1-6 Adrian Rogers says, “You can be born a male, but it takes maturity to be a man.” Perhaps the most difficult, yet rewarding, role a man could ever commit to is being a good husband and father. The Lord develops godly men through His Word, and Psalm 128 exemplifies God’s plan for the man. A godly man is first meant to be faithful in his walk with the...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 2:18-25 Those who are married have the potential for great wealth in what truly matters. We can have a millionaire marriage when we understand the value God has placed on the family. In Genesis 2:18-25, we learn the basis for a wonderful marriage. “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him’...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: James 1:19 God made husbands and wives different so that He can make them one in marriage. Because of these innate differences, arguments are inevitable. James 1:19 reveals how to handle conflicts: “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath…” We must be swift to hear, or quick to tune in. Only by listening can we b...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 2:21-24 The biggest problem in many marriages is failure to adequately communicate; if we don’t learn to communicate, our homes could disintegrate. Marriage is the most intimate relationship there is; we are designed to communicate on the deepest level. Healthy communication peaks when we have absolute, total, openness with one another, spoken in discerni...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 2:19 There is no sweeter, deeper, more wonderful companionship than that of a husband and wife. In Genesis 2, we first see God’s divine, unique design of male and female. These differences between us should not divide us; rather they unite us. Adrian Rogers says, “God made us different that He might make us one in marriage.” By understanding our roles, we...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:1-7 The marriage relationship is meant to be the most intimate of all human relationships. In marriage, we share the inmost part of our nature with another person. But in order to build lives together as husband and wife, we need to build on a solid foundation. 1 Peter 3:1-7 explains God’s divine design for marriage: “Wives, likewise, be submissive to y...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 13 We are fast approaching a loveless world; in our mechanical society, it is clearer than ever that real love is what we lack. In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul shares three observations about real love, and why it is exceedingly valuable in our lawless age. First, real love excels all other virtues, and without it, those virtues are meaningles...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2:11 Every Christian needs a burning, blazing, passionate love for the Lord Jesus Christ that overflows into service and worship. However, we must be careful with our zeal, so that it doesn't become misguided. Titus 2 addresses the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of zeal, and urges us to watch out for extremism and harmful fanaticism. First, zeal can disp...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 1:5 There is no substitute for prayer; it is to our spiritual life what breath is to our bodies. But sometimes, we find ourselves perplexed, because it feels our prayers are unanswered. Oftentimes, our unanswered prayers are due to our unoffered prayers. But when we sincerely pray, we can expect God to answer one of four ways. Sometimes, God denies our reque...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 27:22 In Matthew 27, Jesus Christ stood on trial before Pilate, and in verse 22, Pilate asked the most personal and pressing question: “What shall I do with Jesus?” What we do with Jesus is an unavoidable decision each of us will make; what we decide—or not decide—will dictate our eternity. We must consider Pilate’s decision: as the people cried out for J...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 10:1-7 Jesus did not come to Earth as a great philosopher, educator, economist, or social worker; He came as a Savior. He came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10) and to meet man’s greatest need, which is salvation. Romans 10:1-7 explains the simplicity of salvation. First, we must keep in mind the righteousness that God rejects. “For they being ignoran...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 12:22-32 Each of us faces a spiritual deadline that, if crossed, will result in the commission of unpardonable sin. This is not a moral, intellectual, or verbal sin; it is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a sin against light; it is attributing to Satan the work of the Holy Spirit when one knows better. Though we can commit...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 16:19-31 There was a time when we did not exist, but there will never be a time when we will not be. Death is unavoidable, but it is not the end. Our eternal destiny waits for us five minutes after death. In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus shares a parable full of contrasts. This story stresses the importance of settling our relationship with Jesus Christ on this side...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 24:35-39 Though we don’t know the exact day or hour, the Bible shares what the Last Days will look like, when Jesus Christ returns, and history reaches its climax. Matthew 24:37 says, “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be…” Understanding the days of Noah reveals why this day and age is ripe for Jesus Christ to come ag...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Revelation 20:11-15 The Book of Revelation prophecies that at the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will come with His saints in power and great glory to rule and reign and judge the sins of the world. Revelation 20 sets the scene of the final judgment, when God settles the score and judges the sins of those who are not in Christ Jesus. “Then I saw a great whit...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Mark 8:35 When God made the human soul, He made it in His own image; therefore, human 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 it, but whoever loses his life fo...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 42 Depression is a passive, continual feeling of sadness that seems to linger. It is an attitude that nothing feels good or is worth feeling good about; it is compounded by a state of constant hopelessness. Depression is a valid and dangerous health crisis. Christians can struggle with depression. King David was a man after God’s own heart. Yet, in Psalm 42...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Joshua 3:1-5 In Joshua 3, the children of Israel were on the brink of blessing. Between them and a land of opportunity was a raging river of difficulty. However, they had with them the Ark of the Covenant, a reminder of God’s presence with His people, and their guide to the Great Unknown. “And Joshua said to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 1:1-4 Our eternal destiny hangs on one question, asked here three ways: Who is the baby born in Bethlehem? What Child is this? Who is Jesus Christ? Some believe he was simply a great man, a moral teacher or a messenger of God. But as believers, we know the right answer: Jesus is the Son of God. We worship one God, who has revealed Himself in three Persons: t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 21:12 We don’t know much about the wise men who came to worship Jesus after His miraculous birth; however, we do know they exemplify the supernatural wisdom of Christmas. Matthew 2:1-2 says, “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been bor...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 53:1 Seven centuries before Christ’s birth, the prophet Isaiah wrote the biography of the King, the promised Messiah, and Savior of the world. Isaiah 53 first prophesies the supernatural birth of the King: “For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground...” (Isaiah 53:2). Jesus’ miracle Virgin Birth is essential to our f...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Colossians 1:19 Out of the billions who have ever lived, only a handful of people have made a lasting imprint upon society. There is one who stands head and shoulders above all others: Jesus, the One and Only Son of God. Adrian Rogers says, “To explain Jesus is impossible, to ignore Him is disastrous, and to deny Him is fatal.” Words don’t come close to explainin...