Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Revelation 1:3 Eternity is only a heartbeat away; at any moment Jesus may return, as Revelation 1:3 warns, “ ...the time is near.” When Jesus came to this earth the first time, He came with His glory veiled; when He returns, His glory will be unveiled, and we will truly see Him. The Book of Revelation gives insight regarding the soon coming of our Lord, Jesus Chr...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:6 The devil’s deceitful and counterfeit thrills never last; in fact, Satan always gives his best first and the worst last. On the contrary, every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before, and even still, He saves the best for last. Psalm 23:6 says, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:5 Many go about today with an incorrect perspective of God. We may believe He is a cosmic killjoy, who only exists to break up our good times. However, when we know God’s heart and His goodness, we’ll find that we feel good about Him. In Psalm 23:5, David uses three Jewish customs to exemplify how God truly feels about His children. Understanding their m...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:4 In spite of our best efforts to forget, death is a very real fact. As believers, it’s something we don’t have to fear; rather, we can anticipate it. In Psalm 23, King David reveals how to smile at death: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” (v....

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:3 It is in a sheep’s nature to wander away from the shepherd. But it is in the shepherd’s nature to restore his sheep. Likewise, we can expect to fall out of fellowship with God. But by His grace, we can learn how to get right with God and stay right with Him. Psalm 23:3 says, “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 23:2 Psalm 23:2 says, “He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.” Though we can obtain great intelligence here on earth, we are spiritually inept, much like sheep. In stressful seasons of life, we can convince ourselves that we don’t have time to be still and rest. But God has called His sheep to lie down in green pastu...

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: Galatians 6:1-3 Whether we are saved or lost, we will all carry burdens at points in our lives; but we do not have to bear them alone. Galatians 6 shows us what to do with our burdens. First, this passage addresses the burdens we take up, the ones we share. “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 18:21 One of God’s greatest gifts to us is forgiveness; He forgives us of our own sins, and He empowers us to forgive others who sin against us. Forgiveness is costly; the forgiveness of our sins cost the precious blood of Jesus. And sometimes, it costs something of us to forgive others. Yet, Scripture provides endless reasons to forgive, no matter the...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 16:7 There are things we will never understand until we lay down our intellectual pride and let the Holy Spirit speak to us. Only when the Spirit speaks can we understand three truths regarding who we are and what God makes us. John 16:7 says, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: James 1:21-25 We cannot grow as Christians if we are not actively studying the Word of God. It’s not enough to know facts about and within Scripture. When we go to the Bible to extract truth, we fail; rather, we must receive the truth and welcome it in. The Book of James shows us how to understand the Bible, and reveals four ways to welcome the Word of God. We fi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 9:1-6 Acts 9 tells the story of Saul’s conversion to becoming Paul. While on his way to persecute Christians, Saul came face-to-face with Jesus. And Saul’s first question to Jesus was: “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do” (Acts 9:6)? We are clever creatures who have lost our way and must relearn how we can know the will of God. First, remember that God has p...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ephesians 5:18 The Christian life is a blessing, but if we don’t understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit, it can feel more like a burden. The secret to a blessed Christian life is being filled with the Holy Spirit. It is important to know how to have a spirit-filled life. Ephesians 5:18 says, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 5:11 Every Christian ought to have the privilege of knowing, beyond any shadow of doubt, that he or she is saved. But having doubts doesn’t necessarily mean we are not saved. Adrian Rogers says, “Doubt is to your spirit what pain is to your body; it doesn't mean you're dead, it means something's wrong.” 1 John 5 reveals how to be saved and know it, without...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ruth 2 After losing her husband in a pagan land, Ruth made the wise choice to stay with her mother-in-law and continue worshiping the one true God. God honored her choice and lavished His amazing grace upon her by way of Boaz. Ruth 2:1 says, “There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz…” The love s...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 11 It is very human to take up offense at little things, but it’s a dangerous thing to hold a grudge against the God of the Universe. There are four common scenarios many of us face and may be tempted to begrudge God. Scripture reveals how to change our perspectives before we harbor a grudge in our hearts. First, people get offended by God when they are...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 2 Peter 3:6 It seems the more we try to put it in proper order, the messier the world becomes. As prophesied in Scripture, we will not know ultimate order and peace until Christ’s return. 2 Peter 3 gives insight into what this world is coming to, and how we are to conduct ourselves as we near the Last Days. “Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in bo...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:23-27 It takes a family to raise a child, and it takes faith to make a family. The most powerful and influential people on Earth are mothers and fathers of faith. Hebrews 11 tells the divine origin story of the prophet Moses, who was protected by his parents, Amram and Jochebed. “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents,...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 12:1-11 The Book of Acts shares numerous accounts of triumph over difficulty, as the first Christians experienced victory through prayer. In Acts 12, the Early Church faced persecution from Herod, who unleashed violence and put the Apostle Peter in prison (v. 1-4). Yet, in verse 5, we see that “constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” As we...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:24-25 In this seemingly hopeless world, many of us are facing difficulties and trials, desperately in need of some hope. Most of the Book of Jude paints a dark picture of what’s to come, yet it ends with a message of blessed assurance. No matter how grim the apostasy becomes, the children of God are going to make it through. Jude 24-25 provides three reas...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:22-23 Our souls are worth more than anything this world has to offer; that’s why the heart of God is wrapped up in the matter of soul-winning. Jesus is the supreme example of this and commands us to follow His lead through the Great Commission. Adrian Rogers says, “If you are not endeavoring to bring men to Jesus Christ, you are living in sheer disobedienc...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:17-21 The Bible warns us that in the Last Days, many men shall depart from the faith. The Book of Jude prophecies the apostates to come and gives us insight on surviving the apostasy. First, we must remember our exhortation. Jude 17-18 says, “But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they to...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:14-15 The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is the greatest prophetic event of all the ages, and the signs of the times warn us that it is coming soon. One of the signs of the Last Days is apostasy—when people who have received truth go on to reject and ridicule it. Jude 14-15 warns apostates of their judgment to come from Jesus Christ Himself. First, we see...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:12-13 An apostate is someone who rejects and ridicules the truth of the Gospel—he also tries to replace it in order to lead others astray. As believers, we must be firm in our understanding of biblical doctrine and beware of those who would deface it. Jude 12-13 paints a gruesome portrait of an apostate so that we can recognize those who bring harm to the...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Jude 1:11 False doctrine is poisonous to the Church of Jesus Christ; it is the devil’s preferred way of infiltrating the Church and destroying it from within. The Book of Jude reveals the marks of apostasy. Apostates are like snakes in the garden, hiding in the grass, preparing to strike. An apostate is someone who has received the truth and rejected it—and has...