Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:14 It’s important to know where we are in our spiritual maturity, in order to grow into what we could be. The Bible places men and women in three different categories: natural, spiritual, or carnal. As Christians, we want to be spiritual men and women, but in order to get there, we must begin to see the Bible as a roadmap to maturity. 1 Corinthian...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 8:35-39 There are two common misconceptions people have about baptism: that it is either necessary for our salvation, or that it is not important at all. In order to grow as Christians, we cannot minimize what the Bible has emphasized: starting right with believer’s baptism. In Acts 8, God gave his servant, Philip, the specific assignment to witness to a eun...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:28 Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” This is the chemistry of the cross: that God can work bad situations for our good and His glory. This verse reiterates the certainty and completeness of this ironclad, rock-ribbed promise of God. He works a...

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 Corinthians 10:12-14 As Christians, we have the power not only to overcome temptations but also to use them as a means to grow in our faith. 1 Corinthians 10 shows us how to turn temptations into triumphs. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who wil...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 51 King David, though a man after God’s own heart, was a great sinner. He committed adultery and, in covering it up, he committed murder. But David was also a great repenter, and Psalm 51 shows us how to come back when we’re down. Getting saved does not mean we lose our capacity to sin or minimize its gravity. The eternal security of salvation is not a lice...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 10:27 It is good for our spiritual health and productivity as Christians to know we are eternally secure. This is why we must have a Scriptural defense for our eternal security. Following are four passages to reflect on regarding eternal security. 1. 2 Peter 2:21: "For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they h...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 10:27 When we, as Christians, are sure of our future, we can concentrate on the present. This is why John 10 is fundamental to the eternal security of the believer. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gav...

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: Revelation 22 There is an ongoing war over the Word of God. There are those who despise, dissect, and disregard it. But perhaps the greatest enemy of the Word of God is the one who believes in it but doesn’t know it. We will never be settled until we are settled about the Word of God. Our salvation and sanctification depend on it. Revelation 22:18 says, “For I te...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 15:13-18 In Acts 10, the Gospel was made available to Gentiles for the first time. Up until Acts 15, many in the church believed Christianity was exclusively for the Jews. Concerned, they met in Jerusalem to discuss God’s plan for the Jews. Acts 15:18 reads, “Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.” God has a plan for this world, th...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Genesis 1:26 What’s wrong with animal rights? In simplest terms, the belief behind the Animal Rights Movement is that there is no difference between man and animal. But Scripture says otherwise. According to the Book of Genesis, both man and animal were created by God separately; neither evolved from the other. Though there are similarities, there is a stark cont...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Job 8:8 Adrian Rogers tells us, “Truth is to your spirit what food is to your body, what light is to your eyes, and what sound is to your ears.” There is a famine in the world for truth; this is why, as Christians, we can never lose our burning ambition to discover, know and practice truth. In Job 8:8, Job’s friends respond to his suffering with an urge to appeal...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:10 As Bible-believing Christians, our worldview affects everything in life. Yet we are living in a post-Christian society, hostile toward those who view the world as we do. As a result, we may be tempted to retreat; but in reality, there is no place to hide. Rather, we have to come together, united in our Christian worldview, and learn how to articulate...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ecclesiastes The Book of Ecclesiastes is the journal of King Solomon. It is a record of some of the perplexities he had, as well as some of the mistakes he made. There are three themes from this book when considering the beauty of this life we get to live. First, this book reveals the complex mysteries of life. God does not want life to make sense to us. God, in...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Genesis 3 Satan wants to bring death to our happiness, joy, and purity, and he accomplishes this through lies. Genesis 3:1 says, “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field…” Satan cleverly crafts subtle lies about the biggest truths. We see this exemplified in his confrontation with Eve in the Garden of Eden, when he told her four lies that ru...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: James 1:12-15 We live in a world of victims; nobody wants to take the blame for anything. And when we run out of other people to blame for our sins, we can be tempted to blame God. But God’s Word heeds warning to those who would dare blame Him for their temptation to sin. James 1:13-15 says, “Let no man say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted of God’ for God cannot...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ezekiel 28:8 Our war is not against flesh and blood. Rather, we wage war against the evil force behind it all: the devil. And Satan’s origin, found in Ezekiel 28, is one of riches to rags. It’s important to learn about his descent from the palace to the pit because we are pawns in this battle. God did not create a devil; God created a perfect being, who became th...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Acts 17:16-18 The opposition we, as Christians, face in this pagan world is nothing new. In Acts 17, Paul finds himself surrounded by a pagan society in Athens, Greece. Yet, the ones who opposed the Gospel in this passage are much like those who oppose the Gospel now. Paul’s response to this opposition is a picture of standing firm in a pagan world. First, Paul...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 2:18-29 The days are growing gloriously dark; the time is ripe for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. 1 John 2:18-29 heeds three warnings to us as we near the rapture and Great Tribulation prophesied in the Book of Revelation. First, we are living in the last days, and we need to be awake. “Little children, it is the last time....” (v. 18) Ever since the a...

Sermon Overview Scripture reference: Matthew 24:1-3 Mankind has always been fascinated with knowing the future; our only reliable source of prophecy is the Word of God. In Matthew 24, Jesus prophesied His literal, physical return to earth, offering signs of the times and the beginning of the end. “And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 13:5-6 So many of us do not explore new territories because of our fear of potential opposition. But we can overcome fear when facing the unknown future, particularly a new year. There are four key principles from Hebrews 13:5-6 to help us face the new year without fear: “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. F...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 2 One of the chief weapons that God has given us is the principle of submission; it is the thing that closes the mouths of those who oppose us and allows us to exercise our kingdom authority. However, what if we experience the problem of unworthy authorities? 1 Peter 2-3 reveals how to submit to godless authority figures. Submission is simply getting unde...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 2:7-11 The Book of Luke describes the beautiful moment Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. Luke 2:7 says, “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” How fitting that the Lamb of God was born in a stable, for the destiny of the world is wrapped up in...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 1:1-9 Luke 1:78-79 says, “Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Our world is in a desperately dark condition, but thanks be to God, who sent us His Son, Jesus, the Light of the World. There are fiv...