Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

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...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 15 Christmas is spelled L-O-V-E, as it reflects God's ultimate gift of love through Jesus Christ as described in John 3:16. Love is crucial for using spiritual gifts effectively. Adrian Rogers says, "The real mark of the spirit-filled life is love." 1 Corinthians 13 unveils three main aspects of love. The Virtues and Indispensability of Love Love is...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 9:6-7 Adrian Rogers says, “The greatest event in human history was not when Man first put his feet upon the moon, but when Almighty God came down and walked upon this Earth." No amount of secular knowledge compares to the vital knowledge of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 9:6-7 presents three thoughts about history’s greatest happening. “For unto us a Child is born,...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Samuel 24:1-7 King David was a remarkable man after God’s own heart. He lived by principle, not by appearance. He was a warrior who knew many victories, but perhaps his greatest victory was the one over his own spirit when subjected to authority. In 1 Samuel 24, David is hiding in a cave after King Saul has put a bounty on his head. King Saul comes into the cav...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ephesians 5:23 Adrian Rogers says, “We can never be over those things that God wants to be under us -- until we get under those things that God has put over us.” In order to learn how to cultivate a marriage and a healthy home, we must first understand godly authority. Ephesians 5:23 says, “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of th...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 5:1-5, 17 Any Christian who has not discovered the tremendous power of kingdom authority is living beneath his privileges. However, Adrian Rogers says, “God will never place you over those things that He means to put under you, until you get under those things that He has put over you.” Many of us fail to think of the Holy Spirit as a person with authority...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 1:23-25 There is an ongoing war over the Bible. There are those who despise it, but some of the greatest enemies of the Bible are those who disregard that it is the very Word of God. If we want the kingdom authority that God has promised His children, we must be under the authority of the Word of God. We must see it as incontestable: There is no contest,...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 14:7-12 God wants us to live with kingdom authority, but there can be no reigning in this life until we confess these three words: Jesus is Lord. Lord means “someone or something having power, authority, or influence.” When we claim to commit to Jesus Christ, we must surrender to His lordship, as Paul explains in Romans, “For none of us lives to himself, a...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 10:17-19 When we were born again, we became spiritual freedom fighters in God’s invasion army. We cannot be neutral in this spiritual battle: we are in a fight to the finish. We must learn how to come against the enemy and use our kingdom authority in the warfare of prayer. First, let us remember that our kingdom authority has been sovereignly established by...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 7:1-10 The Lord did not create us to live crushed and defeated lives, but to reign and live victoriously. The centurion’s faith in Luke 7 is an example of strength through kingdom authority. “When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Ephesians 1:15-2:6 As Christians, most of us can accept that Jesus Christ is King and He has authority. However, some of us fail to grasp that He has given that kingdom authority to His servants. Ephesians 1:22-23 says, “And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills al...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:28-31 Do you ever feel there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it? Many of us are emotionally fatigued, physically drained, and spiritually defeated; and the reason is stress. Stress is the gap between the demands placed upon us and our ability to meet those demands. It’s not a sin to be stressed, but it is a sin to reject the help given to y...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 4:1-2 No one is immune to temptation, not even Christians. Temptation can come to any person, at any point, wherever you may be. In fact, many times, the greatest temptations come after our highest spiritual experiences. This was the case for Jesus, who was tempted by Satan after His baptism in Luke 4:1-2. In order to learn how to handle temptation, we look...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 119:9 It seems as though the chaos of this world is ever-increasing, day after day; when taking a closer look, the primary problem is the thoughts of man. We’ve seen this before in Scripture. Just before the Great Flood in Genesis, the thoughts of men’s hearts were shockingly wicked before the Lord. This is not a new problem, although it does seem to push n...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2:14-15 Every Christian is in need of a passionate love for the Lord Jesus Christ that overflows into service and worship. However, the cause of Christ has been deeply hurt by extremists and their misguided zeal. We must understand the dangers of extremism and the beauty of God’s grace. Titus 2:14 speaks of Jesus: “...who gave Himself for us, that He might...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 Many of us believe the lie that God will only accept us on the basis of our performance. But this idea is the opposite of grace and faith in Jesus. Scripture reveals how grace grants us freedom from the performance trap. 1 Corinthians 15:10 says, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 6:6-7 Nothing liberates us from lives of sin like the wonderful grace of God. God’s plan for us today, tomorrow, and the rest of our lives is abounding victory through His amazing grace. Romans 6:6-7 says, “...knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Galatians 5:1 We live in a world that speaks much about freedom but knows little about it. Jesus came to set the captives free, to break the power of sin. Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” When we understand the dimensions and dynamics of freedom in Chr...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 3:3-7 As Believers, this world is not our home; but while we’re on our way to glory, we are to demonstrate God’s grace to those around us. Titus 3 reveals the life we could have if we choose to live grace-filled lives. This passage recognizes our past guilt. We are sinners by birth, nature, and choice. Titus 3:3 says, “For we ourselves were also once foolis...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2:11-15 Grace is God’s love, which He gives at a great cost to Himself. Salvation is something we could never obtain ourselves; it is only by His grace that we can be saved. There is not one spiritual thing to earn, but there is so much to learn; it is so important that we are not a disgrace to God's grace. Titus 2:11-12 says, “For the grace of God that bri...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2 The amazing grace of God is what writes our spiritual biographies. Titus 2:11-15 explains how God saved us, and brought us from grace to glory. First, this passage reminds us what grace brought: salvation. “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men…” (Titus 2:11). Without Jesus, we are spiritually dead, separated from God. We are...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus Grace is God’s unmerited favor; it is the kindness of God shown to one who doesn’t deserve it and who can never earn it. In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul claims him as his own son in the faith. He calls Titus a trophy of grace—his life being the evidence of a true believer. This special title, a trophy of grace, reminds us that not only should we be...