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Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:4 The world tells us that a life without tears, sorrow, and heartache is a blessed life; but this is not true. In fact, in Matthew 5:4, Jesus says, "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." We do all we can to avoid pain. We call on psychologists, self-help coaches, and entertainment to change our conditions. In reality, condition does...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:1-9 “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) In our world today, there is a stronger emphasis on what we have than on what we are. The world says, “Blessed are those with wealth, strength, power, knowledge, and popularity.” But in his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus puts an emphasis not primarily on what a man has,...

Victorious Prayer (1696) Matthew 6:13 says, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” Oftentimes, we don’t expect God to answer our prayers. But in this passage, Jesus taught us to pray for deliverance from the evil one. He would never teach us to pray that if He did not intend to deliver us. In these dangerous days...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:9-15 Matthew 6:14 says, “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” The two great enemies against the human soul are guilt and bitterness. And the freedom of forgiveness is the only thing that can combat them. We are fr...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:9-13 Jesus’s model prayer in Matthew 6 teaches us that it is not the length or language of our prayers, but their faith and focus that elevate them to Heaven. Verse 11 says, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Bread is symbolic of any need we may have. It gives God honor to meet our needs. Adrian Rogers gives four steps on how to pray for our daily brea...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:9-10 Matthew 6:10 says, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven…” There will come a day when God’s will shall be done on earth as it is in heaven. In this passage, Jesus teaches us to pray for the Coming Kingdom of Christ. It is the Kingdom of God’s government, where God rules and reigns. The purpose of prayer is for God’s will t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:9-13 There is nothing more important than knowing how to pray. Adrian Rogers says, “Nothing can stand against the man who can pray, because prayer can do anything that God can do... and God can do anything.” Matthew 6:9 shows us how to address our God when we pray: “After this manner therefore pray ye, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy na...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 3:1-7 In John 3:1-7, Jesus explains to Nicodemus the concept of being “born again.” And if you are a Christian, you are born again. Adrian Rogers says, “By your first birth you have existence. By your second birth you have supernatural life.” Understanding the new birth is crucial to our faith. First, we must understand the three reasons why a person must be...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 16:8 There are some things that no pastor or Bible teacher can teach you; they can only be imparted by the Holy Spirit. By our own nature, we can be stunningly ignorant. There are three things you cannot learn in school, that only the Holy Spirit can teach you. First, is the conception of sin. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glor...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 6:19 Where does God live? As we study the Bible, it seems God doesn’t seem to stay put…until recently. God’s first house was Adam. Adam was to be a royal residence: designed with a body, soul, and spirit. When Adam sinned against God, he desecrated his spirit; therefore, our very Holy God was forced to move out. God’s second house was the temple. Go...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 John 5:5-13 Adrian Rogers says, “We do not live by explanations; we live by promises.” One of God’s promises is the assurance of our salvation. 1 John 5 reveals the basis for our belief, and how to be absolutely sure of our salvation in Jesus Christ. First, our certainty comes from the Atoning Work of Christ. 1 John 5:6 says, “This is he that came by water and...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 16:13 In Matthew 16:13-20, Simon Peter declares Jesus is the Messiah they’ve long waited for. As a result of his bold faith, Jesus changed his name to Peter (which means “rock”). Jesus then declared He would build His church upon Himself. This radical exchange reveals several things about the church triumphant. First, we learn that it relies on personal c...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 1:20-22 These days, our nation is in troubled waters, and the problem is rooted in fathers who fail to accept their responsibility. The Book of Proverbs reveals how to be the father of a wise child. Proverbs 1:22 says, “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge.” When our childre...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Proverbs 1:7-9 Psalm 112:2 says, “His descendants will be mighty on earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed.” As parents, our chief desire for our children should be that they love God and honor Him with their lives. The Book of Proverbs is full of wisdom for those who want to raise kids that count in the cause of Christ. We must first give them an e...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Samuel 1 It's well been said that the head of the home is the husband, but the heart of the home is the mother. Perhaps the most powerful and influential class of people in the world today are mothers. 1 Samuel 1 tells the story of Hannah, a barren woman who wanted more than anything else to have a son. After much prayer, God gave Hannah a son named Samuel, who...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Titus 2:3-5 God is in favor of beautiful homes; yet these days, our families face many enemies that threaten to drain us of our splendor. The key to a beautiful home is the wife and mother. Titus 2 shows us what it means to be a godly mother and how to make a home beautiful. “…the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Exodus 20:12 Adrian Rogers says, “Our parents are the first people we meet; if we cannot learn to love and respect our parents, then it’s obvious we cannot learn to love and respect anyone else.” Exodus 20:12 says, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” Honoring our parents means taking...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 17:1-6 Our nation is in a battle for values; the morals and ethics that made this nation great are eroding before us. Judges 17 shares an eerily similar sad case of vanishing values. “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6). As a result, there were families without foundations. In America toda...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 13:24 Judges 13-16 tells the story of Samson, a Nazarite who was set aside by God for a purpose; He had been anointed with tremendous supernatural strength through the Holy Spirit. However, Samson was a bundle of contradictions. His story is not ultimately about his physical, mental, and spiritual strength; rather, it is about the high cost of low living...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 11 There is a great and present need for men of character, integrity, and strength. Judges 11 tells the story of Jephthah, a mighty man of valor, who is an inspiration for all who want to be men and women of strength. First, he was a man of character in the face of difficulty: “Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 9:8-15 The crisis of our nation concerns leadership. We are in desperate need of good, godly leadership. Judges 9:8-15 tells the story of a pitiful politician and a nation in disarray. This passage addresses the three thorns in a nation’s side, and the way to righteous leadership. The first thorn is the apostasy of an unthankful people. In Judges 8, God...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 6:1-22 In Judges 6, Israel had forgotten God and the victory He had already given them. As a result, the nation was intimidated and impoverished by an oppressive enemy; the people’s shame was severe and continuous. Our nation suffers shame of its own. We’ve traded authority for relativism, truth for pragmatism. We’ve traded reason for feeling, conviction...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 4:1-3 The Book of Judges tells us all about Israel’s cycle of sin—sinning against God, suffering for it, asking God for deliverance, and receiving it. But God would rather bless than judge; He is a God of mercy who desires to help us in our distress. Adrian Rogers says, “Don’t ever get the idea that you can sin successfully. Don’t ever get the idea that...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Judges 1:1-2 The Book of Judges tells the story of how God blessed the nation of Israel, and how Israel then lost her glory. But, despite its darkness, this book holds out hope that God will bless the nation again. Judges 1 offers three takeaways, that we might bring back the glory of our own nation. “Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the child...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 11:36 Romans 11:36 says, “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things, to whom be the glory forever.” God is the producer, preserver, and purpose of creation. Everything starts with God, operates through God, and returns back to God. This divine triangle is exemplified in our salvation. God first loved us and brought us to Himself through Jesus...