Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:28-39 The Bible says there is no good person, not one. (See Romans 3:10.) Every good thing we have is due to the grace of God, in spite of our sins. Romans 8 explains why good things happen to bad people, to sinners like us. First, we are graced by His purpose. Romans 8:28-29 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:28-31 Salvation, from start to finish, is of the Lord. It is only by the grace of God that we can be sure of our salvation. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” There are five foundational facts on which our faith rests. The first fact is God’s...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:26-28 As Christians, prayer is our greatest privilege and service, yet it can be our greatest failure. Too often, we don’t have the desire to pray, nor do we know what to pray for. Other times, the enemy interferes to keep us from praying. Adrian Rogers says, “The devil laughs at our organization and mocks our schemes. He ridicules our good intentions, b...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:11, 18 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is what turns every hurt into a hallelujah. And that same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now dwells in us. Adrian Rogers says, “It is Easter that turns every tear to a pearl. It is Easter that turns every midnight to a sunrise. It is Easter that turns every Calvary to a resurrection.” If we want to turn our...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 8:9 The distinguishing mark of a Christian is the Holy Spirit in him. We can know a person has been saved if the Holy Spirit dwells in him. Romans 8:9 says, “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.” This passage describes the Holy Spirit as t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 7:1-4 There seems to be a gap between what the Bible says we are in Christ and what we are in reality. We are called to be victors, yet so many of us live as victims. Adrian Rogers says, “We need not to make the Bible match our lives but to make our lives match the Bible.” We must appropriate what God has already provided for us and learn to possess our po...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 6:1-2 The grace of God enables us to live godly lives in Christ Jesus and empowers us to live in victory. Romans 6 reveals how to live in victory. First, we must know our identification with Jesus, who gave Himself for us. “For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, know...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Romans 5:6-9 This modern world is trying to obliterate the word “sin” from our language. Everything is excused by psychology, evolution, human studies, and behavioral science, yet the real root of the problem is sin. If we don’t understand the bad news of sin, we’re not ready for the Good News of the Gospel—that there is so much more that we’ve gained through Jes...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:24-27 Life, in its very nature, is tragic; sooner or later, we all must weather the storms of life. The difference between a life built on the Word of God, and one that isn’t, lies underground. Before the bottom falls out of life, we must examine the foundation. In Matthew 7, Jesus describes two houses: one built on a rock, and the other built on sand....

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:15-23 Wolves are the most dreaded and hated enemy of the shepherd because of their danger and deception. Matthew 7:15-16a says, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits…” It is wise to heed to the Lord’s warning about false prophets and to beware of wolves t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:13-14 The Holy Highway is the straight and narrow path we are called to journey on. Matthew 7:13-14 says, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” First, these...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:7-11 Adrian Rogers says, “There is no substitute for prayer.” The key to the vault of all of God’s treasure is prayer. The power of prevailing prayer is the greatest unused and untapped resource on Earth. In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks r...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 7:1-6 It is in our nature to judge others and see how we measure up. We all have our tape measures and yardsticks, but in Matthew 7:1-6, Jesus says that a yardstick will become a boomerang. “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you” (Matthew 7:1-2...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:38-42 There is nothing more destabilizing than worry, yet all of us worry more than we should. In Matthew 6:31-32, Jesus says, “Therefore do not worry… For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.” It’s important to recognize the cause of our worry. Matthew 6 addresses things we all tend to worry about: food and fashion (v. 25), fitnes...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 6:19-24 In this plastic world we live in, many of us sell out too cheaply and end up with the wrong thing. Many people think they are wealthy and are not, because they do not have what truly matters. Jesus warns us to make sure we get the real thing, for that is where true satisfaction lies. Matthew 6:19-20 says, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:38-42 We live in a very self-centered world—a society tightly wrapped up in itself. But there is joy waiting for those who step outside of themselves, go the miraculous mile, and find selfless, Christ-filled living. Matthew 5:41-42 says, “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:31-32; 7:24 We are living in a time of national tragedy, rooted in homes built on throw-away marriages. The American way has created a vicious cycle: divorce produces broken children, and broken children produce broken homes. Marriage is made in Heaven and is to be worked out here on Earth. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us how important a foun...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:27-28 The great pollution problem is not in the air—it is in our own hearts and minds. To be happy and useful in the kingdom of God, we must be clean and pure in heart, and that comes from developing a clean thought life. In Matthew 5:28, Jesus says, “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:27-28 The home is the fabric of our society, and we are at a crisis point. It is a matter of moral purity and the sanctity of the home. Our enemy knows that if he can destroy the home, he can dominate our society. Proverbs 5 identifies five factors for the maintenance of sexual purity and building a strong family, so we can win the battle for the home....

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:20-22 There is no fooling anyone. The golden facades and outer appearances we put on cannot hide a decaying spiritual life. It’s what’s inside that counts. The Pharisees had an outward, external, and superficial form of religion that was ultimately hypocritical. They were careful with how they looked to others, careful to live straight-edge lives, but t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:17-18 The Lord Jesus Christ is the One our hearts long for, the One who can fulfill our deepest need. He did not come to destroy—rather, He came to fulfill. Jesus is the secret of fulfillment. Adrian Rogers says, “Jesus is the One who can take the pain out of parting, the sorrow out of suffering, the sting out of death, the gloom out of the grave, and c...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:14; 16 In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us the salt and light of the world. When salt is applied, it goes inward; but light comes from within, and appears outwardly. Salt speaks of character while light speaks of testimony. This means that, as bright lights in a dark world, we are meant to be people of character and confession. Matthew 5:14-16 says, “You are t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 5:13 Salt is necessary for both physical and spiritual life. Only God could design the chemical makeup of salt: sodium (deadly and explosive) combined with chlorine (noxious and also deadly) make something necessary for life, preservation, and purity. Likewise, by God’s divine chemistry of the cross, we as Christians have become new creatures with signifi...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Isaiah 9:6 The greatest event in human history is when Almighty God stepped out of Heaven, put His feet upon this Earth, and saved us from our sins. Seven centuries before the first Christmas, the prophet Isaiah wrote about the coming Savior, and expressed how His name is wonderful. Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the go...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Luke 1:35 Many who don’t believe in Jesus will call Him a great moral teacher. But when we look closely at His teachings, we find that He left no room for interpretation. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and the story of Christmas is a tribute to the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35 says, “And the angel answered and said to...