Michael Easley Sermons

In Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah, the prophet, moved by God, speaks words of comfort to the Israelites of the eternal Messiah over 700 years before Christ was born of Mary. Read the full blog post here.

Proverbs 7 is the fourth lecture on the adulterous woman the father is teaching the son about. Without wisdom, temptation always wins, the immature lose, and catastrophe awaits. To find Michael's recommended Proverbs resources, click here. Read the full blog here. Resources Mentioned Ask Dr. E episode 106: Should we use people's preferred pronouns when it's counter to God's truth?

In Proverbs 6:1-19, the father warns his son to watch out for the irresponsible, lazy, and wicked. Throughout the text, we learn what pleases and displeases God.  Resources Mentioned: Proverbs Resource Page  Read the full blog post here.

Proverbs is God's wisdom in marriage and life being imparted to man. How do we help a simple man understand our brilliant God? We use easy-to-remember parallels, couplets, and rhymes. The simple and naive can learn, but the fool may never understand. Read the full blog post here.

The earlier we expose our children to the truth of scripture, the reality of Jesus Christ, and the truth of the wisdom that comes from God, the longer they will have to prosper in the right way. Simply put, Proverbs 4:10-19 could be called ‘choose.’ You get to choose the way of righteousness or the way of wickedness. Read the full blog post here.

Proverbs 3:13-18 is about something more precious and priceless than anything. It’s not something we grab out of a burning home, but the wisdom in understanding what wisdom is. The parallel is that when we find wisdom, we gain understanding. Read the full blog post here. Resources Mentioned: Derrick Kidner- Proverbs Bruce Waltke- Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary Tom Constable’s notes on Proverbs Bib...

Do you want wisdom? If so, there is a path to get it, but it's not what you think. Wisdom is the deliberate pursuit of something whose origin is God; it is manifold and multifaceted. Bridges wrote, "The fear of the Lord is that affectionate reverence by which the child of God bends himself humbly and carefully to his Father's law." It doesn't often look this way in our lives, but that's what it me...

It is important to remember that Proverbs is not a verse-by-verse exposition. It is exposition, but due to the nature of the text, we must follow its existing structure. Dr. Bruce Waltke discusses the importance of our prayers as we study so that we "become porous, so the spirit of what was taught becomes part of our personality. This is where the spiritual life and exegesis kiss one another and n...

Proverbs is not a random or disorganized collection. Dr. Bruce Waltke argues that Proverbs is divided into seven collections: Proverbs 1:1 Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise Proverbs 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise Proverbs 25:1 Proverbs 30:1 Proverbs 31:1 These divisions help us organize our thoughts and look at the book of Proverbs with a clear...

If the book of Proverbs has ever seemed disorganized or even inaccessible to you, this episode is for you.  Have you heard the joke that maybe Solomon dropped his dissertation on his way to have it bound? Perhaps that’s why his Proverbs can seem so disorganized…But that isn’t the case at all. Solomon was the wisest man on the planet in his day and his book of wisdom is brilliantly organized. It si...

Welcome to a new season of Michael Easley Sermons! We're beginning a new series today: The Fear of the Lord, the Beginning of Wisdom. Join us for a study through proverbs. Find resources mentioned in this episode's Show Notes. Do you have a biblical or theological question from this (or any other) episode of Michael Easley Sermons? Share your question with us to be answered on an upcoming episode...

The best investment any one of us can make is the one many of us struggle to prioritize. If you've struggled to spend time in the Word lately, this message is for you. In this sermon, originally recorded at Mood Bible Institute's Founder's Week in 2019 at the Moody Church in Chicago, IL, Michael teaches through 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and demonstrates that scripture—all scripture—is profitable in a pers...

How do we keep going? When we're bogged down, discouraged by the state of the world or, perhaps, our own circumstances, where do we go to muster the faith to continue to grow? We look back. What's the "therefore" there for in Hebrews 12:1? This is a unique "therefore," occurring only one other time in the New Testament. It's, perhaps, a "therefore" of exasperation. The Hebrews Hall of Faith is not...

This sermon was originally recorded at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, TX in 2014. What if God's Grace makes you angry? What if God, by the demonstration of His kindness and mercy, shows someone grace that you or I think are not deserving? How do we respond to that?  How do we ask for God's grace for people we hate? That's at the crux of Jonah's complaint. Michael teaches through the book o...

Michael teaches through Psalm 40. The way through our present troubles is found in looking to God's faithfulness in our past. This sermon was originally recorded at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, TX in 2011.

Originally recorded at Cedarville Unversity in 2008, Michael teaches through Psalm 101.

Originally recorded at Cedarville Unversity in 2008, Michael teaches through Psalm 12 with a poignant reminder of the power of words—God's, others', and our own.

John 3:16 is perhaps the most widely-known verse in Scripture, but how well do we really know it? Michael gives context to this oft-quoted text to help us understand the nature and function of God's love.

Come back next week for a sermon on John 3:16 (a bonus episode) and then check back in late-fall when we will be airing our next series on Proverbs. If you aren't on our email list, now is the time! Go to https://michaelincontext.com and on the bottom left of our website you can sign up to receive updates on new episodes.

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 4:20-23 "Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit." 

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 4:14-19 "Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction. You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone; for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. Not that I seek the gift...

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 4:8-9 "But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every...

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 4:8-9 "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be w...

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 4:1-7 "Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fello...

Dr. Michael Easley teaches from Philippians 3:17-21 "Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us.  For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,  whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthl...