Pastor Jonathan White

Introduction: Maturity. The process of reaching full development. We often use this word when describing the physical and intellectual development of young persons. As children grow, they begin to mature and develop. However, the author today wants to talk about a much more important form of maturity…

Introduction: Many people struggle with relating to God at times. They see Him as holy and set apart. They see Him as perfect and spotless. And these views of God are all completely true. God is perfect. God is without sin. Listen to a couple of the many verses in the Bible describing the perfection…

Introduction: Words have power. Growing up, I remember being told about the power of one’s words. The old adage that sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me has always been a blatant fallacy. Words do matter. They can either build one up or tear one down. However, as powerful…

Introduction: During the previous verses we went through, the author brought up this concept of rest. He compared those who failed to enter the Promised Land to those who fail to find salvation in Christ - those who are hardened by sin and continue in unbelief have no salvation in the Lord. This week,…

Introduction: The concept of rest goes all the way back to the book of Genesis. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the…

Introduction: The first century Jewish converts who were receiving this letter had a very high view of Moses. In some Jewish traditions, Moses was considered even greater than the angels. There was good reason for them to respect Moses and hold him in high regard. Moses’s life was amazingly spared in…

Introduction: We mentioned last week how man was given dominion of everything in Genesis 1:26 . Listen to this beautiful verse: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock…

Introduction: This was another difficult question asked by my congregation. They have really brought some good ones for me throughout this summer! I am sure that many of you can identify a certain group of people that would be most passionate about this question. The Churches of Christ have historically…

Introduction: The late A.W. Tozer spoke of what he called the ‘hunger of the wilderness.’ In his discussion of this topic, he discussed farmers’ knowledge of this concept. No matter how well prepared a farmer is - no matter how much work he does in the soil - no matter how much he attempts to keep the…

Introduction: We live in a world that is very spiritual today. But it wasn’t necessarily that way in recent history. Starting around the late 19th century and extending into the mid to late 20th century, there was a time where naturalism and atheism had a stronger hold on our culture. Although this influence…

Join Pastor Jonathan as he discusses what happens when you die from a Biblical perspective.

Introduction: Christ is greater. This is one of the main themes of the book of Hebrews. We will see the author tell us that Christ is greater than the prophets today. Next sermon we will hear that Christ is greater than the angels. Throughout this book we will see that Christ is greater than Israel’s…

Introduction: The late RC Sproul told this story about his father. His father was sick for quite some time at the end of his life, and RC would have to carry him back and forth from the bed to a chair at the table and to the sofa. One day when taking his father back from the table to the bed, his father…

Introduction: Continuing our summer Ask Pastor Jonathan series with difficult questions, I was given another tough question. How Do I Spot a False Convert? This is an incredibly difficult question to answer. There are two ditches that we can fall into if we are not careful. I pray that as we go through…

Introduction: H.B. Charles Jr. is a Baptist pastor who started preaching during his teenage years. Being the son of a pastor, he threw himself into the ministry from an early age. During his first time away from home preaching - at only 16 years old mind you - he found himself in Detroit, Michigan and…

Introduction: The Bible is the most unique document in the history of the world. It was written by over 40 authors spanning almost two millennia. It is the most printed and read book in world history. It has been translated into over 1,200 languages and has sold more than 5 billion copies. Although the…

Introduction: This week’s question is not meant to be a political question. I am going to attempt to answer this from Scripture alone. I was asked by someone in my congregation how that we should respond to the ongoing conflict with Israel and Iran. This question is even bigger than that - how should…

Join Pastor Jonathan as he discusses the essentials of the Christian faith.

Introduction: One of the most difficult things in the lives of believers is seeing a church leader that they have respected and learned from not practicing what he preached. This has been most clearly seen with the rise and fall of many celebrity pastors which has led to disillusionment of many people…

Introduction: As we kick off our “Ask Pastor Jonathan Burning Questions” summer, I have been asked a really deep one to start the summer off. Is baptism necessary for salvation? This question comes from someone in our congregation who has encountered someone from the Church of Christ. The Church of Christ…

Introduction: What is it like living in the last days? Although the end of the last days will be marked by the Tribulation - a time period marked by the worst world events to ever occur - we are actually living in the last days now! As we look around our world, darkness is everywhere. Wars rage, false…

Introduction: The desire for man’s approval is seen from an early age and continues even into adulthood. Young children hunger for positive feedback from their parents signifying acceptance of them. School-aged children often long for a teacher to tell them how smart they are or a coach to speak of their…

Introduction: It is interesting that we come to this Scripture the week after Memorial Day because today we are going to learn about becoming a good soldier for Christ. Although I have never personally attended basic training, I have talked to many who have endured this difficult training in order to…

Introduction: On April 20, 1999, something incredibly terrible happened. For those of us who are old enough to remember, all eyes were glued to the news stations that were reporting on the worst school shooting in US history at the time. Two 12th grade students killed 13 other students along with a teacher.…

Introduction: There is something captivating about fire. I, personally have always been amazed by the power of fire. In fact, although I was a fairly obedient child growing up, one of the few times I got in trouble involved fire. Luckily, I didn’t cause any damage - and as a disclaimer - kids don’t play…