Thus saith the Lord

Short sermon on the fruit of attempting to steal Christ's priesthood.

Can a person claim to believe the gospel and remain unchanged? In this concluding lesson, we examine the Holy Ghost's commentary on the transforming power of salvation throughout Romans chapters 5-8. From condemnation to justification, from bondage to liberty, and from death to life, Scripture reveals that the gospel always produces change. We also consider James chapter 2 and the biblical pri...

The gospel does not merely alter a person's profession; it transforms every aspect of life. In this lesson, Paul unknowingly becomes the Holy Ghost's illustration of what gospel change looks like in practice. From thankfulness and prayer to priorities, passions, plans, and personal relationships, we examine the marks of a life that has been radically changed by Jesus Christ. Through Romans...

What happens when a person truly receives the gospel of Jesus Christ? Does salvation merely change a person's destination, or does it fundamentally transform the person? In this lesson, we examine the first great effect of the gospel: separation. Beginning in Romans 1:1, we discover that the gospel divides, changes, and creates something entirely new. Using the dramatic conversion of Saul of T...

This lesson traces the glorious implications of Christ's resurrection, from the fruit of the resurrection to its final testimony to the world. Discover how the resurrection completes God's plan of redemption, answers some of Scripture's most difficult questions concerning salvation and the new birth, guarantees future judgment, and assures every believer of eternal life. This study als...

The Bible is the most powerful book, but it can become a curse if you do not believe what it says. Do you believe it, or just use it?

Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ essential to the gospel? What does Christ's resurrection prove, and why does it matter for salvation? In this lesson, we examine the resurrection as God's public declaration that Jesus Christ is exactly who He claimed to be—the eternal Son of God and the God-Man Mediator. The resurrection did not make Christ the Son of God; it certified to the world...

Why is humanity incapable of saving itself? Why must a man be born again? In this lesson, we examine the corruption inherited through Adam and God's answer through the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible reveals that man's problem is deeper than sinful actions—it is a corrupt nature inherited from Adam. Because of this corruption, no amount of self-reformation, religious effort, law-keeping, or g...

In this lesson, we turn from Adam's loss in the garden to God's provision in Jesus Christ. The Scriptures contrast the first man, Adam, with the Second Man, the Lord from heaven. While Adam's corrupt seed could only produce death, Jesus Christ entered the world through a miraculous birth, bypassing Adam's corruption in order to restore what had been lost. We examine how Christ came...

Why did Jesus Christ come into the world? Was God's purpose merely to rescue sinners from hell, or was there something greater that had been lost? In this lesson, we examine the creation of Adam as the son of God and the significance of being made in God's image. Through the Scriptures, we trace God's original purpose for mankind, the life that Adam possessed in the garden, and the dev...

If the gospel concerns Jesus Christ, what are the implications for salvation? In this lesson, we continue our study of Gospel Centrality by examining Christ's own testimony concerning His death, burial, and resurrection, and by tracing through the book of Romans the repeated declaration that salvation, righteousness, justification, peace with God, reconciliation, redemption, grace, and eternal...

Who does the gospel concern? In this lesson, we examine Paul's declaration in Romans 1 that the gospel of God concerns a Person—Jesus Christ. The gospel is not centered upon religious rituals, moral reform, church membership, prayer, or works of righteousness. It concerns the Lord Jesus Christ alone. We will explore the biblical testimony that God the Father chose His Son to be the central fig...

Sermon from the book of Hebrews with a very brief thought on how we should think about God, since He thought so much of us

Gospel Certainty (Part 4): The Prophecy of the Gospel—Promised in Scripture, Fulfilled in Christ in part four of “Gospel Certainty,” the lesson reviews prior themes—God as the origin of the gospel, the gospel’s truth and authority, its righteous justice shown in Christ bearing wrath, and its gift and mercy apart from works—then focuses on the prophecy of the gospel as God’s promise in the Old Test...

Romans: The Gospel as God’s Free Gift—Life, Grace, and Mercy (Gospel Certainty Part 3) In Part 3 of “Gospel Certainty” from Romans, the lesson reviews that the gospel is from God, is certain, carries final authority, and makes no exceptions for unrighteousness, with judgment centered on faith versus unbelief. It then focuses on the gift of the gospel: like God, the gospel gives and does not take,...

Gospel Certainty (Part 2): The Gospel’s Preeminence and RighteousnessIn part two of “Gospel Certainty,” the speaker reviews that the gospel originated with God (Romans 1:1) and is therefore true, then explains the gospel’s preeminence as God’s authoritative ordinance because God is the supreme ruler and Creator (e.g., Deuteronomy 10:17 ; Psalm 103:19; Colossians 1:16 –17). The gospel is defined as...

This episode challenges viewers to define the gospel by God’s standard and asks whether their definition is truly biblical, contrasting God’s true gospel with man-made “other gospels” warned about in Galatians 1. Using Romans 1:1, it emphasizes that the gospel originated with God, not man or any church, and is received or rejected on God’s terms. The script defines the gospel from 1 Corinthians 15...

Short sermon from John 19:30.

This is a short sermon from Luke 23:43 and Christ's words to the thief who repented.