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Prices are up, wages are flat, and a house now takes almost half the family budget. If you're a dad feeling the weight of providing for your family, this one's for you. Kevin Swanson, Danny Craig, and Bill Roach start where every money conversation should start: God is good, and He has never let their families go hungry. From there, they get practical. Spend less than you make. Learn skills, not j...

Hear, That You May Live! Deuteronomy 9:1; 8:1–6; 10:12–13; Romans 10:17; Romans 12:1–2 Central Truth: God has given us His Word not merely to inform us, but to transform us. True hearing produces faith, faith produces trust, and genuine trust expresses itself through obedience. This message explores the importance of hearing the Lord with a heart prepared to honor, heed, and obey His Word. Through...

1 Thess chapter 5 explores the high calling of Christians to refrain from retaliation and instead actively pursue the good of others, even those who have mistreated them. It contrasts the natural human desire for revenge with the supernatural standard set by Jesus in Luke 6, emphasizing that non-retaliation is merely the baseline for Christian maturity. The teaching highlights that returning evil...

Lying is not a minor fault or a harmless weakness to be excused or overlooked. It is a fundamental sin, originating with Satan himself, through which sin entered the world and brought untold destruction upon mankind. Lies conceal wickedness, pervert justice, destroy trust, and can ruin innocent lives, families, churches, and entire generations. God calls a lying tongue an abomination and warns tha...

Fearing man leads to joining oneself to the ungodly, and the harm that comes from that. But trusting in YHWH causes the upright man to view it as unthinkable to partner with the wicked, because he looks to YHWH for all good.

The sermon explores Paul's declaration in Philippians that he gives thanks to God upon every remembrance of the Philippian church, contrasting this joy with the severe persecution and physical suffering he endured there. By recounting the events in Acts 16, including the deliverance of a demon-possessed girl, the subsequent beating, and the imprisonment that led to the jailer's salvation, the mess...

W are not always so good at following the Lord. The simple reality of being a Christian is to follow Hum and do what He tells us to do. You cannot follow Jesus if you are focused on yourself or when you are focused on others.

(1) Israel Watch 11/4/26: We discuss the Israeli 10/27 & U.S. 11/3 election crossover and urge folks to be very careful believing the claims made about J.D. Vance (or anyone else for that matter). We have concerns about J.D. but some of the claims are dishonest and just untrue. Will Trump finish the job in Iran? (2) America went "blue": We discuss the results of the 11/3 U.S. elections with a Bob...

"All the redeemed of the Lord will join in one great anthem." In this sermon on Psalm 107:1–3 titled "Religion that is True," Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones addresses this unity despite four different types of experiences people one can encounter. Those wandering in the wilderness in need of habitation, those bound in affliction needing relief, those suffering in ill health and starvation, or those on the...

This sermon explores Ecclesiastes 3, arguing that the passage is not merely a list of human experiences but a declaration of humanity's dependence on God's sovereignty. The central message asserts that God has appointed a specific time for every event, including both joy and suffering, and has intentionally limited human understanding to foster trust in His wisdom. By examining God's control, know...

The sermon explores Joshua 24, emphasizing the necessity of a deliberate and timely decision to serve the Lord. It highlights the importance of remembering God's past deliverance and blessings as the foundation for present obedience, urging believers to reject both ancestral idolatry and contemporary cultural influences. The text interprets the phrase "if it seem evil unto you" as a dismissal of f...

Galatians 4:7-21 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. 12 ¶...

The Bible on your kitchen table cost William Tyndale his life. Five hundred years ago, he gave English-speaking families the New Testament in their own language, and he was burned at the stake for it. Kevin and Josh tell Tyndale's story, including how his jailer's whole family came to Christ while he was in prison. Then they open the Scriptures to show why God wants His Word in every language. Jes...

God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy

God always gives good gifts. Man's response to these good gifts is one of sin and rebellion since the fall. The end of man's sinful works is death. God gives the perfect gift of Jesus Christ to deliver his beloved people from death, and gives them eternal life in Jesus Christ the perfect gift of God for all our needs.

This introductory study on the prophet Zechariah establishes the post-exilic context by examining the concurrent ministries of Ezra and Haggai. The sermon highlights the tension between the people's focus on personal comfort and their neglect of God's house, showing how divine discipline redirects their priorities. Through the lens of Haggai's call to rebuild and Zechariah's invitation to return,...

In Part 3 of this series, I continue examining what our Lord Jesus Christ meant when He said, "except it be for fornication." In this sermon, I go back to the Law of Moses and ancient Jewish marriage customs to examine what happened when a husband discovered that his new bride had not been a virgin. Could he lawfully put her away? To find out, we need to go to Deuteronomy 22:13–21 to see how this...

Groomed, Gripped, and Graced for His Glory The Courage of a Servant Who Knows His Responsibility and Who He Is Accountable To This message reveals that true spiritual courage is born out of knowing what God has called us to do, understanding who we are accountable to, and trusting His sufficiency to accomplish His purposes through us. God does not call His servants because they possess extraordina...

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: Nahum 2 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanier https://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

Remembering God's goodness strengthens faith, fuels gratitude, and helps Christians trust the Lord when present circumstances are difficult. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins considers Psalms 103 and 77 and the biblical call to remember God's character, promises, and works. He explains how spiritual forgetfulness feeds unbelief, comparison, and discontentment, and how re...