Examine Your Integrity
Examine Your Integrity Are you standing in an even place? Ps.26 Introduction: Pray – Read Passage – Sermon title from verse 1 and 12 Integrity often confused with honesty – Davis Love III Illustration Integrity is soundness, wholeness, or unbroken state Something new is at the peak of Integrity – Examples…Car, ships, etc. Christians tend […]
The Lord Directs You, 2 Thes 3:5
According to 2 Thes 3:5, after you are saved the Lord directs you. The Lord directs: Your heart – 2 Thes 3:5. The Lord directs your heart. He directs your heart into the love of God. Before we were saved we were ungodly sinners and enemies of God [Rom 5:6-10]. We need the Lord to […]
Three Spiritual Connections, 1 Cor 6:17
When you are saved, you are joined in a couple of spiritual connections. And when you are saved and married, you have a third spiritual union. These spiritual connections must be understood and safeguarded. You are spiritually connected to Jesus – 1 Cor 6:17, He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. […]
Seek the Lord, Ps 34:8-10
Ps 34:8-10 says, “They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” When you seek the Lord, you find: His power – Rom 1:16; 1 Cor 1:18 the gospel is the power of God unto salvation; the preaching of the cross is the power of God. God is the one who must save […]
Dealing With Pride, Prov 21:4
According to Prov 21:4, pride is something we all have to contend with. No matter who you are, you have a problem with pride or you will have a problem with pride at some point and in some way. This sermon will help you know what to do about it. When you deal with pride: […]
New Year Resolutions, 2 Cor 5:17
We’re getting ready to start a new year. It’s now that people generally start making new year resolutions. Since there are some new things we get with salvation, there are some new things we should be doing with our salvation. When you get saved you are a New Creature in Christ [2 Cor 5:17]. Old […]
What Will You Give Jesus, Matt 2:11
When the wise men came to Jesus as a young child, they worshipped him and “presented unto him gifts,” [Matt 2:11]. The gifts they gave him were particularly appropriate for a king (gold), a priest (frankincense), and a prophet (myrrh), of which Jesus was uniquely all three. Generally, these office in the Old Testament were […]
The Lord’s Perfectly Timed Look, Lk 22:61-62
At some point in your life you may have a “head-on collision” with the Lord. This is a time when you and the Lord have a “face to face” meeting over a sin or a problem in your life. I call this the Lord’s perfectly timed look. And how you respond to him will determine […]
Christ Came Into the World, 1 Tim 1:15
1 Tim 1:15 says, “Christ Jesus came into the world…” This is the season when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, presumably. Why did Christ come into the world? Christ came to fulfill the promises to Israel – Rom 9:3-5 – he was born King of the Jews [Matt 2:2]. The superscription on his […]
Scorners Can’t Find Wisdom, Prov 14:6
A scorner is a person who holds someone or something in extreme contempt; one who despises. When a scorner seeks wisdom he “findeth it not.” He’s looking at it but he disdains what he sees so he doesn’t get it. Scorners can’t find: The wisdom of creation – Prov 3:19-20. God made the earth by […]