Confession of Sin 1 Jn. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today’s message is on confession of sin. What is confession? Confession is admission, acknowledgement [as in the acknowledgement and confession of sin – Ps 32:5; and the acknowledgement of the truth – 2 Tim 2:25]; to confess is to concede...
In Rom 6:1, Paul wrote, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” In Rom 6:2, he answered, “God forbid”. John wrote in 1 Jn 2:1 “that ye sin not”. Though we will not be sinless till we are in our glorified bodies, what are to do with sin...
Praying Up Treasure in Heaven Matt 6: 19-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many years ago, I heard Jim Modlish preach a sermon on prayer from Matt 6:19-21, that I believe he titled, “The Prayer Bank.” Matthew 6 is a chapter devoted almost entirely to prayer. For instance, the “Lord’s Prayer” is...
Christian Confession 1 Jn. 1:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So, what’s up with 1 John 1:9? It concerns Christian confession. Christians should confess their sins. This question relates to whether or not a Christian should confess his sins, in order to be forgiven. In truth, the question has a twofold...
You are going to be subjected to three kinds of examination in your life: providential examination, personal examination, and peer examination. We’ll discuss each of these in this sermon. Providential Examination – Ps 26:2 – David said, “Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.” ...
In Neh 1:1-11, when Nehemiah heard of the great affliction and reproach in the province of Judah and how the walls were broken down in Jerusalem and how the gates were burned with fire [Neh 1:3], he wept and mourned and then he prayed [Neh 1:4]. Notice some qualities of...
The First Epistle of John deals with several different doctrines. The doctrine that we’re addressing from 1st John is sin. One of the reasons we want to look at this epistle is that we want understand what John wrote in 1 Jn 3:6-10. In 1 Jn 3:9 he said, “Whosoever...
Rebuilding Neh. 1:1-2:9 Introduction: General account of Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the wall after captivity of Israel Takes place after 70 years of captivity Ezra chapter one – Cyrus king of Persia started to build the House of God Ezra commissioned to build the temple in the 7th year of...
Sin and The Cross CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of the eternal consequences of sin have been dealt with at the cross of Calvary. Take for instance, “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,” [Rom 6:23]. When we are...
Lovers of Pleasures II Tim. 3: 4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble with people in these last days of perilous times is that they love pleasure [2 Tim 3:4]. They are pleasure seekers. So, it’s easy for them to get into sin because of its pleasures [Titus 3:3]. They know...
