The Lord’s desire for our lives is the we sin not [1 Jn 2:1].  He gives us the law and the Spirit to make us aware of sin so that we can keep it out of our lives.   In Rom 7:12-13, the law is holy, just and good.  By...

The Prodigal Repented We’re studying Lk 15:11-32, typically known as the passage about the prodigal son.  A prodigal is one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly.  He’s not frugal or economical. This story illustrates the first ten verses of Lk 15.  The son repenting matches the one sinner that...

The Second Time Jonah refused to go to Nineveh the first time the Lord commanded him to go there.  Then, after the whale vomited Jonah out, God told him the second time, “Arise, go unto Nineveh…”.  This is precisely what God told Jonah to do the first time, Jon 1:2....

In God We Trust Ps 18:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you walk into the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., you see a remarkable testimony to God in that building.  In the Rotunda you see 8 large paintings of the Exploration and Colonization of America and of the American Revolution. One...

Dealing with Covetousness Col 3: 5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Covetousness Defined Covetousness is defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as an inordinate desire for wealth or possessions.  That is what Jesus warned his disciples about in Lk 12:15.  But it is more than that, according to the Bible.  The tenth...

Get the Devil Out Acts 26:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the prior broadcast we saw that Christians could be possessed with the devil.  Today, we’ll see how to get the devil out.  And tomorrow we’ll see how to keep him out.  To get the Devil out of your life: Get...

The Soul That Sinneth, It Shall Die Ezek 18 is about personal accountability to God.  Ezek 18:4 says, “the soul that sinneth, it shall die”.  In other words, each man in Israel was judged on the merits of his own righteousness or his own wickedness.  He would not die for...

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 –...

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...

We are the children of God.  We are the sons of God and, therefore, God is our Father.  And just like any father who smiles with joy when his children do what he likes, so there are certain things we do that cause our Father to rejoice.  And the beautiful...