Sermons

Arnie Cole: Thanks so much for joining us today, Warren. We really appreciate you coming into the studio and being with us. And today we want to talk about temptations, trials, and triumphs. So Warren, why does God allow us to be tempted? Warren Wiersbe: Well, it's not biblical, but He does permit …

When the grace of God goes to work in a Christian's life and pain is converted into power and trial is converted into triumph and suffering is converted into glory, God is glorified. The Apostle Paul had a secret, a secret he had carried in his heart for fourteen years. And the only reason he …

Here is the great Apostle Paul, in a basket, at night, being let down over a wall through a window. Well, there's not much to brag about, is there, or is there? Verse 16: "I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if so, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little." In verses 16 …

Live by faith. Look at the invisible and lay hold of the things that are eternal, and God will encourage your heart.  Outlook determines outcome. The kind of outlook you have on life is going to determine how life is going to work out for you. If we walk by faith, then we can overcome obstacles, we …

We know that the Lord Jesus has resurrection power. Therefore, don't give up. Don't faint. Focus on the future glory, not on the present trial, and you will not faint. Right now I'm speaking to some servant of God who is just discouraged, you're ready to quit. And Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:1, …

Today as Christians, we groan within our hearts because we want Jesus to come back. The only hope for this world is the coming of Jesus Christ. The theme of Romans 8:18-30 is: there is no frustration, freedom from disappointment because Jesus Christ is coming again and that is the hope that keeps …

You see, Satan is dangerous and Satan is smart. He hates God, he hates God's people. If anybody knew about the attacks of Satan, it was the Apostle Peter. No wonder he wrote in 1 Peter 5:8-9, be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he …

The Christian life is not built on rules and regulations. The Christian life is built on relationships, and relationships involve principles. You know, if a man and woman get married, their home and their happiness must be built on relationship. But if that relationship is to be all that it ought …

A Christian leader must have a vital, vibrant, growing experience with the Lord. He cannot lead God’s people with a second-hand experience. Reading together 1 Peter 5:1-4. The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of …

There are times when God says, "All right, if you don't want to do the job the way it's supposed to be done, I'm going to have to refine you." And he has to put us through the fire of persecution to refine us and to renew us. Where is this judgment going to begin? It's going to begin at the house …