Sermons

Don't lose your crown. You see, when we overcome temptation, God crowns us and says, "All right, you are now a king; you are learning self-control." Don't yield to temptation; yield to the Holy Spirit, and you will reign in life. And now we pray together. Father, as we read the Word, it convicts …

When you're going through times of trial, you need wisdom. Wisdom is practical insight to know what to do. He encourages us to pray for wisdom that we might be stable and use our trials wisely to the glory of God. And now let's pray together as we open the Word of God. Gracious Father in heaven, we …

Are you a sick sinner? Then he can heal you. He can forgive your sins. He can bring you joy. He can change your life. Because that's why he lived, and that's why he died. Those who are submitted to the Lord and yoked to him become like him. Meekness is not weakness. Meekness is power under control. …

And now let's pause to pray. Gracious Father, we pray that as we study the Word of God, you will remind us of old truths and you'll teach us new truths, and you'll put the two together so that we will make progress in our Christian life today. We're grateful for the freedom we have to do this, the …

Today we want to consider a title of our Lord Jesus Christ that is used only once in the New Testament and twice in the Old Testament. You'll find that New Testament reference in Matthew 1:23, a quotation from Isaiah 7:14. "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and …

One of the great names of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Bible is the Lamb. From beginning to end in the Word of God, we find Jesus Christ the Lamb. The key verse we're going to be looking at is John 1:29, when John the Baptist looked upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me read the verse to you, John …

Whenever you read a story or a book, you want to know what the ending is. Were they married? Did they live happily ever after? Did grandma get well? Was the business successful? It's very disquieting to read a story and turn the page and discover we don't know the ending. And yet the book of Jonah …

I've often said there are three beautiful love stories in the Old Testament. Ruth tells us about God's love for His church, and Hosea tells us about God's love for Israel, and Jonah tells us about God's love for the lost world. The tragedy is Jonah didn't love these people. Jonah was not concerned. …

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly. Then Jonah prayed. After three days and three nights within the great fish, Jonah prayed. He discovered he had not died. He was certain he was going to die. He was certain that that was the end of Jonah. And yet he discovered that he …

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Jonah 1:1-2.  The book of Jonah is a love story. God's love for Jonah and God's love for a lost world. Because God loved Jonah, …