Preach It, Teach It Pastor Sermons

Passages: Matthew 22:36-40

Could be God preparing us for the future, so that we are ready to share our faith in a post-Christian culture, under persecution? Or are we so ...

Passages: Philippians 2:1-11; Proverbs 21:19; 25:24; 27:15

My marriage (or future marriage) will go beyond my imagination when I focus on my responsibilities rather than my rights. Follow the example of Jesus ...

Passages: Philippians 1:21-30; Revelation 22:1-5

How do you live your life in a way that's worthy of Jesus? What kind of spiritual service is "fruitful labor" for God? Why did Paul want to ...

Passages: Galatians 2:11-21

Grace is almost incomprehensible to the human mind, because we believe we have something to offer God apart from Christ. Grace is free and cannot be ...

Passages: Ecclesiastis 11:7-12:14

King Solomon teaches in Ecclesiastes that the time to surrender to God and serve Him well is in our youth, when we are strong and visionary. God can ...

Passages: Psalm 71:18; Mark 13:13; 1 Timothy 1:5; Galatians 5:6; 8-9; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; John 21:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 3:28; 5:1; 8:1, 31-35; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Philippians 2:12-13; 1:6

Getting old to the glory of God means resolutely resisting the typical American dream of retirement. It means being so satisfied with all that God ...

Passages: Acts 20:26; Revelation 4

The importance of leaving a church well is loving them deeply, hearing God's call and being sure you have spoken all God has given you to say to that ...

Passages: Ephesians 5:25-32; Revelation 20:22

Marriage and sexuality point to our deep longing for union with God. The way God loves us is the way that romantic love should be expressed among ...

Passages: Romans 12:11; 15:18; Jeremiah 29:13-14; Galatians 3:13; 5:13; Matthew 3:15; Ephesians 1:18; 1 Peter 4:11; Revelation 3:15-16

We cannot afford to be lukewarm Christians. Paul teaches in Romans 12:11 that serving the Lord means 1) seeing the Lord as worth more than what the ...

Passages: Matthew 13

Have you ever grown or tended a garden? There is strategy involved. Within Matthew chapter 13 - Jesus launches into several parables that focus on ...

Passages: Ecclesiastes 5:1; Isaiah 58:4-5; Joshua 7; Acts 5:1-10; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5; Matthew 18:15

God is serious about our commitment to Him. Our prayers must be carefully crafted and come from an obedient heart and an expectant faith. Chan ...

Passages: Ephesians 3:14-19

Francis Chan teaches from Ephesians 3 about how the Holy Spirit alone can reveal to us the love of Jesus and how knowing that in a deep way will ...

Passages: Revelation 20

The resurrection of Jesus provides us with complete victory in life. He conquered death for us, He rules the universe and He places Satan underneath ...

Passages: John 20; Luke 24; Matthew 28; Acts 10:40-41; Mark 16

In the last generation, the rise of existentialism says that there are fixed, closed natural laws, that make the world understandable and ...

Passages: Mark 15:22-32

The invitation of God is to wait on cross with Jesus. It is hopeful, courageous, confident way of being. Standing in the world erect, facing the ...

Passages: Matthew 4:1-11; 16:22-23; 21:42; 26:34; Luke 22:3-6, 31-32, 47-48; John 12:6; 15:25; Ephesians 2:1-3; Colossians 2:13-15; Psalm 118:22; 26:34; 34:20; 41:9; Zechariah 12:10; 13:7; Isaiah 53:6-10; Acts 4:27-28;Romans 5:8, 8:3; Galatians 3:13

History's most spectacular sin was the murder of Jesus. Satan's power in Judas' sinful passions, Satan's role in His own destruction, God's role in ...

Passages: Acts 1-12

“When Jesus was preparing to return to his father, he commissioned his friends to go—to astronomically expand the impact of their ...

Passages: 2 Samuel 11

We must watch for the "danger of the drift" or slowly falling away from God. What is the power of hidden sin? It kills good judgment ...

Passages: 1 Peter 5

We all fight the three-headed dragon: the god of Me, Mine and More. In 1 Peter 5, Paul teaches us how to be humble and place Christ first in our  ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Francis Chan discusses how Christians should be distinctive from those who don't know Christ by their holy, God-honoring behavior. But he also ...

Passages: Haggai 2; Revelation 21:2-4

In Haggai 2, the Israelites begin to re-build the Temple after the foundation had lain desolate for fifteen years. God's people start to repent and ...

Passages: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; 3:18; Jeremiah 17:9; 1 John 1:8; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Matthew 4:4; Proverbs 15:14; 18:15; 29:8; Psalm 101:3; Philippians 4:6-8; Isaiah 55:8; Hosea 4:6; Acts 2:1-7; Ephesians 3:20-21

The battle for the mind of God's servants is continual and intense. Five principles for guarding your thoughts are 1. Don't believe everything you ...

Passages: Haggai, Matthew 13; 1 Corinthians 15

What a great picture of the Christian life: Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15 "if there's no life after death, then I'm the stupidest person on ...

Passages: Haggai 1:1-13

After sharing a brief but engaging history of God and His people, Francis Chan relates the central message of Haggai. We must put Him first or our ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

This commemorative service of Chase Oaks' "Re-Plant" emphasis features keynote speaker Bill Hybels. He teaches that we must come as we are, ...

Passages: John 7:1-24; Matthew 13:55

Jesus' own brothers and countrymen doubted His deity and Messiahship because He wouldn't claim an earthly kingdom and take His country by storm. ...

Passages: Galatians 4:1-11; Psalm 46:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

God's amazing love for us is not given because of what we deserve, He actually adopts us as His very own children when we give our lives to Christ. ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Galatians 2:20; 5:16-26; John 15:5-14; 16:7-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-24; Psalm 139:23-24; 1 John 2:27

Paul teaches there are three types of people: those who don't know God, those who do and those who know God but act like they don't. Two key ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 8:1-10:33

Paul discussed questions of religious freedom with the Corinthian believers. He related that an idol was powerless, and that true worship of God is ...

Passages: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Acts 13:36; 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 15-16

David was seen by others and likely by himself as the last person for God to choose to be something even close to king of the nation, of his people ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Francis Chan gives his testimony of how God reignited the fire of love and dedication in his heart. We can learn how to "regain" our first ...

Passages: John 6:14-15; Revelation 11:15; PHilippians 3:20-21; Numbers 14:26-28; Galatians 3: 26-28; Romans 13:1-7

Five principles should be considered when approaching the topic of Christianity and politics: blood is thicker than water, our Kingdom is spiritual, ...

Passages: 1 Peter 2:9-12; Romans 15:5-7

Peter's take on God's plan for the church includes how effectively it relates to the community, how genuine Christians are in loving and accepting ...

Passages: Habakkuk 1-3

The prophet Habakkuk prophesied during the Babylonian occupation and questioned God about why the nation suffered so. At the end of the book, the ...

Passages: Genesis 3 & 4; Deuteronomy 6:1-20; Joshua 24:14-15; 1 Samuel 3:13; 18:1-5; 1 Kings 1:6; Proverbs 13:24; 14:26; 19:18; 22:6; Mark 3:24-25; Luke 2:39-50; Ephesians 6:1-4

Raising children in a corrupt society has its challenges. Hold on tight: commit to the tough process, provide clear direction, encourage more than ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 12-14

John Piper affirms the use of "the miracle gifts" mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12-14, but believes that the most effective forum is in the ...

Passages: Genesis 37:23-25; 42:21-22; 50:20; Psalm 115:3; Isaiah 14:27; 43:2; Daniel 4:35

The setbacks that Joseph faced assure us that God has not forgotten us, no matter how difficult our life has become. Seeing God's hand at work in ...

Passages: John 5:39-47; Genesis 12:3; Deuteronomy 7:6-7; 28:15; Psalm 67:2-4; Isaiah 56:1-8; Leviticus 16:29-34; Hebrews 10:1-7; Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:19-20; Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 2:1-16; 9:11-13; Acts 2:41-47: 8:1

"Brain Cramps" refers to how religious leaders from the Old and New Testament completely missed the heart of God and the teachings of ...

Passages: James 2

Pastor Chan uses pop icon Oprah Winfrey to teach lessons from James 2 about how to treat people.

Passages: Hebrews 5:11-6:3

We must be "plugged into God" in order to successfully live the Christian life! Spiritual disciplines like Bible reading/meditation, ...

Passages: Mark 3:22-27; Matthew 12:43-35; 1 John 3:8; 4:4; Colossians 2:15

We must discern between negative circumstances in our lives that are “frontal assaults” from the Devil or circumstances in which God is ...

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God directed you to this sermon, I believe, so that you would know, first, that you don't have to die, and, second, so that you would know that ...

Passages: Jeremiah 1:1-13

Fear is a universal experience. Jeremiah is a young prophet called to prophesy against his own people. He was suicidal at times because of the ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 7:29-35; Job 23:12

Francis and Lisa Chan discuss how to have undivided devotion to God in a marriage and as a single person. A person who is not married has freedom and ...

Passages: Ephesians 5:21-33; Hebrews 13:17

The biblical concept of submission in a marriage relationship is applied as it models the relationship of Jesus and His bride, the church. Negative ...

Passages: Ephesians 5:32

Paul explains that this marriage and this union of a man and a woman coming together and becoming one flesh was just a picture of something far ...

Passages: Luke 2:4-7; Matthew 2:7-16, 19-23

Jesus was unrecognizable to his world because He had a simple birth to a poor family, a scary sojourn in a foreign land and a quiet upbringing in an ...

Passages: Philemon

Paul, in prison, pleads to keep his new convert, the slave Onesimus, to minister to him. Paul writes to his Christian brother Philemon that the ...

Passages: Mark 10; Luke 15:1-2; 19:10

The Christmas classic, "Elf"is a perfect picture of reconciliation. God's love always allows us to choose. God is passionate to find you. ...

Passages: Isaiah 42; Ephesians 2:10; Jeremiah 29:11; 1 Peter 1:13; Romans 15:13; Hebrews 10:23, 11:1

Overflow with hope, the word overflow means to super-abound, to be filled to the brim, it would speak of a container that is filled where you ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Why do we become tight-fisted during the holidays? The whole message of God is about generosity and grace. He showed unconditional grace to the ...

Passages: Philippians 2:1-11; Psalms 110:1-6; Isaiah 53

Who is the Christ Child? Paul in Philippians 2 teaches the amazing condescension of God coming in human form to die. Secondly, Isaiah teaches the ...

Passages: Matthew 7

We subconsciously feel like we need to bribe or blackmail God, that somehow for us to get what we want, we need to manipulate God into it.  We ...

Passages: Matthew 1:27-28; 7:21; 1 Timothy 6:16

Francis Chan speaks of his travels around the world and discovers what is truly important. We must live a life that makes sense. We must live in a ...

Passages: Selected Passages from James

Pete Briscoe teaches on the application of Scripture and what it means to be a "doer of the Word" instead of merely hearing it. When ...

Passages: Genesis 1:27; 5:5; 9:6; James 3:9-10; Psalm 8:3-6; Job 1:12; Psalm 139:13; Luke 1:14-15, 39-45

In this passage about Elizabeth's unborn child, John the Baptist, the word "baby" is used to describe Jesus while He was still in His ...

Passages: Song of Solomon 1

King Solomon in Song of Solomon teaches us what to look for in a mate, preparing yourself for marriage, the right way to build a relationship. When ...

Passages: Micah 6:8; Psalm 146:7-9; Deuteronomy 10:17-18; Job 29:12-17; 31:13-23; Ezekiel 18:5, 7-8; James 1:27; Malachi 3:5

Having money to spend is power and the way we spend it impacts people's lives. The prophet Micah teaches that we must live a life in submission to ...

Passages: Galatians 6:1-10; Colossians 3:12-15

What do you do when a member of your church body falls into sin? How do you help them, rescue them, and not fall into the same temptation yourself. ...

Passages: 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Getting the gospel right matters. We must see God correctly, and teach the right view of God. When we model the Christian faith, our sheep see what a ...

Passages: Genesis 12:7-9; 13:14-18; 22:1-9; Jeremiah 31: 21

Altars are markers that remind us of God's work in our lives. Four altars we can construct are for remembering God's revelations, for remembering ...

Passages: 2 Peter 2:1-10; Jude 4; Galatians 1:8-9; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

False teachers are often hard to spot. They appear to be righteous, but pander lies of relativism, subjective morality, social gospel, and ...

Passages: John 13:36-14:24; Matthew 22:34-40; Leviticus 19:17-18

The image of God on the earth should show in the lives of Christ's followers. Others should be surprised to see the love, forgiveness and spiritual ...

Passages: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Being a good parent begins by loving God with all our hearts, souls, minds and strength. Listen for God's voice to guide children need to hear you ...

Passages: Acts 2: 14-40; Joel 2:28-32

When Jesus was preparing to return to his father, He commissioned his friends to go—to astronomically expand the impact of their lives. He ...

Passages: Colossians 3:12-17; Romans 12:2

Christ has created us to put off our old sinful natures and to become compassionate, kind, gentle, humble, grateful people. We must demonstrate ...

Passages: James 1:13-17; 1 John 1:9; Romans 5:20-21

Keys to overcoming temptations, according to James, are taking responsibility for one's actions, avoiding deception, changing direction, getting ...

Passages: Galatians 1:1-10; Psalm 84:11; John 12:43

"Paul warns the Galatian church not to disparage God's lavish gift of grace in the Salvation of Jesus Christ. To set aside such a gift and ...

Passages: Philippians 1:18-30; Mark 8:34-36

Our lives must be lived in complete surrender to Jesus, constantly from and eternal perspective. Our daily work and ministry will be fruitful as we ...

Passages: Matthew 6:25; 9:2; 10:28, 31; 14:27; 17:8; 24:6; Luke 12:32:24:36; John 14:1-3, 27

Jesus' disciples couldn't comprehend why Jesus could sleep in the midst of the storm. We must remember to relinquish control, fear not and ...

Passages: Hosea 1-3

God used the unique commissioning of the prophet Hosea to teach the children of Israel (and us) about His unfailing, redemptive love to a faithless ...

Passages: Romans 16:17-20

We must love people but also love the truth. (1 Corinthians 13:4). Paul teaches we need purity for the sake of unity. We must watch out for those ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Acclaimed writer and speaker Ed Stetzer leads a plenary session for the 2011 Desiring God National Conference. He encourages us to be missional ...

Passages: Hebrews 12:5-11

Hebrews 12 is a marvelous guideline to lovingly discipline and mentor your children. Always discipline your kids with the big purpose in mind. Don't ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Craig Groeschel discusses the schemes of Satan to separate the older and younger generations in Christian ministry. Older generations are encouraged ...

Passages: Deuteronomy 29:26, Isaiah 40: 17-18; 43:10-11; 45:5; 46:9; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; John 8:58-59; Isaiah 9:6; Genesis 1:1-3, 26; John 1:3, 2 Corinthians 3:17; Romans 8:9; Revelation 4; Zechariah 4:2

The mysterious, magnificence of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit is discussed through a number of Scriptures and segments of prayer and video are ...

Passages: Revelation 21:7,22,34; Hebrews 4:10; 6:10; 9:27; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Psalm 16:17; 103:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 2:6,7

Heaven, according to Scripture, will be a place of continual discovery, meaningful work, perfect rest, loving relationships, unequalled pleasures and ...

Passages: Numbers 22:18-35

The miracle of the talking donkey is about obedience to Christ. When Balaam refused to listen to God's commands, God used a donkey to prevent him ...

Passages: Romans 1:1-32

What are the effects of the fall on our minds? First, our reason is now opposed to God. The fallen will produces a fallen reason. This doesn’t ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; Romans 12:21; Proverbs 29:22; Psalm 103: 13-14

Keys from the "love chapter" can set a new tone in your home. Defy relational gravity. Overcome evil with good. Defy logic. Believe the ...

Passages: Psalm 100

The service begins with a video of the "Children's Hunger Fund" which received one million dollars from Cornerstone Church. The video is ...

Passages: John 3:22-30

The life of John the Baptist expressed how Christ can be reflected powerfully in our lives by being unconventional, uncompromising, bold and truly ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

How is Christ most powerfully expressed in today's culture? And how does His church relate His true nature in a compelling, relevant way? Mark ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 3-4;13:1-3; 4:21; Matthew 7:21; 22:36-40; 27:19; Luke 10:29-37; 18:9-14; Revelation 7:17; 21:4; 2 Corinthians 5:9-10; Ephesians 2:10

Are there tears in heaven for believers? Of course, we are saved by faith, but Scripture teaches that God "will wipe away" every tear. ...

Passages: Galatians 5:1-15

The service begins with the baptism of a young girl who was supposed to be dead in the womb after a DNC. Instead, she survived and became a powerful ...

Passages: Matthew 7:7-14; 8:12; John 1:12; 3:17; Mark 10:45; Luke 5:32; Romans 8:14-17; 2 Corinthians 5:18; 9:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Peter 3:18

God takes human life very seriously. God is much better than an earthly father. He is rich in mercy. The key is: You have a Father in heaven. He  ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

This is a diagnostic test for pastors and church leaders to determine if their church culture is "guy-friendly" or not. Each question ...

Passages: Revelation 3:14-22

The church at Laodecia was called lukewarm by Christ because they were apathetic, materialistic, and self-sufficient. We must not be satisfied with ...

Passages: Isaiah 56:1-7; 53:5; 54:1; Genesis 1:28; 2:18; 15:5; 26:3; Matthew 22:30; 12:48-49; Luke 11:27; Mark 10:29-30; Mark 10:29-30; 1 Corinthians 4:15; Galatians 3:7, 26

God promises spectacular blessings to those of you who remain single in Christ, and he gives you an extraordinary calling for your ...

Passages: Luke 18:18-30; Matthew 6:9-29; 19:22; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; 9:6-12; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Proverbs 3:9-10; 21:23; James 1:11-17

An idol is usually a good thing that becomes a god thing. We worship what we love and pursue most with our hearts and our actions. God says it is ...

Passages: Romans 1:25; Ezekiel 14; Romans 1; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 29:25

Some idols lie by presenting themselves as a Savior. Sometimes an idol lies by telling you that it can mediate between you and God.  One reason ...

Passages: Ephesians 2:8-10; Jude 3-5; Titus 2:11-12

We have received all things by the grace, the unmerited favor of God, but all our work is done in the light of that truth and in the strength of ...

Passages: Psalm 69; Romans 11:9-11; 12:19-21; Matthew 21:25; 22:42; Luke 6:27-29, 35; John 2:13-17; 15:24-25; 19:28-30

The psalms are inspired by God and are meant to instruct us how to think about God, man and the world. Zeal for God's glory, pleading for rescue and ...

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When Jesus was preparing to return to his father, he commissioned his friends to go—to astronomically expand the impact of their lives.   ...

Passages: Exodus 13-15; Matthew 2:15; Luke 9:31; Hebrew 11:20-29; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Leviticus 11:45

The Exodus is a picture of the Christian life. We were in a foreign land. We were in bondage, but took shelter under the blood of the Lamb. My ...

Passages: Galatians 6:1-10; Colossians 3:12-15

Paul gives us a picture of loving restoration in Galatians 6:1-10. We must restore people who have fallen into sin by gently counseling them and ...

Passages: Hebrew 5:11-6:3

We often lose our desire to grow because of apathy, bad spiritual experiences, unconfessed sin and unforgiveness. Healing can take place by worship, ...

Passages: Isaiah 55; Psalm 25:9; Exodus 32; John 3:16, Job 1; Revelation 20

Trying to explain God's thoughts on hell must be approached with humility-not with heartlessness, arrogance, or carelessness. People's eternal ...

Passages: 2 timothy 2:3-7; Colossians 1:29; Psalm 1; Romans 6:12-14; 12:1-2; 2 Peter 3:13; 1 Peter 4:2

Life is done by little decisions. The purpose of self-discipline is that we might be godly. Reclaim the hours of your day that are wasted by reading ...

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A dynamic, in-depth look at the church throughout history and what does and does not constitute church today. Don't miss this one! Powerful ...

Passages: John 8:1-11; Genesis 2:25

How do you experience healing for the shame wounds in your life? Confess your sin. change your lifestyle. God believes in you. Don't be afraid to ...

Passages: Romans 8:16-18, 28; Daniel 7:28; Ephesians 1:11, 2:7; 2 Corinthians 4:17,11; Matthew 13

We need to suffer in order to reign with Christ. When you are in the middle of suffering and you doubt that Jesus cares for you, picture Him ...

Passages: Luke 15:11-32; Ezekiel 18:1-20; Genesis 3:1-7; Proverbs 22:6; Judges 10:10-16; Colossians 3:13; 2 Samuel 12:13-14; Jeremiah 18:1-8

How do you deal with a rebellious child? When they insist on leaving, let them leave. When things get tough-don't run to the rescue. If they come ...

Passages: Hebrews 3:1; Ephesians 2:20; Luke 6:12-16; 20-26; James 4:13-5:11; Matthew 6:19-24, 23

Invest with the right team. Pray now or pay later. Past obedience guarantees future usefulness. Real discipleship affects our wealth, comfort, power ...

Passages: Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-52; 14:1-28

As followers of The Way fled persecution in Jerusalem, they carried the message of salvation with them to places previously unreached by the Gospel ...

Passages: Isaiah 58:5-9: Psalm 27:4

Believe in the God of power. Cry out, He'll answer. Stay with God and stay in his presence? That’s what this verse is about—just gazing ...

Passages: John 1:14-16; Ephesians 1:4-6; 2:4-7; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Matthew 13:13; 16:17

When we see and experience God's glory, we receive grace. Our task is to help people to see Him. Beholding the glory of God (according to 2 ...

Passages: Romans 6:1-14

Paul teaches us that we can know that we are buried with Christ, and raised to new life with Him. We can count ourselves dead to sin and alive to ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Does God answer prayer? We should make legitimate requests offered with respect and kindness, like a child to a father, and fitting into the scope of ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

Do not refuse to change because you are attracted to what happened last week or last year. Do not take the safer, easier route. You have a platform ...

Passages: Ezekiel 13:10-16

False prophets tried to lie to Israel about the coming judgment upon their nation. Ezekiel the prophet was trying to help them with their blind spots ...

Passages: Philippians 3:1-11

Watch out for the "dogs" who teach works instead of faith by grace alone. We must count everything as loss for the sake of Christ, and ...

Passages: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14; Romans 1:1-17: 8:28; Job 38:1-13; Exodus 12:14; Luke 22:19; Galatians 1:6-9; Philippians 1:1-17

Brain cancer survivor Matt Chandler talks about making the most of every moment by rejoicing in God and remembering His goodness, His redemption and ...

Passages: Proverbs 12:22; John 8:44; Psalm 12:1-2; Psalm 34:13; Proverbs 19:9; Acts 5

Honesty is not something that can simply be taught in a sermon. It is revealed by the light of God's truth and the conviction of the Holy Spirit. ...

Passages: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Isaiah 58:9

If we have a restoration mindset we’ll realize our job is to not state the Good News but to show up and be the Good News.Isaiah 58 ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3; 13:2; Romans 9:3; Galatians 4:9

True humility is not self-focused, but consumed with thoughts of God and compassion for others. How can we build them up?  Do you want to brag ...

Passages: James 1:22-25; 4:1; Galatians 2:20; 2 Peter 1:3

Pete Briscoe teaches on the application of Scripture and what it means to be a "doer of the Word" instead of merely hearing it. When ...

Passages: 2 Timothy 2:3-7; Romans 6:12-14; 12:1-2; 2 Peter 3:13

Whether or not you endure in your Christin life is dependent upon who you become. Life is done by little decisions. Choose wisely. May heaven be your ...

Passages: Matthew 5:27-30; Ezekiel 16:13-59; Ephesians 5:23-27; Revelation 19:9; Genesis 4:1; Matthew 1:24-25; 11:27; Hosea 2:14-20; Jeremiah 31:34; Romans 1:23-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 1 Peter 1:3-4; Colossians 3:10; John 8:31-32; 14:6; Hebrews 1:9; John 15:11

Sexuality is designed by God as a way to know Him more fully. Knowing God is designed by God as a way of guarding and guiding our sexuality.

Passages: Ephesians 4:32; Isaiah 3:16-24; Amos 4:1-6; Ezekiel 16:26-28; Proverbs 19:24; 22:13; Matthew 23:13-21; Philippians 3:2; Colossians 2:8,18; 1 Timothy 1:3-7, 4:1-7; 6:3-5; 2 Peter 2:1-3; Galatians 5:13-14

Christ taught us to rebuke the swine, shoot the wolves, bark at the dogs and pray for the shepherds while they feed the sheep.

Passages: Colossians 3:18-21; Galatians 5:22-26; Ephesians 5:22-24

The concept of loving submission for the wife and gentle protection of the husband is discussed in Paul's letters. Why use this model? Because it ...

Passages: Isaiah 40

 You’ve got one decision to make.  Are you going to be an eagle and soar above the storms and the nervousness and make love in the ...

Passages: Micah 7:1-20; Genesis 3:16; Matthew 10:34-36

If you are parenting in the worst of times, or want to get ready for parenting in the worst of times, or simply want hope in the worst of times, look ...

Passages: Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8

God's big heart is passion-filled with love for His creatures. He's called us to be an integral part of His redemptive plan. what fences do you need ...

Passages: Romans 16:17-20; 15:25; 8:33-34, 38; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 15:25; Matthew 10:16; 1 John 3:8; Genesis 3:15; Colossians 2:14-15; Hebrews 2:14-15; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; Ephesians 1:22; Luke 17:26-31; 2 Peter 3:3-4

Satan has been decisively defeated in the death and resurrection of Christ through Christians who believe and speak the Word of God and wear His ...

Passages: Selected Scriptures

What is commonly known as DNA today was originally called "so pretty!" When DNA was discovered years ago, this divine design also informs ...

Passages: Numbers 21:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:9-10; Philippians 2:14-16; Matthew 11:28-30; John 3:1-21; 2 Corinthians 5:21

The story of the complaining Israelites in the wilderness teach us many lessons. God gives us salvation and freedom, but often, God’s people ...

Passages: James 5:13-20

We often reduce prayer to a chore or transaction. Prayer is supposed to be the most natural expression of our love for God.

Passages: Selected Scriptures

The son of one of the most revered leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas renounced his religion to move to America and become an ...

Passages: Psalm 1:1-6; 119:105; Proverbs 12:15,26; 22:24; 29:5; 27:6,17; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Galatians 6:1-2; John 15:4-15; 2 Timothy 2:15; James 4;4

Ungodly companions offer bad advice, encourage us to make unwise decisions and lower our ethical standards. Who advises me? To whom do I look for ...

Passages: Judges 6-8

Gideon is a man with a major inferiority complex, as we learn right away. We see early in the story that he considers himself a loser of all losers. ...

Passages: Acts 4:1-31

Peter and John encountered a man over 40 years old, begging outside a Temple gate. He was lame from birth and probably excluded from full access to ...

Passages: 1 Timothy 6:6; Genesis 25:25-32

We often trade what we've decided and what we know is most important for a bowl of stew. What’s true of Esau is true of you. You have no idea ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 15

What are the implications of the resurrection for our lives? How will the Good News of Jesus impact the way you live?

Passages: Judges 13-16

Samson: what a sad end to such a promising start! He had taken for granted all that he had going for him, and used it only for himself. He never ...

Passages: Genesis 3:1-15; 1:31; 2:17; Matthew 13:19; Mark 1:27; Revelation 12:9; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Jude 1, 6; Ephesians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Romans 16:20; Hebrews 2:14; Colossians 2:14-15; Romans 8:37-39; Daniel 4:17; 1 Peter 3:17; 5:8-9

Expect evil, hate evil, endure evil for God's purposes. Pray for escape from evil. Give thanks for its refining effects, overcome evil with good. ...

Passages: Colossians 2:16-23; 1 Peter 1:13-16; 4: 1-2

There's a vast difference between legalism and holiness. There is also a great difference between asceticism and suffering. Colossians 2:16-23 talks ...

Passages: James 1:13-15; John 16:33; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Matthew 4:1-11; 1 John 2:15-17; Romans 10:8-9; Acts 2:37-39; Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Peter 4:1; Number 14:11

Is temptation the work of God, Satan or self? God's free gift of salvation frees us to live pure lives in intimacy with God.

Passages: Judges 11; Colossians 2:1-4; 6-8

Ignorance, especially passionate ignorance is a dangerous thing. Jephthah made a tragic mistake by making a vow God never asked him to make. He ...

Passages: Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; Isaiah 48:9-11

We must have a God-centered, not man-centered theology. Therefore, it is our obligation to keep Christ's Bride, the Church, pure. If we do not judge ...

Passages: James 1:1; Matthew 12:46; 13:55; Galatians 1:9; Deuteronomy 34:5; Joshua 24:29; 1 Samuel 3:10; Psalm 89:3; Isaiah 41:8; 52:13-53:12

James teaches that being a servant of God is a joyful life. Great servants like Moses, Joshua and David are described. We are encouraged to serve God ...

Passages: John 1:43-51

What is the difference between necessary judgments of probability and sinful prejudice? How did Jesus respond in these situations. In a reflective ...

Passages: Judges 4:1-21; 2 Timothy 1:7

Deborah was both a prophetess and a civic judge, one of the few godly leaders from the book of Judges. Her boldness and faith encourages us to pray ...

Passages: Psalm 42

How does the psalmist respond to discouragement? He asks God why. He affirms God's sovereign love. He sings. He preaches to his own soul. He ...

Passages: Matthew 11:28-29; Exodus 15-16; 6:6; Galatians 1:1-10; Acts 2 and 15; Romans 3:22

We live in a tired society, a weary generation. Will you choose to go back to the slavery of Egypt like the faithless Israelites? God had delivered ...

Passages: Philippians 2:1-11

Christ modeled humility for us by laying aside His heavenly glory, living on earth and dying for our sins. There are several ways we can model His ...

Passages: 1 Samuel 1:18; Proverbs 18:24; Psalm 90:12; Romans 5:8, 12:18; 1 John 5:13: Romans 6:23; Colossians 3:13; 2 Timothy 4:7-8

In a sermon preached at Water of Life Community Church, Lee Strobel gives insight into what will be significant in our last moments of life. The ...

Passages: Galatians 5:13-25

Christians are called to be surrendered to the leadership of the Holy Spirit and bring glory to Christ. We are no longer able to live according to ...

Passages: Acts 28:11-31

When Paul said his last good-byes to the churches he had planted on the three missionary journeys, he considered his work finished in that part of ...

Passages: Daniel 4:34-35; Esther 4:12-16; Deuteronomy 8:7-9; Proverbs 2:1-5

How do we discover God's will? By personally interacting with Scripture, by praying for and acting upon received wisdom and by seeking counsel from ...

Passages: Colossians 3:18-4:1; Romans 12:2; John 12:49; 14:31

Words like "submit" and "do as you are told" are foreign to our culture. But Jesus said that He did nothing on His own-only what ...

Passages: Proverbs 4:1-13; 2 Corinthians 6:14-15

Selecting a marriage partner should be a divine appointment. We should seek God for the partner He has for us. We must be spiritually compatible, ...

Passages: John 5:30-47; Romans 4:20; 8:30

Why is the love of human glory, rather than God’s glory, so contradictory to faith? One is that true faith in Jesus gives all glory to God and ...

Passages: Psalm 51

Psalm 51 is a great pattern for confession and repentance. After visiting a church in the midst of a great revival, Pastor Chan believes the key to ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 15:35-57; Philippians 4:17; Luke 6:27-31; 35-36; Matthew 6:1-4; 10:42; Ephesians 2:8-21; 6:5-8;1 Corinthians 9:18-23

Our heavenly body, according to Paul, is built for heaven, not for earth. It is perfect, powerful and spiritual. Our life here on earth is like a ...

Passages: Matthew 5:31-40

The parting words of Christ were calling his disciples to action. When we feed the hungry, minister to the hurting, we are doing these acts of ...

Passages: Ezekiel 16:49; Romans 8:27; John 14:25-26; Ephesians 4:30; 1 Corinthians 12-14

The first part of the message deals with the passion and compassion a church should have. The second part of the message deals with the topic of the ...

Passages: Exodus 14:5-20; Proverbs 16:9; Ephesians 2:10

The Israelites didn’t want to be facing the Red Sea with the Egyptian Army breathing down their necks. They thought God made a mistake. But ...

Passages: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Why does God allow a financial recession? He intends for a recession to expose hidden sin and so bring us to repentance and cleansing. He intends to ...

Passages: 2 Peter 1

The parting words of Peter were urgent pleas to seek the Lord in His Word and live life from an eternal perspective. Pastor Chan concurs and ...

Passages: Luke 2; Jeremiah 29:11; Revelation 12:11

Every story has key elements: a protagonist, an antagonist, a struggle and a climax. God's story culminates in the birth and resurrection of Jesus ...

Passages: Daniel 6:10; Psalm 199:64, 148; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9; Glatians 3:5; 5:5-6; Ephesians 6:18; Jude 20; Romans 8:32

Intentionality in the discipline of private prayer where no one else can hear us is a fruit of the gospel. We must obey our Savior, desire to receive ...

Passages: Luke 5:27-28; Matthew 21:28-39; John 17:20-23; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

Jesus did not live a conventional life. He chided the religious leaders and ate with tax collectors and sinners. Christ came to do transplants, not ...

Passages: Acts 2:38

What is the difference between the baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit? How do you interpret the momentous events of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2? ...

Passages: Romans 5:1-11; Revelation 5:9; Ephesians 6:1-4; Psalm 139:14; James 3:8-9; Philippians 2:12-15; 3:8; Genesis 1:27; Romans 3:13; 5:8; Matthew 7:12

Help the children believe in God’s sovereign wisdom and goodness in creating them with the body that they have, to believe in God’s ...

Passages: John 14:15-16:15

The Holy Spirit, our Comforter and Counselor, is the key to loving God and loving others. In this sermon, we learn more about His power and work.

Passages: 2 Corinthians 13:5; 5:17-21; Hebrews 4:12

Self-examination is a lost spiritual art. This message will help you learn to discern and make sure you are "in the faith." Preached at ...

Passages: PHilippians 1:21; James 1:26; Philippians 2:3-4

This dynamic service features a newspaper reporter's observation of revival among the college students in their service. A powerful testimony of ...

Passages: Philippians 4:10-15

Sermon begins with commissioning missionaries to Indonesia, followed by a teaching on complete surrender to Christ from Philippians 4. Voltaire once ...

Passages: Matthew 7: 1-6, 12

Christ calls us to be grace-filled, humble people. We are to love others and pray for them rather than nagging and trying to change them. ...

Passages: 2 Timothy 4:1-10; Isaiah 55:11

The series on 2 Timothy concludes with teaching on how we should conduct our lives in the end times. Paul said, Preach the word; always be prepared. ...

Passages: Acts 2:42-47; Acts 3:1-10; Ephesians 4:11-13

The account of Peter and John healing the lame beggar at the Temple gate reminds us that ordinary Christians have unstoppable, miraculous power when ...

Passages: Acts 27:1-25; Galatians 4:7; Psalm 139:16

We learn from Paul's bout with the stormy Mediterranean Sea that all of us occasionally face "the perfect storm." When a sequence of ...

Passages: Nehemiah 1:1-10; 2:11; 4:6

Nehemiah, the king's waiter turned national leader, mobilized the Jews and rebuilt the walls around Jerusalem. He was a leader of power, passion, and ...

Passages: Luke 12:49-56

The “ready” position is the stance that an athlete takes to be prepared to take on any challenge. If you're ready, you are not afraid. ...

Passages: Acts 9; 8:1-3; 17:55; 22:3-4; Philippians 3:14-17

Paul describes his own religious credentials in Acts 22, and Philippians 3. However, when we read the story of his conversion, we know him only as a ...

Passages: Luke 13:6; John 15:15

When it comes to measuring spiritual maturity, it's about the fruit of the Spirit. If you plant yourself in the right place and let your roots grow ...

Passages: Acts 1-12

“When Jesus was preparing to return to his father, he commissioned his friends to go—to astronomically expand the impact of their ...

Passages: Philippians 4:2-9; Nehemiah 8:10

What is the source of your joy? Why do you get anxious? God reveals through Paul His plan for inner peace and strength. WATCH CLAYTON'S STORY

Passages: Philippians 4:1-8

The apostle Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians from a dark prison cell in Rome. We learn much about inner joy and contentment from his ...

Passages: Revelation 21-22; Isaiah 55: Daniel 7; Job 19; Romans 8:16-19; 28-29; John 16:23; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 11

Heaven is the place where God will bring good from bad. The greatest stories have powerful beginnings and triumphant endings. In the middle, things ...

Passages: James 2:12-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 5:14-16

People who are searching for Christ are frustrated by feeling they have to keep a set of rules to please God. The concept of receiving  ...

Passages: Ecclesiastes 5:1-2; Ezekiel 1:26-28; Revelation 4:10; 5:14

Coming into God's presence for worship requires us to humble ourselves, listen, and put away any uncleanness that can scar our lives. God's ...

Passages: Ephesians 6:1-3

Obedience is connected with a here and now promise. Children, like adults are sinful and prone to sin. Obedience is connected with the life God has ...

Passages: Acts 9:1-7, 10; 22:11-17; Psalm 3:7; 22:1; 35:1; 2 Corinthians 5:18

The story of Paul and Ananias teaches us much about healing relational scars. Take your hurt and be honest in the presence of God. Articulate your ...

Passages: Ephesians 1:15-22

What should we continually pray? Should we just pray for the ordinary needs of our lives-safety, security and happiness? Paul encourages the Ephesian ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:1-4

Paul the apostle teaches that if we know who we are and believe who we are, then we must live who we are-walking worthy of Jesus Christ. We reflect ...

Passages: Philippians 1:1-18

Living courageously means sharing Christ fearlessly. We bond together as co-workers as we reach the world for Christ. Church-goers are not to be ...

Passages: Matthew 18:21-35

God's forgiveness of us is contingent upon our forgiveness of others. If we don't forgive others, we put ourselves in a spiritual prison. The only ...

Passages: Proverbs 5-7; Ephesians 5:5-27; 2 Timothy 2:22;

Pastor Francis Chan deals with the moral failure of a church leader in a wise, compassionate, godly fashion. Sin must be dealt with, but our focus in ...

Passages: Matthew

We completely underestimate the power of Jesus. What often happens when you hear the name “Jesus”? Is He namby-pamby or the God of the ...

Passages: Matthew 10:34-35; Mark 8:34-36; Luke 6:24-26; John 15:18; Acts 5:40; Romans 8:16-18; 1 Corinthians 15:9,30-32; 2 Corinthians 1:5-7; Ephesians 6:11-12; Philippians 1:29; Colossians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:

Suffering for the sake of Christ is not optional. If we truly follow Jesus, we will suffer as He did. Pastor Chan tours teaching on suffering ...

Passages: I Peter 1:1-4; 24-25

Take time to really listen to the people God places in your life. Take time to listen to God and get alone with Him and His Word. Only a personal ...

Passages: Mark 1:14-21

Jesus' goal is for us to follow Him and to do in the lives of others what someone has already done in our own. To follow Christ means to fish for ...

Passages: Ephesians 5:15-23

In Ephesians 5, Paul encourages us to open our hearts to God the Holy Spirit so that we can be infused with the character and power of the Living ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:14-16

As we mature, we take on the character of Jesus Christ and are different than worldly people. Spiritual adults draw others to Jesus. 

Passages: 2 Peter 2:10-22

The backslider is described by Peter as corrupt, enslaved to evil. God commands us to live a life of freedom by surrendering to Him. 

Passages: 2 Peter 1:5-11

Peter writes in his letter that we should make every effort to cultivate Christ-like character qualities. Righteousness results from intimacy with ...

Passages: Psalm 2; Hosea 11:4; Luke 1:35

The psalmist writes of Israel's expectation of God's Messiah, and the preservation of God's plan who produced the incarnation of God's Son. 

Passages: John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:1-11

How can we honor the Lord on his Birthday according to the Bible?  In Philippians 2:5-7, Jesus came down to earth and made himself nothing, and ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:17-32; Colossians 3:9-10

Paul teaches us that Jesus is the content of our message. Jesus is the messenger, and Jesus is the context in which we learn and hear. 

Passages: Isaiah 9:6-7; Hebrews 4:14; Philippians 2: John 14; 1 John 5:11

The prophet Isaiah told Israel of a Messiah who was not only God, but He was their Prince of Peace and their Counselor. He walked in their shoes and ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:3-5; John 9:1-6; Mark 8:21-28

Differences in personality and theology can divide us and weaken our ability to face the challenges before us as Christ-followers. Unity occurs in ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 4:11-12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Romans 12:6-8; Philippians 3:10, 19

With so many alternatives, why should we attend church, live in community and serve God? The church is God's means for growing up His children. God ...

Passages: 1 Corinthians 8-9; 13:1-3; 1 Timothy 1:5-7; 1 John 2:3-6; 4:19-5:3; Colossians 2:16-23; Galatians 5:1; Romans 14:1-23; Luke 17:1-4; Galatians 2:11-14; 3:1-5

We must recognize that love trumps knowledge. Freedom has two boundaries: God's commands and love for others. Paul teaches us that there are three ...

Passages:

Three Questions: Ever had someone tell you they had good news and bad news to tell you? Did they give you a choice of which one you wanted to hear ...

Passages: 1 John 4:1-10

The athiest says "there is no God." The agnostic says "I can't know there is a God." Christianity claims that Jesus became a man ...

Passages: John 2:12-25; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Revelation 6:15-17

The Lamb of God is also the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. When Christ cleansed the Temple, He became furious at the blatant, presumptious sinfulness of ...

Passages: Ruth 1

Life happens. If we aren't in a mess right now, there is probably one on the way. When the mess comes, where is God? As we will learn through Ruth, ...

Passages: Ruth 3:1-18

Ruth, the destitute Moabite widow, took a leap of faith to follow her mother-in-law to Israel. In doing so, God sent her a husband and she became an ...

Passages: John 10; Luke 15

Old Testament shepherds sacrificed their sheep. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, sacrificed Himself for us, His sheep. False shepherds only care about ...

Passages: Ephesians 4:31-32

Paul teaches us the progression of sin, how to change our model of repentance, the progression of the cure to sin and how to transform our model of ...

Passages: John 20:1-18

Mary Magdalene learned from the resurrected Christ that God is real, He loves her deeply and eternally, and she had a purpose to share Jesus ...

Passages: Hebrews 9

Christ is superior to angels. He is our King and High Priest.

Passages: Ephesians 2:14-19; Daniel 2:31; 1 Timothy 5:1-2

Paul gives us three pictures of the church in this passage. As members of the family of God we have the priviledges of belonging, companionship, ...

Passages: Luke 6:20-36

Jesus tells us to love our enemies, to do good to them, to speak well of them, and to pray for them. This is "crazy love."

Passages: 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Romans 12:4; Galatians 3:26; John 13:34-35; Ephesians 1:3

Every Christ-follower needs to claim their place of belonging in God's family, the church. God has gifted us uniquely to serve in the body and meet ...

Passages: Luke 6:17-26

Everyone loves a rags to riches story, a tale of success created by someone's grit and determination to make it in this world. Most of us think that ...

Passages: Romans 6

If you trust you "sin struggle" is always going to win, Romans 6 has some great news for you! In this text, Paul reveals a great truth that ...

Passages: Ruth, Selected Scriptures

Ruth, the Moabite widow, found herself in a dilemma when her husband died. She relied upon God to be her help and provider and He answered her ...

Passages: Ruth 2-4

Boaz exemplified the generosity and condescension of Christ as he bestowed upon Ruth his undeserved favor. We should be grateful for grace and having ...

Passages: Mark 12:41-44

We must live lives of generosity that reflect the character of a benevolent God. God ordained His work to be financed by the gifts of His people. ...

Passages: John 8

Jesus, the Light, is the singular source of life, the ultimate revelation of the character of God. His truth teaches us to discern between good and ...

Passages: Ephesians 1:7; 5:15

People are so narrowly focused that they often miss the obvious. As believers, we are chosen and called for the praise of His glory. We must be ...

Passages: Ephesians 3:14-18

How do we know something unknowable or measure something immeasurable? There is only one way to lose self and that is to love another and be lost in ...

Passages: John 6:35-71; James 2:24-26; Hebrews 11:31

God chooses us and we choose God. How do we understand the concept of election? How can we be sure that we are eternally secure? Jesus tells us in ...

Passages: Ephesians 3:7-10

God's intent for the church is to provide grace gifts for His people. All ministry is done in His supernatural power. He takes the worst of the worst ...

Passages: Ephesians 2 :13-21

Christ also destroyed a wall between us and God so that we may know him personally and intimately. Christ can bring peace and reconciliation in our ...

Passages: John 20

Sometimes there are compelling realities to life that move us to action. The resurrection should move us to take a risk with no reserves, no retreat ...

Passages: Ephesians 3:1; Acts 21:21-22; Colossians 1:27, 2:2-3; 1 Corinthians 4:16-17; 2 Timothy 1:13-14; 2 Timothy 3:10-14

The apostle Paul is so precious to us because he was Christ-centered, a steward of God's grace, a messenger of the mystery, a champion of the church, ...

Passages: John 15:15

Jesus not only proclaimed Himself to be our shepherd, king, the Way, Truth and Life. He also chose to call us friends. A friend is someone who knows ...

Passages: Philippians 1:27

Paul challenges us to live as good citizens of heaven while we are still on earth. We are to stand in one spirit with unflinching courage for the ...

Passages: Philippians 2:3-11

God loves us unconditionally and simply asks us to love Him intimately, humbly serve Him, and to walk with Him in submission and obedience.

Passages: Mark 14:1-9; Isaiah 53

The Messiah was broken and battered for the souls of mankind. Mary of Bethany's broken bottle of perfume symbolized her unconditional love for Jesus ...

Passages: Acts 17:16-32

Unless we become like children-humble, teachable and trusting-we will never grow into the spiritual people God intends for us to be. The ...

Passages: Philippians 1:1-5

Paul expressed his thanks to God for his brothers and sisters in Christ. He prays for grace-the underserved favor of Christ to be upon them. He prays ...

Passages: 1Timothy 2:1-7

Paul encourages young pastor Timothy to pray always for those in authority so that the Gospel may be propigated throughout the world. God wants to ...

Passages: Ephesians 1:1-18

Our self-image must come from who we are in Christ. We are blessed, blameless, chosen, adopted, forgiven and redeemed by the work of Jesus on the ...

Passages: John 14:6; John 10:30; Matthew 18:3-5; Acts 4

Christ taught that He was one with God the Father, the only way to heaven, the Truth and the Life. Though man would insist that there are other ways ...

Passages: Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8

Christ not only wants to save our souls for eternity, but He longs to redeem our lives here on earth by giving us a purpose in living. We can bring ...

Passages: Psalm 16

David, in the midst of his troubles, had learned the "golden secret." He taught that we must be stirred to love God and focus on Him, and ...

Passages: Matthew 4:12-16, 23; John 1:1-4

Light and darkness in the material world provide powerful metaphors for the revelation of Christ's glory and man's response. For whom is the Light ...

Passages: 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Luke 12:13-31; Matthew 6:25-33

Worry is unproductive and ultimately lead to disobedience. God's joy is to provide faithfully for His people. We must simply carry out the tasks He ...

Passages: Philippians 1:8-12

Many of us live our lives by flipping a coin to discover our next move. Paul writes that the one thing we should seek is to know Christ intimately ...

Passages: Philippians 2:19-29

Paul’s companions, Timothy and Epaphroditus, epitomized godly character: compassion, loyalty and integrity. When people see authentic faith in ...

Passages: Philippians 2:5-11; 4:1-7; Isaiah 53:6

Paul enjoins two arguing Christian women to agree in the Lord. We must live harmoniously, responding to our opponents with grace and patience, even ...

Passages: Luke 1:26-38

Mary asked the angel two questions: Is this Jesus worth it, and can God do this? We ask the same questions every day. Is following God worth the ...

Passages: Matthew 1:18-23

If God, Joseph and Mary went to such great lengths to bring salvation to us, so should we take the trouble to share the gospel with those around ...

Passages: Genesis 1

We learn much in the first chapter of Genesis. The starting point of all things is sovereign God. He calls us and His nature and love is ...

Passages: Hebrews 10

Jesus Christ, as our High Priest, made a once-for-all sacrifice for our sins. As we experience His complete forgiveness in our own lives, we should ...

Passages: James 1

James teaches that the problems in our lives can be used to conform us to the image of Jesus. We can ask God for wisdom and grace as we go through ...

Passages: Amos 4:1-3; Psalm 12:5; Psalm 140:2; Deuteronomy 10:17-19; Leviticus 23:22

Amos chides God's people for living in luxury and apathy, and refusing to have compassion upon the poor. He encourages them to wake up and see the ...

Passages: Philippians 2:14-15; Genesis 3:11-13; 4:6-9; Exodus 16:1-2; Matthew 20:1-16; Numbers 14

Complaining makes life miserable. Complaining causes us to miss what God is doing now, damages the gifts He gives us and hurts our testimony. If we ...

Passages: Proverbs 25:26; 27:23-24; 1 Peter 5:1; Genesis 15:6

We are stewards of all the earthly possessions God has given us -- our mates, children, homes, cars, education, skills and more. Because of His great ...

Passages: Proverbs 10:7; 28:1; Matthew 17:17, 24-27; 2 Cor. 8:16-18, 20; 1 Sam. 12:1-4

Pastor Brad Tuttle teaches the value of integrity in the life of the believer. Integrity may be defined as "wholeness" or ...

Passages: Proverbs 12:24; 13:11; 14-23; 22:29; 1 Timothy 6:17; Titus 2:10; Colossians 3:23

The ability to work is a gift from God. We should do our work as unto Him, reverently, diligently, loyally and with excellence. God will reward our ...

Passages: James 1:1-12

Trials are unpreventable and necessary for building our faith. Perseverance in the midst of trials demonstrates the Lord's work in our lives. ...

Passages: Matthew 7:24-27; 8:1-3, 5-13, 23-27; Mark 1:40-42

In his "Life-Change" series, Pastor Tim Bourne encourages us to understand the nature of Christ as He calms the sea and heals the sick. For ...

Passages: Matthew 18:21-35; Matthew 5:7; John 8; James 2:13

Life change can only occur in the context of forgiveness and mercy. Jesus' parable of the ungrateful servant shows us how much we need to extend ...

Passages: John 2:1-12

The gospel account of Jesus turning water into wine reveals two important truths. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a model for evangelism at its best. ...

Passages: Ephesians 2

In Ephesians 2, Paul takes us down to the Death Valley of the soul and then up to the Heavenly Realms in Christ Jesus in order to answer one ...

Passages: Ephesians 3:2-11

Our God is a missionary God who sent His Son as a missionary to earth to save and unite His people to Himself and to each other. As members of God's ...