Our lifestyles are a testimony to what we actually believe. The Christian life is not one solely of lip service to our Lord, but also actions and thoughts that are consistent with what we profess. Just as a tree is identified by the fruit it be...

The central focus of the Gospel is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As a result, the primary purpose of all ministry is the spreading of its good news of our great salvation and thus save souls. Further, this message is not reserved ...

A faithful minister of the Gospel is not one who is perfect or sinless. Rather, one who diligently strives daily to obey Christ and love his Bride (his church). The Bible teaches that the relationship between clergy and congregation is symbioti...

A preacher of the gospel shares in both the spiritual and material benefits within the church community in which they serve. As a general statement, (in American culture) too often Pastors are viewed as superhuman people who only exist to serve...

The currency of the church to impact the moral thermometer of American culture is in decline. In a similar downward trend, so is the value and respect for Christian ministers within the church. As a general statement, we live in time where Past...

In Ephesians 2 we learn that God has made his people alive with Christ and is building them together into a holy temple as a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. As in any large-scale building project, challenges and discouragements can come tha...

Christian liberty is to be exercised with a heart of grace and Bible truth. God has given us the freedom to enjoy things in his creation (1 Tim 4:4-5); however, such freedom is to be stewarded according to this Word with a mindset of loving thy...

The Christian serves one God. The guardrails to Christian liberty is defined by this truth. While we are set apart (sanctified) as holy people for godly use, there are some allowances to enjoy amenities of this life such as food, celebrations, ...

Maintaining one’s commitment to God while executing our duties to a household can be a tough balancing act for a Christian. While all who believe in Jesus will have difficulties navigating this life (Jn 16:33), there is a distinction in the typ...

Marriage can only be fruitful when it lived out the way God prescribes in his Scriptures. In the first two parts of this sermon series, Paul dedicated his teaching to the topics of marital conjugal rights, single people, divorced, and mixed mar...

All Christians are called out of the world from various places of life. As believers we are in the world, but not of the world. Because of Jesus, our citizenship is in heaven, not of the earth. Paul takes a brief pause in his teac...

The institution of marriage was established by God at the beginning of creation (Gen 2:18-25). He created man in his very image and likeness. From that, he then formed both man and woman and placed them in the earth for the following purposes:<...

The institution of marriage was established by God at the beginning of creation (Gen 2:18-25). He created man in his very image and likeness. He formed both man and woman and placed them in the earth for the following purposes: ·&nb...

Worldliness gets its power from lies we believe about God and his Word. It is by self-deception we are led into all sorts of sins that stunts our spiritual growth and ruins our witness to the world. This is the church culture of Corinthian sain...

Jesus’ resurrection was a foretaste of heaven’s blessings promised to all believers in the new creation to come. It is a divine act by which demonstrated His prophesied victory over death and vindication as the Son of God (Rom 1:4). Further, on...

Jesus’ resurrection was a foretaste of heaven’s blessings promised to all believers in the new creation to come. It is a divine act by which demonstrated His prophesied victory over death and vindication as the Son of God (Rom 1:4). Further, on...

Spirit-led arbitration is essential to church unity. Believers (by which the Spirit dwells and yields its power) are commanded to allow God leading in our relationships with people, especially in the matter of disputes among the saints. Why? Go...

The Christian life is to illuminate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world shrouded in darkness. Like city on a hill, the church is called to shine the light of salvation that permeates, influences, and changes the world around it to accord to B...

We have all heard the saying, "One bad apple can spoil the bunch." In principle, this is what can happen within the body of believers when the “practice” of a sinful lifestyle is allowed to thrive among his people. If such person(s) is...

This week we encounter a Biblical example of a practice that is seldom talked about in the modern American church, namely church discipline.  There are important truths in the passage that can awaken the Christians to the edifying effects ...

There are few things identified by Scripture that God (actually) hates. Discord in the church is one of them (Prv 6:19). When there is unity within the church, the Spirit of God is present and flows through the church leadership down into the c...

Human pride is incompatible with the character of Christ. It will never produce fruits of the Spirit in the life of Christian. Not only does it exalt its wisdom higher than God's, but it considers the Gospel way of living and thinking as foolis...

The wisdom of men can shipwreck the faith and Gospel fruit of any body of believers. This is what was occurring in the Corinthian church as they were extolling the giftings and personalities of their favorite church leaders (i.e., the Apostles)...

A calling to preach the Gospel is not an assignment to be taken lightly. James cautions against many people pursuing this divinely ordained position within God's kingdom because the high standard by which such a person will be judged by God (Ja...

A Christian is a fellow worker with God in his kingdom mission in the world. His church (body of believers) is his temple by which his Spirit dwells. When we stray from these truths, it is often because we have forgotten who we are and to whom ...