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Sermons and Lectures from Grace
August 10, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 37. Miriam, Sister of Moses, Part 2. Micah 6:4.
August 14, 2008
Teachers at Grace Christian School Worship Service: Go for the Gold: The Only Olympiad that Matters. Hebrews 12:1-13
August 13, 2008
Mid-week Service: Government and Discipline of the Church, Part 2.
August 10, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 36. Miriam, Sister of Moses, Part 1. Exodus 2:1-10. First Service.
August 3, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 35. Shiphrah and Puah. Exodus 1:15-21.
Evening: St. Paul's Testimony. Philippians 3.
July 30, 2008
Mid-week Service: Healing and the Atonement. Isaiah 53. Pastor Kenneth Brown.
July 27, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 34. The King Who Did Not Know Joseph. First Service.
July 20, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 33. From Paradise to a Graveyard. First Service.
July 13, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 32. Benjamin. First Service.
July 9, 2008
Mid-week Service: Government and Discipline of the Church, Part 1.
July 6, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 31. Ephraim and Manasseh, Part 2.
July 2, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 14. The Holy Spirit makes real communion with the Lord Jesus Christ a reality in the Lord's Supper. This is a great blessing for believers, but for those who refuse to deal with their sins, the Lord's Supper can be a deadly meal.
June 29, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 30. Ephraim and Manasseh, Part 1. First Service.
June 22, 2008
Morning: Comfort of Christ and his Church. 2 Corinthians 1:1-13. Don M. Shipley, Jr.
June 15, 2008
Morning: The Perfect Father. Luke 15:11-32. Ritchey Cable
June 11, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 13. Christ is now present on Earth through his Holy Spirit, and the ordinary way that we come to experience Christ's presence is in the preaching of the Gospel.
June 8, 2008
Morning: Moses' Veil. Exodus 34; 2 Corinthians 3. First Service.
June 4, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 12. Four Views of the Lord's Supper: Christ Is Physically Present in Heaven.
June 1, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 29. Gad: Outside the Land of Promise. First Service.
May 28, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 11. Four Views of the Lord's Supper.
May 25, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 28. Brothers of Darkness: Naphtali, Asher, Issachar and Zebulun. First Service.
Evening: Clinging Lightly to this World. Luke 14:25-35; Matthew 13:44-46
May 24, 2008
Graduation, Faith Bible Institute: Take Heed. 1 Timothy 4:16
May 21, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 10. Liberty in Ordinances
May 18, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 27. Dan, the Snake. First Service.
May 14, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 9. An Old Testament Foreshadow.
May 11, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 26. Rachel and Motherhood. First Service.
May 7, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 8. What is the biblical method of doing baptism? Here is a written summary of this teaching.
May 4, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 25. Leah, a Unloved Woman. First Service.
April 30, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 7. Why are there differences in the way that New Testament believers observed sealing ordinance?
April 27, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 24. Judah, Part 4. First Service.
Evening: Goliath Goes Down. Youth Rally with Sister Terri Boudreaux
April 23, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 6. Deuteronomy 21:18-21; Titus 1:6. How should we view our children? How should Christians apply the Old Testament law regarding stoning rebellious children?
April 20, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 23. Judah, Part 3. First Service.
April 16, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 5. Acts 2:31-47.
April 13, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 22. Judah, Part 2. First Service.
April 9, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 4. John 3.
April 6, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 21. Judah, Part 1.
April 2, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 3. Romans 2, 4.
March 30, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 20. Simeon and Levi, 2.
March 23, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 19. Simeon and Levi, 1. First Service.
March 16, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 18. Reuben: Unstable as Water.
March 9, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 17. Esau.
March 2, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 16. Uncle Laban. First Service. Genesis 29:13-30; 1 Timothy 6
February 13, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 2. Colossians 2.
February 24, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 15. Rebekah. First Service. Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-46
February 17, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 14. Hagar, Part 2. First Service. Genesis 21; Galatians 3-4
February 13, 2008
Mid-week Service: Sealing Ordinances, Part 1. Romans 4; 2.
February 10, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 13. Hagar, Part 1. First Service. Genesis 16; Galatians 6:9
February 3, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 12. Eliezer of Damascus. Genesis 15:1-3; 24.
January 27, 2008
Morning: Reconciliation. Matthew 5:21-26. Dirk Margheim.
January 20, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 11. Bit Players in History. First Service. Luke 16:15; Genesis 12; 20; 26; Ephesians 1; Acts 17.
January 16, 2008
Mid-week Service: Communion of the Saints, Part 1: Fellowship. 1 Corinthians 12
January 13, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters,
Part 10, Lot's Legacy. First Service.
Read this sermon.
January 6, 2008
Morning: Bible Characters,
Part 9, Lot's
Family and Rescue. First Service.
Read this sermon.
December 30, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters,
Part 8, Lot's City: Unbridled Sensuality.
First Service.
Read this sermon.
December 23, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 7. Nimrod's
Nightmare. First
Service. Daniel 4; Isaiah 11; Matthew 13. [Nimrod's dream becomes Nimrod's nightmare when dreamt by the future leader of Nimrod's old kingdom. Nebuchadnezzar dreams of himself as a great tree, providing unity, peace and prosperity for the whole world. Yet his dream turns into a nightmare when he sees the ax laid to the base of this tree.
Scripture speaks of another tree, the Kingdom of David. This mighty tree was cut to the ground by the Mesopotamian successors of Nimrod, leaving only the seemingly dead stump of Jesse. But out of this old stump, a tiny shoot grows, the Rod of Jesse. This shoot then grows into a mighty tree: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches" (Matthew 13:31, 32). The Rod of Jesse is the Lord Jesus Christ, God's answer to the dream of Nimrod.]
December 16, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 6. Nimrod. First Service. Genesis 10, 11.
December 12, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: No Pure Church on Earth. Matthew 13.
December 9, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 5. Shem and Japheth. First Service. Genesis 9; Leviticus 19:14.
December 5, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: Deacons. Acts 6.
November 25, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 4. Ham. Genesis 9.
November 18, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 3. Raising Kids Cain's Way. First Service. Genesis 4.
November 14, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: Biblical Structure for Leadership. Acts 6.
November 11, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 2. Cain. First Service. Genesis 4; 1 John 3.
November 7, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: No Hierarchy. Matthew 23.
November 4, 2007
Morning: Bible Characters, Part 1. Adam and Eve. First Service. Genesis 2-3; 1 Timothy 2.
October 28, 2007
Morning: Principles of Giving, Part 5. By Faith in the Promises of God. First Service. 2 Corinthians 8-9; Malachi 3.
October 24, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: A Divine Institution. Matthew 18; 1 Corinthians 5.
October 21, 2007
Morning: Principles of Giving, Part 4. Voluntary, Without Manipulation, Through Honest Leaders. First Service. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 2 Kings 5.
October 17, 2007
Mid-week Service: The Church: Visible and Invisible. Romans 9; 2.
October 14, 2007
Morning: Principles of Giving, Part 3. With Joy. First Service. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
October 10, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 7. 1 Corinthians 5-6.
October 7, 2007
Morning: Principles of Giving, Part 2. The Heart. First Service. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Evening: Being Filled with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18
September 30, 2007
Morning: Principles of Giving, Part 1. Sacrifice. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
September 26, 2007
Mid-week Service: Athaliah. Pastor Kenneth Brown.
September 23, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 13. First Service. 1 Corinthians 15; Isaiah 2
September 19, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 6. Malachi 2
September 16, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 12. Revelation 16.
September 9, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 11. Hebrews 4-10; Psalm 92.
September 5, 2007
Mid-week Service:
September 2, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 10. First Service. Luke 3-4; Acts 2-5.
August 22, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 5. Genesis 4
August 26, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 9. First Service. Galatians 4; Hebrews 12
August 22, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 4. 1 Kings 11:1-8; 1 Timothy 3:1-13
August 19, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 8. First Service. Revelation 7; 2 Thessalonians 1
August 17, 2007
Teacher Dedication Service: Changing Zeitgeists. Daniel 10. Questions related to this can be found here.
August 12, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 7. First Service. Psalm 8; Hebrews 2. We continue our look at why God became Man, how the Lord Jesus is Man, the Crown of Creation.
August 8, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 3. Genesis 3; 1 Corinthians 7.
August 5, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 6. First Service. 1 Corinthians 15; Philippians 2. We continue our look at why God became Man, how the Lord Jesus as the Last Adam came to undo the works of the First Adam. In the first part of the sermon there is an explanation of a set of stained-glass windows. If you would like to see what the pastor is talking about, please follow this link.
August 1, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 2. Genesis 2-3.
July 29, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 5. First Service. Genesis 1-3
July 25, 2007
Mid-week Service: Marriage and Divorce, Part 1. Genesis 1-2.
July 22, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 4. First Service. 1 Corinthians 15
July 15, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 3. First Service.
July 8, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 2. First Service.
July 1, 2007
Morning: Psalm 110, Part 1.
June 24, 2007
Morning: Jim Hilleke. Reflections on the Death of my Son. Romans 8.
June 17, 2007
Morning: Honor Your Father. 1 Timothy 5; Matthew 15. First Service.
June 13, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 8. 2 Chronicles 26:16-23. Final Discussion on Civil Government.
June 10, 2007
Morning: Final Words of Hebrews. Hebrews 13:23-25.
June 6, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 7. 1 Timothy 2:1, 2; John 19:11.
June 3, 2007
Morning: Putting up with the Word. Hebrews 13:22.
May 30, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 6. Luke 14:31, 32.
May 27, 2007
Morning: Glorify Jesus. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Philippians 2. First Service.
Evening: Discussion of Merchants of Cool. Questions Related to this Documentary.
May 23, 2007
Mid-week Service: Discussion About Popular Culture. 2 Timothy 2
May 20, 2007
Morning: We Can Please God, 2. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Philippians 2-3. First Service.
May 13, 2007
Morning: We Can Please God, 1. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Romans 7; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. First Service.
May 9, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 5. Daniel 6; Acts 23:1-5.
May 6, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Glorify God's Name. Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 10:31
Evening: Nehemiah, 2. Gleanings from the book of Nehemiah.
May 2, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 4. Daniel 1-5.
April 29, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Deliver us from Evil, 2. James 4; Luke 4. First Service.
Evening: Nehemiah, 1. Gleanings from the book of Nehemiah.
April 25, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 3. 1 Peter 1:1, 2:18; Daniel 1; Psalm 137.
April 22, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Deliver us from Evil, 1. James 4; Ezekiel 28. First Service.
April 18, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 2. 1 Peter 2:18; Acts 5:18-42.
April 15, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Keep us from Temptation. James 1; Luke 22. First Service.
April 8, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Release from the Debt of Sin, 2. 1 Corinthians 15:17; Galatians 3:13, 14. First Service.
April 1, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Release from the Debt of Sin, 1. Matthew 6:12; Luke 18:18-19:10. First Service.
March 28, 2007
Mid-week Service: Civil Government, 1. 1 Peter 2; Romans 13.
March 25, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Provision, 3. Proverbs; Haggai. First Service.
March 18, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Provision, 2. 2 Corinthians 9; Proverbs. First Service.
March 14, 2007
Mid-week Service: Oaths and Vows, 2. Acts 23:12-15; Judges 11
March 11, 2007
Morning: God's Will: Provision, 1. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Matthew 6; 1 Timothy 6; 2 Corinthians 9. First Service.
March 4, 2007
Morning: God's Will and Evangelism. Hebrews 13:20, 21; 2 Timothy 2:10
February 25, 2007
Morning: God's Will and Prayer, 1. Hebrews 13:20, 21; James 5:13-16. First Service.
February 21, 2007
Mid-week Service: Oaths and Vows, 1. Matthew 5:33-37; 26:63, 64
February 20, 2007
Mardi Gras Celebration: In Louisiana, Mardi Gras is a state holiday, and all our schools are closed. At Grace Christian School, we use this state holiday for a teachers' retreat away from town. This year's message was from Acts 5:1-11: Ananias and Sapphira.
February 18, 2007
Morning: To Do His Will, Part 3. Hebrews 13:20, 21; 1 Kings 13. First Service. (Chart Available)
February 14, 2007
Mid-week Service: Worship 15, God's Ways, Not Man's. 1 Chronicles 13, 15.
February 11, 2007
Morning: To Do His Will, Part 2. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Deuteronomy 29:29. First Service. (Chart Available)
February 7, 2007
Mid-week Service: Worship 14, Nehushtan. John 3; 2 Kings 18
February 4, 2007
Morning: To Do His Will, Part 1. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Deuteronomy 29:29. First Service. (Chart Available)
January 28, 2007
Morning: Equipped with Everything. Hebrews 13:20, 21; 2 Corinthians 3:18
January 24, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Wills of God. Deuteronomy 29:29 (Chart Available)
January 21, 2007
Morning: The Great Shepherd. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Psalm 23; John 21; 10. First Service.
January 14, 2007
Morning: Brought back from the Dead. Hebrews 13:20, 21; 1 Corinthians 15. First Service.
January 7, 2007
Morning: Made with Blood, The Eternal Covenant. Hebrews 13:20, 21; 8:5; 9:12-14, 24-28; Genesis 15; Revelation 12:10, 11. First Service.
January 3, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 13: Content of Songs, 4. Colossians 3:16, 17; Ephesians 5:18-21; Psalm 22; 16; 110
December 31, 2006
Morning: Made with Us, The Eternal Covenant. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Hebrews 7:23-8:13; Ezekiel 36:24-27; John 1:19-25. First Service.
December 24, 2006
Morning: Made with the Son, The Eternal Covenant. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Luke 22; John 17. First Service.
December 17, 2006
Morning: Made with Abraham, The Eternal Covenant. Hebrews 13:20, 21; Galatians 3:6-4:7. First Service.
December 13, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 12: Content of Songs, 3. Ephesians 5:18-21
December 10, 2006
Morning: The God of Peace. Hebrews 13:20, 21.
December 6, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 11: Content of Songs, 2. Ephesians 5:18-21; Colossians 3:16, 17
December 3, 2006
Morning: Prayer and Circumstances. Hebrews 13:19. First Morning Worship Service Version.
November 29, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 10: Content of Songs, 1. Ephesians 5:18-21; Colossians 3:16, 17
November 26, 2006
Morning: The Secret of a Clear Conscience. Hebrews 13:18. Second Morning Worship Service Version.
November 19, 2006
Morning: The Joy and Burden of Ministry. Hebrews 13:17, 18.
Evening: Players in the Passion. Matthew 26, 27.
November 15, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 9: Singing. Acts 16:25; Ephesians 5:18-20.
November 12, 2006
Morning: Winning the War on Terror. You Can Witness to Muslims. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Ephesians 2:1-7. Second Morning Worship Service Version.
November 8, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 8: Prayer. 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Daniel 10.
November 5, 2006
Morning: The Muslim's Only Hope. The Gospel Is About Jesus. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; 15:1-7. Second Morning Worship Service Version.
November 1, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 7: A Special Place? John 4.
October 29, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 9, The Windswept House. Ezekiel 10:1-5, 18, 19: 11:22, 23; Matthew 23:37-39.
October 22, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 8, The Olive Tree. Romans 11:16-24. Second Morning Worship Service Version.
October 18, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 5: How Did We Get Here? Colossians 2:20-23
October 15, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 7, The Jews, the Gospel and Election. Romans 11:28.
October 11, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 4: New Testament Worship. Luke 4:16-30; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40.
October 1, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 6, Anti-Semitism. Esther 3; 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16; Romans 9:1-5, 30-33. For the four pages of information that was distributed in conjunction with this sermon, see Anti-Semitism.
September 27, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 3: A New Testament Leviticus? Leviticus 16.
September 27, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 5, The Great Falling Away. 2 Thessalonians 2; John 21:17-23; 1 Timothy 4.
September 20, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 2: Limited by Scripture. Judges 11:28-40; 1 Chronicles 13:5-11; 15:1-15.
September 17, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 4, The Man of Sin, Part 1. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
September 13, 2006
Mid-week Service: Worship, 1: The Duty of All People. Romans 1:18-23.
September 10, 2006
Morning: The Heart of Grace. (What is the commitment of our congregation?) Ephesians 4:11-16.
September 6, 2006
Mid-week Service: Christian Liberty and Submission to Authority. Matthew 17:24-27; Romans 13:1-7
September 3, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 3, The Return of Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-2 Thessalonians 2:12
August 27, 2006
Morning: The Storms of Life. Acts 27:1-28:10. One year ago our state was overwhelmed by Hurricane Katrina. As we are overwhelmed by the storms of life, we should take heart by studying the account of the shipwreck experienced by the Apostle Paul. It illustrates so many wonderful biblical principles, chief of which is: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all." (Psalm 34:19.)
August 16, 2006
Teacher Dedication Service: The Enemies We Face. James 3:13-18. This eighty-five minute lecture was given to the teachers at Grace Christian School at the beginning of the 2006-2007 year. It examines the enemies that we face: the world, the flesh and the devil. Under the section dealing with the world, we consider why the West is losing the War on Terror.
Mid-week Service: We Must Never Yield Blind Obedience to Anyone but God. Galatians 5:1
August 9, 2006
Mid-week Service: Self-Righteous Religion, 3. Matthew 15:1-20; Colossians 2.
August 6, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 2. Acts 1:1-1; Leviticus 26. God has a future for the Jewish people, and God gave promises to Abraham regarding the Holy Land. Do these things absolutely guarantee that a particular set of events must take place in the Middle East in the near future? Will the nation of Israel today fair better than Israel did under Shimon Bar-Kokhba on the ninth of Av in A.D. 135? (The anniversary of the destruction of both Jewish Temples)
August 4, 2006
Special Service: Going to Another Level. Acts 1:4-11. This is the opening message of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church's weekend retreat. It's theme is 'Going to Another Level.' On November 5, 2006, at 12:30 p.m., Shiloh Church is to begin using the facilities of Grace Presbyterian while their old building is torn down and a new one erected. During these many months two congregations will share the same buildings. One congregation is Presbyterian and predominantly white; the other is Baptist and predominantly black. This is a message of welcome to another body of believers to use our facilities without cost. ('Freely ye have received, freely give.' Matthew 10:8.)
August 2, 2006
Mid-week Service: Self-Righteous Religion, 2. Matthew 15:1-20.
July 30, 2006
Morning: The Middle East? Part 1. Luke 21; Romans 11. A biblical examination of what is happening.
July 26, 2006
Mid-week Service: Self-Righteous Religion, 1. Matthew 15:1-9.
July 23, 2006
Morning: Church Leaders: A Higher Standard. Hebrews 13:17; James 3:1; Acts 6.
July 16, 2006
Morning: We Must Give Account. Hebrews 13:17
July 9, 2006
Morning: Slavery: A New Testament Response. Hebrews 13:17; Philemon; 1 Peter 2:18-24
July 2, 2006
Morning: Authority of Civil Government. Hebrews 13:17; Romans 13. Understanding when we are to obey and disobey civil authority gives us principles for dealing with all human authority. We are always to obey civil authority unless the specific thing they require of us would force us to disobey God's instructions in Scripture. This principle applies whether a government is good or evil. Even if we live under a wicked and tyrannical government, we must obey its commands except where those commands would be contrary to Scripture. And even when we must disobey civil authority, we must disobey with humility, respect and obedience to all its other commands. We must often obey an evil civil authority, and we must sometimes respectfully decline to obey the laws of an otherwise good civil authority. These acts grow out of our submission to God in whose Word we must rest.
June 23, 2006
Morning: The Church of Sardis: How a Church Loses It's Life
June 18, 2006
Morning: Abuse of Authority. Hebrews 13:17; Colossians 3:21; 1 Kings 12:1-24. Rehoboam is a picture of a man in authority over others who acts as a fool. According to Colossians 3:21, fathers must never cause their children to react in a way that suggests acceptance of a challenge.
June 11, 2006
Morning: Complete in Christ, the Antidote to Church Abuse, 2. Hebrews 13:17; Colossians 2.
Evening: Our Greatest Threat: Globalism. Genesis 3:1-5; 10:8-12; 11:1-9; Revelation 13. The building of the Tower of Babel was a continuation of the act of defiance begun in the Garden of Eden. It continues on throughout history in the attempts of rulers to create paradise on earth without God. The flow of history is sweeping us toward an ultimate manifestation of this attempt. A global economy demands global law, and global law demands a global government to enforce it. Religion must be pressed into this global mission, but biblical Christianity with its ultimate allegiance to God and its proclamation that no one can come to the Father but through Jesus Christ must expect to be viewed as an enemy of this emerging transnational state.
June 7, 2006
Mid-week Service: Liberty of Access at the Throne of God. John 14:12-14.
June 4, 2006
Morning: Complete in Christ, the Antidote to Church Abuse, 1. Hebrews 13:17; Colossians 2.
May 31, 2006
Mid-week Service: Hell.
May 28, 2006
Morning: Church Leaders, 1. Hebrews 13:17. The leaders of the Church are called to watch over the souls of those who belong to Christ.
May 21, 2006
Morning: Holy Living in an Unholy World. 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1. Dr. Peter Jones preaches on true holiness in light of the distinction between the Creator and the creature.
May 17, 2006
Mid-week Service: Christian Liberty, 4. Liberty from the Bondage of Sin. 2 Corinthians 3:17; Romans 6:14; 8:2.
May 14, 2006
Morning: Sarah, Our Mother. Galatians 4:21-31; Romans 2:28, 29; 9:6-13. By adoption, through faith in Jesus Christ, Abraham is our father and Sarah is our mother. But just as Abraham's fatherhood is a type of our relationship with God, so Sarah is a type of the heavenly Jerusalem, the glorified gathering of believers, which is our true mother.
May 10, 2006
Mid-week Service: Christian Liberty, 3. Freedom from the Bondage to Satan. Acts 26:15-18; Ephesians 2:1-5.
May 7, 2006
Morning: Comfort in a Hard World. Romans 8:18-32. Listen to a beautiful song composed and performed by Neil Barham, My Only Comfort.
May 3, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Unequal Yoke. 1 Corinthians 7:39; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18. Should a Christian marry a Muslim?
April 30, 2006
Morning: Fellowship,
Part 2. Hebrews 13:16; 10:19-27; 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Ephesians
4:1-7. The temptation to go back to the way of the Old Testament was
a real danger faced by those to whom the letter of Hebrews was
addressed. But our writer warns them that the Old way no longer exists.
The Temple and its worship had been fulfilled in Christ, and so to leave
the Christian Church and return to Judaism was to leave Christ himself
and to lose the hope for heaven. Outside of Christ there is no sacrifice
for sins. Those believers needed to stay in the fellowship of the
Church.
While no one who has truly come to Christ can ever be lost, people who
appear to us to be Christians sometimes do turn their backs on the Lord.
When this happens, it is in a context of people's ceasing to be part of
the fellowship of the Church. Fellowship is an integral part of the
ministry of the Church because God uses other Christians to help us deal
with our sins and to meet our needs. That is one reason why a church
that is only a "preaching station" is not a healthy church.
In the book of Acts, when people are saved, they always become part of
the local gathering of believers, part of the Church, the communion of
the saints. Fellowship with other believers is essential to our best
growth and service in Christ. We need other people, and they need us. We
need each other's prayers and words of encouragement. We need that sense
of belonging and accountability that comes from being an active
participant in the life of the Church. But fellowship is not
always easy to maintain because we have to put up with other people, and
they have to put up with us. There is no church where fellowship
does not involve this. But with such sacrifices, God is well
pleased.
April 23, 2006
Morning: Fellowship, Part 1. Hebrews 13:16; Acts 2:42-47; Romans 15:25-27. The sharing talked about in Hebrews 13:16 includes helping other believers out financially, but it is broader than this, too: it is the communion of the saints. The Church is God's institution to meet people's needs. The Church is the place of nurture and encouragement as well as accountability. The Church is Sinners Anonymous, a place where people can be honest about their struggles and failures as well as their victories.
April 16, 2006
Morning: Proof to all. Acts 17:16-34. The Apostle Paul declares to the philosophers gathered at Mars Hill that God has given proof of a future judgment by raising the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead.
April 9, 2006
Morning: The Week from Hell? It Began on Palm Sunday. Mark 11:1-11; Luke 24:13-21. The terrible tragedy of the last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth can be understood from three different perspectives: the purely natural world of cause and effect, the largely invisible struggle between our Lord God and Satan, and God's all encompassing, benevolent plan for our salvation in Jesus Christ. You may also read this sermon.
April 7, 2006
Funeral Sermon: Not Yet Under Jesus' Feet. Hebrews 2:8, 9. "Not Yet Under Jesus' Feet" is the funeral sermon for Linda Slater. The whole service is available here.
April 2, 2006
Morning: Acceptable Praise and Confident Thanksgiving. Hebrews 13:15, 16; Daniel 6. We cannot approach God without a Mediator, not even with praise. As Isaiah 64:6 informs us, our righteous acts are not only defiled by sin, they are themselves defiling, as defiling as that which is contaminated during menses (Leviticus 15:19-24.). Daniel prayed toward Jerusalem, the place of atonement, and did not pray without this mediation. This kind of praying brought Daniel into difficulty with the authorities in Babylon.
We are commanded to give thanks to God
always. Our confidence is in God alone, not those who are in
authority over us. From ancient times most rulers have demanded
that their subjects worship them as divine, but Daniel 4:17 informs us
that our rulers are ordinary folks, not noble in themselves or set apart
from the rest of us. Indeed, says Daniel, political leaders are
taken from the lowest of humankind and are often lazy. What
comfort does this afford us? We don't find much comfort in
thinking that John F. Kennedy was an ordinary man, not necessarily any
smarter than the rest of us, as he brooded over what to do during the
Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. But that is the reality of the situation
then, just as with George W. Bush and the conflict in Iraq. Our
only confidence in history and the basis of our thanksgiving is that God
is in control of everything, the big stuff and the little stuff.
We give thanks because we remember that we are not alone in our trials
and that our faithful Savior was tempted in all the ways that we are and
that he, too, suffered injustice in this world, that we have a Friend in
heaven who is praying for us with a full awareness of what we are going
through. We give thanks that God is still in absolute control and that
his loving hand is orchestrating all things for our ultimate welfare in
Jesus Christ.
March 29, 2006
Mid-week Service: Christian Liberty, 2. Freedom from the Curse of the Law, 2. Romans 8:1-4; Proverbs 22:14; Ecclesiastes 7:26. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law. There are consequences in this life to how we respond to God's commandments: obedience brings a blessing and disobedience brings a curse. One aspect of this involves spiritual and moral consequences in this life: in the Bible sin results in people being given over to sin. This message is the second part of a study on the biblical doctrine of Christian Liberty, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
March 26, 2006
Morning: The Sacrifice of Praise. Black Version. White Version. Hebrews 13:15, 16. By his once-for-all time sacrifice, the Lord Jesus put an end to the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. But Hosea 14:2 speaks of the sacrifice of the calves of our lips, an ongoing sacrifice with which God is still pleased today according to Hebrews 13:15. This sermon was preached in the early service at the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, an African-American congregation in Boyce, Louisiana. Later that morning it was preached again in the main service at Grace.
March 22, 2006
Mid-week Service: Christian Liberty, 1. Freedom from the Curse of the Law. Galatians 3:13, 14; Zechariah 5:1-4; Proverbs 26:2. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law. There are consequences in this life to how we respond to God's commandments: obedience brings a blessing and disobedience brings a curse. One aspect of this involves temporal consequences in this life: in the Bible sin brings judgment on people's health, wealth and relationships. This message is the first part of a study on the biblical doctrine of Christian Liberty, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
March 19, 2006
Morning: No Lasting City. Hebrews 13:14; Galatians 4:21-31; Revelation 21:9, 10. Our Lord himself warned first century believers that the city of Jerusalem would be destroyed within a generation. Our security cannot be based on anything on earth. We are citizens of a better city in a better place. Jesus is coming again, and he will bring the city of our citizenship with him.
March 15, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 8. Psalm 19. God's Moral Law is the foundation of good government, shows us our need of Christ and guides believers as to the way of life that pleases God.
March 12, 2006
Morning: Hold Fast to the Basics, 4. Hebrews 13:11-13; Numbers 12; Matthew 5:3-12. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the bull and goats of the Day of Atonement. He suffered outside the city of Jerusalem in a place of separation and shame. True Christians have usually been marginalized from the corridors of power throughout history.
Sunday School. Ritchey Cable. What About Baptism? Part 3.
March 8, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 7. Hebrews 7:11-9:28. While the Old Testament is perfect, the New Testament is superior to the Old.
March 5, 2006
Morning: Hold Fast to the Basics, 3. Hebrews 13:7-10; Hebrews 9, 10. By his once-for-all time sacrifice for sin, our Lord Jesus caused the Old Testament sacrificial system to come to an end. He has fully opened up the way to God so that anyone may come and be saved.
Sunday School. Ritchey Cable. What About Baptism? Part 2.
March 1, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 6. Matthew 5:17; 2 Corinthians 3:3-11; John 8:1-11. The penalties of Old Testament Civil Law were designed uniquely for the people of Israel living prior to the coming of Jesus Christ. While they teach us principles of fairness and justice, we are not obligated to attempt to have them put into effect today.
February 26, 2006
Morning: Hold Fast to the Basics, 2. Distractions to the Gospel. Hebrews 13:9; John 6:35. The heart of Christianity is Christ himself. If Satan cannot overcome the Church through persecution, or a frontal attack of heresy, he will attempt to get us distracted from the gospel.
Sunday School. Ritchey Cable. What About Baptism? Part 1
February 22, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 5. Colossians 2:13-16; Romans 14:5-10; 1 Corinthians 5:7, 8. While we are freed from the ceremonial aspects of the Fourth Commandment, the underlying moral obligation to worship God one day in seven remains. As the Lord's Supper is the New Testament fulfillment of the Passover, so the first day of the week, the Lord's Day, is the New Testament fulfillment of the Old Testament Sabbath.
February 19, 2006
Morning: Hold Fast to the Basics, 1. Hebrews 13:7-9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-5. The fundamental doctrines of Christianity never change because Jesus never changes. Christianity is not about what we do for God. It does not center on our imitating the way the Lord Jesus lived; it centers on what the Lord Jesus has done for us as our Substitute. The heart of the gospel is that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. The death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the most significant event in history, better attested than any other event in the ancient world, confirmed in the hundreds of thousands of people who became Christians as a result of the eyewitness testimony of those who had seen and heard and handled him after he came back from the dead.
February 15, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 4. Genesis 2:2, 3; Mark 2:23-28; Colossians 2:13-16; Acts 10:9-15. The Sabbath is unique among the Ten Commandments because it is a Creation Ordinance, and it has both Ceremonial and Moral aspects.
February 12, 2006
Morning: Standing on the Promises, 3. Fight the Good Fight. Hebrews 13:6; Psalm 118; 1 Samuel 18. David fought his battles with the Lord beside him, and so he won. But David still had to fight, and he had to fight all his life. David is a type and foreshadowing of Christ, his greater Son. Because we are in Christ, we, too, must fight, but because we are in Christ, we, too, will win.
February 8, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 3. John 5:16, 17. The Fourth Commandment is the only one of the Ten Commandments about which real Christians have a disagreement. The Sabbath was highly regarded in first century Judaism. The Sabbath was God's gift for the welfare of God's creatures.
February 5, 2006
Morning: Standing on the Promises, 2. Hebrews 13:5,6; Psalm 118; Galatians 3. Jesus Christ is Abraham's true son, and all God's promises are secured in him. Outside of Jesus Christ no one has any claim to any promise of God.
February 1, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 2. John 5:16, 17. The Ten Commandments are a refraction of the character of God, as such, they are neither arbitrary nor temporary. Bearing false witness is wrong because God does not lie. Murder is wrong because God never murders. In healing a crippled man, Jesus did not break the Sabbath, because God observes his sabbath rest from his work of creation by doing kindness in his work of providence.
January 29, 2006
Morning: A World Class Christian. Acts 4:8-22. Will Brown, a missionary with SEND International serving in Taiwan, preached on the implications of the truth that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.
January 25, 2006
Mid-week Service: The Law of God, 1. Genesis 1; 2; Romans 1; 2. This is the first part of a study of God's law. Man is unique among the creatures, because he alone was created in the image of God. One aspect of that divine image is the moral stamp that reflects God's own character, and so to be human is to have a sense of right and wrong. Even after the fall that divine sense of right and wrong is retained, though it can be suppressed and twisted. When individuals, communities or civilizations suppress the knowledge of God, God gives them over to twisted thinking and perverse acts. In order to understand the tidal wave that is sweeping away moral standards in modern America, one must consider what Americans allowed to happen in the early nineteen-sixties: the rejection of God from our public life. After that America lost its first war, the Vietnam War, and fifty-eight thousand Americans lost their lives for nothing. The suppression of divine truth is the impetus behind the destruction our public institutions and the rise of such things as the Gay Pride Movement. This message is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
January 22, 2006
Morning: Standing on the Promises, 1. Hebrews 13:5,6; Deuteronomy 31:1-8; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Galatians 3. How can the book of Hebrews take a promise given to Israel on the Plains of Moab in the year 1406 B.C. and apply it to New Testament believers?
January 15, 2006
Morning: Plutophilia, 3, The Radical Cure. 2 Corinthians 9:6-15. We are called to give until it hurts and then on until it feels good. If a person has wealth without the gift of giving, his wealth is a curse. People who have the gift of giving and use that gift will see their finances multiplied. The sermon was short because time was given for testimonies to answers to prayer.
January 8, 2006
Morning: Plutophilia, 2, the Rich Young Ruler. Hebrews 13:5, 6; Mark 10:17-31. The call to give up everything is an essential element in proclaiming the gospel. The rich young ruler understood what Jesus was saying and chose not to become a believer because he loved his possessions too much. Jesus allowed the rich young ruler to go on his way to hell.
January 1, 2006
Morning: Plutophilia, a Hellish Perversion. Hebrews 13:5, 6; 1 Timothy 6:5-10, 17-19. Money is more addicting than alcohol or heroin, and attachment to money is one of the chief reasons that people refuse to come to the Lord Jesus Christ. There are undoubtedly more people in hell for the love of money than for virtually anything else.
Evening: Assurance of Salvation, 3. Romans 10:9-15; Ephesians 5:5-7; John 6:37. This is the third part of a study on how we can know that we will go to heaven. While people who live in open defiance of God and his Word have no right to believe they are saved, regardless of what they have prayed or experienced in the past, it is normal that those who have turned from their sins and cast themselves on God's mercy in Christ in simple faith should know for certain that they are saved and on their way to heaven. The doctrine of election should never be a barrier to assurance. How do I know that I am elect? The answer is found in the promise of God to all who want to be saved: "Let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:17.) If I have put my trust in the Lord Jesus, I am elect; I am saved; I am going to go to heaven. This message is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
December 25, 2005
Morning: The Genealogy and Conception of Jesus, Part 3, Joseph's Dilemma. Matthew 1:18, 19; Deuteronomy 22:23, 24; Romans 3:21-26; Hebrews 13:4. Joseph is torn between doing what is right under the Law, having Mary executed by stoning, and showing compassion and love to her. The tension found in the conception of Jesus is resolved in his death. (This is only part of the message; it was interrupted by a small fire that started in a Christmas wreath behind the pulpit. When our pastor blew it out, he somehow turned off his digital recorder. However, a tape was made of the whole sermon, and you may listen to it here.)
December 18, 2005
Morning: The Genealogy and Conception of Jesus, Part 2. Matthew 1:1-6; Genesis 38; Hebrews 13:4. Breaking with a tradition of naming only the male direct ancestors, in giving his genealogy of the Lord Jesus, Matthew includes Zerah, a non direct, male ancestor, and four women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba. God's grace is greater than human weakness and sin.
December 11, 2005
Morning: The Genealogy and Conception of Jesus, Part 1. Hebrews 13:4; Matthew 1; Luke 3:23-31. The genealogies of Matthew and Luke differ at significant points, with Matthew giving Jesus' legal genealogy through Joseph and Luke giving Jesus' biological genealogy through Mary.
December 4, 2005
Morning: The Three Tenses of the Lord's Supper. 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. The Lord's Supper looks back to the finished work of Christ, offers us a present experience of communion with him and points us to his Second Coming.
November 27, 2005
Morning: Brotherly Love, Part 3, Based on Trust in God. Hebrews 13:1-6. Christian love goes beyond the standards of the Old Testament; it is a call to radical self-denial and a willingness to lose everything. Whether we are called to take strangers into our home, visit those in dangerous places, be faithful to God's standards of human sexuality or manage our property, we must be willing to sacrifice everything for the welfare of others. It is impossible to practice true brotherly love without confidence in the absolute sovereignty of God.
November 20, 2005
Morning: We stopped the sermon, Brotherly Love, Part 2, for a season of earnest congregational prayer because of a medical emergency. This service will not be uploaded.
November 13, 2005
Morning: Abiding in Christ. John 15. Frank Barker. Celebrating our Fiftieth Anniversary as a Congregation.
Evening: Giving by Faith. Frank Barker. Celebrating our Fiftieth Anniversary as a Congregation.
November 6, 2005
Morning: Conflicts of Jesus, 5, The Two Resurrections. John 5:19-29; Ephesians 2:1-10; Revelation 20:6, 14. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, and the Father has given him authority over the living and the dead. Through the preaching of the gospel, spiritually dead sinners can now hear the voice of Jesus calling them to come to him, and those who hear have passed from death to life and can never come into condemnation. In addition to this Spiritual resurrection, at some time in the future, all those who have died will be brought back to life physically to face judgment and the possibility of a second death. "Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power . . . This is the second death, the lake of fire."
October 30, 2005
Morning: Conflicts of Jesus, 4, the Lord of the Sabbath. John 5:16-18; Genesis 1:31-2:3. By his teaching and example, the Lord Jesus altered the distinctively Jewish understanding of the Sabbath. But Jesus reinforced the underlying basis for the Sabbath by explaining that God's Sabbath rest from his work of Creation is not idleness but rather his continual work of Providence, doing acts of kindness for those in need. As the eternal Son of God, the Lord Jesus follows his Father's example by doing an act of healing on the Sabbath. But in making this claim, Jesus is also claiming equality with God, as his angry hearers so clearly understood. The confession that Jesus is Lord is ultimately why people are still persecuted.
October 23, 2005
Morning: Conflicts of Jesus, 3, Religious Opposition. John 5:1-18. Religion can come between people and God; it can block healing of the body and the mind and rob people of salvation. Osama bin Laden is a sincere, religious man; it was sincere, religious people who killed the Lord Jesus.
Evening: Assurance of Salvation, 2. 2 Peter 1:1-11; Ecclesiastes 10:1. This is the second part of a study on how we can know that we will go to heaven. While we should be confident that the gospel is true and that salvation has been secured by the Lord Jesus Christ, real Christians can doubt that they are real Christians, especially if they are regularly indulging in a particular sin without repentance. In 2 Peter chapter one, the Apostle lists certain graces that should be present in growing measure in everyone who has ever been born again. Saved people can wreck their testimonies by falling into grievous sins, causing public scandals by their ceasing regularly to seek the Lord Jesus through the means he has appointed, but they cannot lose their salvation. However, lost people can have a false assurance that they are saved. This message is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
October 16, 2005
Morning: The Church of Thyatira. Revelation 2:18-29. Assistant to the Pastor, Ritchey Cable, preaches about the dangers of mixing Christian truth with pagan lies.
October 9, 2005
Morning: Conflicts of Jesus, 2, Healing on Jesus' Terms. John 5:1-18. Sometimes there is a connection between sickness and some sin with which we are not willing to deal. One reason why many people remain mentally or physically ill is because they do not really want to be whole on Jesus' terms.
Evening: Assurance of Salvation, 1. 1 John 5:13. This is the first part of a study on how we can know that we will go to heaven. While salvation is by grace alone, received through faith alone, in Christ alone, personal assurance of salvation cannot be completely divorced from a changed life, because saving faith is never alone; it is always accompanied by a changed life. Saved People have NOT been saved because they live a new life; they live a new life because they have been saved. This message is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
October 2, 2005
Morning: Conflicts of Jesus, 1, Ineffective Modern Preacher. John 6:60-71. As measured by some modern standards, our Lord Jesus was an ineffective preacher, but he never let popular opinion keep him from telling people the truth.
Evening: The Security of the Believer, Part 4. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Matthew 4:5-7; Hebrews 3:6, 14. This is the fourth part of a study of the security of the believer. It focuses on the how people who appear to be genuine Christians can fall away and go to hell. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
September 25, 2005
Morning: Brotherly
Love, Part 1, Rooted in the Fear of God. Hebrews 12:28-13:1;
Deuteronomy 22:13-22; Philippians 2:1-11. (Longer
Version of the Sermon) Brotherly love is rooted in the fear of God and
love for God. True love for others can never be divorced from the moral
standards of Scripture. The Lord Jesus Christ is the supreme example of
brotherly love: true brotherly love is rooted in the willingness to
sacrifice oneself, one's own needs and rights, for the welfare of others.
In explaining how love cannot be divorced from the moral standards of
Scripture, our pastor explored Deuteronomy 22;20, 21, a text that
demonstrates the vital importance of virginity at the time of marriage. God
instituted the death penalty for a young woman who passed herself off as a
virgin when she did not have an intact hymen on her wedding night.
This is the same penalty that God ordained for premeditated murder.
Because this is a continuation of a series on the book of Hebrews, before
this message, a short excerpt was played from the sermon on Hebrews
12:25-29, "The Shaking of the World,"
preached out of sequence, on January 2, 2005.
September 18, 2005
Morning: The Mountains of God. Hebrews 12:18-24; Exodus 19:10-20. Mount Sinai and Mount Zion are the two places where people meet God. Without the blood that speaks better things than that of Abel's, we face the terrors of Sinai without the mercy of Zion.
September 11, 2005
Morning: Esau the Profane, Part 3. Hebrews 12:16, 17; Genesis 27:34-39; Galatians 3. This message deals with the importance of parents blessing their children, the true blessing of Abraham which centers in Christ, and how our ability to repent comes from God's grace.
Evening: The Security of the Believer, Part 3. 1 Corinthians 10:13; Psalm 125:3; Deuteronomy 28:49-57. This is the third part of a study of the security of the believer. It focuses on the how God will not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to withstand it. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
September 4, 2005
Morning: A Trip to Job's House, Back from the Superdome. Job 1, 22, 42; John 9; Luke 13. Borrowing an idea and sermon title from Pastor Jerry D. Black, our pastor shares his experience of transporting people from the Louisiana Superdome to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and then preaches from the book of Job.
Evening: The Security of the Believer, Part 2. Matthew 7:13-27. This is the second part of a study of the security of the believer. The security of the believer is founded on Christ himself. Many people enter the broad way of gospel invitation without truly coming to the Lord Jesus Christ. We must love Christ alone with our whole heart, everyone and everything else, we must love with weaned affections. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
August 28, 2005
Morning: After a brief exhortation, we spent the remaining time on intercession to the Lord from members of our congregation regarding the peril our state of Louisiana was in due to Hurricane Katrina.
Evening: The Security of the Believer, Part 1. Jeremiah 31:31-34; 32:37-41. This is the first part of a study of the security of the believer. It focuses on the eternal effect of the new birth. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
August 24, 2005
Mid-week Service: The World, Flesh and Devil, Part 1. Our Three Great Enemies. James 3:13-18.
August 21, 2005
Morning: Esau the Profane, Part 2. Hebrews 12:16, 17; Genesis 27. The sinful patterns exhibited in Isaac and Rebecca are played out in the lives of their sons, Jacob and Esau.
Evening: Good Works, Part 4. 1 Corinthians 3. This is the fourth part of a study of good works. Focusing on the Judgment Seat of Christ, it studies how God accepts our works as good. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
August 17, 2005
Lecture to Teachers: Shining
as Lights, Serving Christ in the Darkness. Galatians 5:16-26;
Ephesians 5:5-7; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Mark 9:42-48. This ninety
minute lecture was given to the teachers at Grace Christian School at the
beginning of the 2005-2006 year. The first thirty minutes survey
historical documents to demonstrate that the fear of God is foundational
to the American system of law and government. The next section focuses on
Scripture and the times in which we find ourselves, with the last thirty
minutes dealing with Jesus' warnings about hell.
The loss of the fear of God is the fundamental reason for the collapse of
Western Civilization before the forces of Islamicism. As the founders of
the United States understood, we cannot maintain a free society without
the fear of God. In 2005 many things are embraced that could not have been
imagined generations ago: among which is the sexual revolution with its
devastating impact on the lives of little children, including some whom we
will teach this year. Bound up in the concept of the fear of God is the
realization that all human beings will spend eternity in one place or
another: either in heaven or in a dreadful place called hell, "where
their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched."
Mid-week Service: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men, Part 3, Are These Fallen Angels? Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 8:26-31; Genesis 19. This concludes the study about whether or not the Sons of God mentioned in Genesis 6 are fallen angels.
August 14, 2005
Morning: The Church of Pergamum. Revelation 2:12-17. Assistant to the Pastor, Ritchey Cable, preaches about the importance of holding fast to Scripture even though living in a world hostile to Christ.
Evening: Good Works, Part 3. Luke 17:7-10; Genesis 4:1-14; Hebrews 11:1-6. This is the third part of a study of good works: why people without faith in Jesus Christ can never perform "good works." It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
August 10, 2005
Mid-week Service: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men, Part 2, Are These Fallen Angels? Genesis 6. This study examines the objections to the Sons of God mentioned in Genesis 6 being fallen angels.
August 7, 2005
Morning: Esau the Profane, Part 1. Hebrews 12:16, 17; Genesis 25:19-34; Ezekiel 16:49-50; Deuteronomy 29:19-21. Esau valued a good meal over taking God's name in vain by swearing to give a far off in the future birthright to his brother. "What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight." (Luke 16:15.) Esau is profane because he has contempt for the things of God.
Evening: Good Works, Part 2. Philippians 2. This is the second part of a study of good works. It examines what good works are and demonstrates that the ability to do good works comes from God. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
August 3, 2005
Mid-week Service: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men, Part 1, Are These Fallen Angels? Genesis 6. This study explores the evidence why the Sons of God mentioned in Genesis 6 may be fallen angels.
July 31, 2005
Morning: Trinitarian Salvation. 1 Peter 1:1, 2. This message proves the biblical teaching that the one true God eternally exists in three persons and explores the unique work that each person performs in securing our salvation.
Evening: Good Works, Part 1. Ephesians 2:8-10; Matthew 15; Colossians 2. This is the first part of a study of good works. It examines the Bible to show that while no one is saved by good works, everyone who has been born again demonstrates the reality of this by a changed life. The message also reflects on the fact that the Bible alone tells us what works are pleasing to God. It is part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
July 24, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 7. Hebrews 12:15; Proverbs 15:4; Ephesians 4. I will either be a tree of life or a root of bitterness.
Evening: What Is Repentance? Part 2. Romans 3. This is the second part of a study on the nature of repentance. It demonstrates how repentance is never the basis of salvation but how repentance, nevertheless, is always present where there is true faith. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
July 17, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 6. Hebrews 12:15; Numbers 14:40-45; Song of Songs 5:2-8. There are windows of opportunity through which we may go at only one point in time before the window closes. Postponed obedience can be disobedience.
Evening: What Is Repentance? Part 1. 2 Corinthians 7. This is the first part of a study on the nature of repentance. It contrasts Judas' worldly sorrow with that of David's godly sorrow. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
July 10, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 5. Hebrews 12:15; Jonah. The Prophet Jonah is a portrait of a person given over to bitterness.
Evening: What Is Saving Faith? Part 5. Matthew 13. This is the fifth part of a study on the nature of saving faith. Using the Parable of the Sower, it focuses on the temporary faith of those who never truly come to Christ as over against the genuine faith of those who do. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
July 3, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 4. Hebrews 12:15; Numbers 13, 14. People who speak out their unbelief and rebellion against God have a terrible impact on others.
Evening: What Is Saving Faith? Part 4. 1 Corinthians 12. This is the fourth part of a study on the nature of saving faith, and it focuses on the simplicity of saving faith as distinguished from other forms of faith. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
June 26, 2005
Morning: The Church of Ephesus. Revelation 2:1-7. Assistant to the Pastor, Ritchey Cable, preaches about the Loss of our First Love.
June 19, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 3. Hebrews 12:15; Deuteronomy 29; Numbers 13. Christians must understand that we have enemies and that those enemies aim at stealing our hearts and minds from Christ. Christian parents must face the sad and deadly reality that the transmitters of our culture are winning the battle for our children's souls. Unlike previous generations where radical cultural change was retarded by the surrounding society, we live in a time when films, television, commercial music and public education have largely replaced the influences of church and extended family as the primary conductors of the values of our civilization.
Evening: What Is Saving Faith? Part 3. 1 Corinthians 10, 11. This is the third part of a study on the nature of saving faith, and it focuses on some of the means that God uses to strengthen our faith, in particular, the Lord's Supper. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
June 12, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 2. Hebrews 12:15; Deuteronomy 29; Numbers 13. We need to be part of a local church so that we can be encouraged to keep on keeping on when the storms of life threaten to sink us under the waves of affliction. We must not listen to bitter people who would pull us away from the Lord Jesus and his Church.
Evening: What Is Saving Faith? Part 2. Romans 10; 1 Corinthians 1:16-2:5. This is the second part of a study on the nature of saving faith, and it focuses on how God uses preaching to strengthen our faith. It is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
June 5, 2005
Morning: The Root of Bitterness, Part 1. Hebrews 12:15; Deuteronomy 29. The difficulties of life do not produce godly results in everyone. Some people react to the trials of life by turning away from the true God to idols, and then they become roots of bitterness who poison others.
Evening: What Is Saving Faith? Part 1. Romans 10. This is the first part of a study on the nature of saving faith, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
May 29, 2005
Morning: There was a problem with our system, and the message was not recorded. Please pray for us to be able to solve on-going problems with our sound system.
May 22, 2005
Morning: Don't Miss the Grace of God, Part 1. Hebrews 12:15. If a person has ever been born again, he can never be lost, but the book of Hebrews takes seriously the danger of leaving Christ for something that no longer has the blessing of God, the Old Testament Temple.
Evening: Adoption, Part 2. Romans 8. (The recording has some background sound from a nearby broadcast. Please pray for us to be able to solve this problem.) This is the second part of a study on the biblical doctrine of adoption, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
May 15, 2005
Morning: Without Holiness No one Will See the Lord. Hebrews 12:14, a serious call to holy living.
Evening: Adoption, Part 1. Romans 8. This is the first part of a study on the biblical doctrine of adoption, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
May 8, 2005
Morning: The
Testimony of Dr. Nikolai Alexandrenko. Dr. Alexandrenko was born
in 1922 in Bryansk, Soviet Russia, and was taught to be an atheist and a
Communist in the Russian schools. When he graduated from high school in
1940, he was drafted into the military and enrolled in officer's school.
He served as a First Lieutenant in the Russian Paratroop Corps and fought
in North Caucasus and Ukraine. In the winter of 1943, he was captured by
German soldiers and held in various prisoner of war camps until he was
liberated by American forces in 1945.
Dr. Nick shares his testimony of finding two gospel tracks written in
Russian while in a camp in postwar Germany, and how he came to put his
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Dr. Nick went on to be ordained to the
gospel ministry and came to the United States, where he graduated from
Louisiana College and New Orleans Baptist Seminary. He went on to earn
both his Masters and Ph.D. from Tulane University in Latin and Greek and
returned to teach at Louisiana College. Upon retirement he returned to
Russia and taught at the Seminary of the Union of Evangelical Christians
in Odessa. He heads back to Odessa this coming week.
Evening: Sanctification, Part 4, Philippians 2, 3. This is the fourth part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification. This message focuses on the nature and goal of sanctification, being like the Lord Jesus Christ, a process only completed at the time of our Lord's Second Coming. It is the fourth part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
May 1, 2005
Morning: Highway of Holiness, Part 2, Jesus at the End. Hebrews 12:12, 13. Our focus in the ministry of the Church is not to get people to have better marriages, be better Americans or even to live holier lives; it is Christ himself. Reflecting on some of the items quoted by Hebrews 12, we see that everything points to the Lord Jesus himself. He is at the end of the Highway of Holiness, and he himself is the means to that end.
Evening: Sanctification, Part 3, Romans 7:14-25. This is the third part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification. This message focuses on a fundamental evidence of the new birth, an inner struggle with sin. It is the third part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
April 24, 2005
Morning: Highway of Holiness, Part 1, Don't Quit. Hebrews 12:12, 13; Isaiah 35. Reflecting on Isaiah's prophecy about the return of Israel to the Promised Land, the author of Hebrews exhorts us not to flag in our pursuit of holiness.
April 17, 2005
Morning: Fatherly Discipline, Part 2, Life is difficult. Hebrews 12:1-12. In this continuing series from the book of Hebrews, we consider the importance of cheerful submission to the will of God.
Our church does not endorse political candidates, but we were privileged to hear the testimony of a U. S. Congressman from a different district -- we are in the fifth congressional district; Congressman Jindal represents Louisiana's first. Bobby Jindal was raised in a Hindu family, but as a young man he came to put his trust in Jesus Christ. This is the story of how God used ordinary people to bring someone to Jesus by simple witness and prayer.
Evening: Sanctification, Part 2, Romans 7:1-13. This is the second part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification. This message focuses on the role of the Law in turning people away from self-righteousness to Christ and his righteousness. It is the second part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification, and it is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
April 10, 2005
Morning: Fatherly Discipline, Part 1, Even the Lord Jesus Submitted to his Earthly Authorities. Hebrews 12:1-12; 2:10; 5:7-9; Luke 2:42-52. In this continuing series from the book of Hebrews, we look at the childhood of Jesus as an example of submission to parental authority.
Evening: Sanctification, Part 1, Romans 6. This is the first part of a study on the biblical doctrine of sanctification. This message focuses on the definitive nature of sanctification and is also part of a larger series entitled 'Great Teachings of the Bible.' Using historic documents such as the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the London Confession of Baptist Faith and the Westminster Confession of Faith to frame our questions, this series examines basic Bible truths.
April 3, 2005
Morning: The Christian Life, a Fight, The Religion of the Broken Heart. Hebrews 12:1-12; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Philippians 2, 3. In this continuing series from the book of Hebrews, we look at the reality of the Christian Life: it is a never ending fight against sin.
Churches sometimes present one of two extreme positions toward people who are involved in homosexual behavior: harsh rejection of those who struggle with homosexual desires or uncritical acceptance of practices that the Bible clearly condemns. Those who struggle with homosexuality are welcome in our church along with everybody else, because none of us has achieved sinless perfection -- nothing less than complete conformity to Jesus Christ. Because a true Christian is a person who is more sinful than he wants to be, Christianity has been called the religion of the broken heart. Victory in Christ does not mean that the Christian life is always easy, but our ultimate victory is assured because the Author and Finisher of ou