Why does a person seek after God? Why is he so desperate to be reconciled to God? Why does he desire to have Christ? Here are the things that have drawn him and that have given him this intense desire.
The passage presents the early church at Antioch as a model church. Here is how God used and blessed the efforts of ordinary believers to the salvation of the lost. Here is the importance of church order, the centrality of teaching in the church and the care that should exist among believers.
After his dramatic conversion, Saul's life exemplifies the essential post-salvation practices of every believer: immediate fellowship with the church, wholehearted membership, and active service for Christ.
The sermon centers on the transformative power of divine conversion, illustrated through the dramatic encounter of Saul on the Damascus road. It emphasizes that every true conversion begins with God's sovereign intervention.
The sermon centers on the imperative to hold fast to the 'form of sound words' entrusted by faithful apostolic teaching, emphasizing that every word of Scripture matters both in content and expression. It calls believers to preserve the truth of the Gospel with unwavering faith and love in Christ, guarding against doctrinal compromise.
This sermon presents a profound meditation on sacrificial love, drawing a powerful contrast between human acts of heroism in war and the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. It unfolds a theological narrative of humanity's rebellion against God, initiated by Adam and Eve, and the resulting spiritual war that has raged for millennia, marked by sin, death, and separation. The sermon emphasizes that while human wars are devastating, the true conflict is spiritual—between humanity's fallen nature and God's holy justice—and that God's response is not condemnation but mercy, demonstrated through Christ's willing death for the ungodly while they were still enemies.
A call to believers to intentionally remember key truths: the sanctity of the Lord's Day, the centrality of the gospel, the personal cost of Christ's sacrifice, and the countless ways God has sustained them through trials. Here too is God's forgetting of sin when we turn to him.
The sermon centers on the unwavering confidence of the Apostle Paul in his final days, grounded not in personal strength or circumstances, but in a deep, personal knowledge of Christ. True assurance comes from knowing whom one has believed—Christ as a faithful, powerful, and loving Savior who is able to guard the believer's soul until the day of His return. The message calls believers to cultivate a growing, experiential relationship with Christ through Scripture, prayer, and personal communion, so that they may walk with the same triumphant assurance, free from fear and trembling, knowing that their salvation is secured not by their own keeping, but by Christ's faithful preservation of all who have entrusted themselves to Him.
The sermon centers on the imperative to remain unashamed of the gospel and its messenger, even in the face of persecution or social pressure, drawing from Paul's final exhortation to Timothy. It emphasizes that the gospel's power—rooted in God's eternal purpose, grace, and the redemptive work of Christ—is not only the source of salvation but also the foundation for bold witness, as Christ has abolished death's sting and revealed eternal life and immortality. Ultimately, the message is a call to glory in the gospel, and to be faithful witnesses in a world that often rejects it.
The way of salvation is easy to understand. It is a free gift of God and no one can earn it. Here are reasons why it is foolish to think we can merit it. Here too, is hope for any despairing that they are beyond salvation.
The sermon centers on Stephen, a man full of the Holy Spirit. Through a detailed defense before the Sanhedrin, Stephen traces God's redemptive history from Abraham to Moses, demonstrating that God's presence has never been confined to a temple or ritual. Here are the marks of one filled with the Spirit: an angelic character, an understanding of Scripture, bold witness and strength to face death.
The need for believers to constantly stir up the gifts that God has given them. Helps to show us how.