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Continuing through Ephesians 4:25-32, the message urges believers toward wholesome speech and grace toward one another, warns against grieving the Holy Spirit, and presses listeners to examine whether the old self has truly given way to new

Wholesome SpeechGrieving the SpiritNew CreationSelf-Examination

Contrasting the self-righteous Pharisee with the humble tax collector in Luke 18, the sermon shows that justification comes only through humble faith in Christ's righteousness, never through religious performance or self-righteousness.

Faith AloneSelf-Righteousness WarningJustification by Faith

Working through Ephesians 4:25-28, the message calls believers to put off the old vices of lying and stealing and put on truthful speech, righteous anger that hates sin without falling into it, and hard, honest work that enables generous

Righteous AngerPut Off Put OnHonest WorkGenerosity

Concluding the parable of the prodigal son, the message contrasts the older brother's resentment with the father's relentless watching for his lost son, showing that repentance and faith are man's God-given responsibility even as the

Prodigal SonOlder Brother's ResentmentMan's Responsibility to Repent

Working through Paul's contrast between pagan futility and new life in Christ, the message calls believers to remember their new identity in Christ rather than drifting back into their former patterns of sensuality and impurity.

Put Off Put OnNew Self in ChristIdentity in Christ

Baptism is the visible, obedient response of those who have been spiritually united with Christ in His death and resurrection, and this church practices believer's baptism by immersion as a matter of biblical conviction rather than mere

Believer's BaptismUnion with ChristBaptist Distinctives

Opening the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, the message traces the younger son's sinful request and descent into the far country as a picture of how sin always carries a wandering heart further than it intends to go, deliberately

Prodigal SonSin's Downward PullPraying for Wayward Loved Ones

Working through the Great Commission in Matthew 28, the message argues from the New Testament pattern that baptism follows conversion, defines believer's baptism by immersion as the true profession of faith, and urges any

Believer's BaptismGreat CommissionProfession of Faith

Working through the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15, the message shows how a lost sinner's helpless condition and God's careful, deliberate search for the lost display both man's responsibility to repent and God's sovereign initiative

Lost Coin ParableGod's Sovereignty in SalvationRepentance and Faith

Continuing through Ephesians 4:14-16, this message warns that spiritual immaturity leaves believers vulnerable to false doctrine and calls the church to speak the truth in love so that every member's work builds up the body toward maturity.

Guarding Against ErrorSpeaking Truth in LoveBody Life