Sermons — Page 51

Agur’s oracle gives a personal profession of faith shaped by humility before God, reverence for His Word, and dependence on divine wisdom. Proverbs 30 teaches that true wisdom begins by confessing human limits and receiving God’s weighty

Matthew 6 contrasts prayer that performs for people with prayer offered sincerely before the Father who sees in secret. Genuine prayer rejects empty show and many words because the Father already knows what his children need.

Proverbs 29 gives practical wisdom for anger, arguments, rash words, and wrath in a culture quick to react. Christians must not imitate foolish conflict in the world, the family, or the church.

Matthew 6 begins Jesus' warning against practicing righteousness to be seen by others. Genuine giving seeks the Father's reward in secret, while hypocritical giving turns worship into a public performance.

Closing out the series with Matthew 5:48's call to be perfect, this message explains perfection as completeness and maturity rather than sinlessness, grounding it in the imputed righteousness taught in 2 Corinthians 5:21. A personal story

Proverbs gives wisdom for reading a political landscape marked by instability, sinners in high places, and oppressive rulers. The answer is not confidence in parties or candidates, but repentance before God and discernment for the days

Finishing the sixth lesson on Matthew 5:43-48, this message calls believers to love and pray for their enemies after the pattern of Christ on the cross and Stephen under stoning, moving from demanding personal rights to interceding for

Using stories from hospice chaplaincy work and church small-group ministry, this message describes the qualities that mark real Christian friendship and warns that without it, believers face trials and even death without the support and

Working through Proverbs 26:17-26, this message exposes how gossip and quarreling spread like fire in a church family, often disguised as spiritual concern, and calls believers to confront it directly rather than let it smolder and destroy

Working through Matthew 5, this message contrasts the Old Testament's eye-for-an-eye justice with Jesus's call to surrender personal rights and revenge, showing that only a heart purged of grudges can practice gracious giving.