Sermons — Page 54

Jesus names sexual immorality as the biblical exception in divorce while still upholding God's design for marriage. The sermon distinguishes lawful allowance from sinful divorce and warns that departing from Scripture multiplies harm in

Proverbs 21 and Proverbs 16 expose man's self-deception and God's righteous assessment of the heart. Life reveals motives and attitudes, but the Lord weighs the heart and uses his word to examine and reshape his people.

Working through Jesus's response to news of the Galileans killed by Pilate and those crushed by the tower of Siloam, the message calls hearers to see present tragedies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, as a summons to repentance rather than

Working through the account of Hannah and Elkanah in 1 Samuel 1, the message traces how God used a barren, provoked, and broken woman and an imperfect husband to raise up a man of God, calling parents to godly, purposeful parenting rather

Working through David's distress and his settled security in Psalm 4, this message contrasts the anxiety that trials produce with the deep assurance that comes from a genuine relationship with God.

Matthew 19 brings Jesus' teaching on divorce back to God's original design for marriage in Genesis. The sermon calls believers to become practical reformers who let Scripture correct the careless and permissive views common in both culture

Closing a four-week study of Proverbs on alcohol, the sermon argues that while drinking itself may be a matter of conscience, the personal risk to holiness and to the conscience of others makes abstaining the wiser and safer path.

Psalm 3 finishes by showing David resting, praying, waiting, and trusting the Lord's deliverance in the middle of fear. Trouble becomes an invitation to seek God privately, stay in his word, keep praying, and wait for his work.

Jesus confronts divorce and remarriage by calling his hearers to submit their assumptions, experiences, and traditions to the authority of Scripture. The message begins with the need to recover God's standard for marriage rather than follow

Scripture Authority

Continuing through Proverbs 23:32-35, this message traces the drunkard's distorted reality, reckless speech, and delirious, dangerous decisions, urging hearers to remember the bitter end of drink and heed Solomon's warning before temptation