Sermons — Page 70

Christ-centered evangelism rests in Christ’s triumph and His promise to build His church, even when gospel responses seem discouraging. God is pleased as His people faithfully spread the fragrance of Christ in every circumstance.

Triumph in ChristChrist Builds ChurchGospel Faithfulness

Christ-centered evangelism begins with eternal life as union with God through Christ and with the church’s mission to make disciples rather than merely collect decisions. Believers cooperate with God’s mission by living and speaking as the

Eternal LifeGreat CommissionFragrance of Christ

John 15 moves from abiding in Christ to abiding in his love. Jesus teaches that obedience, joy, and sacrificial love flow from communion with him and from receiving his love for his disciples.

Abiding in Christ's LoveObedience and JoySacrificial Love

The willingness of ordinary families to leave settled lives and resettle an empty Jerusalem by casting lots is preached as a pattern for the sacrifices God's people must be ready to make for the sake of kingdom work, even when a

Resettling JerusalemEconomic Sacrifice

John 15 calls true disciples to abide in Christ and bear fruit, because apart from him they can do nothing. The passage distinguishes clean disciples from false branches and promises fruitfulness, answered prayer, and glory to the Father.

Abiding in ChristClean DisciplesAnswered Prayer

Moses' call shows that God chooses, calls, equips, and confronts leaders, but sin and unbelief can still hinder their usefulness. Spirit-filled leadership requires conversion, love for God's people, trust in God's power, and repentance from

Moses' CallLeadership HindrancesRepentance in Ministry

Bezalel's Spirit-empowered craftsmanship for the tabernacle shows that God equips ordinary, praying people rather than machinery or plans to accomplish his work, and calls believers to offer whatever gifts and resources he has placed on

Spirit-Empowered ServiceBezalelFreewill Giving

Returning to the little-studied book of Jude, the message compares the moral corruption false teachers smuggled into the early church with cultural Christianity's nominal, compromised church membership today, and calls for believers who

Contending for the FaithNominal ChristianityGospel Opposition

Nehemiah 10 shows a revived people responding to God's Word with concrete obedience in marriage, Sabbath keeping, giving, and worship. True renewal moves beyond agreement with Scripture into covenant faithfulness.

Covenant RenewalBiblical ObedienceSabbath FaithfulnessWorship Support

John 15 introduces the vineyard analogy: Jesus is the true vine, the Father is the vine dresser, and professing followers are branches. The Father cuts off false branches and prunes true branches so that genuine believers bear more fruit.

True VineFalse BranchesFruit Bearing