Sermons Archives

• Is Jesus the Only Way? (Matt. 22:1-14; John 14:5-6)  (February 20, 2009)
  It may surprise you to know what many Americans consider to be the most serious sin.
• Portrait of a Minister (1 Timothy 4:6-16)  (February 11, 2009)
  It is important to get the right portrait of the right person.
• He Came Back  (March 1, 2007)
  And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb . . . . As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, . . . he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of
• Easter and the Secular Mind  (March 14, 2008)
  It's been 2,000 years but Festus is still with us. Secular man has an answer for everything, but he is still baffled by the empty tomb.
• Resurrection of the Body  (March 1, 2004)
  1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Know What You Believe--A series based on The Apostles' Creed
• What is the Recession For?  (March 12, 2009)
  God is sovereign over these things, he foresees them all, he causes or permits them all, and when he causes or permits something, he does so with purpose and design.
• Faith and Trust: Let's Make a Deal (Judges 11:29-40)  (March 17, 2009)
  Trust God. Don't try to manipulate Him. Don't bargain because you cannot keep it. Don't bargain because God is unimpressed. Don't bargain because God wants your faith.
• Abhor What is Evil; Hold Fast to What is Good  (March 16, 2009)
  It a wonderful thing that, if you believe and teach the straightforward truths of the Bible, you will spare yourself and your children a hundred follies of each new generation.
• Preaching with Power  (January 1, 2009)
  There are some particular areas that a preacher must fulfill for there to be an unmistakable presence and empowering of the Holy Spirit in preaching.
• Going to Hell for All the Right Reasons  (February 12, 2009)
  We read the Apostles? Creed very casually, especially when it comes to this statement: "He descended into hell." Because we read it so casually, it does not comfort us; it does not move us; it does not strengthen us; and it does not provoke our thinking.
• Application and Preaching  (February 13, 2008)
  Preaching Magazine interviewed pastor Rick Warren, asking, "How do you think through this whole issue of application as you are dealing with the text or the biblical theme?
• Husbands, Love Your Wives  (April 28, 2009)
  From the sermon series ?Family Business? As we?ve been looking into this passage of Scripture on the biblical teaching of marriage and family, we?ve been using the analogy of a pair of scissors. We?ve seen that Paul is very fair and balanced in the way that he addresses the people involved in these relationships. For instance, he talks first to the wives, then to the husbands; he talks to the children, and then he talks to the parents.
• It?s About Time  (March 5, 2008)
  Anyone who knows me knows I have a hard time managing my time. No, I don?t have a hard time. I just don?t do it. It?s not that I don?t have all the tools I?m supposed to have. I?ve been to all the workshops. I have all the gadgets. It?s just that I?m a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy. If I?m doing something and even when I like what I?m doing, if I get a call from you and I like what you?re doing more, then I?m going to go do what you?re doing. Then I?ll get back to what I was doing. I don?t ever understand how much time something will take. So I over-commit, thinking, ?Sure, I can do that. It won?t take that long.? It always takes a lot longer than I think it will. So when somebody says to me, ?Can you come speak at this?? I answer, ?Yeah, I?d love to do that,? and it takes a lot of time to get ready to speak and speak well. So I end up being over-committed and frustrated because I?m trying go get too much done.
• Thankfulness in Everything? (Philippians 4:4-9)  (November 24, 2008)
  The most important attitude that we will ever nurture, that we will ever exhibit, is the attitude of thanksgiving. I am more convinced of that every day. The attitude that makes the difference is an attitude of being thankful, of being grateful.
• Why Preaching Matters  (February 11, 2008)
  The bigger the church gets the more important the pulpit becomes because it is the rudder of the ship. Where else do you get an hour of undivided attention with all these people on a weekly basis? Most pastors do not understand the power of preaching. But even more important than that is they don't understand the purpose of preaching. I?ve read more than 500 books on preaching, and as I've read them, the vast majority does not really understand that preaching is about transformation, not information.
• A Worshipping Christmas  (December 16, 2008)
  This Christmas, and every Christmas, we need to be reminded that Christ is the greatest gift and worship is the only proper response.
• Advent: Zechariah's Song of Peace in Jesus Christ  (December 15, 2008)
  In this Song of Zechariah, which is really a Holy Spirit inspired praise and prophecy, there is enough Gospel to turn the lights on in our lives.
• The Christmas Story: Born for a Purpose  (December 1, 2006)
  Luke 2:1-12 As we study the events and details surrounding Jesus’ birth, we realize that there is a great deal of suggestion found in the elements of His birth scene. For example, the fact that there was no room for them in the inn suggests that “He came unto His own, and His own r
• The Christian Grace of Thankfulness (Colossians 3:15)  (November 24, 2008)
  The Christian life is a song of thanksgiving, a glad and joyous hymn of praise to God. "Be thankful," Paul admonished the believers at Colossae in our text.
• Thankfulness: Where Are the Nine? (Luke 17:11-19)  (November 24, 2008)
  For all of us the important question is: How do we fit into this story? Can we be thankful for past healing events, and express that thanks, long after the fact?