In today's world, filled with rude and rushed people, the grace of Christian courtesy is more necessary and noticed than ever. An exhortation to express courtesy to civil and spiritual authorities, to the elderly, to women—leading by example in speech as well as in action.
Courtship is the pursuit of a relationship for the purpose of finding a life companion. Wise is the couple that starts slowly and considers well what they are doing. Keeping a long-range view will help them make decisions that will lead to treasured memories without regrets.
The true church is a disciplined church. This two-part sermon discusses five Scripture passages related to this subject. Discipline is not done TO, but FOR, someone. It is a necessary, right and normal part of New Testament church life, as a pure Bride prepares to meet her Groom, the Lord Jesus.
In this two-part sermon, five Scripture passages relating to discipline and the authority of the church to make directives and require compliance are reviewed. Unrepentant sinners bring an insidious leaven into the group which cannot be tolerated. But there is a redemptive way to deal with sin.
The bondage of sin and the burden of guilt: problems as old as mankind! What can be done to cleanse the conscience and free the soul? This sermon looks at confession, the related topics of repentance and forgiveness, and details the steps to take to restore peaceful relationships with God and man.
How do you know when you have enough? How much distinction should there be between HAVING and WANTING? God's Word warns the pilgrim of the hindrances of possessions, and encourages those who follow the Shepherd to let Him provide for their wants.
God has called fathers to an important role, one that takes courage. Why and when does a father need courage? With the help of his Heavenly Father, each Christian father seeks to lead his family to that Father, making that his chief aim in life. Fathers, be of good courage!
A sermon of special interest to those thinking of marriage, but not limited to them. There is also counsel and advice for parents, an object lesson from a rose, and Biblical wisdom pertaining to the subject.
We become like what or who we worship. God wants us to worship Him. In fact, He seeks people who will. Will we be one of those He finds in the distractions and hindrances of life?
Do you struggle with focus in your spiritual life? Do church services seem stale, your Bible dry and unappealing? Could you have spiritual A.D.D.?
The Bible presents symptoms, causes, and best of all, a cure: Where your treasure is, there will your heart (and attention) be also.
The descendants of the Dutch Mennonites are the Low German-speaking Mennonites, in places like Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, and Paraguay, while those of the Swiss Brothers are the Amish and Mennonite groups who migrated to the eastern United States in the 1700s-1800s. Their doctrinal unity is striking.
What constitutes marriage? What constitutes divorce? Does God condone it? What about remarriage? When relationships become tangled, we go to the Scriptures to learn what Jesus would say about the situation, and follow His Word to straighten the issues.
The song writer answered this question for us: “Oh, yes, He cares! I know He cares!” But how does He show that He cares when we face difficulties, disease, disaster, death? Be comforted as you listen to this sermon, and learn to recognize ways that Jesus is showing you that He really cares.
Would you call both of these things sin? Would you rate them equally harmful habits? Would you like to have victory over either one, or both? Would you be interested in knowing what God thinks about these things? Read on...
