Are your beliefs based on persuasive speaking or on the Spirit's Words? Faith must not rest of the wisdom of men but on the power of God. This message draws from 1 Corinthians 2 to seek out the words that the Holy Spirit teaches through men who are guided by the Spirit of God.

Can the power and wisdom of the gospel unite believers? The gospel unites the church and exalts the humble rather than the haughty who lead people astray. By His power and wisdom, God redeems the lowly showing His power over the efforts of man. This message expands on these truths by drawing from 1 Corinthians 1:18-32.

How merciful is God to forgive an adulterer who has bloodguilt? This message draws from Psalm 51 --- a psalm of confession and prayer for forgiveness. This sermon observes the fulfillment of this psalm in Jesus Christ and why we need to confess our sins to God the Father.

What fulfillment have selfish desires given you? What do you want so intensely that you would sin to get it or sin when you don't?

This message draws from James 4:1-10 for us to humble ourselves and remove the distorted desires beneath our sins.

Sin begins with desires in the heart, whether good or bad. Corrupt desires is coveting. Giving into temptations to fulfill those desires in twisted ways leads to death. This message draws from James 1:12-16 and other scriptures to make us aware of the desires that entice us and we look at how to put these sinful desires to death.

Do you feel life drawing you away from God? This message draws from 1 Timothy 4:6-16 teaching us about how ministers are to exercise devotion that is evident to all and sets an example of devotion for all Christians.

Who has God appointed to lead and guard His people --- the church? This message draws from 1 Timothy 3:1-15 to observe the qualifications of leaders in the church that Christ built and bought with His blood.

If the Lord returned today, would your family be ready? This message pulls insights from Genesis 6-9 to see the kind of father that Noah was and how he prepared and saved his family from the Flood.

Do you grieve your sins? This message draws from David's confession of guilt in Psalm 32:1-5 so that we learn how guilt helps us to seek forgiveness confessing our sins to God the Father.

Please judge what is spoken in this message. This sermon launches from Jesus's teaching to judge righteously in John 7:24. This sermon teaches the judging that is wrong and the judging that all Christians must do.