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In Due Season This message centers on Galatians 6:6–10 and the truth that what we sow, nurture, and faithfully continue in will eventually produce a harvest. Using Caleb and Joshua as living examples, the message shows that faithfulness requires endurance. Caleb held to God's promise for decades and, at eighty-five years old, was still ready to possess what God had promised. His life illustrates Galatians 6:9: "Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." A major emphasis is that weariness can become weakness if we stop believing and obeying what God has said. Israel's failure in the wilderness was not because they lacked information, but because they allowed their own reasoning, fears, and circumstances to carry more weight than God's Word. Caleb had "a different spirit" because he wholly followed the Lord. The message warns that rejecting God does not always look openly rebellious; sometimes it simply looks like deciding that our opinion, priorities, or logic are more important than what He has revealed. Galatians 6 also teaches that we reap according to what we sow. Continually sowing to the flesh—self-centered thinking, fear, worldly reasoning, bitterness, or unbelief—eventually corrupts how we see God, people, and circumstances. But sowing to the Spirit through the Word produces an everlasting way of seeing life. We learn to trust the One who controls what we cannot control and to view temporary troubles through eternal truth. The message also stresses shared responsibility within the body of Christ. Just as Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh could not simply receive their inheritance and abandon their

This sermon examines King Saul's tragic decline in 1 Samuel 28, contrasting his outward religious appearance with his inward spiritual ruin. The sermon outlines five stages of Saul's fall: mere appearance of righteousness, seeking human approval over divine guidance, abandonment of God for forbidden practices, self-deception through disguise, and ultimate spiritual defeat through the attack of the enemy. By analyzing Saul's consultation with the witch at Endor, the text highlights how sin grows when it is not repented of and it leads to total ruin apart from God. The message warns believers against trusting in external righteousness while harbouring secret sins, emphasizing that true safety lies only in Christ. Ultimately, the sermon urges listeners to mortify the flesh and seek spiritual nourishment through prayer and Scripture rather than succumbing to fear or worldly solutions.

The sermon explores Paul's instruction to the Philippian church to work out their salvation with fear and trembling, defining this as a holistic pursuit of Christ rather than mere rule-following. By contrasting Moses' pessimistic warning in Deuteronomy 32 with Paul's confident assurance in Philippians 2, the text highlights how believers are now blameless children of God secured by Christ's blood. This secure identity enables Christians to serve without grumbling and shine as lights in a twisted generation through heartfelt obedience. The preacher emphasizes that true obedience stems from joy and trust in God's ongoing work, not from fear of failure or reliance on human effort. Ultimately, the message offers comfort and hope, assuring listeners that their spiritual journey is sustained by Christ's finished work and leads to eternal glory.

Better understanding and rooting out resentment helps you move towards recovery. Though the desire of the road to recovery from resentment is that it would be quick and easy, it's often longer and harder than one might expect. Even with sincere desire to do so, pain is often hard to process and release.

Within dispensationalism, there are standard hermeneutical principles that on the surface sound reasonable. But when taken to their logical conclusions, many of these principles actually stand in the way of understanding the mind of God and often introduce significant error. We firmly believe that the heresy caused by dispensational hermeneutics is part of Satan's attack on the church and is used to veil the truth of God's word. We believe that its true intent is to focus the people of God on fleshly pursuits rather than seeing and fearing the invisible God who works all things to his will.Please join us as we discuss this serious issue.

The sermon explores the theological significance of trumpet blasts in Scripture, tracing their evolution from terrifying announcements of God's holiness at Mount Sinai to symbols of divine victory at Jericho. It contrasts the fear induced by God's presence under the old covenant with the confident access believers now have through Jesus Christ and his sacrificial blood. The message highlights how Christ's death and resurrection secured an eternal victory over sin and death, surpassing the temporary triumphs of the Old Testament. Looking forward, the preacher describes the final trumpet at Christ's return, which will fully reveal His glory to all creation. For believers, this event signals the ultimate realization of salvation and the defeat of death, offering hope and awe in the face of future judgment.

This sermon explores the theme of God's absolute sovereignty amidst chaos, using the siege of Jerusalem in Daniel 1 as a primary illustration. The preacher argues that while human efforts to control life often fail and circumstances may appear dire, God remains in control and uses adversity for corrective purposes. By examining Israel's historical drift into idolatry and their subsequent judgment, the message emphasises that believers should trust God's warnings and promises just as faithfully as His blessings. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, urging the audience to bring their fears honestly to God rather than relying on past spiritual victories or human strength. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a steadfast faith that rests in God's unchanging nature even when the world seems to be falling apart.

In this third message on the Spirit of adoption, Pastor Robert McNutt preaches from Romans 8:12-17, centering on verse 15: believers "did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but... the Spirit of adoption." Because the Spirit's convicting work of slavery always precedes adoption -- as Whitefield said, "there is no going to Mount Zion but by the way of Mount Sinai" -- McNutt traces Paul's argument from Romans 5 through 8 to show that peace with God and bondage cannot coexist, confirming it from Galatians 4:1-7 and 1 John 4:16-19. He then answers three challenges to that liberty. First, texts commanding fear (2 Corinthians 5:11; Philippians 2:12-13; Hebrews 12:28-29) speak of reverence and awe grounded in love, not the torment of a slave; the Christian approaches a consuming fire with confidence (Hebrews 4:16) because the Judge has become his Father. Second, temperament, depression, and even backsliding do not return a believer to bondage: he sins against love, not law, and like David in Psalm 51 or the prodigal in Luke 15, he is driven home to a Father with open arms and the promise of 1 John 1:9. Third, satanic assault cannot impose the spirit of slavery, for the child of God is armed to resist and stand (James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9; 1 John 4:4; Ephesians 6:10-20). McNutt closes by urging believers to stop walking around with a spirit of slavery they no longer possess, to live instead as adopted adult children with every right and privilege in Christ, trusting God's person, power, and promises -- and by calling the unconverted to the Savior who turns slaves into sons.

The sermon explores Psalm 57, using the example of David hiding from King Saul to illustrate how believers can maintain steadfast faith during times of severe affliction. By seeking refuge in God's sovereign protection rather than relying on personal efforts, individuals find comfort and confidence even when circumstances appear hopeless. The preacher emphasizes that difficult seasons often serve as instruments of divine providence, driving hearts toward deeper reliance on God's covenant love and truth. This unwavering trust transforms fear into worship, allowing believers to praise God before deliverance arrives. Ultimately, the message encourages the audience to fix their minds on God's character, ensuring that trials strengthen rather than shake their faith.