Truth is increasingly being redefined around personal identity, experience, and cultural approval. Christians therefore face growing pressure to remain silent, adjust their convictions, or compromise the teaching of Scripture. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains why Christians are called to stand firm in the truth of God's Word even when the culture rejects it. He examines the cost of following Christ, the subtle pressure to conform, the relationship between biblical conviction and Christian courage, and the endurance believers need for lifelong faithfulness. Christians do not stand in their own strength. God sustains His people through His Word, His Spirit, His grace, and the fellowship of the local church. By fixing their eyes on Jesus, believers can remain steady because Christ is faithful and worth more than anything the world can take away. For more from Contending for the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/

Romans begins not with Paul's accomplishments, reputation, education, or influence, but with Jesus Christ. Paul introduces himself as "a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God." Before Paul explains the gospel, he shows what the gospel had done in his own life. Jesus Christ had taken a persecutor of the church and made him His servant. Christ had called Paul with unique apostolic authority and set him apart to proclaim God's good news concerning His Son. In this sermon on Romans 1:1, Dave Jenkins explains why the Christian's deepest identity is found in belonging to Jesus Christ. He also considers the unique and foundational nature of Paul's apostleship, why the church does not need modern apostles, and why Christians must remain under the apostolic Word given in Scripture. The gospel is not human philosophy, moral improvement, political ideology, or religious self-help. It is the message of what God has accomplished through the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the salvation of sinners. The gospel does not merely improve one area of life. It reorders the entire life under the lordship of Christ. The gospel that saves sinners also claims sinners for the glory of God. For more from our Romans series please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/category/sermons/romans-the-gospel-that-changes-everything/

This sermon introduces a study on the First Epistle of John, emphasizing its purpose to provide believers with assurance of their salvation through identifiable marks of grace. The preacher highlights the historical reality of the Incarnation, countering early heresies by affirming Christ's eternal deity and true humanity as witnessed by the apostles. Central to the message is the call for Christians to declare these truths with conviction rather than hesitation, ensuring the integrity of the gospel proclamation. The exposition further defines biblical fellowship not merely as social interaction but as a deep spiritual partnership with God and other believers in His redemptive purposes. Ultimately, the sermon urges the audience to embrace this fullness of joy and actively share the life found in Christ with others.

An in-depth study of the Book of Daniel and his prophecies

Christ is ALL Thursday Evening Service Pastor Jason Sparks

Proverbs 17;28 James 1:5

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