We are always sending messages.  Many use e-mail, text messaging, or a post on a Facebook page.  With our use of technology, many see the little box “Message Sent.”   This sermon will challenge you about the message that you send by your actions, words or posts.  We send a message by our body language, by […]

Hurts in life run deep, and wounds last a long time.  Forgiving someone is difficult for most.    What is declared in the matter of forgiveness?   What are the steps?   In this message, Pastor Franklin walks the listener through the basic steps, Forgiveness 101..   Three of the penitential Psalms are used: Psalm 32:5, 38:18, and 51:4.   […]

In times of uncertainty regarding what lies ahead for us, we need to feel the touch of  God’s Hand.    When God DOES hold us with His Hand we are assured that we are not alone  [God’s omnipresence], that He knows the way  [God’s omniscience], and that He can do all things  [God’s omnipotence].  This message […]

The title of this message, Far Better than Worse, is a play on the same phrase from the traditional wedding vows. This sermon will challenge you to examine the state of your union, and it will challenge you to ask the question: What am I doing to strengthen my marriage? Pastor examines three summary statements […]

This sermon asks a question to believers in a day when Christians seem to be more tolerant of sin than ever before. We are no longer shocked or ashamed of things that were once very black and white. Two verses in the book of Acts are examined in the first point where believers are challenged […]

The fifth vital sign in this series, Signs of Life, has to do with guarding one’s heart.  1 John 5:18 calls upon the believer to be vigilant over his own heart.  A textual difference between the text underlying the KJV and other Bible versions is visited and then the intent of the author explored in […]

Three Days in the Grave was preached Easter Sunday here at Hardingville.  Luke, the beloved physician, concerned with detail, alone records the phrase “third day” three times in the resurrection narrative.   Matthew 28, Mark 16, and John 20 do not mention this detail.  These three references in Luke 24 set forth three specific challenges regarding […]

The fourth vital sign in this series, Signs of Life, has to do with living a victorious life. One who is born of God will be victorious over this world. John writes “Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world” (1 John 5:4). This message will elaborate on the meaning of the metaphor behind this […]

The third vital sign in this series, Signs of Life, has to do with what it really means to believe in Jesus Christ.  One who is born of God is vocal in his confession of Christ.  John writes “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (1 John 5:1).  This message will […]

The second vital sign in this series, Signs of Life, has to do with mutual love within the family of God.  Are you vibrant in your love for others? This is an evidence that one has been born of God (1 John 4:7). The truth in verses 7-12 of this chapter are an expectation of […]