In recent news headlines, a Catholic Diocese declared that an Arizona priest used one wrong word in baptisms for decades, and thereby they believe those baptisms are invalid. Are any Catholic baptisms valid? What do they believe actually saves you? This news headline is a springboard into talking about the Gospel and how it is that a man or woman can truly have their sins forgiven in Jesus Christ alone.

The heart that has once been drunk with fanaticism is ever after exposed to the same evil; it will mistake excitement for true religion. Fanaticism is not faith. When the affections and mere-sensibility of the heart are excited, and the understanding and conscience are but little employed, there is a sad preparation for a false hope or some wild delusion for fanatical faith.

The lost sinner clearly sees the power of God in the creation and yet rather than give thanks to Him, they suppress the truth and deny Him. Oh, what shame of foolish humanity to see the power of God and deny such power!

Part 2 is under the title: Thankfulness – Let The Redeemed of The Lord Say So (Psalm 107)

In this sermon, Tim talks about some of the current issues Christians are facing. Will some be arrested and put in prison for preaching the Gospel to the lost?

Jesus declares that there are two types of people, and both are builders, one who is wise and one who is foolish. So are you building your life on the words of Jesus Christ and obeying what He says? The whole sermon on the mount has been a test from Jesus for you and me to recognize what type of builder we are.

0:00 - Introduction
3:24 - Who are you like? The wise or the foolish man?
05:44 - What does it mean to be wise?
10:07 - What does the wise man do?
12:09 - There are two types of people, both builders.
16:44 - When Jesus speaks, what happens to you?
24:33 - Is Christ precious to you?
28:57 - What about the person who has no foundation?
36:08 - This sermon is a test from Jesus.
41:58 - Noticed how often hell is threatened.
45:17 - The warnings should not make you despair but drive you to Christ.
46:35 - Do you think you are a Christian?
49:11 - Does this series annoy you?

Is it easy to be a Christian? Yes, easy if you will stop trying to save yourself and trust in Christ alone. Here is an excerpt from this audiobook chapter: She said that she had such an awful fear of God's wrath and such a desire to be a Christian that she could think of nothing which she would not do in order to be saved. "Yes," said I, "You would do everything but one, that is consent to do nothing and let Christ save you. You are just going about to establish a righteousness of your own and that is the great reason why you have not submitted yourself to the righteousness of God for Christ is the end of the law to everyone who believes."

What a powerfully used passage Matthew 7:21-23 has been in the last decade. It contains words of our Lord Jesus that have been used by God to shake many out of a state of false religion. Yet for the believer, they must not fall into fear and doubt when they hear these words but rejoice that Christ is their own. It is only by God’s grace alone that we are not workers of sin but are workers of righteousness.

00:00 – Reading the text Matthew 7.21-23
00:50 – 1 – What would you say before God?
07:51 – 2 – Lawlessness
14:32 – 3 – Day of judgment is a day of many surprises.
15:59 – 4 – Does Matthew 7.23 contradict the fact that we are saved by grace through faith?
25:35 – 5 – If your ‘grace’ does not change you it is cheap grace which is fake grace.
28:23 – 6 – Verses that speak about what grace through faith looks like.
36:50 – 7 – What are the causes of deception?
44:45 – 8 – What if I don’t want to embrace God’s standard of purity?
52:12 – 9 – Does God know you or has he never known you?
1:04:32 – Closing prayer.

If a professing believer came to you and confessed to a struggle with drug addiction, how would you counsel them? What would you say from the Scriptures in order to point them in the right direction?

The Fellowship Conference is an annual conference held in Denton, Texas (April 14-17, 2022). We gather to hear the Word of God preached and to fellowship with other believers. For more information visit: https://illbehonest.com/fellowship/ Registration starts January 15, 2022, at 1 pm. Who are the speakers? As happens with each conference, the preachers are not announced ahead of time.