I'll Be Honest

The Lord Jesus Christ gives us three imperatives on prayer: ask, seek, and knock. What greater incentive to pray than to know that whatever we ask it will be given to us! In this sermon Pastor Tim exhorts Christians to truly seek the Lord in prayer and keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking, and our requests will be granted!

Martha Peace is known among reformed circles for writing, "The Excellent Wife", however, her life before Christ was the opposite of "excellent". In this video Martha shares how the Lord mercifully saved her out of her sin and feminism. She now can boast in Christ as her Lord and only hope.

The Bible often describes evil people as animals, such as pigs, dogs, snakes, worms, lions, bulls. In this particular portion of scripture, we are warned about those who are spiritually dogs and pigs. How are we to deal with these types of people? We are not to set before them the precious things of God, namely, the Gospel. There is a place not to give some people the Gospel truths as all they will do is trample on it.

0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Opening prayer.
0:57 - Have you ever noticed the animals of Scripture?
4:22 - What kind of animal are you most like?
7:03 - What is the Lord trying to teach us?
13:43 - Can you spot a pig when you see one?
14:53 - What is the picture here of the pearls?
19:45 - Who are the dogs and pigs?
38:42 - Many just want to debate you and waste your time.
41:02 - "The best book on evangelism: Get Real"
45:33 - As precious as your biological family is to you...
46:20 - The Lord likens the Gospel to precious pearls.
54:36 - Closing prayer

Christian, the devil will do all that he can to discourage you and make you lose your hope. But you need to lift your eyes and see that God really does have glory awaiting you at the end of this life.

Taken from the full sermon: Taking the Helmet of Salvation: Our Hope

What does the Lord mean in Jeremiah 31:34 when he says, "I will remember their sin no more"? Romans 2:6 says, "He will render to each according to his works." 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 speaks of judgment involving rewards or the loss thereof. Scripture speaks of not grieving the Holy Spirit. It seems like sin would have to be remembered in order to judge works, give rewards, or to be grieved.

The hypocrisy of the Pharisees manifested itself in the way they judged others. They would often heap heavy judgments and criticisms on others when they themselves were practicing the same things. Jesus warns us that if we judge others, we will be judged, and with the measure we used, it will be measured to us.

0:00 – Logo intros.
0:12 – Matthew 7.1-5, judge not.
1:55 – What the text does NOT mean.
7:57 – What the text DOES mean.
11:56 – When is judging hypocritical?
20:06 – Examples of wrong judgments.
33:35 – Jesus says you will be judged with the measure that you judgment you pronounce.
37:18 – Be merciful in your judgments about others.
38:13 – How should believers conduct themselves?
44:35 – Who are you to judge your neighbor?
48:50 – Closing prayer.