I'll Be Honest

God does not supply the Spirit to you because you have fulfilled some legalistic checklist of expectations. He does it simply because you believe the Gospel.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. - 1 Corinthians 1:25

We must never forget that God uses us as the means by which to reach the man down our street who has not heard the Gospel. The Lord calls us to turn from passivity and command men to come to Christ that they might be saved.

If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. - 1 John 4:20

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. - Hebrews 13:4

To resist the love of money is to resist the love of the things that money can get you and what those things promise you. It all comes back to faith. Do we believe the promises made to us in the Word of God or in the TV commercials. Do you believe that your possessions will ultimately satisfy or that Christ will?

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. - Mark 10:45

Excerpt from the full sermon: The Christian's Love for the Blood Bought Ones

Christian love does not undervalue or disregard natural family ties; it gives them their due importance and condemns those who are without natural affection. - David Hiebert

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. And His high priestly work of sacrificing Himself to put away sin was once and for all and He always lives to make intercession for us. Therefore we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"

It is so burdensome to me when I want to preach about something like love because it forces me, when I look at the text, to look at the mirror of my own life and see how small my love, how inconstant my love truly is. - Paul Washer