I'll Be Honest

Judgment Day is a coming reality for every single one of us. Our eternal sentences will be pronounced and the verdict will be final. In light of this reality, a weighty question to be asked is what will we be judged by on that day? In this sermon, Tim considers how the Scriptures speak in regards to this eternal matter.

What should we think about supernatural dreams and casting lots? These ideas are mentioned in the Bible, but how should we apply them?

Is it nonspiritual to give money towards a highly expensive building project in your church? What if the church is wanting to spend a lot of money on their building, but doesn't spend much, if any, money on missions?

If we want to have joy in our walk with God, if we want sweet fellowship with other Christians, if we want to be useful and effective in our service to the Lord, it's of great importance that we are not holding on to secret sins.

Don't be deceived into thinking you can control sin. Sin has a terrible hardening effect that will take you farther than you would have imagined; there is no limit to where sin will take you.

Excerpt from, "Secret Sins".

We can think of many excuses to avoid confrontation with other Christians who have sinned against us, but we must attempt to heal every broken relationship that has been damaged. If we won’t, we shouldn’t expect God to speak to us in other areas in our lives, until we’ve sought to find some resolve.

Excerpt from, "Every Relationship Right".

We’re called to unity, but not uniformity. We must be unified in the foundations of Christianity, but we must not think that all of us must be exactly the same. Christ gave us unity, but He’s also given us diversity within that unity. The more diverse and varied our churches are, the healthier they will be.

Christ gave gifts for the specific purpose of equipping Christians for ministry to build up the church. This means that every single Christian has a vital role to play in their church. This also means that “ministry” is not at all limited to the pastors in the church, but rather the role of the pastors is to equip the members in the church for ministry. What does this “equipping for ministry” mean, and how does it happen?

We must not think that ministry responsibilities in the church belong only to the pastors. The elders have a ministry, but a major part of their ministry is to equip all the other members in the church for their own ministry. Christian, you have a ministry in the church.

Excerpt from the full sermon, “Christian, You Are in the Ministry“.

Many people are in distress of soul wondering if they're a Christian or not. They appear to have been saved but then are plagued with severe doubts and fears about whether they were truly converted. But for some of these people, the problem may very well be that their foundation, in the beginning, was not Jesus Christ, but something else.