Love Worth Finding | Audio Program

If there was ever a time to be bold in our faith, it is now. We need the same holy boldness Peter and John had in Acts 4. In this message, Adrian Rogers reveals three principles that are the basis of our courage.

As the Body and Bride of Christ, the Church is the world’s first idea of Jesus. Do we exhibit the same power as the amazing first-century Church? In this message, Adrian Rogers reminds us of our purpose as the Church of Jesus Christ.

The Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 marked the birth of the Church, and the burst of the Holy Flame that is the Holy Spirit. In this message, Adrian Rogers reveals the principles of power, as they were first given to us on the Day of Pentecost.

Our greatest need in this world is Jesus; as Believers, it is our greatest privilege to make Jesus known to our neighbors and nation. In this message, Adrian Rogers shares how we can magnify Jesus and move others toward maturity and ministry.

God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. To prosper means that God’s hand is upon us, helping us to do the things He wants us to do. In this message, Adrian Rogers shares five principles of prosperity, as found in Genesis 24.

In 1 Kings 18, God sent the prophet Elijah to challenge the followers of Baal, a foreign god that had captured the attention of His people. In our own troublesome days, this story offers hope for those of us waiting for fire to fall again and ignite a church revival. In this message, Adrian Rogers reveals the enemies, elements, and evidence of revival.

As we ask God to do something supernatural in our desperate world, we must pray for revival. In this message, Adrian Rogers reveals the source, course, and force of the rivers of revival pictured in Ezekiel 47.

1 Kings 18 tells the story of revival in dark days. After a severe drought, God told Elijah that He would send rain upon the earth. But there are enemies of revival, many of whom belong to the Body of Christ. In this message, Adrian Rogers reveals who among us could be holding back revival, and how to pray for fire to fall from Heaven again.

Sermon Overview

Scripture Passage: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Praise is a powerful thing, in times of joy and in times of help, but especially in times of trouble.

A story from 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 shows us the power of praise when facing opposition. King Jehoshaphat was a God-fearing King, facing opposition from Ammon, Moab, and Seir. Likewise, we have three mighty kings that come against us on a regular basis – sin, sorrow, and death. Every Christian will meet these, and sometimes, the opposition will be fierce.

In the case of King Jehoshaphat, powerful foes caused the king to focus on God through fasting. Fasting does not earn God’s blessings (which are given solely through God’s grace), but it does sharpen our focus on God.

As a result, the nation came together in purposeful fellowship: “So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord, and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord” (v. 4).

When we seek God together, He shows up and reveals His true nature. This passage shows us that God is:

1. Sovereign: There is no problem too big for Him. 2. Steadfast: God has worked miracles in the past, and He will never run out of them. 3. Sympathetic: If we cry out to God, He will hear and He will help. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmity. 4. Seeing: God knows our situations, our enemies, and our danger. There’s nothing that escapes His notice. 5. Saving: “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You” (v. 12).

The people of Judah learned that the battle was never theirs to win, but God’s; their part was to join the fight with praise.

Adrian Rogers says, “Praise infuses the energy of God and it confuses the enemy of God. Praise fractures the unity of the enemy and formulates the unity of the believer.”

As a result of the praise and obedience of the people, there was a provided fortune and peaceful future.

Proverbs 16:7 says, “When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

Apply it to your life

Have you learned to praise God in your problems? Pray, and consider fasting, as you ask God for His guidance. Remember: the battle is the Lord’s; your part is to praise.

Sermon Overview

Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:21

God preserves the faithful (see Psalm 31:23). Faithfulness is God’s measurement for our blessing. One day, our reward, or lack of it, will be according to our faithfulness.

Faithfulness means integrity, loyalty, and steadfastness. In Matthew 23, we see what, why, and how to be faithful men and women of God.

Matthew 23:21 says, “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’”

A man of God is faithful to family.

He keeps his promises.

He is faithful in his finances.

He knows that how he handles money is an indication of how he handles spiritual treasure. He gives proportionally, as God prospers him.

He is faithful in his friendships.

Friends are bound to fail us, stumble, and do us wrong; but a faithful man is a good friend, who gives the benefit of the doubt and overlooks offenses.

He is faithful to attend church.

The Body of Christ owes each other fearful loyalty; for the Lord’s sake, a faithful man does not forsake the assembly (see Hebrews 10:25).

He is faithful to the Word of God.

To pass truth onto the next generation, a faithful man understands he has to be firmly rooted in Scripture.

We ought to be faithful in these areas because Jesus is faithful to us. He is faithful to us in our failure, our temptation, and our falling. He is faithful to us to the very end, so we can be faithful to the end.

We must be faithful in the small things because that is where success or failure truly lie.

Adrian Rogers says, “Do you know what the big things in life are made up of? Little acts, little words, little thoughts.”

We must be faithful in the secret things; Adrian Rogers says, “What you are in secret is what you are, nothing more or nothing less.”

And we must be faithful in the sacred things; meet with God daily, fully committed, abiding in Him.

Apply it to your life

Yield to God, and ask Him to make you faithful in every area of your life. No amount of resolution or gritting your teeth will make you a faithful man of God. It comes from abiding in Jesus and showing up to meet Him every day.