This sermon briefly covers some of the history between Missionaries to the Preborn and Urbana-InterVarsity Fellowship. The sermon then examines the great history of missionaries, namely, that the history of missionaries is one of confronting great evils they encounter in the lands they have brought the Gospel. This sermon is loaded with interesting missions history. 25 min. MercySeat.net MissionariestothePreborn.com

In the Incarnation we see the affirmation of family as designed by God's created order. This sermon establishes this biblical fact. The sermon then goes on to speak of the condition of family in our day.----Statism is the belief that nothing is beyond the state's reach. That the state is the be all and end all within society. The state is looked to for the cure of every evil and the performance of every task. And every good statist knows that in order to strengthen the state you have to weaken the family.----American Christianity helps the state affirm the secularization of America in the minds of Christians.--The two institutions in this culture that should be strengthening and affirming family - the church and the state - are not doing so. You are on your own. You must hold family dear. You must protect and cherish your familial relationships. You must sacrifice and show diligence to build your home and family. 20 min. MercySeat.net

Pastor Matt continues through Micah verse by verse. In Chapter five, Micah continues to inject eschatological declarations in his prophecies as he did in chapter 4. The sermon addresses theocracy. 45 min. MercySeat.net

This sermon was preached in October of 2001. After the 911 incident where the World Trade Center towers were toppled, Pastor Matt visited an Islamic cleric at a local mosque in Milwaukee. He obtained the book they use to convert people to Islam - which includes the tenets of their faith. Pastor Matt did not want to just read a book about Islam written by a Christian or non-muslim, rather he wanted to read their own sources for preparation on a series of sermons regarding the beliefs of Islam. This sermon is the first part of those sermons. This sermon gives a brief sketch of Islam's founding and then covers Islam's Articles of Faith and makes comparisons to Christianity. 47 min. MercySeat.net

This sermon was preached in November of 2001. After the 911 incident where the World Trade Center towers were toppled, Pastor Matt visited an Islamic cleric at a local mosque in Milwaukee. He obtained the book they use to convert people to Islam - which includes the tenets of their faith. Pastor Matt did not want to just read a book about Islam written by a Christian or non-muslim, rather he wanted to read their own sources for preparation on a series of sermons regarding the beliefs of Islam. This sermon is the second part of those sermons. This sermon covers Islam's Acts of Worship - commonly known as the Five Pillars of Islam. The sermon then critiques two Islamic views regarding Jesus. 51 min. MercySeat.net

This is an eschatological chapter. After Micah has spent the first three chapters detailing Israel's rebellion against the Lord and their impending judgment, he switches in this chapter declare hop - hope not only immediately after the Captivity - but also Micah has in purview the Messianic hope regarding the commencement of Christ's kingdom in the earth after His ascension. 42 min. MercySeat.net

The Reformation probably affected family government more than civil government or even church government - yet it is the least written about and talked about. Historians tend to ignore it completely. The Reformation had a huge impact upon family government. The Reformers wrote and printed literally thousands of tracts and pamphlets on the matter of marriage and family.----This sermon looks at three areas the Reformation reformed regarding marriage and family- 1. The Reformation actually caused people to marry- 2. The Reformation actually caused people to have children- and 3. The Reformation actually caused people to better govern their homes. May this sermon strengthen you in your familial duties. 32 min. MercySeat.net

Christians have often heard the cry that the bible supports slavery. This sermon examines much scripture as it looks at the matter of slavery. The comparison is made between biblical slavery and Roman and American slavery. The sermon provides good answers to the cry of the Christ-haters. 41 min. MercySeat.net

Remember things were going great in Israel - there was much affluence at this time. The malls were busy - skyscrapers were being built - businessmen were praised for their adventuring capital - architects were lauded for their engineering brilliance - everyone had a burgeoning 401K. All was good - at least on the surface- and at least for what matters to most men - but there was evil in the land- unrighteousness prevailed. And God sent Micah to call them to repentance.----Micah makes clear that all are guilty - the magistrates- the religious leaders- and the people themselves. All four of the great governments are in rebellion to the Lord - civil government- church government- family government- and self-government are all in shambles.----Here in chapter 3 - Micah takes to task the magistrates or civil government and the religious leaders and figures of the day or church government. 25 min. MSCC

And what of the preachers in our day - those who fill the pulpits in our day. Yes - there are some good true blue men who fear and love the Lord. But overwhelmingly the majority are like the false prophets of Micah's day- They tell people what they want to hear.----There has been a divorce between doctrine and life. They keep things an inch deep and a hundred miles wide. They assure the people the Lord wants them rich, fat, and happy. There is no cry to repentance. They have literally reshaped Christianity to the mindset that God exists for them - not that they exist for God. They downplay doctrine and they live just like the world with a Jesus veneer to their life.----They enthrall the people with the theory of Christianity but want nothing to do with the practice of Christianity. True Christian doctrine must lead to Christian lives - to Christian living. He didn't just save us from something - namely sin and His wrath - but He also saved us for something - namely to serve Him in the earth.----When these pastors see the injustice and immorality being dispensed throughout the land through the capitols as Micah did in his day - they say nothing of it - virtual silence. God's Law and word impugned by the governments of men - and nothing- They don't speak the Word of the Lord to the magistrates - they have abandoned the realm of civil government - and now wicked men rule. And they chalk it all up to their prophecy charts. No- They are whores who long ago decided they love the praises of man more than faithfulness to Christ-----How can you be quiet-----43 min. MercySeat.net