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How Important Is It? How Important Is It To Hear Him? Why Is It So Essential? He is the Prophet. He is the Promise. He is the Priority. He is the Purpose. Hear Him! The Prophet, the Promise, and the God of All Grace Message Summary Primary Scriptures: Deuteronomy 18:18–22; Acts 3:22–26; Acts 4:23–33; 1 Peter 5:5–11 Central Truth: God has called us to hear His Son, trust His Word, and surrender our lives to His purpose. Through the power of the Holy Spirit and the sufficiency of His grace, He equips ordinary redeemed people to become extraordinary witnesses of Jesus, even through suffering and difficult circumstances. The message begins with God's promise in Deuteronomy 18 to raise up a Prophet like Moses, a promise fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Through Him, God has spoken with absolute authority, and every individual is accountable for how they respond to His Word. To genuinely hear Jesus is to give Him our attention, our affection, and the aim of our lives. Refusing His voice means allowing something else to govern us. In Acts 3, Peter reveals the greatest blessing Jesus came to provide: turning sinners from their iniquities and bringing them into fellowship with God. Salvation is not simply about improving our circumstances but transforming our relationship with God through repentance and faith in Christ. Acts 4 demonstrates how the early church experienced great power and great grace as believers submitted themselves to the Savior, stood upon the Scriptures, and depended upon the Holy Spirit. Their strength was not found in their natural abilities but in their willingness to yield themselves to God's purpose. Their mouths, their message, and their ministry a

This sermon establishes the doctrine of Sola Scriptura by examining 2 Timothy 3:14-17, arguing that the Bible is the final and sufficient authority for Christian belief and practice. The speaker contrasts the historical commitment of reformers like Martin Luther and Felix Manz to biblical truth against the dangers of tradition, using the metaphor of a ship's stability to illustrate how Scripture keeps the church upright in a decaying culture. The text is presented as God-breathed, possessing the unique power to make believers wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus, rather than relying on human interpretation or church custom. The sermon challenges listeners to examine their own lives for hidden traditions that compete with Scripture, urging them to test all teachings against the Bible, which is described as thoroughly equipping the man of God for every good work. This message serves as the introductory foundation for a five-week series on the five solas, affirming that the Bible alone stands as the infallible rule of faith and conduct.

This sermon explores the theological significance of Jesus becoming the 'Captain of Salvation' by fully partaking in human nature to secure the redemption of God's elect. It highlights the profound sibling relationship established between Christ and believers, emphasizing that Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters despite their sinfulness. The message addresses the defeat of Satan's power over death, arguing that Christ's resurrection has removed the sting of sin and the fear of judgment for those who trust in Him. By illustrating the believer's status as a pardoned prisoner awaiting release, the sermon encourages a life of confidence, holiness, and mutual acceptance within the church family. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, urging believers to live with the joy of secured salvation and to treat one another with the same grace they have received from Christ.

The sermon explores the theological mystery of Christ as revealed in Ephesians 3, emphasizing that Gentiles are now fellow heirs and partakers of God's promise through the gospel. It examines the historical progression of God's dealings with humanity, contrasting the spiritual death of the unsaved with the sovereign grace that brings about the new birth. The text highlights the sovereignty of God in salvation, using Paul's conversion as a primary example of divine initiative overriding human will. Additionally, it addresses the nature of the pastoral call, describing preachers as prisoners of the Lord who are bound to faithfully proclaim God's word without personal agenda. The message concludes by affirming that God's eternal plan, though often mysterious, is being fulfilled through the church and the work of Christ.

Part 1 of 8 messages from J C Ryle, 19th century minister of England. His words are incredibly relevant to the young of our day. Brought to you by the Chapel Library, Chapellibrary.org

In this fifth episode of the Theology for Doxology (T4D) Podcast, Fletcher Matandika, pastor of Lighthouse Community Church of Stephenville, Texas, sits down with Reverend Ian Hamilton, a teaching fellow of Ligonier Ministries, and president of the Paton Society, to talk about Thomas Chalmer's enduring essay 'The Expulsive Power of a New Affection' and how being a Christian informs one's repentance. If this episode was helpful, please follow our broadcaster dashboard to stay tuned to our bi-weekly Monday podcast and check out LCC's Theology for Doxology Bible study and Sunday sermons. God bless you. This podcast episode was recorded at the 2026 gathering of the Missionary Conference. Learn more about Missionary (https://www.missionary.com) and Radius International (https://www.radiusinternational.org). Find us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAplYaZIXh_byHuPdU67ew Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XkWTBdvFRprGAlCX6bNPn Our website: https://lighthousestephenville.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lighthousestephenvilletexas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lighthousestephenvilletexas/ Soli Deo gloria! - To God alone be the glory!

Why didn't Jesus just say, "Your will be done?" And what are we to make of the fact that God said "no" to his request, "Take this cup from me"? Or when God says no to our desperate requests? In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed one of the most astonishing prayers in the entire Bible: "Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will" (Mark 14:36). But why did Jesus ask the Father to take the cup away if He already knew the cross was the reason He came into the world? Was His prayer simply an act of surrender? And if the purpose of prayer is merely to align our will with God's, why do we make requests at all? If you enjoy the episode, please consider subscribing to the podcast and leaving a 5-stars rating. This helps others find the podcast. My sermons are the fruit of nearly 30 years of pastoral ministry, biblical counseling, formal seminary training, and a lifelong passion for God's Word. Since childhood, I've been drawn to the beauty and power of expository preaching—opening Scripture verse by verse and applying it to real life. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute, I spent the next 27 years serving as a youth pastor, senior pastor, church planter, and host of the Food For Your Soul radio broadcast. Along the way, I also earned a Master of Sacred Literature and a Doctor of Religious Studies. For more content from D. Richard Ferguson, visit TreasuringGod.com. Follow on social: • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DarrellFerguson • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrell.r.ferguson/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DRichardFerguson

"The Daughters of Zelophahad and the Powerful Tribes"

God and God alone is to be praised. Salvation is found only in God. In this sermon on Psalm 107:10–16 titled "Prisoners of Sin," Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones looks at the God who delivers every type of person, a God worthy of all the praise of humanity. This psalm is a great picture of both sin and salvation. Sin can take many forms, but is still sin. This is the common root to all the varied problems and ills of humanity. Learn that while there are many symptoms, there is just one essential disease. Be warned of the devil's subtlety in working, along with the ignorance and arrogance of sin. A common idea is that religion is what makes people slaves, and to become a humanist is to liberate yourself, but this is far from the truth. Sin is what binds. This picture of a prison is a message of sin and its consequences. Sin is rebellion against God and against God's words—sinners are the rebels. "The life of sin is a hard life." Complications arise in the life of sin, not a freedom unto sin. First, one chooses sin, then in their persistence, they become victim to it. Be delivered from this power of sin today.

The sermon presents the Christian life not as a project of self-improvement or flesh management, but as a divine exchange where Jesus takes the believer's sin, shame, weakness, and death to give them His righteousness, acceptance, strength, and eternal life. Drawing on Galatians 2:20 and John 10:10, the message contrasts the thief's agenda of destruction with Christ's purpose of providing abundant life, emphasizing that salvation is the beginning of a daily sanctification process. The preacher argues that believers must stop climbing the ladder of religious effort and instead abide in the Spirit, using illustrations like the vine and branch to show that fruitfulness comes from connection to Christ rather than human striving. This perspective calls for a fresh surrender, where the old self is recognized as dead and the new life is lived through the power of the Holy Spirit, transforming the believer from a producer of good works into a vessel of God's love.