Over the next four weeks we will be featuring powerful messages by renowned Old Testament scholar, Dr. John Oswalt. These sermons were delivered in a series of special meetings to the men in our Residential Program. The altars were flooded every service for four days as Dr. Oswalt preached about the power God has to cleanse us.

Dr. Oswalt currently serves at Asbury Theological Seminary as professor of Old Testament. He has authored 16 books and is a contributing translator for the New Living Translation.

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In the 32nd message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at God’s love for the Old Testament. 

The Old Testament makes up the vast majority of Scripture. Yet mostly New Testament passages form the basis for Sunday sermons across our country. Certainly the New Testament’s importance cannot be understated—but neither can the Old Testament’s. Not only does the Old Testament provide a framework for how to understand the New Testament, but it also teaches us crucial things about walking with God.

In today’s sermon, Steve Gallagher aims to give us a greater reverence and love for the Old Testament and show why it will help you find freedom and victory.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 31st message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at the Knowledge of God.

The apostle Paul knew God in a way that gave a fire to his ministry and his prayers for his spiritual children. And his desire for all the churches he established was that they would know God like he did and walk in the power of God.

Nate Danser takes a look at Paul's letter to the Colossians to unpack this knowledge in today’s message. This same knowledge was not just for the first century Christians, but for all sincere believers today.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Adam and Eve couldn’t have realized what devastation they would cause by listening to Satan’s deception. And in the same way for us, whenever we choose to commit sin, we have no idea what the consequences might be.

But God has made a way out of this destructive path. It just requires one thing: our entire being.

In this sermon from our archives, Nate Danser breaks down the biblical pattern of restoration into four points, and exhorts us to take heart as God works in our lives.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 30th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at God’s final words to Israel before they entered the Promised Land.

God knew the difficulties Israel would face in the Promised Land:

The odds were not in their favor.

But what Israel had was guaranteed victory if they truly lived in and obeyed God’s words to them.

In today’s message, Steve Gallagher takes us through these words from Deuteronomy 6 and 7, and applies them to us today.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 29th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at God’s desire to be found.

What if God offered you everything you ever wanted—victory, security, even ministry fruitfulness—but said He wouldn’t go with you? Would you take the deal?

Moses had that chance, but he boldly refused, declaring, “If you don’t go with us, we won’t go.”

But this isn’t just a story about Moses. It’s a question for all of us: Do we truly want God, or just the things He gives us?

In this gripping message, Dustin Renz unpacks one of the most profound revelations of God in all of Scripture.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 28th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at God’s probationary system.

Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (TLB) are taken from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

In the 27th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at the Discipline of God.

When a sinner begins following the Lord, he will quickly discover much within him that needs to change. While we may expect that to happen instantaneously, God’s normal process is to sanctify us slowly for the rest of our lives. This is His process of discipline. Our progress in the spiritual life is largely dependent upon how we respond to this discipline. We can choose to submit to it, or we can disregard it.  Today’s message unpacks Hebrews 12 and the love of God at work through the difficulty in our lives.

Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 26th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at what it means for God to be an ever-present Father. 

The Bible testifies to the fact that, when a person is born again, the gracious Father who adopted them provides them with everything they need to live the victorious Christian life. In today’s sermon, Dustin Renz gives us four significant reminders about what God's fatherhood means for the true child of God, and also invites those who are bound in sin to enter in to this wonderful relationship.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In the 25th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at the Severity and the Mercy of God.

“God hates the sin, but He loves the sinner.” While there is truth to these words, we have a propensity to make the love of God an excuse for living in habitual sin, while totally ignoring God's severity in dealing with sin.

So in this week’s message, Nate Danser breaks down what sin really is in order to help us more clearly understand how God sees sin. Then, he helps us appreciate the true love and mercy of God.

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.