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Jesus went into the Holy of Holies once and it was enough for all time. Today Pastor Wayne Sanders continues the series on Hebrews with chapter nine. What is the one thing that Christians should always be doing? What is the significance of the tabernacle? All of these and more are answered in today's service. God bless you this week!

Using Ezekiel 22:30 as the central text, this message is a passionate call for men to answer God's search for someone willing to "stand in the gap" and make a difference in a generation marked by moral decline, spiritual apathy, and compromise. The preacher explains that in Ezekiel's day, political leaders, prophets, priests, and the people had all failed in their responsibilities, leaving a nation under the threat of God's judgment because no one was willing to stand courageously for truth. Throughout the sermon, he traces a biblical pattern showing how God repeatedly sought and found individuals such as Noah, Mordecai, Peter, Philip, Isaiah, Samuel, and Paul who were willing to obey Him when others would not. The message challenges believers to recognize that God still looks for men today who will stand in the gap for their homes, churches, communities, nation, and the world. Whether through soul winning, church service, missions, leadership, public service, or simple obedience, each man is urged to answer God's call by saying, "Here am I, send me." The sermon concludes with an earnest appeal for believers to surrender their lives to God's purpose and to develop a burden for the millions who have never heard the gospel, emphasizing that God's work advances whenever one person is willing to become the answer to His search for a faithful servant.

Drawing from Colossians 1, particularly Paul's declaration that he was "warning every man," this message emphasizes the vital role of biblical warnings in Christian growth and spiritual protection. The preacher explains that while believers need encouragement and practical help, they also need faithful warnings that expose spiritual dangers before they become destructive. He highlights three specific warnings. First, believers must not remain in sin too long, because sin gradually hardens the conscience, damages character, and gains increasing control over a person's life. Second, Christians must beware of their habits, recognizing that repeated actions eventually shape character and can either strengthen or weaken their walk with God. Small compromises, left unchecked, can become powerful strongholds. Third, believers must take advantage of God's opportunities, responding to the conviction of the Holy Spirit, pursuing spiritual growth, serving Christ, and engaging in soul-winning while the opportunity remains. Throughout the sermon, the preacher repeatedly challenges men to recommit themselves to evangelism, godly living, accountability, and faithful church involvement. The central message is that God's warnings are acts of grace, designed not to discourage believers but to protect them, strengthen them, and keep them effective for Christ.

Using the example of Benaiah, one of David's mighty men in 2 Samuel 23, this message challenges Christian men to become the kind of leaders their churches desperately need. The preacher emphasizes that while churches are often blessed with faithful women, God has called men to step forward as spiritual leaders who strengthen and support the ministry. Benaiah's life illustrates three key qualities. First, he showed initiative, seeing needs and taking responsibility rather than merely pointing them out. Second, he refused to make excuses, willingly doing difficult and uncomfortable tasks even when circumstances were unfavorable, symbolized by fighting a lion in a pit on a snowy day. Third, he was faithful, consistently serving his king and remaining dependable over the long term. The message urges men to stop avoiding hard things, stop waiting for someone else to act, and become reliable servants in their local churches. Whether through attendance, service, soul-winning, helping with practical needs, or supporting their pastor, men are called to be courageous, dependable leaders. Ultimately, the sermon teaches that every church needs "mighty men" who are available, faithful, and willing to do the difficult work that advances God's kingdom.

This message centers on the importance of living a life marked by continual praise to God, based on Psalm 34:1: "I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth." Using the example of Job, who continued to worship and praise God despite devastating loss, suffering, and personal tragedy, the preacher challenges believers to become "fountains of praise" rather than people characterized by complaining, fear, or negativity. He emphasizes that praise should be a deliberate commitment, not merely an emotional response to favorable circumstances. The sermon highlights the promise of praise (a personal decision to praise God), the person of praise (God Himself and His attributes), the pattern of praise (praising God at all times, in prosperity and adversity alike), and the place of praise (not just in church but continually from the heart and through the mouth wherever believers go). The speaker argues that praise transforms attitudes, relationships, prayer lives, and spiritual effectiveness, urging believers to intentionally cultivate gratitude and worship in daily life. Ultimately, the message teaches that God remains worthy of praise regardless of circumstances, and that a heart filled with praise is one of the clearest marks of spiritual maturity, faith, and trust in God's sovereignty.

Using Abraham's journey into Egypt in Genesis 12, this message examines how fear can drive believers to make decisions that compromise their faith and obedience to God. Faced with famine, Abraham chose to rely on human reasoning rather than trust the promises God had already given him, leading him to deceive Pharaoh and place his wife Sarai in a vulnerable position. The preacher emphasizes that fear often causes Christians to abandon biblical convictions, doubt God's provision, and make choices that have long-lasting consequences. Yet Abraham's story does not end in failure. As his life progressed, he grew into a man known for extraordinary faith, earning a place in Hebrews 11's "Hall of Faith." The message contrasts fear-driven living with genuine biblical faith, describing faith as a confident trust in God's promises even when circumstances seem illogical or uncertain. Just as Abraham learned to trust God's character over his own understanding, believers today are challenged to move beyond fear, embrace God's promises, and live with a faith that sees God's work before it becomes visible. The sermon concludes by reminding listeners that without faith it is impossible to please God and calling men to become people whose decisions are governed by trust in God rather than fear of circumstances.

Drawing from the book of Titus and his personal experience serving as a deacon during a pastoral transition, the speaker challenges men to take responsibility for the future of their churches. He argues that pastors, missionaries, and church leaders are not primarily produced by Bible colleges but by healthy local churches that intentionally develop godly men. Using Titus's assignment in Crete as a model, he highlights the biblical qualifications for church leaders and emphasizes that every Christian man should strive toward spiritual maturity, sobriety, faithfulness, sound doctrine, love, patience, and integrity. The message calls men not to view ministry as something reserved only for young Bible college graduates but to consider how God might use them, regardless of age or occupation, in teaching, discipling, preaching, and serving. The speaker also stresses that spiritual growth flows from a close walk with God rather than self-improvement alone. In the latter part of the message, he challenges churches to honor, support, protect, and pray for their pastors and their families, recognizing the unique burdens they carry. Ultimately, the sermon is a call for men to become spiritually mature servants who actively participate in raising the next generation of Christian leaders while strengthening and encouraging the pastors God has given them.

In this sermon, the speaker reflects on his calling to help revitalize struggling churches and introduces a message from Hebrews 11 focused on the theme of endurance. Using Moses as the primary example, he emphasizes that faithful Christians must persevere through difficulties rather than quit when challenges arise. Drawing on biblical teaching, personal experiences, and historical illustrations, he argues that endurance is strengthened through righteous anger toward sin, a healthy fear of God, a consistent pursuit of spiritual growth, appreciation for how God can use one's background, and close fellowship with God. The speaker urges believers, especially church leaders and men in ministry, to remain committed to church involvement, soul winning, spiritual disciplines, and supporting their local church. He concludes by encouraging listeners to renew their commitment to God's work, trust Him through future trials, and remain faithful until the end.

Drawing from James 4 and illustrated by the powerful example of the Moravian prayer movement of 1727, this message challenges believers to examine whether they genuinely desire revival or merely admire the idea of it. The preacher emphasizes that true revival begins with personal repentance and a wholehearted pursuit of God. He outlines five essential responses for those seeking revival: securing their connection with God through answered prayer and reconciled relationships, severing their friendship with the world, submitting humbly to God's authority, silencing gossip and critical speech, and seeking God's will above their own plans. Throughout the message, he warns against spiritual complacency, pride, worldliness, unresolved conflict, and self-reliance, urging Christians to pursue humility, holiness, and fervent prayer. The sermon concludes by showing how a small group of believers who earnestly sought God sparked a century-long prayer movement that helped fuel global missions and major spiritual awakenings, demonstrating the far-reaching impact of genuine revival.

This message, based on Isaiah 36-37, focuses on the spiritual battle believers face against Satan's lies and intimidation, using the Assyrian king Sennacherib and his spokesman Rabshakeh as a picture of how the devil attacks God's people. The preacher describes Satan's tactics as a form of "information warfare," seeking to undermine faith by exalting human wisdom, questioning God's Word, attacking trust in God, promoting compromise, accusing the righteous, and blaspheming the Lord. In contrast, Hezekiah's response provides a model for believers: refusing to engage the enemy on his terms, humbling himself before God, seeking the Lord in prayer, listening to God's Word, courageously trusting God's promises, and bringing every burden directly before God. The sermon emphasizes that victory over the devil does not come through human arguments or strength but through complete dependence on God. Just as God miraculously defeated the Assyrian army and fulfilled His promises to Hezekiah, believers today can overcome spiritual attacks by trusting God's Word, praying fervently, walking in humility, and allowing God to fight their battles. The central lesson is that the best way to "talk back to the devil" is not with our own words, but through faith-filled dependence on the Lord, who is infinitely greater than any attack of the enemy.