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God has given you the Lord's Day as a gift to draw you closer to Him through worship, fellowship, and rest in His presence. By setting aside your ordinary work while still showing mercy and meeting genuine needs, you honor His design without falling into legalism. Each Lord's Day reminds you that your true rest is found in Christ and points you forward to the eternal joy He has prepared for His people. Receive this day with gratitude, delighting in the communion with God and His church that He graciously provides.

The sermon defines biblical worship as a comprehensive act of honoring God through regulated means rather than mere emotional expression or musical style. Drawing from the Ten Commandments and Deuteronomy, it argues that worship must adhere strictly to Scripture, emphasizing reverence, the right object of adoration, and the proper timing on the Lord's Day. The preacher contrasts this with contemporary cultural influences that prioritize personal feeling over divine glory, urging believers to realign their hearts with God's character every Sunday. Additionally, the message warns against relying on tradition alone, advocating for a careful balance between preserving historic church practices and adhering to biblical authority. Ultimately, true worship involves ascribing glory to God in spirit and truth, resulting in spiritual growth and Christ-likeness for the entire congregation.

The Lord is able to perform that which He has promised. Are we able to believe that the Lord will do what He has promised to do? THE BIBLE Baptist Church of DeLand, Florida Pastor James W. Knox Pastor David A. Brown https://biblebaptistdeland.com For more sermons and Bible study materials, please visit our web store at https://store.jameswknox.org/ DeLand School of THE BIBLE: https://dsbkjv.com

In this sermon from 1 Peter 3, Dylan Joyner explains God's instructions for wives and husbands within the marriage covenant. This passage continues Peter's broader teaching that Christians should humbly submit to the authorities God has placed over them, not merely to preserve personal comfort, but to follow the example of Christ and glorify His name. Christian wives are called to submit to their own husbands, displaying respectful, pure, and Christlike conduct. This submission does not require obeying commands that would dishonor God, because every Christian's highest allegiance belongs to the Lord. Peter also addresses wives with unbelieving husbands, showing how godly conduct can support their verbal witness and demonstrate the transforming power of the gospel. Christian women are encouraged to pursue the imperishable beauty of the heart rather than making outward appearance their primary concern. Their lives should be marked by spiritual purity, reverence for God, humility, meekness, self-control, and a gentle and quiet spirit. Husbands are commanded to live with their wives in an understanding way and to show them honor. They must use their God-given strength to protect, provide for, gently serve, and sacrificially love their wives. Christian husbands must also remember that their wives are fellow heirs of eternal life, and that God will hold them accountable for how they treat His daughters.

Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 Find true meaning in life by fearing God and obeying His commandments - something that is only possible through the Lord Jesus Christ.

In "The Love of Giving," Mark O'Neill preached 2 Corinthians 8:8-15 at New Covenant Church on July 26, 2026, arguing that eager generosity with time, energy, and money is a reliable gauge of spiritual health, since no one can be generous and selfish at the same time. From Psalm 112 he traced the link between settled faith and an open hand: the righteous man gives freely because his heart is steady and unafraid of bad news. He then asked why Paul declines to command the collection for the saints in Jerusalem, and answered that a command cannot demonstrate love, secures outward behavior while missing the heart (Colossians 2:20-23), and leaves no room for differing resources and gifts. Paul instead sets two examples before the Corinthians: the Macedonians, whose earnestness in hard circumstances is worth praising because it displays God's grace at work in them, and supremely Christ, who though He was rich became poor so that by His poverty we might become rich. Tracing God's giving from Genesis 1, where He grants a world of yes and a single no, through man's rebellion to the gift of the Son (Philippians 2:5-8; Romans 5:10), he grounded all Christian generosity in the character of a giving God who loved His enemies. He then urged wisdom rather than recklessness: giving is acceptable according to what a person has, it begins with one's own household and relatives before moving outward (1 Timothy 5:8) while still doing good to everyone, and it is best practiced proportionately and regularly. This fairness is not socialism, since biblical giving presupposes private property, personal choice, and God rather than the state as provider. We give because He first gave to us.

Living Near the End (1Pet. 4:7) The sermon expounds on 1 Peter 4:7, emphasizing that the nearness of the end of all things demands a disciplined and sober Christian life. It argues that history is not random but moves toward a divine consummation where Christ returns to judge and restore creation. Believers are commanded to maintain a sound mind, avoiding vague spirituality, daydreaming, and emotional excess by grounding their thoughts in biblical truth. This spiritual sanity enables watchful prayer, which serves as the primary response to suffering and the urgency of eternity. Ultimately, recognizing that the present world is passing away should motivate Christians to live faithfully, seriously, and with hope for the coming kingdom.

Pastor Jeremiah Gabbard | 1Cor. 11:23 The sermon explores the theological significance of the Lord's Supper as a command to remember Christ's sacrificial death and future return. Drawing primarily from 1 Corinthians 11, the speaker emphasizes three key aspects: the price of redemption through Jesus' broken body and shed blood, the promise of the New Covenant secured by that blood, and the anticipation of His second coming. The message warns against religious traditions that obscure the sufficiency of Christ's atonement, urging believers to partake in the ordinance with a focus on scriptural truth rather than self-examination or denominational rules. Ultimately, the Lord's Table serves as a memorial of past salvation and a proclamation of hope for the future.

The sermon explores the distinction between instantaneous salvation and the gradual process of spiritual sanctification, emphasizing that believers grow at different paces. It addresses the dynamic between strong and weak believers regarding conscience and liberty, urging the mature to exercise patience and mentorship rather than judgment. The central message asserts that personal preferences must never be elevated to biblical commands, as acceptance before God rests solely on Christ's finished work. By distinguishing between divine mandates and individual convictions, the preacher calls for humility and love within the church community. Ultimately, spiritual maturity is portrayed as a lifelong journey requiring grace, where the strong support the weak in their development.