This collection delves into the active expression of faith, exploring what it means to live a life that honors God. You'll find messages emphasizing the deep connection between loving God and obeying His commandments, not just in thought but in daily action. Discover insights on offering your life as a living sacrifice and being equipped for works of service. These sermons invite you to understand the practical outworking of belief in your character and service. Keep exploring how to translate conviction into devotion.
The passage in John 14:15-31 emphasizes that loving God and obedience are interconnected. Jesus says that if we love Him, we will obey His commandments.
Have you ever known you’re just supposed to do something and you just didn’t want to do it. Maybe it was someone like, when you’re younger your parents told you to do something and you thought, ‘you know, I just don’t wa you just called the person, ‘ok, I’m going to be late, sorry, I can’t do anything about it, I can’t make it’. You just decided you were going to blow it off.
The sermon is focused on the importance of living a life of Godly values and character, rather than just displaying spiritual gifts or emotions. The speaker emphasizes the need for persistence, discipline, honesty, and excellence in our daily lives, which will ensure success and peace in the long run.
Romans 12 beginning with verse 1: " .... therefore I urge you brothers in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. with many members and these members do not all have the same function so in Christ we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts according to the grace given to us.
In this sermon, the speaker discusses the concept of walking by the spirit and how it is not about living by the law or having a license to do whatever one pleases. He emphasizes that the spirit is not an "it" but a "he" and that walking by the spirit involves pulling on the oars of our boat and putting up the sail, being empowered by God and going where the wind takes us.
It’s a joy being back here again. I was here for a year in the Navy in 1963, it was the worst year of my life. But this is then a good visit. I could just sense the love and the good spirit in this church, I think it has something to do with this man and his wife.
In Ephesians 4:11-16, the Apostle Paul speaks about the different gifts of the church and how they exist to prepare God's people for works of service, bring them into the unity of faith, and guide them in the knowledge of the Son of God. Paul emphasizes the importance of doctrine while also balancing it with the spirit of Christ, which is compassionate, merciful, and loving.
Let's go to the word of God in Ephesians, chapter 4 and I want to pick up where I left off last time, it’s verse 13 and we’re going to go on from there to verse 16. Actually I will begin at 11 so that you get a sense of verse 13 and we’re going to go on from there to verse 16. Actually I will begin at 11 so that you get a sense of the continuity of what we’re speaking about.
The speaker discusses the character of Daniel in the Old Testament and how he exemplifies integrity, taking unpopular positions, and taking great risks for the values of the Kingdom of God. The speaker relates Daniel's situation to the current context of living in a society that is against Godly principles, specifically mentioning the legalization of homosexual marriage in Massachusetts.
“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way. Now God, caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days, and at the end of the ten days they l
In Philippians 2:12-13, the Apostle Paul encourages the church in Philippi to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. He desires for them to be a healthy, vibrant church that can do the work of God.
We are going to read Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 & 13, and this part is very important as we are going to explore this further: "Therefore my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence but also in Apostle Paul now in jail writes this letter to his brothers in Philippy to share the council from his heart about how they can grow as christians.
The speaker presents a personal vision for revival in New England, acknowledging that it reflects their own theological and cultural views. They believe that revival will inevitably lead to controversy as the Kingdom of God confronts existing structures and false beliefs.
Presentation given at ' Biblical Worldview Conference ' in Boston April 7,2006: I have been assigned the task of presenting a vision for revival in New England. I will begin with a disclaimer. therefore very partial and relative in its content. I do not pretend to be giving a “Thus saith the Lord,” or to be declaring absolute, incontestable truth.
In this sermon, the preacher continues the study of Abraham and his spirit of giving and obedience, as seen in Genesis 22 where he is asked to sacrifice his son. The sermon focuses on four principles of giving: giving in the zone of discomfort, giving from a posture of sufficiency, giving with death to self, and giving in response to God's testing of our hearts.
Genesis, chapter 22 and we’re going to go from verse 1 on. Father we commit this word to you. I think, the spirit of giving and the spirit of obedience, as we see here in this passage where he’s asked to sacrifice his son and he does it willingly.