Sermons from the Word of God When one delivers a sermon, he, like the Old Testament prophets, stands to speak to people on behalf of God. Such a responsibility cannot be taken lightly. When writing to Timothy, Paul put that responsibility in these words: “I charge you in the presence o...
This command emphasizes the importance of proclaiming the gospel message. The "word" refers to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. In the early church, preaching was a primary means of spreading Christianity, as seen inActs 2:14-41with Peter's sermon at Pentecost. The imperative...
I think the one problem today is no one takes ‘the word’ of God as a living ‘word’. Now we find in the holy scriptures these; the gospel of the Kingdom, the gospel of Grace, the gospel of Christ, the gospel of God, the gospel of Peace, the gospel of Salvation, the gospel ...
In the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. To Love an Enemy A sermon for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, February 23, 2025. The scriptures areGenesis 45:3-11, 15,1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50,Luke 6:27-38, andPsalm 37:1-12, 41-42. ...
the one objective of winning others to Christ. The emergence of more than 2,000,000 readers in the world each week creates an unprecedented need for reading material. Annually, The Gideons International is placing and distributing more than 63,000,000 Scriptures worldwide. To God be the glory...
That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”English Standard VersionAnd how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”Berean Standard BibleAnd how can...
were challenged to return to a scriptural based method and strategy of church planting. The statistics say that only 27% of the missionaries on the field today are actually involved in church planting. In the scriptures, however, those sent in Acts were ‘ordained and sent’ for the single ...
2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was ...
Not only do I see this prevalent in today’s social and governmental practices, but it permeates every fiber of religious institutions that claim themselves to be in the “right.” When it comes to the Word of God contained within the pages of the Scriptures, the Bible, the world has ...
Did He obey the word of God?Matthew 21:1-4dozens of times in the Bible you find Christ fulfilling the scriptures that were prophecies of Him! Did He obey God over man?Matthew 16:21-23 Did He ever obey sin?2nd Corinthians 5:21, 1st Peter 2:22, 1st John 3:5all testify that Christ...