Sermons

What did Jesus accomplish on the cross? 1) Atonement, 2) Redemption, 3) Propitiation, 4) Reconciliation, 5) Regeneration, 6) Justification, 7) Imputed Righteousness.

The Holy Spirit has always existed — even at the foundations of the world “the spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). There are many examples in Biblical history of God pouring out His Spirit, but mankind either misses it, or in their carnal nature twists it to fulfill their own selfish desires. Even today the church continues to miss and twist the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit. We do what we want and call it the Spirit. We manipulate the Spirit to make ourselves what we want to be rather than what God wants us to be. Yet we are called to “contend for the faith” (Jude 1:3) — mortifying our flesh and checking our own hearts to make sure we are not missing or twisting God’s Word to fulfill our own selfish desires.

We are living in a generation where a large portion of the church has a limited vision of God because it is being drawn to images of fallen man. These men misuse the anointing and begin to worship the creature rather than the Creator, and because of this they have lost the call of God. God says in His Word these houses of worship have become brothels in His eyes. How does God respond to this wayward church? God is love, and God will be faithful to cause them to see their condition and be ashamed. In the midst of His judgments He will remember His promises to them through His Holy Spirit and cause them to rise up and obey Him one more time. It is the mercy of God that will gather this wayward church in these last days. He will do this for His namesake!

The Trinity is more than theology — it is core to our faith. Four implications of the Trinity: 1) At the heart of the Trinity is relationship. As beings created in God’s image we are created to be relational. 2) If you don’t adhere to a Trinitarian doctrine then you must discard one or more of its constituents. Who do you get rid of — the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit? 3) Through the Trinity God opens himself up to us, pulling back the curtain to show us true intimacy, love and community. 4) Through the Trinity we delight so much in our intimacy with God that we can’t help but share it with others who are far from God.

It is so important for Christians to be fully persuaded of what they believe. We must be fixed on the fact that nothing can separate us from the love of God, and that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. It is time for the church of Jesus Christ to rise up and pray in the power of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spirit is the revealer of truth. He makes the truth of God's Word go from our head into our heart. Through the fires and through the floods God's people will stand in the Grace of God.

You’re in a war whether you like it or not. Satan comes to attack the people of God but God has given His children His armor. The armor needed to fight off the enemy if we are willing to put it on. When Satan comes against us, our response is to put on God, put on His armor and stand. The enemy then has no place in you, no authority over you, and no right to take you down any longer. One day our enemy will be totally destroyed.

The answer to weariness and discouragement is a spirit of praise. Praise is important and it lifts our faith to a level where God becomes bigger than our problems. Praise is vital to the Christian. We have to learn to be clothed with the praises of God and live a life that is identified as pure worship to God. Everyone that has put their faith in Jesus has a reason to praise Him. Give Satan back his rags of heaviness and put on the garment of praise.

Ephesians 5:21–33 – In the beginning God created man and woman with a Trinitarian-type relationship of love and submission — a relationship with distinct roles and clear authority — but through the fall these roles were cursed. Genesis 3:16 says of the woman, “Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” The word “desire” here is teshuqual, meaning desire to conquer or to come after and take the place. The word “rule” is mashal which implies a monarch or dictator ruling with absolute and uncaring authority. Through the redemption of the cross the relationship between husband and wife has been restored to one in which man and woman delight and have dignity in the roles God has given them.

There are a lot of people who want to hear the truth about Jesus but they don't want to embrace that truth. God offers a personal relationship to all who desire Him with a sincere heart. When you come with a sincere heart the first thing you will see is His mercy. As you behold the mercy of God and the promises of God you will be changed into a new person. God longs to give you something deeper than a casual relationship. He longs to give you something deeper than just knowing some facts about Him. Have the courage to go deeper and come home to God today!

Through life experiences, false teachings, and the Evil One many of us develop a falsely constructed image of Christ — one that depicts Him as hard, distant, weak, etc. We cannot know what wrong ideas we have about Jesus without knowing the real Jesus. And the only way to know the real Jesus is through the Word of God; that is, the full counsel of God from Genesis to Revelation.