Authentic Ministry 22/Second Corinthians: Introduction: As we come to chapter 10 of this epistle, we need to be reminded again of who the players are. We have the majority of the Corinthian church, and they are on Paul’s side—even though a number of them had just recently been brought back to Paul’s side by means …
Mike Lawyer, RIP
A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brethren to dwell together in unity!It is like the precious ointment upon the head,That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s ...
When It Rains Righteousness
Authentic Ministry 21/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: If God is seeking to grow us up into a particular kind of person, then He is going to provide us with whatever is necessary ...
The God of Bountiful Harvest
Authentic Ministry 20/Second Corinthians: Introduction: One of the great lessons that we must learn is that God is far more generous than we are. Often, when we are confronted with scarcity, it ...
The Great Gospel-Centered Crack-Up
Introduction: One of the besetting sins of contemporary evangelicals is that our intellectual and theological lives are cluttered. As Francis Schaeffer once summarized the problem, we tend to think ...
A Snake-Handling Church
Authentic Ministry 19/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: When preachers take up the subject of money, it is too often the case that they focus on how the rank-and-file believers ...
State of the Church 2023
Sermon Video Introduction: As you all know, it is our custom sometime around the first of the year to give a “state of the church” message. Sometimes it relates more to the condition and challenges ...
All Saints Should Be Baptized
We are accustomed to think that baptism is a statement that we make. And while there is a sense in which this is true, the foundational reality is that it is a statement that God makes. It is a statement of ownership, of possession. It should be obvious that in the case of infants, we …
Christmas as Cornerstone
Sermon Video Introduction: On a number of different occasions, we have reminded you of the importance of having all our times and seasons defined in relationship to Jesus Christ. The only real ...
Unbelief on Christmas Eve
Sermon Video Unbelief has a mysterious ability to tie knots in just about anything. Because unbelief is a function of the heart and will, it can operate in defiance of right reason, known facts, ...