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Love Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhy Did Jesus Choose Judas? Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 6:71The name Judas is a name of infamy, disgrace, and treachery; yet Jesus chose Judas to be one of His twelve disciples. It was not a mistake, nor did Judas’s betrayal catch Jesus off guard.The words of warning, assurance, and comfort in John 6 tell us why Jesus chose Judas.First, it was a lesson about religious hypocrisy and the need for true salvation.“‘But there are some of you...2025-05-2100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow You Can Be Certain the Bible is the Word of God Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Revelation 22There is an ongoing war over the Word of God. There are those who despise, dissect, and disregard it. But perhaps the greatest enemy of the Word of God is the one who believes in it but doesn’t know it.We will never be settled until we are settled about the Word of God. Our salvation and sanctification depend on it.Revelation 22:18 says, “For I testify unto every man who heareth the words of t...2025-05-1337 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Cup Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Luke 22:39-47In Luke 22, Jesus told His disciples about His coming crucifixion at the Last Supper. When He later came to the garden of Gethsemane, He prayed three times: Lord, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.This wasn’t a literal cup; rather, a symbolic cup, meaning to experience something fully. Was He afraid of His coming crucifixion? Did the cup symbolize the physical pain He would soon feel? What was it that caused Jesus to dr...2025-04-1536 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Love as Jesus Loved Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 13:34The greatest need of mankind is to love and to be loved. Yet, it’s getting harder to do so than ever before. As Christians, we have been instructed to love as Jesus loved.John 13:34 says, "A new commandment I give unto you that ye love one another as I have loved you that ye also love one another." This commandment is easy to consider for those who are easy to love… but what about the ones who have hurt...2025-04-0100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramChristian Citizenship Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 13:1-7What does the Bible say about Christian citizenship? What are our responsibilities, duties, and rights? What are Christians to do, to think, and how are we instructed to behave?Many Christian citizens shy away from political involvement for various reasons. Some are discouraged, and others are intimidated or annoyed. But Romans 13:1-7 encourages us first to look at the reasons for human government.The Bible tells us that human government is ordained by...2025-03-1100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhy Do Good Things Happen to Bad People? Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 8:28-39The Bible says there is no good person, not one. (See Romans 3:10.) Every good thing we have is due to the grace of God, in spite of our sins. Romans 8 explains why good things happen to bad people, to sinners like us.First, we are graced by His purpose.Romans 8:28-29 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called ac...2025-02-2037 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramYou Can Be Sure Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 8:28-31Salvation, from start to finish, is of the Lord. It is only by the grace of God that we can be sure of our salvation.Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”There are five foundational facts on which our faith rests.The first fact is God’s forekn...2025-02-1836 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLearning to Possess Your Possessions Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 7:1-4There seems to be a gap between what the Bible says we are in Christ and what we are in reality. We are called to be victors, yet so many of us live as victims.Adrian Rogers says, “We need not to make the Bible match our lives but to make our lives match the Bible.” We must appropriate what God has already provided for us and learn to possess our possessions.Romans 7:4 says...2025-02-0635 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramBeware the Wolves Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 7:15-23Wolves are the most dreaded and hated enemy of the shepherd because of their danger and deception.Matthew 7:15-16a says, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits…”It is wise to heed to the Lord’s warning about false prophets and to beware of wolves that come to us in sheep’s clothing.2025-01-2900 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Miracle Mile Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:38-42We live in a very self-centered world—a society tightly wrapped up in itself. But there is joy waiting for those who step outside of themselves, go the miraculous mile, and find selfless, Christ-filled living.Matthew 5:41-42 says, “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.”In Jesus’ day, a Roman so...2025-01-1600 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramA Foundation for the Family Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:31-32; 7:24We are living in a time of national tragedy, rooted in homes built on throw-away marriages. The American way has created a vicious cycle: divorce produces broken children, and broken children produce broken homes.Marriage is made in Heaven and is to be worked out here on Earth. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us how important a foundation for the family is.Matthew 7:24 says, “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mi...2025-01-1400 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Secret of Fulfillment Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:17-18The Lord Jesus Christ is the One our hearts long for, the One who can fulfill our deepest need. He did not come to destroy—rather, He came to fulfill. Jesus is the secret of fulfillment.Adrian Rogers says, “Jesus is the One who can take the pain out of parting, the sorrow out of suffering, the sting out of death, the gloom out of the grave, and can give you a hope that is steadfast and sure.”2025-01-0300 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramChristmas Tribute to the Trinity Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Luke 1:35Many who don’t believe in Jesus will call Him a great moral teacher. But when we look closely at His teachings, we find that He left no room for interpretation. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and the story of Christmas is a tribute to the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.Luke 1:35 says, “And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power...2024-12-2600 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramMiracle Births Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 3Birth is, perhaps, the greatest miracle each of us has ever experienced. But John 3 mentions an even greater second birth for those who are born again in Jesus Christ.In John 3, the Pharisee Nicodemus represents the problem of the sinner’s birth.“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God’” (John 3:3).Because Nicodemus was born into the natural world, he was bou...2024-12-2300 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Christ of the Old Testament Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 10:43In Acts 10, Simon Peter testifies to the household of Cornelius, and reveals that Jesus is the Christ of the Old Testament. “To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:43).Adrian Rogers says, “Jesus is the master key that unlocks the mysteries of the Old Testament.”First, the Old Testament is a portrait of Jesus, who was to come.In Luk...2024-12-1930 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramCounterfeit Christianity Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 8:5-24Satan is not against religion; in fact, it is one of his chief tools and most deceptive tricks.Adrian Rogers says, “When God opens the windows of Heaven to bless us, the devil opens the doors of Hell to blast us. Whenever there is revival, you can expect satanic opposition.”In Acts 8, on the heels of a great revival, a sorcerer named Simon exhibited a counterfeit Christianity that posed a threat to the Earl...2024-12-1135 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramEvery Christian an Evangelist Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 8:26-39Every believer is called, ordained, equipped, and given opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Every Christian is called to be an evangelist. If you are not witnessing, you are disobeying God.In Acts 8, God used the Apostle Philip to share the Gospel with an Ethiopian man. There are three things in this chapter that help clarify our specific call to evangelism.First, we must be sensitive to the direction of the...2024-12-0636 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramTreasuring Truth Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Proverbs 23:23In this day, it is not values that we desperately need, but virtue. We must be able to differentiate truth and fact: we acquire facts, but learn truth. Facts deal with knowledge, and knowledge can double, but truth never changes and is settled for eternity. We must make a habit of treasuring truth.Proverbs 23:23 says, “Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.”We must prize the truth, for...2024-12-0233 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramRise and Walk Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 3:1-6In Acts 3, Peter and John came across a beggar lying outside the temple gates. He had been lame from his youth, and begged the apostles for money. Through them, God performed a special miracle to authenticate their authority, given by the Holy Spirit.Acts 3:6-7 says, “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.’ And he took h...2024-11-2625 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHoly Boldness Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 4:9-33If there was ever a time for courage, it is now. In a world of cowardly Christians who are afraid of being criticized or disliked, we are called to be bold in our faith.Adrian Rogers says, “Boldness is having the courage to stand for the Lord Jesus Christ in the face of opposition.”We need the same holy boldness Peter and John had in Acts 4. Acts 4:13 says, “Now when they saw the boldne...2024-11-2034 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramMaking Jesus Known Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 1:1-3Our greatest need in this world is Jesus; as believers, it is our greatest privilege to make Jesus known to our neighbors and nation.If we want to make Jesus known, we must first recognize His presence in us.Acts 1:1-2 says, “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Sp...2024-11-1327 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFive Principles of Prosperity Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Genesis 24:56God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. To prosper means that God’s hand is upon us, helping us do the things He wants us to do.In Genesis 24, Abraham chose his most trusted servant, Eliezer, to find a bride for his son. In the same way, God has commissioned the Holy Spirit to call out the Bride of Christ, so that we may prosper.This passage reveals five principles of prosperity....2024-11-1136 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramGod Give Us Faithful Men Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Matthew 25:21God preserves the faithful (see Psalm 31:23). Faithfulness is God’s measurement for our blessing. One day, our reward, or lack of it, will be according to our faithfulness.Faithfulness means integrity, loyalty, and steadfastness. In Matthew 23, we see what, why, and how to be faithful men and women of God.Matthew 23:21 says, “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler...2024-10-2900 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramGod Give Us Faithful MenSermon Overview Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:21 God preserves the faithful (see Psalm 31:23). Faithfulness is God’s measurement for our blessing. One day, our reward, or lack of it, will be according to our faithfulness. Faithfulness means integrity, loyalty, and steadfastness. In Matthew 23, we see what, why, and how to be faithful men and women of God. Matthew 23:21 says, “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’” A ma...2024-10-2940 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in Evangelism Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Psalm 126:5-6The wisest thing we could do in the eyes of God is to remain faithful in evangelism. Psalm 126:5-6 reveals the soul winner’s promise: “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”The soul is of great worth; Jesus died upon the cross, paying the price with His blood and agony to show how much He desired our souls...2024-10-2234 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in EvangelismSermon Overview Scripture Passage: Psalm 126:5-6 The wisest thing we could do in the eyes of God is to remain faithful in evangelism. Psalm 126:5-6 reveals the soul winner’s promise: “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” The soul is of great worth; Jesus died upon the cross, paying the price with His blood and agony to show how much He desired our souls. Our souls are al...2024-10-2234 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in Friendship Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12It is important that we understand that while Jesus Christ and the Church are not identical, they are inseparable. We cannot forsake the church; we must remain faithful in fellowship.1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.”This passage describes the church as a body, with Christ as the head. As our bodi...2024-10-2134 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in Fellowship Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12It is important that we understand that while Jesus Christ and the Church are not identical, they are inseparable. We cannot forsake the church; we must remain faithful in fellowship.1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.”This passage describes the church as a body, with Christ as the head. As our bodi...2024-10-1834 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in FellowshipSermon Overview Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12 It is important that we understand that while Jesus Christ and the Church are not identical, they are inseparable. We cannot forsake the church; we must remain faithful in fellowship. 1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.” This passage describes the church as a body, with Christ as the head. As our bodies inhabit our humanity, the church inhabits Jesus Christ. The body serv...2024-10-1834 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in Worship Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 4:3-24Our greatest need, privilege, and supreme duty as Christians is to worship God; it is the very reason we were created. We are invited, commanded, encouraged, and empowered to worship God because we become like what we worship.Adrian Rogers says, “If you want to be utterly miserable, turn your life inward. If you want to be filled with joy, turn your life upward. Look into the face of God and learn to worship.”In...2024-10-1638 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFaithful in WorshipSermon Overview Scripture Passage: John 4:3-24 Our greatest need, privilege, and supreme duty as Christians is to worship God; it is the very reason we were created. We are invited, commanded, encouraged, and empowered to worship God because we become like what we worship. Adrian Rogers says, “If you want to be utterly miserable, turn your life inward. If you want to be filled with joy, turn your life upward. Look into the face of God and learn to worship.” In John 4, Jesus met a woman who had been blinded by S...2024-10-1638 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Spot a Counterfeit Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 2 Peter 2:1In the Bible, there is no greater crime than being a false prophet. It’s bad to tell a lie and it’s worse to teach a lie; but it is evil to teach a lie about God.Adrian Rogers says, “Don’t let false teachers take you by surprise; when you look for the devil, never fail to look in the pulpit.”We must learn how to spot a counterfeit teacher....2024-10-0741 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Spot a CounterfeitSermon Overview Scripture Passage: 2 Peter 2:1 In the Bible, there is no greater crime than being a false prophet. It’s bad to tell a lie and it’s worse to teach a lie; but it is evil to teach a lie about God. Adrian Rogers says, “Don’t let false teachers take you by surprise; when you look for the devil, never fail to look in the pulpit.” We must learn how to spot a counterfeit teacher. 2 Peter 2:1 says, “But there were also false prophets among the people, even as ther...2024-10-0741 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Value of a Soul Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Mark 8:34Our souls are of infinite worth. When God made the human soul, He made it in His own image, therefore, our souls are endless, timeless, dateless, and measureless. The soul is the most valuable part of each of us, and so often, the first thing we sacrifice for the things of this world.Mark 8:35-36 says, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what...2024-10-0100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Value of a SoulSermon Overview Scripture Reference: Mark 8:34 Our souls are of infinite worth. When God made the human soul, He made it in His own image, therefore, our souls are endless, timeless, dateless, and measureless. The soul is the most valuable part of each of us, and so often, the first thing we sacrifice for the things of this world. Mark 8:35-36 says, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what will it profit a man if h...2024-10-0135 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramA Conquering Church Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Genesis 1; Ephesians 1God made man and woman to have dominion, victory, and mastery; it is the very reason we were created. Once we understand this, we can come together as a conquering church and take back what was lost by Adam and was restored by Jesus Christ, the Second Adam.According to Genesis 1:26, God gave dominion on earth to Adam.But Satan, a fallen angel who became the father of the night, lost the battle in Heaven and...2024-09-2337 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramA Worshipping Church Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 4:23-24We were created to worship God; it is life’s greatest privilege and supreme duty to worship Him. It is the act of worship, and coming together as a worshiping Church that transforms our lives from monotonous to momentous.First, we must understand the meaning of true worship.John 4:23-24 says, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Fath...2024-09-2033 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramA Spirit-Filled Church Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: John 14:12A Spirit-filled Church does not just organize and process members—it empowers and equips believers to be transformed by Scripture.John 14:12 says, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”The Exciting ProgramThis passage reveals that as a Church, we are not only t...2024-09-1800 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLet the Rain Fall Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Kings 18:39-45Revival is when God shows Himself to be present in the midst of His people. Revival is often visualized as fire falling down, but after the cleansing fire comes the cooling flood.In 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah prayed earnestly for drought in the land in judgment of sin. After God cast His judgment on the land through a three-year drought, Elijah prayed again, this time for rain.1 Kings 18:39-41 says, “Then Elijah said to...2024-09-1418 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Problem of Procrastination Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 24:24-27Many of us struggle with procrastination, but do we realize that is doing great damage to us? Do we ever grasp the true problem of procrastination? Adrian Rogers tells us, “Procrastination is more than the thief of time, it is the grave of opportunity and it may be the road to hell.”There are a few reasons people reject the Gospel upon hearing it. Perhaps the most common reason is procrastination. They put it off, thinking that they will...2024-09-1230 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThree Challenges to the Cross Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 17:16-18In Acts 17, Paul walks down the streets of Athens, Greece, and meets three challenges to the cross—to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The same three challenges that Paul met are ones we could meet tomorrow morning; the ones who opposed the Gospel in Acts 17 could believe the same things as the people we rub shoulders with today. We need to learn how Paul met these challenges so that we can meet them in a God-honoring way.First, Pa...2024-09-0931 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramAll Things New Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 9:17-222 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ Jesus, he is a new creation; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Adrian Rogers says it this way, “A Christian is not just somebody who has become nice; he’s become new.”Acts 9 tells the story of the conversion of the Apostle Paul. His early name was Saul and he was a persecutor of Christians. Yet, in this passage, he becomes Paul, the greatest missionary...2024-08-2931 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWherever He Leads, I'll Go Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 8:26We, as Christians, have been sent on a mission to share the Gospel anywhere and everywhere God calls us to go. Where is anywhere and everywhere for you? Have you ever said in your heart, "Wherever He leads, I'll go"? We should be able to say this and mean it, without fear or hesitation.God has a plan for us and God will use us if we will let Him. How can we know where God wants us to...2024-08-2335 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Turn Problems into Possibilities Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 6:1-7Being a Christian means seeing opportunities in every difficulty. In Acts 6, the early church was experiencing some growing pains. By understanding how they dealt with their difficulties, we can learn how to turn our problems into possibilities.We know what it’s like to experience growing pains, physically, mentally, and spiritually. With that understanding, there are four things to keep in mind when our churches undergo this grueling process of maturity.First, remember th...2024-08-2131 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Put Power in Your Prayer Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 4:23-33The need of the hour is power in prayer—not merely to pray, but to pray with power.In Acts 4, there was trouble in the early church. There was opposition against the Gospel of Jesus. Christians’ lives were being threatened. This was the catalyst for this great prayer meeting. It was not just any prayer that they needed. No rhetoric, eloquence, music or beauty would do. They needed power; and they received it. How do we put power in o...2024-08-1429 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Secret of Holy Boldness Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 4:1-3, 4:13Many of us want to share our faith, but we’ve been intimidated out of doing so. Acts 4:13 says, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”We need an epidemic of holy boldness, the same one that transformed Peter and John. What is the secret of their holy boldness?If w...2024-08-1325 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Ingredients of a Church Aflame Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 2:1-13In Acts 2, nearly a million Jews were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. However, 120 disciples of Jesus Christ were at the center of attention as they received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. They were a church aflame; an early Christian church that made an impact on their community in a mighty way. What are the ingredients of a church aflame?The first is Supernatural Power.God demonstrated the power He had...2024-08-0843 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Pathway to Power Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Acts 1:1-9The Book of Acts is the success story of a small group of uncultured people—with no seminaries, radio, television, internet, newspapers, and very little resources—who told the world about Jesus. They went out against great obstacles and turned that world inside out and upside down for Jesus Christ. They did so much with so little! And we need to understand today what they did and how they did it, so that we can walk on the pathway to power, making much use...2024-08-0732 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramJesus and His Bible Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Matthew 5:17-18In His day, the Bible Jesus knew was the Old Testament. Jesus’ unwavering devotion to it reminds us why we put our faith in the Word of God, cover to cover.In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus says, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no mean...2024-08-0600 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Key to Unbroken Victory Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Joshua 7:1God has planned a life of victory for each one of us, yet many Christians live in defeat. They have saved souls and lost lives. Defeat is possible, but not necessary.Joshua 7 reminds us of the pitfalls of defeat we could face and the key to unbroken victory.“But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan… of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the ange...2024-07-2400 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe High Cost of Low Living Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Judges 13:24Judges 13-16 tells the story of Samson, a Nazarite who was set aside by God for a purpose; He had been anointed with tremendous supernatural strength through the Holy Spirit. However, Samson was a bundle of contradictions. His story is not ultimately about his physical, mental, and spiritual strength; rather, it is about the high cost of low living.Samson’s sin meant he dishonored his parents.Samson’s parents were godly people; Samson fell...2024-07-1800 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramSin Cannot Win and Faith Cannot Fail Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Judges 4:1-3The Book of Judges tells us all about Israel’s cycle of sin—sinning against God, suffering for it, asking God for deliverance, and receiving it. But God would rather bless than judge; He is a God of mercy who desires to help us in our distress.Adrian Rogers says, “Don’t ever get the idea that you can sin successfully. Don’t ever get the idea that you can trust in God in vain. Sin can’t win and fait...2024-07-1000 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Only Hope for America Sermon OverviewScripture Reference: Proverbs 14:34Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”If we want to know what is wrong with our great nation, we should first look in the mirror. By and large, nations receive the kind of government they deserve. What we expect out of our Constitution and government today is not something they were designed to do. At this crucial time in our nation, we need to understand the only hope for America is God...2024-07-0400 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Strange Mystery of the Precious Pearl Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 13:45Jesus taught us profound, heavenly lessons in the most practical parables. However, despite its simplicity, the strange mystery of the precious pearl is often misinterpreted by the most devoted believers.Jesus said in Matthew 13:45-46, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.”Some may think the merchant of the stor...2024-06-2600 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Strange Mystery of the Counterfeit Christian Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 13:24-30, 37-40Not everybody who claims to be a Christian is a genuine Christian. Hypocrisy is a confusing and bewildering thing. Through the parable of the wheat and tares, Jesus shows us how He deals with counterfeits.Matthew 13:24-30 is a word of comfort, warning, and instruction for those caught in the strange mystery of the counterfeit Christian.“Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who...2024-06-1700 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Conquering Christ Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23God created man and woman to have dominion and rule over this Earth. Once we understand this, we can claim what was lost by Adam and restored by Jesus, the conquering Christ, the Second Adam.According to Genesis 1:26, God gave dominion on Earth to Adam. But Satan, a fallen angel who became the father of the night, lost the battle in Heaven and hopes to win the battle on Earth.He came to t...2024-06-1239 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramKnowing God Intimately Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Exodus 33:11-16It is not enough to casually know about God; we were created to know God intimately and to enjoy Him personally. Yet many believers will settle with feeling infatuated with His works, and never know Him face-to-face.Adrian Rogers says, “To know about God is to see God’s works; to know God intimately is to know God’s way.”In Exodus 33:11-16, Moses demonstrates the beauty of knowing God intimately, seeing beyond an infat...2024-05-2739 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramPreparing for Persecution Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:10Matthew 5:10 prepares us for persecution as it reveals, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”According to Scripture, becoming a genuine Christian means becoming the butt of the world’s jokes. It means being ostracized socially and considered inappropriate to society. But no matter what happens, nothing can take our joy from us.Adrian Rogers says, “Joy controls conditions like a thermostat. Persecution is the thermomete...2024-05-2425 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Priority of Peacemaking Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:9Matthew 5:9 says, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”Where do wars come from? James 4 claims that men wage war against one another due to the war within ourselves. Furthermore, this inner war is proof of war with God. People are not at peace within themselves; this is why they cannot be at peace with anyone else.Until we are right with God, we will be troublemakers and no...2024-05-2233 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Secret of Satisfaction Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:6The word “blessed” means to be satisfied. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus revealed the secret of satisfaction. Matthew 5:6 says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”Many of us think of righteousness as something to do. But in the Bible, righteousness is wrapped up in a person, and His name is Jesus. When we hunger and thirst after righteousness, we are actually hungering and thirsting after Jesus Christ.2024-05-1537 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhen Bankruptcy Becomes a Blessing Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 5:1-9“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)In our world today, there is a stronger emphasis on what we have than on what we are. The world says, “Blessed are those with wealth, strength, power, knowledge, and popularity.” But in his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus puts an emphasis not primarily on what a man has, but on what a man is. The first of these character qualities is a poorness of spiri...2024-05-0733 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Function with Unction Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Genesis 2:7If you have “unction,” it means you have the power of God upon your life, energized and directed by the Holy Spirit of God. To understand how to function with unction, we must first understand how God designed us and why.Genesis 2:7 says, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” When the Bible says “God formed man,” formed is a word used...2024-04-2635 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Be a Growing Christian Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 John 2:12-14A growing Christian is a maturing Christian because spiritual maturity is becoming more like Jesus. Some Christians are saved but aren’t growing. We will never know true victory and joy unless we learn how to be growing Christians.In 1 John 2, the Apostle John compares spiritual maturity to three stages in our physical lives.“I write unto you, little children, because you have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye h...2024-04-1835 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramJesus is God's Answer to Man's Disability Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 5:1One of the great questions of life is not what will happen to our bodies, but rather, do we have that inner strength that God wants us to have?The miracle recorded in John 5:1-9 reveals that Jesus is God’s answer to Man’s disability.“Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people...2024-04-0534 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramJesus Is God's Answer to Man's Doubt Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 4:46-54The Book of John tells us about Jesus’ parade of miracles, seven extraordinary and deeply significant events that tell us more about Him.His wondrous work in John 4:46-54 reveals that Jesus is God’s answer to Man’s doubt.“...And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and...2024-04-0336 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramIs Jesus God? Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Matthew 27:22In Matthew 27, Jesus Christ stood on trial before Pilate. In this account, we come face-to-face with the most present, pressing, and pertinent question ever asked: Is Jesus God, as He claimed to be?If He is not, He is a fraud, imposter, and deceiver. What we decide—or not decide—about Jesus will dictate our eternity.Scripture gives us four reasons why we believe that Jesus is God.First, all...2024-03-2500 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramCommunication In Marriage Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Peter 3:10-11Communication is the way to joy, happiness and victory; without it, we are headed for ruin. Communication in marriage is the highest level of intimacy. If we cannot be completely honest with each other, we will drift apart.Adrian Rogers says, “Fire is a wonderful servant but a poor master; words can warm a heart or burn down a home.”1 Peter 3:10-11 says, “He who would love life and see good days, let him re...2024-02-2600 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Put Meaning in Your Marriage Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Genesis 2:18-24; 3:16Adrian Rogers says, “The real test of your faith is not how you act at church, but how you behave at home.”God gave us marriage and the home to meet the deepest emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of mankind. Marriage is the first institution that God created, and it was established in the Garden of Eden between Adam and Eve.In order for us to put meaning into marriage, we must unde...2024-02-0700 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramChrist-Like Love Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 13:34Perhaps our greatest human need is to be loved and to give love to someone else. Not only are we, as Christians, called to love others, but we are also called to exhibit a Christ-like love.In John 13:34, Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”Christ-like love is selfless.In a soci...2024-02-0126 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Have Joy Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 15:11Do you know how to find joy? It seems many people spend their lives searching for it, yet they look in the wrong places. John 15:11 says, “These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” The life of a Christian is to be a life of contagious joy.Adrian Rogers says, “The joy of the Lord is indispensable in serving the Lord.” Yet, it is possible to know Jes...2024-01-3100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhat the Bible Says About Faith that Saves Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: James 2:14-26Adrian Rogers says, “There are only two kinds of religion in the world—works and grace: one spelled ‘do,’ the other spelled ‘done.’”As Christians, we are saved by grace alone, through faith, not by works of any kind. Grace is the root of our salvation, but our works are the fruit of it—they are the evidence.James 2:14 says, “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have work...2024-01-2943 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Have a Rock-Solid Faith Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 5:1In these desperate days, we need a faith that will hold fast in times of trouble. When the winds of circumstances, storms of calamity, and floods of affliction come, we need faith like an anchor.In Romans 5, we learn how God builds us up to have a rock-solid faith: “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we st...2024-01-2533 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Be Strong in the Faith Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 4:16-25As children of God, faith is the stamp on our lives that pleases our Father. It is faith alone that enables us to live this Christian life.Romans 4 reminds us that in spite of Abraham’s sins, God remembers him for his faith, not his failures. By his example, we can learn how to be strong in the faith.“Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the...2024-01-2424 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramIt's Time for Some Good News Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 4:1In Romans 1-3, Paul addressed the fate of heathens, hypocrites, and humanity. But Romans 4 is a passage for those who believe it’s time for some good news, which is grace.Adrian Rogers says, “Grace is the unmerited favor and kindness of God shown to one who does not deserve it and can never earn it. You will be saved by grace, or you won’t be saved at all.”This grace is the good new...2024-01-2235 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramGod vs. Humanity Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Romans 3:9-10In Romans 3, Paul writes as a prosecuting attorney, bringing the human race before judgment in a case we could call, “God vs. Humanity.”Romans 3:9-10 says, “For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin, as it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one’…”We are sinners by birth, by nature, and by heritage, no matter our race or background.Paul presents...2024-01-1836 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Know God Through the Bible Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:1-14The way to be blessed is to obey God, which requires our trust in Him; and to trust Him is to love Him, and in order to love Him, we must know Him.1 Corinthians 2:1-14 shows us how to know God through the Bible.“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in...2023-12-1534 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhen Nothing Seems to Make Sense Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Genesis 39:20-23What can we do when nothing seems to make sense?Genesis 39 tells the story of a godly man named Joseph. Though he did nothing wrong, he was sold as a slave by his own brothers and bought by the head of the Egyptian guard, Potiphar.Hardship continued when he was falsely accused of rape by Potiphar’s wife and cast into prison. He was completely innocent… this didn’t make sense!2023-11-0335 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Be Absolutely Sure Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 John 5:5-13Adrian Rogers says, “We do not live by explanations; we live by promises.” One of God’s promises is the assurance of our salvation.1 John 5 reveals the basis for our belief, and how to be absolutely sure of our salvation in Jesus Christ.First, our certainty comes from the Atoning Work of Christ.1 John 5:6 says, “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ...”...2023-10-2536 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramIntegrity: Don't Leave Home Without It Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Exodus 20:15Exodus 20:15 reveals the eighth commandment: “You shall not steal.”It seems that we have forgotten the basic rules of honesty. Any time we take anything that belongs to someone else or keep from someone the thing that we owe to them, we are guilty of stealing. There are three grand principles found in Ephesians 4:28, that we are to etch into the consciousness of our children:Integrity"Let him who stol...2023-05-1632 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLife's Greatest Privilege Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 4:23-24Adrian Rogers says, “Christianity is not a religion; it is a vital relationship with God through Christ. It’ll be a great day in America when people stop enduring religion and start enjoying salvation.”We were created to worship God; it is life’s greatest privilege and highest duty to praise Him. In order to fully enjoy our salvation, we must first confirm what true worship is.Worship is an expression of belief; it is a response to all that God is in gratitude and praise.J...2022-11-2535 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramEternal Security: A Scriptural Defense Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 10:27It is good for our spiritual health and productivity as Christians to know we are eternally secure. This is why we must have a Scriptural defense for our eternal security. Following are four passages to reflect on regarding eternal security.1. 2 Peter 2:21: "For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.”Adrian Rogers says, “Reformation without transformation leads to greater degradation and final condemnation.” Reformation doesn't give us a new na...2022-09-2138 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow You Can Be Sure You Are Eternally Secure Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: John 10:27When we, as Christians, are sure of our future, we can concentrate on the present. This is why John 10 is fundamental to the eternal security of the believer.“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand” (John 10:27-29).This p...2022-09-1940 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramInferiority Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31Many of us struggle to believe God can use us as we are, with what little we have to offer. But the truth is, God does extraordinary things through ordinary people to give glory to Himself.1 Corinthians 1:26-31 gives good news to those who struggle with feelings of inferiority.“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty…” (1 Corinthians 1:27).This...2021-12-1500 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Warfare of Prayer Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Luke 10:17-19When we were born again, we became spiritual freedom fighters in God’s invasion army. We cannot be neutral in this spiritual battle: we are in a fight to the finish. We must learn how to come against the enemy and use our kingdom authority in the warfare of prayer.First, let us remember our kingdom authority has been sovereignly established by God. He delivered us from the bondage of spiritual death. Without Christ, we are spiritually dead; but when Jesus came, He gave us life through His sa...2021-07-0935 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramInvesting for Life Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Genesis 37Life is not lived in length, it is lived in depth. There are many people who are existing, but they are not living; we should desire that our lives count for the Lord. Perhaps the most Christ-like character in the Old Testament was Joseph. His story in Genesis 37 gives us insight into investing in a worthwhile life.First, we must learn to dream; we should find God’s will for our lives and lean in. Adrian Rogers says, “God doesn’t promise to fulfill our fantasies, but God does want to give...2021-06-2939 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFriends Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Proverbs 17:17Adrian Rogers says, “The greatest joy of your life or the greatest disappointment of your life is going to be your friend.” Our deepest longings, whether we’re young or old, are for enduring friendships. We all want to commune with someone who truly understands our deepest needs, our highest aspirations, and our worst fears.A true friend is a great treasure, as Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”We are all instructed to have casual friendships with those who...2021-06-2543 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramIntegrity: Don't Leave Home Without It Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Exodus 20:15Exodus 20:15 reveals the eighth commandment: "You shall not steal."It seems that we have forgotten the basic rules of honesty. Any time we take anything that belongs to someone else or keep from someone the thing that we owe to them, we are guilty of stealing. There are three grand principles found in Ephesians 4:28, that we are to etch into the consciousness of our children:Integrity: "Let him who stole steal no longer..."Stealing isn’t just burglary or embezzlement; it can also mean fraud. Lying is...2020-11-2332 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Leadership Crisis in America Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Proverbs 29:2God has ordained our government and commanded us to get involved in the decisions made for the leadership of our country. Adrian Rogers says, “Leadership is really stewardship because the leader acts for God.”Jesus taught us to participate in government when He said "We are to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. We’re to render to God the things that are God’s. (Matthew 22:21) There are four basic principles to consider when responding to the leadership crisis in America.Think first about the charac...2020-10-1400 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Discipline of Darkness Sermon OverviewScripture Passage: Isaiah 50:10-11Sometimes, darkness falls upon even the most devout Christians. What can we do when the lights go out? What is the discipline of darkness? Isaiah 50:10 says, “Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God.”First, those of greatest devotion may know the deepest darkness. There is a distorted idea that the Christian life is all joy and light. But Isaiah 50 speaks to t...2020-10-1200 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFlawed Appetites and Fatal Attractions We live in a world of victims; nobody wants to take the blame for anything. And when we run out of other people to blame for our sins, we can be tempted to blame God. But God’s Word heeds warning to those who would dare blame Him for their temptation to sin.James 1:13-15 says, “Let no man say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted of God’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust. Then when lust hat...2020-09-1100 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramFrom the Palace to the Pit Our war is not against flesh and blood. Rather, we wage war against the evil force behind it all: the devil. And Satan’s origin, found in Ezekiel 28, is one of riches to rags. It’s important to learn about his descent from the palace to the pit because we are pawns in this battle.God did not create a devil; God created a perfect being, who became the devil because God gave him a choice. He was first an angel named Lucifer (which means Son of Morning), surpassing in beauty, superlative in wisdom.But beca...2020-09-0900 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramUnderstanding the New Birth In John 3:1-7, Jesus explains to Nicodemus the concept of being “born again.” And if you are a Christian, you are born again. Adrian Rogers says, “By your first birth you have existence. By your second birth you have supernatural life.” Understanding the new birth is crucial to our faith.First, we must understand the three reasons why a person must be born again. By nature, we are plagued with undeniable sinfulness, unsatisfied longings, and our soul’s unending existence. For these reasons, there is an urgency to be born again.Spiritual rebirth, in many ways, para...2020-08-1300 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Be Absolutely Sure Adrian Rogers says, “We do not live by explanations; we live by promises.”One of God’s promises is the assurance of our salvation. 1 John 5 reveals the basis for our belief, and how to be absolutely sure of our salvation in Jesus Christ.First, our certainty comes from the Atoning Work of Christ. 1 John 5:6 says, “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ...”The wages of sin is death (Rom. 3:23) and without the shedding of blood, there’s no remission. Jesus took our sin to the cross, and with His blood He...2020-08-0500 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Pray for Our Daily Bread How to Pray for Our Daily Bread (1692)Jesus’s model prayer in Matthew 6 teaches us that it is not the length or language of our prayers, but their faith and focus that elevate them to Heaven. Verse 11 says, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Bread is symbolic of any need we may have. It gives God honor to meet our needs. Adrian Rogers gives four steps on how to pray for our daily bread.1. We must establish a proper priority.2. We must express our prayerful petition.3. You must exercise a personal performance.4...2020-07-2300 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramWhen We Say "Father" When We Say "Father" (1684)There is nothing more important than knowing how to pray. Adrian Rogers says, “Nothing can stand against the man who can pray, because prayer can do anything that God can do... and God can do anything.”Matthew 6:9 shows us how to address our God when we pray: “After this manner therefore pray ye, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name…” What happens when we say, “Father”?First, we express God’s very nature. He is a father. 1 Corinthians 8:6 says, “But there is but one God, the Father, of whom ar...2020-07-1700 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Politics of Pilgrims The Politics of Pilgrims (2133)As Christians of this day and age, our greatest need is to realize that we are pilgrims heading to a home which is not of this world.The Apostle Paul wrote the Book of Philippians from a prison in Rome; a city of great hostility toward Christians. It was in this prison cell he told the church of Philippi: “Our citizenship is in heaven.” (Philippians 3:20) He points out the politics of those once born and of those twice born. We notice there is a great contrast in their affections, allegiance, and aspi...2020-07-1000 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramChristian Citizenship Christian Citizenship (2080)What does the Bible say about Christian citizenship? What are our responsibilities, duties, and rights? What are Christians to do, to think, and how are we instructed to behave?Many Christian citizens shy away from political involvement for various reasons. Some are discouraged, others are intimidated or annoyed.But Romans 13:1-7 encourages us, first, to look at the reasons for human government.The Bible tells us that human government is ordained by God.Daniel 2:21 says, “He (the Lord), removeth kings and setteth up kings.”God orda...2020-07-0800 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramThe Leadership Crisis in America The Leadership Crisis in America (1939)God has ordained our government and commanded us to get involved in the decisions made for the leadership of our country. Adrian Rogers says, “Leadership is really stewardship, because the leader acts for God.” Jesus taught us to participate in government when He said We are to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s. We’re to render to God the things that are God’s. (Matthew 22:21)There are four basic principles to consider when responding to the leadership crisis in America.Think first about the character...2020-07-0700 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Love as Jesus Loved How to Love as Jesus Loved (1686)The greatest need of mankind is to love and to be loved. Yet, it’s getting harder to do so than ever before. As Christians, we have been instructed to love as Jesus loved.John 13:34 says, "A new commandment I give unto you that ye love one another as I have loved you that ye also love one another." This commandment is easy to consider for those who are easy to love… but what about the ones who have hurt us, misused us or wronged us?Not only...2020-03-3000 minLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramLove Worth Finding | Audio ProgramHow to Gain and Celebrate Victory How to Gain and Celebrate Victory (2355)Revelation 15 and 16 tells of the coming tribulation in the End Times. However, it also speaks of the coming victory for those who have been redeemed by Jesus Christ. How do we gain and celebrate this victory now?First, we must stand upon the solid Word of God. Victory comes by putting Word of God in our mouths: quoting Scripture, speaking of God’s loving instruction. We must meditate on the Word of God day and night, and obey it. Adrian Rogers says, “It is obeying the Word of God that...2020-03-0200 min