Eph. 4:17-24, Romans 12:1-2
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ Renewing the Mind SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note to reader: These sermons on Ephesians are not my typical verse-by-verse exposition. Most were preached in 1990 in a series on “Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ.” I used Ephesians as a springboard for this series but referred to many other passages as well. Some of the sermons in the series are stand-alone messages preached at various times and various places. The early sermons from 30-35 years ago are not…
Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:21-35
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ Forgiving the Hard to Forgive SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note to reader: These sermons on Ephesians are not my typical verse-by-verse exposition. Most were preached in 1990 in a series on “Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ.” I used Ephesians as a springboard for this series but referred to many other passages as well. Some of the sermons in the series are stand-alone messages preached at various times and various places. The early sermons from 30-35 years…
Ephesians 5:21-33
Remodeling Your House into a Home Secure and Significant SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This sermon was preached at First Free in St. Louis as part of a short series on the Christian home. Introduction: I feel I should begin this morning with an apology to the married women in our congregation. I announced last Sunday that I would be speaking this Sunday on the subject, “How Does a Man Really Love His Wife.” Some of you wives may have moved heaven and earth…
Ephesians 5:21-33
Walking in Wisdom … With Your Spouse SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This sermon was preached at First Free in Wichita in 2013. Introduction: It is my privilege and responsibility to teach this morning from Ephesians 5–on a section entitled in most versions, “Wives and Husbands.” I have a personal appeal, that the husbands would focus on what Paul is saying to them, and the wives would focus on what is addressed to them. That is the only way any of us are going to really…
Ephesians 6:1-9
Living Our Faith at Home and at Work SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This sermon was preached at GraceFirst EFC in Wichita in November 2024. Introduction. It’s always good to be back here at GraceFirst. Pastor Tim has become a dear friend, to go along with the dozens of dear friends we have known here for well over 40 years. The passage Tim has given me today comes at the end of a section of Ephesians dealing with Spirit-filled family relationships. The principal relationship, of…
Ephesians 6:10ff, Part 1
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ Know Your Enemy SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note to reader: These sermons on Ephesians are not my typical verse-by-verse exposition. Most were preached in 1990 in a series on “Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ.” I used Ephesians as a springboard for this series but referred to many other passages as well. Some of the sermons in the series are stand-alone messages preached at various times and various places. The early sermons from 30-35 years ago are not…
Ephesians 6:10ff, Part 2
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ The Full Armor of God SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note to reader: These sermons on Ephesians are not my typical verse-by-verse exposition. Most were preached in 1990 in a series on “Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ.” I used Ephesians as a springboard for this series but referred to many other passages as well. Some of the sermons in the series are stand-alone messages preached at various times and various places. The early sermons from 30-35 years ago…
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 1:9
The Passing of the Torch SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This is the last sermon I preached as Pastor of First Evangelical Free Church in Wichita. Introduction: These last four sermons before my retirement have been quite varied. The one on Ecclesiastes 12 incorporated a lot of humor–of necessity because of the subject matter–aging. If we didn’t laugh many of us would have to cry. The one on John 9 was a serious sermon, enhanced immeasurably by the participation of Sanford Alexander and his dog…
Isaiah 1
When Religion Becomes Evil SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: We begin today a new series of sermons on what to me is the greatest book in the Old Testament. From the frequency with which New Testament writers quote Isaiah, I would assume that they too held it in very high esteem, for Isaiah is quoted far more than any other prophet. He is mentioned 21 times by name, and chapter 53 alone is quoted or alluded to at least 85 times in the NT. …
Isaiah 5:1-7
The Parable of the Vineyard SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The more time I spend reading and studying the book of Isaiah, the more I become aware of the complexities of the book and the less inclined I am to try to preach it systematically, chapter by chapter. The book is by no means chronological, and the great prophetic themes that we will be getting into shortly will have to be gathered from scattered passages. At the same time, I am becoming more and…
Isaiah 6:1-13
The Prerequisites for Divine Service SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Today I want to take you to the sixth chapter of Isaiah and the account of Isaiah’s commissioning by God for divine service. The reason we are moving from chapter 1 directly to chapter 6 is the striking contrast between the formalistic worship which was denounced in chapter 1 and the true and spiritual worship which we find in chapter 6. I believe as we view these two kinds of worship on successive Sundays,…
Isaiah 8
To the Law and to the Testimony SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: What I would like to do this morning is not exactly expository preaching but rather what is called in seminary, “Biblical theology,” as opposed to “Systematic theology.” In Systematic theology the Bible student gathers all the material available from Genesis to Revelation on a particular doctrinal issue and systematizes it. For example, he may take the subject of Heaven or the Holy Spirit or sin, and work toward presenting a complete analysis…