What Will We Be Doing in Eternity?
SERIES: Heaven and Hell What Will We Be Doing in Eternity? SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: This is Advent season, and when people come to church the Sunday before Christmas, they generally expect to hear a Christmas sermon. Our current series on heaven and hell has not exactly been seasonal. However, before we are done this morning, I hope you will see there is a connection between today’s message and Advent, but it won’t start out that way. Throughout this series I have tried…
Here Comes the Judge!
SERIES: Heaven and Hell Here Comes the Judge! SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 3:10-15, 2 Cor. 5:1-10, et al SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: As we resume our series on heaven and hell this morning, I want us to wrestle with one of the toughest questions in Christian theology–and that is the issue of future judgment. To many in our pluralistic, tolerant, subjective, and relativistic culture, judgment seems crude, self-righteous, hateful, and proud. But that is only because such a society rejects the notion of moral…
The Divine Bookkeeper and the Great White Throne Judgment
SERIES: Heaven and Hell The Divine Bookkeeper and the Great White Throne Judgment SCRIPTURE: Revelation 20:11-15, et al SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The House prosecutors came to the Senate this week with 60,000 pages of evidentiary material which they believe justifies conviction of the President and removal from office. Most of this evidence has been pried from reluctant witnesses, and it involves just a dozen or so days in one man’s life. Some of it may be hearsay; some may be judged circumstantial. There…
One Minute After You Die
SERIES: Heaven and Hell One Minute After You Die SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Today we conclude a series we began three months ago on heaven and hell. We have by no means exhausted these topics, but my hope and prayer is that we have whetted your appetite to dig deeper. I would like to suggest a few good books for further study. First, I recommend One Minute After You Die, by Erwin W. Lutzer. Erwin was my big brother in seminary and is now Pastor of…
The Book of Hosea
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets The Prophet and the Prostitute SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. Introduction: Today we are beginning a new sermon series on the Minor Prophets–one Sunday for each of…
The Book of Joel
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets The Day of the Lord: Tragedy and Triumph SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. Introduction: Can you imagine a preacher in Oklahoma City ignoring the bombing of the…
The Book of Amos
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets Amos, the Cowboy Prophet SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. This sermon on Amos was a first-person sermon, the only one I ever preached. I even dressed up…
The Book of Obadiah
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets Pride Goes Before a Fall SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. Introduction: Powerful things sometimes come in small packages. That’s a good fact to keep in mind as…
The Book of Jonah
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets The God of Second Chances SPEAKER: Gene Moniz Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. This sermon was given by Gene Moniz, Associate Pastor at First Free, St. Louis. Introduction: On New Year’s Day,…
The Book of Micah
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets He Has Shown You SPEAKER: Paul Stolwyk Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. This sermon was given by Paul Stolwyk, Associate Pastor at First Free in St. Louis. Introduction: Turn to the index…
The Book of Nahum
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets What Happens When People Repent of their Repentance? SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. Introduction: Two weeks ago Pastor Gene brought a great message on the book of…
The Book of Habakkuk
SERIES: Major Profit from Minor Prophets Habakkuk, The Prophet Who Dared Argue with God SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: This series, done in the summer of 1999, involved one sermon each on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Obviously, since these books are of varying lengths, from one chapter to fourteen chapters, these sermons are focused on the key message of each prophet, rather than a detailed examination of their words. Introduction: This morning it is our privilege to study the Old Testament book of…