Sermons on Confession
2 Samuel 12:1-14, Psalm 51
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart He Said He Was Wrong SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: John R. W. Stott, one of the great evangelical thinkers of our day, has stated, “Christianity is the only religion in the world which takes sin seriously and offers a satisfactory remedy for it.” I believe that is true. Examine the great religions of the world–Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, spiritism–and none even comes close to the moral standards set down in the Bible or offers a solution to…
Psalm 32
SERIES: Psalms, Cries of the Heart The Cry of the Guilty Conscience SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: We live in the “me” generation, the day of the Boomers, the Busters, and the GenXers. Our age has seen the acceptance of such brilliant farsighted wisdom as, “If it feels good, do it.” And we’re known for such profound musical themes as, “I did it my way.” Not surprisingly, guilt receives a lot of bad press in our society. Current popular psychology gives one the impression…
2 Samuel 12:1-14, Psalm 51
SERIES: A Person After God’s Heart He Said He Was Wrong SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: John R. W. Stott, one of the great evangelical thinkers of our day, has stated, “Christianity is the only religion in the world which takes sin seriously and offers a satisfactory remedy for it.”[i] I believe that is absolutely true. Examine the great religions of the world–Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Mormonism, spiritism–and none even comes close to the moral standards set down in the Bible or offers a…
Nehemiah 1:1-2:5
Kneehemiah, Man of Prayer, or Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There Introduction: The crisis hits in your life…. You are informed that your company doesn’t need your service any longer. Or, you discover that your father is leaving your mother and their thirty-five year marriage. Or, in the happy aftermath of the birth of your new baby, the pediatrician lets you know there is a problem. Perhaps, it’s one of the more common everyday crises …. You run out of…
Romans 10:1-17
Our Responsibility in Salvation Introduction: And now for the rest of the story …. If you were here last Sunday you heard a very strong message on the sovereignty of God. Romans 9 can almost take our theological breath away, as it teaches that God does what He wants with His creatures, and there is no one who can accuse Him of being unjust or unfair—because He is God. He makes choices among men before they are ever born, and those choices are not…
1 Cor. 6:12-20
Six Reasons Why Sex Outside Marriage Is Wrong SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Introduction: I read recently of a wife who went to lunch with eleven other women who were taking a French course together, since their children were all in school. One rather bold woman asked the rest, “How many of you have been faithful throughout your marriage?” Only one raised her hand. That evening when the woman of our story related the incident to her husband and admitted she was not the one who had…
Daniel 9
Repentance: Prerequisite to Spiritual Renewal Introduction: One of the most profitable studies a Christian can do is a study of the great prayers in the Bible—prayers of Moses, Joshua, David, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Paul, Peter, and of course, Jesus Himself. We have before us this morning one of the greatest of all the prayers in the Bible. It is a prayer of repentance and confession—both personal and national. It is a model we desperately need today. I think it would be valuable for us to read…