Sermons on Guilt
Ephesians 2
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ Lost and Found 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…
Job 2:11-3:26
SERIES: The Book of Job How to Comfort a Broken Heart SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Most people are not known for their compassion and caring these days. In Stockholm Sweden last year a woman sat for two months on her balcony from about the first of January until the first of March before a neighbor discovered she was dead. The woman was sitting in a chair, dressed in a coat and hat. Her forehead was leaning against the railing. Margaretha Marsellas, a neighbor, realized something…
Genesis 42-44
Time Alone Doesn’t Heal a Guilty Conscience Our Scripture text today covers three full chapters of Genesis. Obviously if we read the entire portion there would be time for little else. On the other hand, I cannot tell the story nearly as well as the author has told it. So with your indulgence I am going to read most of it, with selected repetitive portions left out. This is indeed one of the great stories of the Bible, and I think you will profit…
Hebrews 9:1-14
How to Clear a Guilty Conscience God has been very good to me. I have a wonderful wife, two fine sons, two lovely daughters-in-law, four grandkids, a nice home, a job I love, faithful friends, and excellent health. I’ve never missed a meal, divorce has not touched my birth family for many generations, I’ve never been unemployed, and my parents and grandparents have lived into their 90’s. I’ve had relatively little suffering, as compared to many of God’s people. My life, however, has…
2 Corinthians 7:2-16
The Deadly Difference Between Regret and Repentance I want to talk today about one of life’s most painful experiences–the feelings of regret and remorse that can overwhelm us when we have done something wrong that we suspect might change the course of our life forever. The first time I remember feeling that way was in junior high school. I can’t even remember the specifics of what I had done, but it could have been just about anything considering my junior high years. I…