Sermons on Lying
Exodus 20:1-21
Ancient Commandments for Modern Living SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Note: There is a full series on the Ten Commandments on the website, which expands greatly on this sermon. Introduction: I grew up in evangelical churches all my life, then attended Bible college and seminary for eight years, but it wasn’t until about ten years ago that I realized a rather startling fact: I had never in my entire life heard a sermon on the Ten Commandments! In trying to understand the reason for that…
1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18
Micaiah: “He Never Prophesies Anything Good About Me.” Introduction: Chances are many of you have never heard of Micaiah. He’s mentioned only in 1 Kings 22 and the parallel passage in 2 Chronicles 18. We know nothing of his family, his ministry, or his death. Yet the Scriptures tell us enough to know he’s the kind of person we would trust with our lives, and he stands on a par with some of God’s choicest servants, particularly when it comes to courage and…
Acts 4:36-5:11
Money–Ungodly Ways of Giving It Please turn with me to the book of Acts 4 and let’s read together the Word of the Lord, beginning in verse 36. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he…
James 3:1-12
Tongue in Check Introduction: When I was a kid and my mom took me to the doctor, the first thing he would say, no matter what the problem, was “Stick out your tongue!” Then he would gag me with a little stick. I believe Dr. James would say the same thing if we went to him concerning some problem with our spiritual health—stick out your tongue! According to a recent study the average person speaks 18,000 words a day. That is the equivalent of…