Sermons on Sanctification
Philippians 3:15-4:1
SERIES: Philippians: Cheerful Sounds from a Jail Cell Sound Advice for Resident Aliens SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I have never lived in a foreign country, but I have had the privilege of traveling extensively throughout North America, and also to Central America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Visiting a foreign country for a few weeks is certainly not the same as living there for an extended period of time, but even my relatively brief visits have taught me some…
John 15:1-8
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Secret of Bearing Fruit SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: During our current exposition of the Gospel of John, which began last September and will temporarily conclude next Sunday (we’ll return to finish the book early next year, Lord willing), we have heard Jesus make six great claims in the form of “I AM” statements. I am the Bread of Life. I am the Light of the world. I am the Door. I am the Good…
John 17:6-19
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Real Lord’s Prayer, Part 2: Jesus Prays for His Disciples SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: The axiom that it’s not what you know, but who you know that counts may be the most universally true statement among old adages. Do you know what a great feeling it is when someone you know, who happens to be rather influential, says encouraging and supportive things about you to other even more influential people? I have experienced that occasionally in my life, often…
Romans 5:12-21
Ruin and Rescue Introduction: We come this morning to a very profound and difficult portion of Romans. That’s one of the reasons I enjoyed so much last week’s passage. The theme was so clear, the concept so simple—all we had to do was to drink in the truths that … God’s love is without cause. God’s love is without measure. God’s love is without end. Today we are faced with a very different kind of text. Its theme is difficult to understand and perhaps…
Romans 6:1-14
Call to Holy Living Introduction: You are not a Christian because you lead a Christian lifestyle; rather you lead a Christian lifestyle because you are a Christian. There are tens of millions of religious people in this country of ours and countless millions in other lands, who are staking their eternity upon the notion that they are Christians because they try to lead a relatively Christian lifestyle. But if that were possible, why do you suppose the Apostle Paul, the greatest Christian theologian…
Romans 7:14-25
A Spiritual Autobiography, Pt. 2: The Beast Within Introduction: A considerable amount of good, practical and biblical theology has been communicated to our culture by a person who was neither a theologian nor a pastor. His name is Charles Schulz. Charlie Brown and Lucy are walking along together when Charlie, wearing his most pensive look, says, “All it would take to make me happy is to have someone say he likes me.” “Are you sure,” asks Lucy? “Of course, I’m sure!” “You mean you’d…
1 Cor. 6:9‑11
Your Past Doesn’t Define You Introduction: Have you known people who were prisoners of their past? Either they have done something that society or family will not let them forget, or they have done something they won’t let themselves forget, or they have suffered some trauma they keep reliving. Our mental hospitals are full of people whose inability to deal with the past has resulted in a near total loss of contact with reality. Many suicides can be traced directly to the fact that…
Colossians 1:15-23
The Primacy of Christ’s Supremacy SCRIPTURE: Colossians 1:15-23 SPEAKER: Brad Harper Introduction: Almost a hundred years ago the famous World’s Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago. Even in those pre-automobile days some 21 million people visited the exhibits. One of the major features of the exposition was the World Parliament of Religions in which representatives of the world’s great faiths met to share their best points and possibly come up with a new world religion. The great evangelist D. L. Moody…