Sermons on Security
John 10:1-30
SERIES: The Gospel of John A Shepherd and His Sheep SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: There are over 160 different animals mentioned in the Bible—from mountain goats to wild donkeys, from the ostrich to the hawk, from the hippopotamus to the crocodile. Many of the animals are used to illustrate human characteristics. But the animal imagery God uses more often than any other to describe His people is that of the sheep, and that is because people and sheep bear many similarities. Both are…
Romans 8:31-39
Secure in God’s Love Introduction: I love the mountains. To me there’s nothing more exhilarating than climbing one of the 14,000-foot mountain peaks in Colorado and feasting on the 360-degree view from the top. There’s a perspective one gets from the top that is unavailable anywhere else. It’s even better than the view from an airplane because you’re so much closer to it. Well, Romans is the Himalayan mountain range of the Bible, and chapter 8 is Mount Everest. It begins with “no condemnation” and ends…
1 John 2:3-11
Something Old, Something New Introduction: I have an immense amount of respect for this Apostle who was willing to call it like he saw it—not mincing words, not worrying about whether others agree with him, refusing to compromise his black and white stand on the Gospel. Perhaps he could speak boldly as he does because he was in his 90’s. There’s something about growing old that helps you realize you have nothing to lose. We have been looking at the three tests…
Matthew 7:21-29
Once Saved, Always Saved? Introduction: Our Scripture text for today is Matthew 7:21-27, which constitutes the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount. Will you pay close attention to the words of Jesus, which are also the Word of God for us? “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not…
Hebrews 6:4-20
Bad News, Good News Introduction: A businesswoman prays to receive Christ after her friend shares the Gospel with her, but soon she becomes disillusioned with church when she hears sermons on topics like Satan, judgment, and same-sex marriage. A prominent black pastor leaves his Baptist church to become a Muslim, stating that Islam has become the real impetus for social change in the American black community. A young woman in the Third World faces terrible persecution from her family and…