Sermons on Sin
Judges 2:16-3:31
The Book of Judges: Hearts of Iron, Feet of Clay Breaking the Cycle of Partial Obedience SPEAKER: Paul T. Stolwyk Introduction: John is a homeless man. An unfortunate set of circumstances converged to take this once middle-class man to the streets. By night, he sleeps in several places. By day, he forages for food in the dumpsters behind local eateries. A street tip tells him of a dumpster behind a restaurant where the pickings are not only plentiful, but they beat the typical Burger King…
Judges 17-18
The Book of Judges: Hearts of Iron, Feet of Clay When People Lack Godly Leaders, Spiritual Anarchy Reigns SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: It’s good to be back with you this morning. I had a very profitable sabbatical and am very grateful for the privilege of being away for a concentrated time of study and rejuvenation. This is our second of two family Sundays in a row. I welcome the children who are not normally here in adult worship. Many of you were here…
Joshua 7
SERIES: Joshua: Victory through Faith Sin in the Camp SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Joshua 7 is tied intimately with Joshua 6, and to grasp its significance, one must read it along with chapter 6, the story of the amazing victory God achieved over the Canaanites at Jericho. But in the interest of time this morning we will begin our reading with the last verse of chapter 6: So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land. But the Israelites were unfaithful…
2 Samuel 11
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart Cancer in the Body SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Friends, we come today to one of the saddest stories in the whole Bible–the story of David and Bathsheba. It is sad because it reminds us of the fact that human beings, no matter how gifted or godly or successful, will always disappoint us eventually. We dare not put our ultimate faith in people. It’s sad, too, because it reminds us of our own failures in life–acts…
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…
2 Samuel 12ff, Galatians 6:7-8
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart Sin Will Take You Further Than You Want to Go SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: More than fifteen years ago Jan and I attended the Praise Gathering in Indianapolis that was sponsored for many years by the Gaithers. On the last day I was tired after the third concert and I almost went back to my hotel room. The Cathedral Quartet was singing, and I slipped into the back row. They did a song that someone handed…
Job 22-31
SERIES: The Book of Job Round 3 of the Garbage Dumb Debate: The Pursuit of Personal Holiness SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Some 4,000 years ago a debate was held on an ash heap outside a town named Uz, somewhere in the Fertile Crescent. The detailed substance of that debate has been preserved over the centuries in the Book of Job. On one side was a good man who, for all intents and purposes, was dying an agonizing death, while on the other side…
John 4:46-54; 5:1-9; 9:1-7
SERIES: The Gospel of John The Great Physician SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: The healing miracles of Jesus fascinate us, but at the same time they frequently frustrate us. The reason can best be stated this way: Jesus healed all manner of disease and sickness; Jesus is alive in the Church today; Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever; Therefore, we ought to see the same kinds of healing miracles today! But we don’t! Why? Is it because the church has drifted…
1 Kings 18:16-46
Elijah: “Do It Again.” Introduction: This morning we come to one of the great battle stories of the Bible–not great in the number of troops involved or in the number of casualties experienced but in the decisiveness of the victory. This battle was between two men. One was a wealthy and powerful monarch with scores of troops and bodyguards, plus chariots and countless weapons, yet he stood morally bankrupt and helpless in the presence of the other. The second man was without wealth, without…
2 Kings 5
Elisha, Naaman: “Wash and Be Cleansed!” Introduction: We are currently engaged in a series of messages on the kings and prophets of Israel. The last few Sundays we have been studying the life of the prophet Elijah, an amazing miracle-worker but also a person just like us. We understand that better after last Sunday, don’t we? Because today is Family Worship, we are skipping ahead a few chapters in our series to the life of Elisha, who was Elijah’s successor, and to a…
Romans 3:9-20
Sinnerama, or I’m not OK, You’re not OK Introduction: Let’s begin this morning by reading our Scripture text, Romans 3:9-20: “What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. {10} As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; {11} there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. {12} All have turned away, they have together become…
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…
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