Who Will You Listen To?

In 1 John 4:1-6, the author calls us to do four things in relation to the spirits we hear: Test the spirits (v.1)Know the spirits (v.2-3)Rejoice in the triumph of the Spirit (v.4)Listen to the Spirit (v.5-6) The message starts at the 0:28 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF7XD0-Aroc

Abide and Continue

In this sermon from 1 John 2:18-27, I unpack four truths that John gives us in this passage. First, he warns the people against antichrists and false teachings (v.18-19).Second, he affirms that the people he is writing to are in the truth (v.20-21).Third, he goes into more detail in descirbing the antichrists, and give the …

Living in the Light

In this sermon, I cover 1 John 1:5-10 and explore two key themes in this passage: What it means for God to be light (verse 5)What it means for Christians to walk in that light (verses 6-10) The message begins at the 0:18 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1WDcVVz8c

Celestial Citizenship

In this sermon, I cover Philippians 3:12-4:1, a lengthy passage, and draw out 5 key points that relate to being a citizen of Heaven. First, Paul wants us to see how this citizenship in Heaven impacts the way we think and live (verses 12-14).Next, we are going to see this citizenship modeled for us by …

Sanctification Simplified

In this sermon, I look at Philippians 2:12-18, where we see sanctification (the lifelong process in the life of a Christian of becoming more like Jesus) in three phases: Sanctification in principle (v.12-13)Sanctification in practice (v.14-16a)Sanctification shown (v.16b-18) The message begins at the 0:20 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSWHSn7mjE

Resolved: To Honor Christ Whether by Life or by Death

Continuing through Philippians at Charlestown Road Baptist Church, I cover 1:18b-26 in this sermon. In verse 18b, we see Paul's future expectation of joy. In verses 19-20, we see a resolution that Paul makes, which is the ground, or reason for his future expectation of joy. In verse 21, we see the ground of the …

Prizing Christ in Prison

Continuing through our series through Philippians at Charlestown Road Baptist Church, I cover 1:12-14 in this sermon where we see three main points: The Apostle Paul makes an extraordinary claim that the gospel has advanced specifically because of his imprisonment (v.12).One proof of this he offers is that it has become known throughout the whole …

Philippians: The Satisfaction of Saints, Servants, and Citizens

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to return to Charlestown Road Southern Baptist Church and start a series through the book of Philippians. In this sermon, I cover three things: I give the background and context information that is necessary to properly understanding this book.I preach the first two verses of Philippians chapter 1.I read straight …

Brought Near

Today, I had the opportunity to preach at Charlestown Road Southern Baptist Church in New Albany, Indiana. The sermon is from Ephesians 2:13, and I draw out 9 implications from this verse. The message starts at the 0:32 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcgLKTcEgOw

The Sweetness of Suffering: Three Reasons to Not Lose Heart

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 has become one of, if not my favorite passages in all the Bible. The glorious truths that it contains are so deep that I wish I had more time to discuss them than I did. Regardless, I did my best to show why there are three reasons why a Christian should not …