In this closing portion of Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian Elders, he instructs them to live for eternity by pursuing the word of God, a sanctified life, and faithful stewardship.
Read More...Sermon Series: Old Testament Book
Paul Sets His Face To Go To Jerusalem
As Paul courageously travels to Jerusalem, we see 5 Powerful Principles for our own lives: the priority of Christian fellowship, the nature of New Testament Prophecy, our need to respect those with whom we disagree, the need to follow our convictions, and our need to be all things to all men.
Read More...Sharing Your Faith
Paul’s testimony before the angry Jewish mob provides us with many powerful principles for sharing our faith: having an earnest desire for the lost, finding common ground, emphasizing the inability of religion to save, relying on the sovereign initiative of God, and not resting until we see evidence of the supernatural work of God in their heart!
Read More...The Prodigal Prophet – “The Awful Consequences of Rebellion”
As Jonah, the Prodigal Prophet, flees from God, we see the awful consequences of rebellion.
Read More...The Praying Prophet – “The Breaking Of A Rebel’s Will”
God is absolutely committed to making His people holy. The prophet Jonah found this out the hard way when he almost drowned at sea, and then spent three days and nights in the stomach of a great fish. Find out what changed in Jonah’s life when God finally got this prophet where he wanted him.
Read More...The Preaching Prophet – “The Greatest Awakening”
God, for His own glory, occasionally awakens a whole community to spiritual realities. In Jonah 3 we see the Greatest Awakening the world has ever seen!
Read More...The Pouting Prophet – “Catching God’s Heart For The Lost”
In this final scene in the Book of Jonah, God uses a plant, a worm, and a wind to teach Jonah that his priorities are all wrong, and that He needs to catch His heart for the lost and perishing multitudes of the world.
Read More...Christ – The Creator
As we begin this sermon series on Beholding Christ In Genesis, we discover that Jesus is none other than our Creator God, not only involved in the first physical creation, but also in the new spiritual creation.
Read More...Christ – Our Sabbath
Is the Sabbath an unchanging moral law that God gave the human race at creation? Are we to observe the Sabbath on Saturday, or Sunday, or in some other way? Listen in as we focus on Christ – our true Sabbath, and how we find our rest in Him!
Read More...Christ – The Tree Of Life
The message of the entire Bible can be summed up in the story of 3 Trees: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the Tree of Life, and the Tree of Calvary.
Read More...Christ – Our Bridegroom
The divine institution of marriage is in serious trouble today. In this passage in Genesis we see God’s ideal for marriage, and how the first marriage foreshadows our ultimate marriage to Jesus Christ, our true Bridegroom.
Read More...Christ – The Obedient Son
Why is our world in such a mess? The only answer that makes any sense is the answer given in Genesis 3. In this message we explore Satan’s Schemes, Man’s Failure, and Christ’s Obedience.
Read More...Christ – Our Righteous Covering
Adam and Eve clothed themselves in fig leaves, but God rejected their garments, and instead made them garments of skin. Every person in the world is either dressed in his own righteousness or the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Are you dressed in fig leaves or a fur coat?
Read More...Christ – The Conqueror Of Satan
Christ is the Conqueror of Satan! Though Satan was able to strike Christ’s heel at His crucifixion, in that very act Jesus Christ crushed his head, rendering him powerless. Now, we stand in Christ’s victory!
Read More...Christ – The One Whose Blood Speaks Better Than Abel’s
Like Abel’s blood, the blood of Christ cries to God, but it speaks with a better message, duration, number of people, location and power. It will ultimately speak for or against every person on Judgment Day.
Read More...Christ – Our Refuge From Wrath
Just as the Flood of God’s Wrath came upon the ancient world, so a far greater judgment of wrath is coming upon our own world, and the only way to be saved from it is to find our refuge in Christ!
Read More...Christ – The One Who Brings Blessing To The World
From the beginning of time God has had a plan to bring unspeakable spiritual privileges to all the world. Learn who they are from, what they are, and who they are for in this message as we focus on our great privilege of partnering with God in His missionary zeal to bring His people into the kingdom from all over the world.
Read More...Christ – Our Great High Priest Like Melchizedek
Melchizedek is a wonderful picture of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the eternally self-existent One, the King of the universe, the priest who reconciles us to God through sacrifice, and the preeminent one over all.
Read More...Christ – The Smoking Oven and Flaming Torch
God assured Abraham that He would give him the land of Canaan by cutting a covenant with him. Likewise God gives assurance to us that we will possess our heavenly inheritance through the New Covenant. The glory of the New Covenant is that it is not an “if…then” covenant like the Old Covenant. Rather it is a unilateral, unconditional, “I will…they shall” covenant in which Christ Himself binds Himself to fulfill all the terms of the covenant.
Read More...Christ – The Righteous Judge
God’s destruction of Sodom and deliverance of Lot in Genesis 19 serve as a type of the Final Judgment, in which God will pour out His wrath on the wicked and deliver His people through sheer grace.
Read More...Christ – The Son Offered By The Father
In Genesis 22 we read of the supreme act of faith ever required of man – Abraham must kill and offer up his son as a burnt offering. In this story, we are reminded of another Father who offered His Son, Jesus Christ, as the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Read More...Christ – The Wealthy Waiting Husband
In Genesis 24 we see a wealthy father sending out his trusted servant to find a bride for His Son. In the story, the servant represents the Holy Spirit, who is calling out a bride for Jesus Christ, and then leading that bride on a spiritual journey to heaven. Read More...
Christ – The Ladder Between Heaven and Earth
Jacob dreamed of a ladder set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven. Jesus told us that this ladder was Himself! Listen in and see why Christ is a long, accessible, durable, dependable, effective, and revealing ladder! Read More...
Christ – The Crippler of the Self-Sufficient
Jacob was a self-reliant man who depended on his own wits and ingenuity in life, rather than trusting in the Lord. Therefore, Jesus Christ came to Jacob and battled him, broke him, blessed him, and branded him in order to transform him from “Heelcatcher” to “He who strives with God.” Listen carefully, as you just might find yourself in this story! Read More...
Christ – The Innocent Sufferer
Joseph gives us a vivid portrait of Jesus Christ, both in his sufferings, and in the glories to follow. In this study, we see Christ as the Innocent Sufferer, and see him in his Parent’s House, Potiphar’s House, and in the Prison House. Through it all, we learn of the amazing love of Christ, and His willingness to suffer for both our sake and His Father’s glory. Read More...
Christ – Our Exalted Lord
Joseph was raised from the dungeon to the palace, from humiliation to exaltation to rule over the entire nation of Egypt to provide food for those that were perishing. As such he is a wonderful illustration of Jesus Christ, our Sovereign Lord, who rules from heaven to grant salvation for perishing sinners. Read More...
Christ – Our Redeemer!
The Old Testament is a picture book to help us learn about God and His redemptive plan. In the opening chapters of the book of Exodus, we learn of our bondage to sin and Satan, and God’s mighty plan to save us through Christ our Redeemer! Read More...
Christ – The Great I Am
God reveals His sacred Name in Exodus 3:14, which gives us insight into His nature and attributes. Because He is “I Am”, He is there, He is eternal, He is omnipotent, and He is immutable. Not only does the Name “I Am” apply to God the Father, but also to Jesus Christ! Read More...
Christ – Our Passover
The Old Testament Passover was merely a faint picture of the glorious reality that Christ has shed His blood for us so that God would “pass over” us in judgment and bestow His sovereign mercy upon us! Read More...
Christ – The Pillar of Cloud and Fire
Just as God led the children of Israel from Egypt into the Promised Land by a pillar of cloud and fire, so too Jesus Christ leads us to heaven by His Word and Spirit! Read More...
Christ – The God-Glorifying God
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In Exodus 14, God set a trap for Pharaoh and the Egyptians and He used the Israelites as bait. But why? To demonstrate His power, spread His fame, and reveal His glory. Take a look at the God-centered God with us!
Christ – The One Who Sweetens Our Bitter Waters
Have you ever had needs and desires that hoped would be fulfilled in someone or something, and were greatly disappointed? Welcome to Marah! We have all been there. Pastor Brian shows how the story of the Israelites at Marah is fulfilled in our lives in many different ways. We need to stop looking to people or things to fulfill us, and find our fulfillment in Christ alone. Read More...
Christ – Our Bread From Heaven
The manna God rained from heaven to feed the children of Israel for 40 years is a picture of Jesus Christ, the true bread from heaven. We need to gather the manna of the Word early every day to have strength to journey to heaven and fight our spiritual enemies. Read More...
Christ – The Smitten Rock
When Moses was commanded by God to smite the Rock to bring forth streams of water for the thirsty Israelites, God was enacting a divine drama. He was illustrating the truth that Christ, our Rock, would be smitten by God on the cross to bring forth the Holy Spirit, who is the rivers of the water of life! Read More...
Christ – The Mediator Of A Better Covenant
Just as Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant, so too Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant. In this message Pastor Brian outlines the similarities and differences between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, and shows why the New Covenant is based on better promises. Read More...
Christ – Our Tabernacle: Part 1
The Tabernacle in the Old Testament is a wonderful picture of Jesus Christ! Today we see how privileged we are as believer-priests, and are challenged to take full advantage of those spiritual privileges. Read More...
Christ – Our Tabernacle (The Altar and Laver)
The outer court of the Tabernacle consisted of two objects: a bronze altar, and a bronze laver. The altar depicts the atoning work of Jesus Christ at the cross, and the laver the daily work of the Word to bring us to confession of sin and repentance. Read More...
Christ – The Table of Showbread
Christ is the Table of Showbread. He is our Bread from heaven which satisfies the longings of our soul, and God has called us to feast upon His Son and enjoy fellowship with Him regularly. Read More...
Christ – The Golden Lampstand
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The Golden Lampstand points to Christ, the Light of the World, and His church as His light-bearers to the world.
Christ – Our Golden Altar Of Incense
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The Golden Altar of Incense is a picture of Christ our Interceding High Priest. We have been saved by Christ’s death on the cross, but are kept saved by Christ’s heavenly intercession!
Christ – The High Priest, Scapegoat, and Mercy Seat
Christ is all in all! Listen in to see how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament High Priest, the Scapegoat, The Slaughtered Goat, and the Mercy Seat. Read More...
Introduction To Jonah
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.
Jesus: The Greater Jonah
And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 1:17
Remember: A Prayer Of Thanksgiving For God’s Deliverance
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.”
Jonah 2:1-2
The Foundation of Evangelism
So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk. Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.
The Rebuke of Jonah
Then the Lord said, “You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight. “Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?”
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