Love's Greatest Challenges
Sermon; Given 3/27/1993
An irrational fear of loss prevents the development of agape love — we fear that keeping God's commandments will cause us to lose something valuable.
Sermon; Given 3/27/1993
An irrational fear of loss prevents the development of agape love — we fear that keeping God's commandments will cause us to lose something valuable.
Love's Emotional Dimension
Sermon; Given 3/20/1993
Love doesn't become 'love' until we act. If we don't do what is right, the right feeling will never be formed; emotions are largely developed by our experiences.
Sermon; Given 3/20/1993
Love doesn't become 'love' until we act. If we don't do what is right, the right feeling will never be formed; emotions are largely developed by our experiences.
Love's Basic Definition
Sermon; Given 3/13/1993
Love is not a feeling, but an action—defined as keeping God's commandments, the only means by which we can possibly know Him, leading to eternal life.
Sermon; Given 3/13/1993
Love is not a feeling, but an action—defined as keeping God's commandments, the only means by which we can possibly know Him, leading to eternal life.
Love's Importance and Source
Sermon; Given 3/6/1993
God is the source of real love; mankind by nature does not have it. It is only by knowing God that we can have this love. Godly love is a cycle that God initiates.
Sermon; Given 3/6/1993
God is the source of real love; mankind by nature does not have it. It is only by knowing God that we can have this love. Godly love is a cycle that God initiates.
Judging Our Brothers
'Personal' Article; Posted 3/1/1993
The subject of judging is a sensitive one in this age. Is it proper for Christians to judge matters? What does the Bible say?
'Personal' Article; Posted 3/1/1993
The subject of judging is a sensitive one in this age. Is it proper for Christians to judge matters? What does the Bible say?
Love and Fellowship
Sermon; Given 2/27/1993
Fellowship with God is the only antidote to overwhelming feelings of despair, doubt, and self-condemnation.
Sermon; Given 2/27/1993
Fellowship with God is the only antidote to overwhelming feelings of despair, doubt, and self-condemnation.
Self-Government and Responsibility (Part Three)
Sermon; Given 2/20/1993
Jacob's Trouble, or the Great Tribulation, comes about because people are not meeting their God-given responsibilities: keeping His Commandments.
Sermon; Given 2/20/1993
Jacob's Trouble, or the Great Tribulation, comes about because people are not meeting their God-given responsibilities: keeping His Commandments.
Passover and I Corinthians 10
Sermon; Given 2/13/1993
Like the Old Testament examples, the Corinthians had a careless presumption, allowing themselves to lust, fornicate, tempt God, and murmur.
Sermon; Given 2/13/1993
Like the Old Testament examples, the Corinthians had a careless presumption, allowing themselves to lust, fornicate, tempt God, and murmur.
Self-Government and Responsibility (Part Two)
Sermon; Given 2/6/1993
Our experiences prepare us to be a better judge or king. Though we may exercise righteous judgment, we dare not pass judgment nor justify sin in ourselves.
Sermon; Given 2/6/1993
Our experiences prepare us to be a better judge or king. Though we may exercise righteous judgment, we dare not pass judgment nor justify sin in ourselves.
Respect or Respect of Persons?
'Personal' Article; Posted 2/1/1993
What is the proper balance between respecting someone and showing respect of persons? How should Christians treat each other in formality among church members?
'Personal' Article; Posted 2/1/1993
What is the proper balance between respecting someone and showing respect of persons? How should Christians treat each other in formality among church members?
Self-Government and Responsibility (Part One)
Sermon; Given 1/30/1993
We need free moral agency to be transformed into God's image. Unless one has God's Spirit, he cannot exercise the internal control to be subject to the way of God.
Sermon; Given 1/30/1993
We need free moral agency to be transformed into God's image. Unless one has God's Spirit, he cannot exercise the internal control to be subject to the way of God.
Grace Upon Grace
Sermon; Given 1/16/1993
Forgiveness is only the beginning of the grace process, enabling us to grow to the stature of Christ. Paradoxically, grace puts us under obligation to obey.
Sermon; Given 1/16/1993
Forgiveness is only the beginning of the grace process, enabling us to grow to the stature of Christ. Paradoxically, grace puts us under obligation to obey.
Defining Grace
Sermon; Given 1/9/1993
The entire life of Christ was a manifestation of God's grace, revealing the nature of God by means of a life lived to give us an example to follow.
Sermon; Given 1/9/1993
The entire life of Christ was a manifestation of God's grace, revealing the nature of God by means of a life lived to give us an example to follow.
Justice and Grace
Sermon; Given 1/2/1993
Sometimes we are disturbed, even angered, because an act of God seems unfair. We have difficulty because we do not understand holiness, justice, sin, and grace.
Sermon; Given 1/2/1993
Sometimes we are disturbed, even angered, because an act of God seems unfair. We have difficulty because we do not understand holiness, justice, sin, and grace.
Get the Church Ready!
'Personal' Article; Posted 1/1/1993
What should the church be doing during this time of scattering and doctrinal confusion? Is the gospel limited to preaching to the unconverted?
'Personal' Article; Posted 1/1/1993
What should the church be doing during this time of scattering and doctrinal confusion? Is the gospel limited to preaching to the unconverted?
Examples of Divine Justice
Sermon; Given 12/26/1992
Nadab and Abihu, Ananias and Sapphira, and Uzzah, all aware of the penalties for their actions, rebelled against God's clear and unambiguous instructions.
Sermon; Given 12/26/1992
Nadab and Abihu, Ananias and Sapphira, and Uzzah, all aware of the penalties for their actions, rebelled against God's clear and unambiguous instructions.
Truth (Part 4)
Sermon; Given 12/12/1992
Through the shaping power of God's Holy Spirit, He starts to fill the chasm that divides us so we can have fellowship with Him.
Sermon; Given 12/12/1992
Through the shaping power of God's Holy Spirit, He starts to fill the chasm that divides us so we can have fellowship with Him.
Truth (Part 3)
Sermon; Given 12/5/1992
With the Spirit of God—the light of God—we see the true shape and form of things, and reality appears as something we can see clearly. We find truth.
Sermon; Given 12/5/1992
With the Spirit of God—the light of God—we see the true shape and form of things, and reality appears as something we can see clearly. We find truth.
Here's to Your Good Health!
'Personal' Article; Posted 12/1/1992
Maintaining good health is a vital part of our duty to glorify God. We should study health and ourselves so we can maintain the temple of the Holy Spirit.
'Personal' Article; Posted 12/1/1992
Maintaining good health is a vital part of our duty to glorify God. We should study health and ourselves so we can maintain the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Truth (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 11/28/1992
Only a converted person humbles himself before the truth, making a conscientious effort to follow the light of evidence, even to unwelcome conclusions.
Sermon; Given 11/28/1992
Only a converted person humbles himself before the truth, making a conscientious effort to follow the light of evidence, even to unwelcome conclusions.