Acts (Part Six)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 9/6/1988
The early church had confidence in God's sovereignty, realizing that no human authority could thwart God's power. This conviction gave them strength.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 9/6/1988
The early church had confidence in God's sovereignty, realizing that no human authority could thwart God's power. This conviction gave them strength.
Acts (Part Five)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/23/1988
The witness of the apostles, particularly miraculous healings performed in the name of Jesus Christ, brought them into conflict with the Jewish leaders.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/23/1988
The witness of the apostles, particularly miraculous healings performed in the name of Jesus Christ, brought them into conflict with the Jewish leaders.
Acts (Part Four)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/16/1988
Peter, using the details of fulfilled prophecy, establishes the Messiahship of Jesus Christ and convicts the crowd of their culpability in His death.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/16/1988
Peter, using the details of fulfilled prophecy, establishes the Messiahship of Jesus Christ and convicts the crowd of their culpability in His death.
Acts (Part Three)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/9/1988
Adherents to the Pentecostal movement try to mimic some of the superficial surface manifestations of Acts 2 rather than follow the teaching given on that day.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/9/1988
Adherents to the Pentecostal movement try to mimic some of the superficial surface manifestations of Acts 2 rather than follow the teaching given on that day.
The Commandments (Part Four)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/6/1988
The prohibition against taking God's name in vain is the least understood commandment. When we bear God's name, we are to bear His character and nature.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/6/1988
The prohibition against taking God's name in vain is the least understood commandment. When we bear God's name, we are to bear His character and nature.
Acts (Part Two)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/2/1988
Our historical and theological roots are advanced in a polished, chronological narrative (Acts), perhaps designed as a trial document authored by Luke.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 8/2/1988
Our historical and theological roots are advanced in a polished, chronological narrative (Acts), perhaps designed as a trial document authored by Luke.
The Commandments (Part Three)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/30/1988
Idolatry derives from worshiping the work of our hands or thoughts rather than the true God. Whatever consumes our thoughts and behavior has become our idol.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/30/1988
Idolatry derives from worshiping the work of our hands or thoughts rather than the true God. Whatever consumes our thoughts and behavior has become our idol.
Acts (Part One)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/19/1988
The book of Acts could have been an exculpatory trial document designed to vindicate Paul and the early church, showing that Christianity was not a threat.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/19/1988
The book of Acts could have been an exculpatory trial document designed to vindicate Paul and the early church, showing that Christianity was not a threat.
The Commandments (Part Two)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/16/1988
Idolatry constitutes the fountainhead from which all other sins flow, all of which amplify obsessive self-centeredness and self-indulgence.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/16/1988
Idolatry constitutes the fountainhead from which all other sins flow, all of which amplify obsessive self-centeredness and self-indulgence.
Amos (Part Fourteen)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/12/1988
Amos indicts rampant, dishonest practices, placing gain above honesty, morality, or ethics, and arrogantly and covetously exploiting the needy for profit.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/12/1988
Amos indicts rampant, dishonest practices, placing gain above honesty, morality, or ethics, and arrogantly and covetously exploiting the needy for profit.
The Commandments (Part One)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/2/1988
What have we accepted as our authority for permitting ourselves to do or behave as we do — our value system, our code of ethics or code of morality?
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 7/2/1988
What have we accepted as our authority for permitting ourselves to do or behave as we do — our value system, our code of ethics or code of morality?
Amos (Part Thirteen)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/28/1988
The people to whom Amos writes have the mistaken assumption that because they have made the covenant with God, they can bask in a kind of divine favoritism.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/28/1988
The people to whom Amos writes have the mistaken assumption that because they have made the covenant with God, they can bask in a kind of divine favoritism.
Amos (Part Twelve)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/14/1988
God will do what He must to bring Abraham's seed to repentance and salvation, including allowing crisis, hardship, humiliation, and calamity.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/14/1988
God will do what He must to bring Abraham's seed to repentance and salvation, including allowing crisis, hardship, humiliation, and calamity.
Amos (Part Eleven)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/7/1988
Ancient Israel had at the core of its religion an obsession to please the self at the expense of justice and the best interests of the disadvantaged.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 6/7/1988
Ancient Israel had at the core of its religion an obsession to please the self at the expense of justice and the best interests of the disadvantaged.
Amos (Part Ten)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/17/1988
God requires a higher standard of righteous behavior from those who have consciously made a covenant with Him and are acquainted with His Law.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/17/1988
God requires a higher standard of righteous behavior from those who have consciously made a covenant with Him and are acquainted with His Law.
Amos (Part Nine)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/10/1988
Ancient Israel regarded Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba as a sacred shrines, but were not becoming spiritually transformed as a result of pilgrimages.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/10/1988
Ancient Israel regarded Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba as a sacred shrines, but were not becoming spiritually transformed as a result of pilgrimages.
Amos (Part Eight)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/3/1988
Amos severely chides Israel for exalting symbolism over substance, superstitiously trusting in locations where significant historical events occurred.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 5/3/1988
Amos severely chides Israel for exalting symbolism over substance, superstitiously trusting in locations where significant historical events occurred.
Amos (Part Seven)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 4/19/1988
God, through His prophets, warns that He will chasten His people with increasing severity until they repent and begin to reflect His characteristics.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 4/19/1988
God, through His prophets, warns that He will chasten His people with increasing severity until they repent and begin to reflect His characteristics.
Amos (Part Six)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 4/12/1988
The favorite-son status of Israel was conditioned on accepting the terms of the covenant with God. Israel, then and now, has placed her trust in material things.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 4/12/1988
The favorite-son status of Israel was conditioned on accepting the terms of the covenant with God. Israel, then and now, has placed her trust in material things.
Amos (Part Five)
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 3/22/1988
Modern Israel cannot see the connection between its own faithlessness to the covenant and the violence of society that mirrors her spiritual condition.
Bible Study/Sermon; Given 3/22/1988
Modern Israel cannot see the connection between its own faithlessness to the covenant and the violence of society that mirrors her spiritual condition.