Today, may be one of the not greatest challenges because of the level of difficulty, but today may be the reason why Satan hates me so much is because of what we're gonna share. It's like if God doesn't give me the utterance for this, [...]

We have been talking about what to do when you feel like God doesn't care. And that may have been one of your little secrets or maybe your big secret, that as a Christian, you had the thought that "Maybe God doesn't care about [...]

Let's go to the book of Ephesians chapter 2, verses 8 through 9 and Philippians chapter 2, verse 12, and I'll start off in Ephesians 2:8 through 9 in the New Living Translation. We're talking about when will I be what God says I am, [...]

Go with me to Ephesians 2:8 through 9 in the NLT. Ephesians 2 in the NLT, and then Philippians 2:12. I'm gonna read that in King James and in the NLT. I call this this morning, "When Will I Be What God Says I Am"? When will I be what [...]

If you have your Bibles this morning, go with me to the Book of Colossians the New Living Translation. In fact, I want to put this on the screen, guys. I want to... this is a long text, but we need to spend some time in it. We're going to pick [...]

This has been an amazing journey this week where this morning's message is concerned. I knew it was important. I knew that maybe I needed to get a little deeper with it and that if I would just step out by faith and begin the series, then God [...]

This morning, we will continue in the subject of, "Maturity Through Pressure". And we've been telling you not to be afraid of trouble, don't be afraid of pressure, that we're learning how to trouble our trouble amen. And so [...]

We're going to talk about how to win the battle of the mind. We told you that the mind is the arena of faith. You're going to lose it or win it right there in the mind, and one of the most powerful weapons of the enemy is the power of [...]

1 Peter chapter 1 verse 6 through 7. We're gonna talk about mentality... maturity, excuse me, "Maturity through pressure," "Maturity through pressure". Now, there's probably no one in here who would say to me, "Oh, [...]

We've been talking about maturity through suffering. And sometimes it's the things that we go through that help to shape us and to mold us so we can be prepared to do the assignment that God has for us down the line. How many of you have [...]

A couple of weeks ago, we began a new series of teachings on "Maturity Through Pressure". And this is so important because as Christian people, we got to understand that we cannot remain spiritual babes all while we're here. God [...]

I don't think we've talked enough about choice and the power of choice. We spent more time blaming the devil for something and looking for excuses for not accepting responsibility for choices that we've made. We've accepted [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to John 10:10. We're gonna talk tonight about Satan's MO, his method of operation. We're continuing from last week. I just don't remember what I called it last week, but we're continuing [...]

If you have your bibles go with me to the book of Luke, the book of Luke chapter 16 and verse 10. The book of Luke chapter 16 and verse 10. Just for a little review, wanna get everybody on the same page and then we'll begin to talk about, [...]

The greatest sin that existed in the Garden of Eden, the greatest sin that exists in our lives today: spiritual blindness. Cannot see. And so that's what he's trying to do. He's just trying to get you... now, how's he do that? He [...]

Have you noticed the number of suicides that's been taking place this past year? There's a reason for that. And I want to start off with this statement. Young lady killed herself yesterday and this statement just really caught me. I think [...]

Let's look at the characteristics of subtlety that comes from demonic spirits. Matthew 16, verse 21 and 23. I want to show you the subtlety of a spirit. So in other words, you know, if you're not careful, it's like, "How do I [...]

Now, tonight what we're going to talk about is we're going to talk about three spirits of mammon. Spirits have a tendency to hang out together. And we're going to look at some things and I want to go over some stuff that I didn't [...]

We gotta quit this little game that we conjured up. "This is the way we go to church, go church. Hallelujah, brother. God bless you, amen. Ooh, I felt that". Ain't nobody got time for that. I'm not preaching a ooh-ah doctrine, I [...]

We've been talking about humility. And I pray that it's something that's becoming very clear in your thinking, and that you're understanding that God is wanting to do some amazing things in your life. Amen? And so if you have [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of 1 Peter chapter 5. 1 Peter chapter 5, verses 5 through 7. I think this is our third week as we have been dealing with humility and how grace will teach humility in our lives, and I believe that this [...]

The only condition placed upon man for the enjoyment of all the blessings of grace, only one condition that's placed upon you, to walk in all of the enjoyment of the blessings of grace. It's in Romans chapter 4:16, faith. Watch this. [...]

Now, arrogance, let's talk about that a little bit. Arrogance is also a sign that someone lacks humility. I love how, you know, we preachers do it. "I don't want to brag or nothing, but", and then you go ahead and brag, "I [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of 1 Peter chapter 5, 1 Peter chapter 5, and we're gonna begin 5 through 7. Excited about this series because this is a series where we're gonna learn how to give way to God and what he wants [...]

Now, what we're gonna talk about this morning is worshiping God in this dispensation of grace. Worshiping God in this dispensation of grace. In other words, I'm gonna talk to you about grace-based worship, how to worship change, or what [...]

True worship. True worship. Let's go to this angle and then I'll get started. True worship is our response to grace. Worship is the response of a man to the initiatives of God in grace. Look at Genesis 12 and 7. It's a response. [...]

Let's begin here, let's start off this morning just simply by, I want to talk about five little points and see if we can just focus on defining worship. You know, what is it? Because I'm defining, because I hear a lot of stuff, and [...]

Worship is a heart product. It is not a practice product, a training product, a tradition product, it's a heart product. I give him the allegiance of my heart, and from my heart I do this, from my loyalty and my commitment I worship him. Now, [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of Proverbs chapter 21 and verse 2, Proverbs chapter 21 and verse 2. Read verse 2 out loud together. Ready, read. "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the Lord pondereth the [...]

If you have your Bibles, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 16 through 18. Every year I have an opportunity to look at this, it seems like I get something new, that really blesses and I hope it changes your life as well. 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the Book of Galatians chapter 5 and verse 4 and Galatians chapter 2. Last week we talked about defining self-righteousness. We're really talking about the righteousness of God. But if you can understand [...]

Look at Romans chapter 4, and in Romans chapter 4, we're gonna look at verses 1 through 8. And I'm gonna be reading out of the New Living Translation. I think this will really bless you. I try to teach on some aspect of righteousness at [...]

Today, I wanna answer the question, "Why give"? I mean, come on, man, I mean, why give? Man, we've heard a lot about that, a lot of things that are interesting. I went to the Internet and pulled up some old sermons from me and other [...]

This morning we've been talking about righteousness, and I think yesterday we saw a difference between righteousness based on what you do versus righteousness based on your faith in Jesus Christ. I think we can safely conclude that you brought [...]

"Jesus told the story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness," they had great confidence in their own righteousness, that's the first problem. Shouldn't be your own righteousness. Should be his righteousness, [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the Book of Hebrews chapter 5. Hebrews chapter 5, verse 12 and 13. And we're going to continue along the same lines we were last night dealing with the righteousness by faith in Jesus Christ and really [...]

If you have your Bibles, go with me to the book of Titus chapter 2, and we're gonna read verse 11 through 13. And tonight, I wanna talk to you about, I wanna kind of add on to some stuff we talked about Sunday. I wanna talk to you about, if we [...]

Our lives are composed of grace through our union with God. Our lives are composed of grace through our union with God. Now, how many of you believe, that if Jesus used an illustration in the Bible of a natural thing, we probably ought to pay [...]

Hebrews chapter 3, now here's what we're gonna talk about tonight: achieving versus receiving when it comes to the grace life. Is the grace life about achieving, or is the grace life about receiving, 'cause we've got to get that [...]

Before the cross of Jesus, under the law, God held man responsible for his sins. Before Jesus died and shed his blood, God held men responsible for their sins. Now think of that, man. Look at this in Leviticus chapter 5:17. Let's look at it in [...]

2 Timothy chapter 2 in the Amplified Bible. We're gonna talk about and continue to deal with this subject "The Cross: The Defining Line of the Gospel". Because the cross is the defining line of the gospel. The cross is the defining [...]

Notice what the Spirit of God calls the New Testament. This so ministered to me. Notice what the Spirit of God... go to Hebrews chapter 8:6. Notice what the Spirit of God calls the New Testament, which Jesus is the mediator of. Notice what the [...]

I'm noticing what's going on in the world today. I'm noticing what's going on with believers today. I'm noticing even what's going on with the Bible today, how people think about the Bible and how it, you know, is [...]

Tonight we're gonna talk about prayer, the believer's dependence upon God. Prayer is the believer's dependence upon God. You're praying because you're obviously depending on God to do something that you can't do. And [...]

All right, let's go to number four. Let's go to number four, I wanna get this done today. All right, so here's the fourth subject that's being taught in the Bible that teaches us complete dependence upon God. Multiplied [...]

Now, so we're talking about godliness, and it's not a very difficult thing to understand, but it is important for us to understand what these things are so that we won't be robbed by religion and find ourselves, you know, [...]

Look at Psalms 102 and 13, Psalms 102 and 13. Just a couple of things. Don't let the timing of a thing cause you to become weak in depending on God. Okay? I was talking to one of my spiritual sons last week, and he was just like, you know, [...]

If you have your Bibles with you, go with me to the book of Titus chapter 2 and verse 11 through 13. Titus chapter 2, verse 11 through 13. Tonight I wanna reinvestigate this issue of the word of faith. And I want us to look at it very, very [...]

I'm about to enter into something that has probably taken 41 years for me to figure out how to articulate it, and I need you to hear it. I really thank God for this church. I thank God that you're students of grace. I thank God that you [...]

Let's begin here in the book of Titus chapter 2, verse 11 through 13. We're continuing in the series "How Grace Teaches Us Godliness". We know that ungodliness is a total disregard of God, and basically, to be ungodly is more [...]