Our theme in this session and in the next one will be 'True and False Christ.' I think it's appropriate to begin by saying a word of explanation about the word Christ, which for all churchgoing Christians is a familiar word but I [...]

Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law; you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. - Psalms 94:12-13, NIV God is the greatest of all teaching psychologists. For a number of [...]

Your throne was established long ago [O Lord]; you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up, O LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier [...]

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, [...]

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - Psalm 90:12, NIV What does that mean, to number our days aright? Well, let me ask you another question. If I were to ask you, What is the thing in your life that you find [...]

I’d like to just turn your attention for a moment to the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians chapter 2. This particular epistle appeals to me because in it Paul is dealing with what he calls the wisdom of this world as distinct from the truth of God. And [...]

This is the fourth and final session in the series of four sessions in which we’ve been working through the last five chapters of Romans. We’ve got to chapter 15 and we left off round about verse 5–7. I think we’ll go back there and then go on from [...]

This is an excerpt from: True And False Church - Part 2 And then we look in Revelation 19 in verse 8, a picture of the Church ready to be married. And notice all heaven is excited. I think heaven is much more excited than the Church at the moment [...]

This is an excerpt from: True And False Church - Part 2 Now, let's turn for the latter part of this session to a picture of the true Church. I'm going to try to pick out those aspects of the picture which particularly distinguish it from [...]

This is an excerpt from: True And False Church - Part 2 All right, let's go on with the picture of the false church. The next statement is found in Revelation 17, verse 5. Revelation 17, verse 5. On her forehead a name was written, a mystery, [...]

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by or like a watch in the night. - Psalms 90:2,4 (NIV) [...]

Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart. - Psalm 86:11-12, NIV The psalmist there focuses on one thing that is necessary if [...]

This is an excerpt from: True And False Church - Part 2 And then in verse 16 of that chapter, as they watched the destruction of this city they say: "Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and adorned [...]

This is an excerpt from: True And False Church - Part 2 Let's look at some of the pictures here. Again, we're in Revelation 17 and we'll read verse 2: which is a continuation of the previous verse. with whom [that's the false [...]

Going back then to Romans 14 verse 13. And this is a therefore. Do You remember what I said about therefore? You begin to find out why it’s there. Well, this therefore is there because we’re all going to have to stand before the judgment seat of [...]

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, [...]

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 73:26, NIV You see, there’s a difference between the internal and the external. The external is fading, it’s temporary; but there’s something inside [...]

God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. - Psalm 68:6, NIV To be lonely is a very sad condition; yet in today’s world there are millions and millions of lonely [...]

This is an excerpt from: True and False Church - Part 2 This is the second session on the theme of True and False Church. We've been examining how it comes about that there is a false church and we looked at the warning that Paul gave to the [...]

This is an excerpt from: True and False Church - Part 1 Now, we’re going back to the theme of the way that Jezebel comes to power. You remember we said it was a political federation; she was riding this scarlet animal, this scarlet beast. Going [...]

This is an excerpt from: True and False Church - Part 1 Now, I’d like to begin to sketch out the picture of the harlot, the product of Cain’s religion. And if you just pause for a moment and consider the servants of God through the Bible, who gave [...]

Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you atoned for our transgressions. — Psalm 65:1-3, NIV It often happens that in a counseling [...]

This is the third of four sessions in which we are working our way systematically through the last five chapters of Romans, chapters 12–16. In this session we are going to begin at Romans chapter 14. And the first theme that we’ll deal with is [...]

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. On my bed I remember you; I think [...]

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is [...]

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. - Psalms 50:14-15, NIV At some time or other in our lives, we all face trouble. The psalmist [...]

I think we have to move on. We’ve got the rest of the chapter to deal with. Now, it’s so refreshing and beautiful to come back to the theme of love. And that’s what the main teaching of this section is. I pointed out in regard to chapter 12 that [...]

This is an excerpt from: How To Be A Christian Father Now one brief thought as we close. How can you fulfill your responsibility as a father? This is something I have thought about much myself. It’s not just a theory that I’m handing out. I want to [...]

This is an excerpt from: True & False Church - Part 1 Now, let’s consider the origin of false religion and the origin of true religion. Characteristically the origin of each goes back to the beginning of human history. And they started, both of [...]

This is an excerpt from: True & False Church - Part 1 The Scripture warns us that in the last days, the close of this age, we are going to be threatened with many forms of deception. If you turn for a moment to 1 Timothy, chapter 4, and verse [...]

This is an excerpt from: True & False Church - Part 1 And then Paul goes on to explain the process of mental corruption in verse 4: For if he who comes That is some other preacher than Paul, who followed Paul. And one of Paul’s great problems [...]

This is an excerpt from: True & False Church - Part 1 Our theme this evening, and it will be in two sessions, is: True and False Church. The most important thing for you to carry away from these sessions is the fact that there is a true Church [...]

This is the second session on the theme of True and False Church. We've been examining how it comes about that there is a false church and we looked at the warning that Paul gave to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians, chapter 11 in the first [...]

Our theme this evening, and it will be in two sessions, is: True and False Church. The most important thing for you to carry away from these sessions is the fact that there is a true Church and there is a false Church. And if you don’t understand [...]

This is the second session in a series of four dealing with the last five chapters of Romans. We’re going to start now at chapter 13. And the first part of this chapter deals with the issues of relating to secular governmental authority, which is [...]

And in God’s temple everything says, Glory! - Psalm 29:9, NASB Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. - Psalms 48:9, NIV You see, what sets God’s temple apart from every other place in the universe is it’s a place where [...]

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. Sing praises to God; sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. - Psalm 47:1,5-6 NIV That’s [...]

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of [...]

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me. - Psalm 50:14, NIV There’s the divine way out of trouble. You’re in the midst of trouble, [...]

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; [God] lifts his voice, the earth melts... [God] makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be [...]

All right. We’re going on. We have to reach still the final stage of this progress which is in verses 6 and following. And since we have gifts, Rejoice Charismatics, the word is charismata, since we have charismata. that differ according to the [...]

This is an excerpt from: War In Heaven And Earth - Part 2 Then you have to break with the occult, and all false religion. That is essential. And you may have to get rid of occult objects that are in your house, because God told Moses if you bring [...]

This is an excerpt from: War In Heaven And Earth - Part 2 Okay. The last thing demons do is make them weak or sick. And almost any kind of disease can be demonic. I'm not saying it is, but it could be caused by a demon. As I mentioned, [...]

This is an excerpt from: War In Heaven And Earth - Part 2 Now put compulsion and enslaving together, and you get addiction, and our culture today is full of addictions. And I'd say 99.9 percent of that is demonic. Let me give you a scripture [...]

This is the first of four sessions in which we’ll be working through the last five chapters of Romans, that’s chapters 12–16. The title that I selected for this particular set of messages is walking out your Faith under pressure. I suppose most of [...]

This is an excerpt from: War In Heaven And Earth - Part 2 Now I want to mention characteristic activities of demons. Number one: seducing demons. They tempt us to do evil. They tempt us to sin. Take an example. You are walking down the street and [...]

This is an excerpt from: War In Heaven And Earth - Part 2 Then there's what I call emotional shock or persistent emotional pressure. I remember a woman once told me that she needed to be rid of the spirit of fear. I said, how did it get in? [...]

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" - Psalms 42:1-2, NIV David speaks there about a thirst of the soul. He says, My soul [...]

"Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not desired; my ears Thou hast opened; burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required. Then I said, Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me; I delight to do Thy will, O my [...]

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. - Psalm 37:4, NIV Notice that first word: Delight yourself. I heard someone once ask this question of a group of people: He said Do you enjoy your religion, or do you [...]