Why worry? Webster defines worry as to afflict with mental distress. A teenage son, who was away at college, sent his dad a telegram. The telegram said, «Dear Dad, I’ve been in a serious car crash. I’ve broken both legs and both arms, and I’m in [...]

We are commanded by Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and the Prince of Peace, not to worry. Stop worrying about your past. Stop looking at where you have been and start looking at where you can be with God’s help. God never consults your past to [...]

The blessed life includes the strength of extended mercy. Ask yourself this question: Are you a merciful person? A politician was walking in the countryside when he came upon a shepherd who had a flock of sheep. The politician said, «If I can guess [...]

Here is the resurrection story. Last Thursday night, 2,000 years ago, following the Passover meal with his disciples, Jesus of Nazareth was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. I have been to that garden many times. Just outside the eastern walls of [...]

Jesus Christ is the author of the power of two. The supernatural power to conquer every problem that you are facing begins with two people. When Jesus was starting the New Testament church, he sent the disciples out two by two (Mark 6:7). What kind [...]

Let’s begin with this: Everyone wants peace, but what is it? The search for peace has become an international obsession. We live in an age of anxiety. Americans live behind locked doors in fear. We have burglar bars over the windows of our homes. We [...]

Turn with me to Acts chapter 1, verse 8, as we talk today about the power of the Holy Spirit. We begin this new and exciting series of sermons titled «You Shall Receive Power.» Say that with me: «You shall receive power.» How many of you would like [...]

Satan’s greatest fear is the blood of Jesus Christ. John the Revelator writes in chapter 12, «And they, the church of Jesus Christ, overcame him,» meaning Satan, «by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.» There are two things in [...]

I want you to capture this scene in the theater of your mind. You were there 2,000 years ago, standing in a massive crowd by the Sea of Galilee in Israel. It’s a hot, sultry day with a sweltering wind spinning little dust clouds and carrying them [...]

Listen as we begin. One forgiveness without justice is abuse. I want to say that again: forgiveness without justice is abuse. How do you forgive when you can’t forget? Years ago, a beautiful 16-year-old girl, a brown-eyed darling, sat in my office, [...]

Note the brilliant sequence of the Beatitudes. There are eight steps toward happiness, and they are exact steps with exact consequences. Notice that the first four deal with man’s relationship to God, and the last four deal with man’s relationship [...]

Turn with me to Genesis chapter 12 as today we begin a new and exciting prophetic sermon series titled «Israel from Abraham to Armageddon.» As we gather here today, the winds of war are blowing over the holy city, Jerusalem, and the Middle East, and [...]

Freedom isn’t free. Fifty-six men gathered in the Pennsylvania State House to draw up the Declaration of Independence. It was a fortunate hour in our nation’s history, one of those rare occasions when we had greatness to spare. These 56 men had [...]

Consider the miracle of mercy. We all love mercy, especially when we’re receiving it. The story of mercy behind Psalms 57 is this: David is fleeing for his life from King Saul. David ran from King Saul for almost 10 years, living in caves because [...]

The question is: what is the power of your potential? Power is exciting. The ministry of Jesus Christ was power on parade. When Jesus Christ came to earth, the masses followed Him to see the demonstration of the supernatural power the world had [...]

Here is the resurrection story. Last Thursday night 2,000 years ago following the Passover meal with his disciples, Jesus of Nazareth was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. I have been to that garden many times. Just outside the Eastern walls of [...]

Consider the portrait of God in the Bible. He’s the Creator of heaven and earth. In the Genesis of time, God spoke saying, «Let there be light,» and the darkness disappeared. He sprinkled the stars against the velvet of the night, and he calls them [...]

Think about good things. As saint Paul boldly declares to every Christian in America, «In nothing be anxious». In nothing be anxious. Say that with me, «In nothing be anxious». This is one of my favorite verses I have found in the comforting pillow [...]

What do we mean by adultery? The seventh commandment is very simple. Sex outside of marriage is forbidden. Period. It means keep sexually pure. Some of you believe that you are sexually pure, but in just a minute, I’m going to introduce you to the [...]

Is there such a thing as a worst sin? People often say, "Sin is sin". Not really. Someone who steals a stapler from the church office is committing a sin, but it's not as bad as someone who commits murder. So, there are degrees of [...]

Let me talk to you about a fatal attraction. A fatal attraction is that which in the beginning seems attractive and irresistible, but in the end, it will totally destroy you. On one occasion, my older brother and I were out squirrel hunting in east [...]

Will you please stand for the reading of God's word. Turn to Matthew 24. We'll read verses 1-3. As we gather here today, the headlines are screaming the message, "That Iran's supreme leader orders a direct attack on Israel". [...]

Will you please stand for the reading of God's Word? Turn with me to 2 Peter 1:19. As we gather here today in this house of worship, there are two kingdoms fighting for your soul and the soul of America. This message is, "The Light in a [...]

Christianity begins with a fish story. The disciples had finished all night on the Sea of Galilee, had fished all night, and caught nothing. They had dragged their nets through the cold, murky waters. And each time, they pulled them up full of [...]

The Bible says of Jerusalem, "It is the city of God". God has placed his name there: that it should be remembered forever. That's in the Bible. Jerusalem is the epicenter of the universe. Jerusalem is the shoreline of eternity. That [...]

The first sign of Jesus Christ' coming in the scripture is the sign of the scoffer. 2 Peter 3:3 and 4 says, "Knowing this, that there shall come in the last days", there's that phrase again, "That there shall come in the [...]

Hope is God's gift to the believer. 1 Corinthians 13 says, "Now abideth faith, hope, and love". Say that with me. "Faith, hope, and love". David writes in Psalm 42:5, "Hope thou in God". You put your faith in some [...]

Would you please stand for the reading of the Word of God? Turn in your Bible to Exodus 34:19, as today we open the Word of God to discover the miracle and the majesty of the law of first fruits. The law of first fruits is a giant step toward [...]

Here is the resurrection story. Late Thursday night, 2,000 years ago, following the Passover meal with his disciples, Jesus of Nazareth was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. Just outside the Eastern walls of Jerusalem, his disciples slept as [...]

In Romans 9, Paul presents eight distinctive features of Israel. First one: Romans 9:4, Paul says at the beginning of the verse, "My kinsmen, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, and the covenants". Let's go to [...]

Turn with me to Genesis 12, as today we begin a new and exciting prophetic sermon series titled, "Israel: From Abraham to Armageddon". As we gather here today, the winds of war are blowing over the holy city Jerusalem, and the Middle East [...]

Turn in your Bible to Philippians 3:13 and 14, as we talk this morning about "The Gift of Forgetting". Did you succeed last year? Forget it. You can starve to death remembering how great you used to be. Let's learn a great lesson from [...]

Is faith important for a successful life? The idea is being advanced on many fronts that faith in God is something that you can take or leave, and it makes absolutely no difference in the quality of your life. Now is that true? The Bible says, [...]

Remember, and write it down in stone, our God is a miracle-working God. In the Genesis of time, he breathed into a handful of dirt and man became a living soul. You are created in the image of God and that's a miracle. It's a miracle that [...]

I choose to address the most awesome power God has ever released for mankind to have, and that is the power of the blood. The blood of Jesus Christ shed for your redemption and for mine will never lose its power. Until you understand the power of [...]

Jesus was a peacemaker. When he was born, the angels sang, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men"! Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace. And you can't be a peacemaker until you have discovered the source [...]

Note the brilliant sequence of the beatitudes. There are eight steps toward happiness and they are exact steps with exact consequences. Notice that the first four deal with man's relationship to God. And the last four deal with man's [...]

Consider the miracle of mercy. We all love mercy, especially when we're receiving it. The story of mercy behind Psalms 57 is this: David is fleeing for his life from king Saul. David ran from king Saul almost ten years, living in caves because [...]

The third beatitude, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth". Doesn't that sound absurd in our generation? What is "Meekness"? The meek are those who quietly submit to the authority of God. The meek are [...]

Today we begin a series of sermons taken from the greatest sermon that was ever preached by the greatest preacher who ever walked the face of this earth, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The sermon on the mount represents the moral principles of the [...]

Why worry? Webster defines worry as to afflict with mental distress. To afflict with mental distress. A teenage son, who was away at college, sent his dad a telegram. The telegram said, "Dear dad, I've been in a serious car crash. [...]

Freedom isn't free. Fifty-six men gathered in the Pennsylvania state house to draw up "The declaration of independence". It was a fortunate hour in our nation's history, one of the those rare occasions when we had greatness to [...]

The message of John 9 is that Jesus Christ is the light of the world. And if you miss that light, you have missed everything worth living in this life and in the world to come. A man saw a fisherman standing in a lake with a mirror. And he said, [...]

If divine healing is controversial, healing and deliverance is twice controversial. And if you're visiting today, I challenge you to come back on another Sunday, because this sermon is going to be like 40 acres of garlic and two rows of onions. [...]

Most every person in this audience and most every person watching by national television needs to be healed physically, emotionally, or in their mind. Every time I go to the hospital, I thank God for health and healing. When I see people in a bed [...]

The mind of man has stored within it no more precious memory than the memory of a godly mother. It was her voice that could conquer every childish fear. It was her gentle touch that could give confidence. It was her very presence that could make you [...]

If you have your Bibles, turn with us please to numbers 6:27, as we continue today talking about "The blessings of God's name". God has ordained that his supernatural blessing be passed from generation to generation. How many of you [...]

In Psalm 63, David was going through one of those rough times in his turbulent life when he was driven from the throne by his son, Absalom: and amasa, his nephew: and Ahithophel, a friend that has become a vicious traitor. David has fled the capital [...]

If you have your Bibles, turn with us, please, to Mark 16, and we'll begin reading at verse 15. We're beginning, tonight, a journey into the supernatural, as we talk about the power and the purpose of the Holy Spirit. Our roadmap is going [...]

We all possess the potential for greatness. We are all the divine creations of an all-mighty, all-powerful, all-knowing God. He is a God of excellence and he made you. And there is, within every one of you listening to me today, the divine spark of [...]