A story I read many, many years ago that took place back in the late 1800s in the county of Mayfield, Kentucky. And it was there a small church at that time, very small. In fact, it was so small they only had two deacons in that church, but those [...]

Now, back in the days when I used to travel to Asia a great deal, and I think back then my wife would say, "A great, great deal", I found people, particularly in India, all over Asia, they are pursuing happiness. They're pursuing [...]

If you have heard me preach for any length of time, most likely you've heard me say something to the effect that there is a promise in the Scripture by our Lord Jesus Christ that has always been a challenge for me. It is in Matthew 18:19. Let [...]

Scientists tell us that what children learn growing up is like a metal needle engraving on a steel plate. It stays there forever. It can never be erased. Now, some of these engravings are wonderful, they are positive. That's the godly moms and [...]

In Romans 13:8, when the Apostle Paul said: "Let no debt remain outstanding," he's not meaning that we should never borrow or come into debt, but he's talking about incurring a debt that can never be repaid. I want to remind you [...]

Turn with me if you haven't already to Romans 12, beginning at verse 9. The most important thing about that passage is that you have to keep it in context for it is only after a believer has been deeply moved by the mercies of God, only then [...]

If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times in the past 45 years in the ordained ministry, and I've heard it in a variety of ways, but the problem is the same, why don't I seem to be able to have victory in my life? Why [...]

God fully revealed himself in the Lord Jesus Christ. We know that God fully revealed himself in his Word, that God fully revealed himself for us in order to know what we need to know, namely that we can be saved, that we can be redeemed, that we can [...]

In Romans chapter 10, I hope you turn to it with me, God is making it clear in his Word that when it comes to salvation there is no one has an excuse for not accepting Jesus's gift of forgiveness and eternal life. No excuse. The full [...]

From the very beginning of time, the people who wanted a god who suits them. They wanted a god who matches their preconceived ideas of him. They want a god who likes what they like and believes what they believe. They wanted a god who operates on [...]

I know you've heard it said, there are no such thing as free lunch, right? Meaning, of course, that you cannot get something for nothing. In the end, someone has to pay, right? There's someone that has to pay. The phrase, "no free [...]

Romans chapter 8 tells us that a repentant sinner is one who is empowered by the Holy Spirit not only to repent of their sin but to live a new life in Christ in every way. The Scripture is very clear. Listen to me. Surrender to the control of the [...]

Romans chapter 7. It's all about the issue that has been a source of confusion among Christians for many years. The confusion is this: it's between the hypocrisy of performance and the freedom that we have in the risen Christ. This is a [...]

King George V, who is the grandfather of the current Queen Elizabeth, something he used to say to his sons, "My boys, remember who you are". "My boys, remember who you are". But I can tell you, in a far, far, far, far more [...]

You know, you could not possibly watch television for any length of time without being bombarded by these commercials that entice us to try to get our genetic makeup tested. You know what I'm talking about? Yeah? An article recently published [...]

I want to tell you the way so many Christian believers live their Christian life. They know they are saved, but they are not sure of their eternal future. There are some who think so they are saved today, but will they be saved tomorrow? There are [...]

Here's what the Oxford Dictionary said about "pride". "It's an overwhelming opinion of one's own quality". All merits, and my beloved friends, pride is something we all have to deal with all the time. Pride causes [...]

Please turn with me to Romans chapter 2, beginning at verse 17, as we will look through all the way to 18. And if you have not been following this series of messages from the Epistles to the Romans, I hope that you download it and that you follow, [...]

In the last message, we saw how God will judge those who have inverted his truth. We saw how God is gonna judge those who have perverted his gifts. We saw how God will judge those who have darkened minds. And immediately following that pronouncement [...]

Back in the days of the horse and buggy, story told about a farmer who came from his house to the town to buy some supplies. On this particular day, his dog decided to follow him all the way to town. The farmer, when he arrived into the storehouse, [...]

We are most certainly in desperate need of a special visitation from heaven. The way the direction of our secular culture is going, we are desperately in need for an awakening. We need him to rescue us from the terrible spiritual condition that the [...]