2 Kings 22:1-23:28
A Child Shall Lead Them
King Josiah's discovery of God's Law leads to external religious reform, but his people's quick return to idolatry after his death reveals that outward changes mean nothing without inner transformation of the heart.
Ephesians 4:17-24
Ephesians
A New Attitude
This sermon examines Paul's call to abandon pagan thinking and embrace a new attitude characterized by righteousness and holiness, reflecting God's character rather than worldly pursuits.
Ezekiel 13:1-23 · 2 Corinthians 5
All Is Well!
True disciples must demonstrate consistency between their claims and their conduct, serving as authentic ambassadors for Christ whose actions reflect God's character to a watching world.
Ephesians 5:3-20
Ephesians
Children of Light
This sermon contrasts the darkness of life before Christ with the light of life after Christ, emphasizing that believers are called to live as children of light through goodness, righteousness, and truth—marked above all by thankfulness and praise.
Genesis 6:1-8 · Genesis 1-11
Continual Evil
This sermon examines Genesis 6:1-8 to understand why God brought the flood, exploring the meaning of 'sons of God,' the Nephilim, and the principle that godly believers must not intermarry with the ungodly—a warning that applies to choosing a spouse and remaining faithful to God.
1 Timothy 3:1-7
1 Timothy
Elders
This sermon examines the character qualities God expects in church elders, emphasizing that reputation—both inside and outside the church—is fundamental to their service.
2 Kings 9:1-10:36 · 1 Kings 19
Enthusiasm Without Direction
In our religious zeal we cannot go beyond or do less than what God demands. This sermon examines Jehu's zealous but selective obedience, showing that God's boundaries are clear and not optional—we must know Scripture well enough to follow them exactly, neither blurring them nor adding our own.
1 Timothy 4:1-8 · Romans 8:29
Godliness
Godliness is not natural but learned through disciplined spiritual training. This sermon examines how believers develop Christian devotion and character by accepting divine help, practicing fellowship, and maintaining eternal focus.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
God's Will: Holiness
This sermon examines how to live pleasing to God through holiness—avoiding sexual immorality and practicing genuine brotherly love by seeing other Christians as family rather than taking advantage of their generosity.
1 Chronicles 13 · Exodus 25:10
Chronicles
Good Intentions
Familiarity with God must not breed contempt or presumption upon his holiness. David's good intention to bring the ark to Jerusalem demonstrates that honoring God requires following his explicit commands, not merely pursuing well-intentioned goals.
Judges 17:1-18:31 · Joshua 21
Judges
Good Luck Charm
This sermon examines how the lack of personal discipline leads to idolatry and disobedience to God. When we do what seems right in our own eyes rather than following God's will, we treat God as a good luck charm and miss His true calling to radical transformation and sacrifice.
1 Kings 9:1-9
1 Kings
Greatness
Real success is measured not by wealth or accomplishment but by faithfulness to God and consistency between heart and conduct. God promises blessing to those who maintain integrity and warns of judgment for those who turn away.
1 Peter 3:1-7
Peter epistles
Harmony in the Home
This sermon examines how submission and respect in the home—rooted in Christ's example—quiet unbelievers and strengthen believers' relationships with God, emphasizing inner beauty over outward appearance.
Revelation 2:18-29
Hold On
This sermon examines the church at Thyatira's struggle against false teaching and pressure to compromise. Believers must reject substitute authorities and hold fast to God's Word, refusing idolatry in all its forms.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
1 Thessalonians
Holiness
God's will is for believers to be sexually pure and holy, separated from worldly practices. God provides his Spirit—whose nature is holiness—to give believers the power to resist sexual sin and demonstrate Christ's character.
Colossians 1:1-14 · Genesis 1:28
Colossians
Holy and Forgiven
This sermon establishes the Christian identity as holy and forgiven in Christ, calling believers to live worthily of God by bearing fruit, enduring patiently, and giving thanks—not to earn favor, but in response to already being transferred into God's kingdom.
Genesis 1:27-28 · Genesis 2:18, 23-24
Homosexuality
This sermon examines the Bible's teaching on homosexuality, arguing that God designed human sexuality for the covenant relationship between a man and woman, and that while homosexuality stems from sin rather than genetic predisposition, Christians must respond with compassion, acceptance of the person, and the hope of transformation through Christ.
2 John
Hospitality
John warns believers against extending hospitality to false teachers who deny Jesus came in the flesh, emphasizing that truth and love both demand discernment and refusal to support those who diminish Christ's person and work.
Galatians 5:16-26 · Romans 8:9
How Do We Know We Have the Spirit?
The Spirit's presence in a believer is known not through emotions but through objective evidence: God's promises, a desire for holiness, obedience to God, and the development of Christian character traits.
Ephesians 4:25-32
Ephesians
Imitate God
Disciples of Jesus reflect God's nature through honest speech, quick reconciliation, honest work, uplifting words, and gracious attitudes. Believers are called to imitate God's character in their daily conduct.
Proverbs 11:3 · Proverbs 19:1
Integrity
Integrity—remaining truthful and consistent with Christian values—is character that stands firm even when no one is watching and when the cost is high. Like Admiral Boorda discovered too late, once lost, integrity cannot be recovered.
Micah 6:6-8 · Genesis 4
It's About the Heart
Worship that honors God must flow from a genuine heart commitment, not merely external actions or personal preferences. Only through God's work in circumcising our hearts can we move beyond going through the motions to authentic devotion.
2 Samuel 6
Let the Celebration Begin
This sermon examines how David's initial attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem reveals that honoring God requires both right motivation and obedient action—not one without the other.
1 Peter 2:4-12
Peter epistles
Living Stones
This sermon examines how believers align themselves with Jesus as living stones in God's temple, rejecting the world's shame-avoiding values and living instead in praise, integrity, and obedience to God's desires.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 · Acts 20
Looking for Elders
This sermon examines the character qualities God expects in men who serve as elders and deacons, emphasizing that these are observable character traits—such as faithfulness, temperance, gentleness, and caring leadership—rather than rigid qualifications, with reputation both inside and outside the church as the fundamental concern.
Genesis 39:1-20 · 1 John 4:4
One Teen's Resolve
This sermon examines Joseph's resistance to sexual temptation in Potiphar's house, arguing that understanding our identity in relationship with God enables us to say no to sin, even at great personal cost.
1 John 2:15-17
Perspective
This sermon examines why believers must not love the world or its desires, as the world is temporary and opposed to God. True reward comes from aligning with God's will rather than pursuing the fleeting cravings, greed, and pride the world offers.
John 2:12-25 · Psalm 69:30
John Gospel
Prove Your Authority
Jesus cleanses the temple at the beginning of his ministry, demonstrating his authority and revealing that he—not the physical structure—is the true temple. Believers must align their zeal with God's holiness and recognize Jesus's spiritual agenda.
1 Peter 2:11-12 · Galatians 5:17
Purity
Christians are called to be militant defenders of moral purity in a culture that has abandoned it. Through intentional choices, wholesome habits, and mutual accountability, believers can resist erosion and champion God's standard.
Nehemiah 13:1-31 · Numbers 21-22
Remaining Pure
This sermon examines how spiritual decline follows a three-generation pattern and calls believers to align their actions with their professed faith in God by recommitting to Scripture, resisting worldly influence, honoring God's priorities, and renewing their passion for his will.
Malachi 1:6-14 · Isaiah 6
Malachi
Respect for God
This sermon challenges believers to approach God with genuine respect and honor rather than casual indifference, examining how the priests of Malachi's time treated their worship of God as routine and offering modern parallels for contemporary believers.
Psalm 139
Search Me
This sermon explores Psalm 139's portrait of God's knowledge, presence, planning, and judgment, calling listeners to surrender their lives completely to God's intimate care and righteous oversight.
Leviticus 16:1-34 · Romans 8:3
Leviticus
Separation
Sin must be covered through atonement for relationship with God to exist. Jesus' once-for-all sacrifice replaces the Old Testament system and opens access to God for all believers.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 · Genesis 2
Sexuality
This sermon examines the biblical view of sexuality, warning against sexual immorality while affirming sexuality as God's good gift within marriage. Christians are called to honor God through sexual purity.
Psalm 8 · Romans 1:20
The Beauty of Holiness
Looking at creation reveals God's eternal power and nature, calling us to worship the Creator rather than the created. This understanding gives us purpose and invites us to respond with childlike praise.
1 Timothy 6:11-16 · 2 Timothy 3:17
1 Timothy
The Confession
This sermon examines how our confession of Jesus directs our daily lives and empowers us to flee greed while pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness—reflecting God's character in a challenging world.
Isaiah 6 · Exodus 3
Family
The Holiness of God
This sermon examines God's holiness as revealed in Isaiah 6 and shows how believers are called to reflect that holiness in their family relationships, beginning with the recognition that Christ is the full revelation of God's holy character.
Matthew 5:17-20
Sermon on the Mount
The King's Children Are Righteous
Jesus fulfills the law by revealing God's deepest intent, calling his followers to exceed Pharisaic righteousness through transformed internal attitudes that naturally produce kingdom influence.
Matthew 5:27-37 · Deuteronomy 24:1-4
Sermon on the Mount
The King's Children Keep Promises
Jesus calls his followers to internal transformation—guarding hearts from lust, honoring marriage covenants, and speaking truth without needing oaths—because the King's children reflect the covenant-keeping nature of their Father.
Matthew 6:1-18 · Matthew 5:20
Sermon on the Mount
The King's Children Motives
Jesus calls his followers to perform good deeds with the right motive—so that God receives glory, not ourselves. True righteousness flows from a heart seeking to reveal God's character rather than win human approval.
Isaiah 6:1-8
The Nature of God
God's holiness—his moral purity and complete otherness—is foundational to faith and should transform how believers live, calling them to pursue separation from worldly patterns and dedicate all relationships and possessions to him.
Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 10:19
The Tongue
This sermon examines Proverbs' wisdom about the power of words, teaching that we must guard our tongues through brevity, thoughtfulness, and listening while also using words wisely by speaking timely, pleasant, complimentary, and corrective truths.
John 13:1-17
Time for a Bath
Jesus washes his disciples' feet to demonstrate humble service and spiritual cleansing. This sermon challenges believers to serve one another humbly and to receive the spiritual cleansing only Jesus can provide.
1 John 2:28-3:3
1 John
We Shall Be Like Him
When Christ returns, those who remain in him will be confident and without shame, transformed to be like him; living in purity now reflects the hope of that future glory.
Genesis 2:20-25 · Song of Solomon 1:2
A Theology of Sex
This sermon examines how sexual intimacy within marriage reveals God's holiness and reflects the spiritual union between Christ and the church, calling believers to see sex as a covenant expression and spiritual demonstration rather than merely physical pleasure.
Ephesians 5:21-33 · Genesis 2:24
Family
God's Desire for Marriage
Marriage is a covenant reflecting the relationship between Christ and the church, calling husbands and wives to mutual submission, loyalty, and holiness as they honor one another as God's gift.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
God's Desire for Sexual Purity
God calls His children to sexual purity as a reflection of His holy nature. Through the Holy Spirit's power, believers are enabled to control their bodies, honor others, and reject cultural acceptance of sexual immorality.
Mark 7:1-23 · 1 Samuel 16:7
Mark
The Heart
God judges the heart, not external actions. Jesus teaches that moral integrity comes from internal character, not ritual observance or outward appearance.
Isaiah 29:13-21 · Isaiah 37:36
God Is Awesome
God cannot be hidden from and demands authentic worship rooted in awe of his holiness. Only the humble who see God's majesty through eyes of faith experience true joy and rejoicing.
Romans 6:15-23
Romans
Living Free in Grace
Paul contrasts serving sin (which brings death and shame) with serving God (which brings righteousness and eternal life). Grace frees us from law to choose freely whether to return to sin's slavery or embrace the freedom of holiness in Christ.
Ephesians 1:1-14
Ephesians
Chosen
In the spiritual battle between good and evil, God has chosen and blessed his followers through Christ to live holy lives and praise him, anticipating the day when all things come under Jesus's lordship.
Acts 4:36-5:11
Acts
Loyalty
This sermon examines how true loyalty to God requires authentic commitment demonstrated through action, not merely words or appearances. Ananias and Sapphira's deception reveals that divided loyalty is disloyalty, calling believers to holiness and undivided devotion.
Hebrews 12:1-13 · Hebrews 12:4
Hebrews
Running and Discipline
This sermon examines faith as a disciplined race requiring focus on Jesus and a reframed perspective on hardship as divine training toward holiness rather than divine failure.
Exodus 22:16-31 · 1 Corinthians 6
Holiness Matters
God's laws in Exodus reveal his holy character and call his people to reflect that holiness in their treatment of others, their sexual ethics, and their undivided loyalty to him.
Exodus 20:3-11 · Matthew 5:37
Exodus
Loyalty
God demands exclusive, devoted loyalty from His people—not casual or divided—as demonstrated in the first four commandments. Believers are called to reflect this covenant faithfulness in response to God's grace.
James 3:1-12
James
The Hardest Thing to Control
Controlling the tongue is a constant battle that no one perfectly masters. James warns that though small, the tongue wields enormous power to build up or tear down, and believers must think carefully before speaking, consider others' dignity, and remember that all people bear God's image.
1 Peter 2:11-12 · 1 Peter 2:9-10
1 Peter
We Don't Belong
Christians are foreigners and exiles who belong to God's kingdom, not this world. This identity calls them to abstain from sinful desires and live with such integrity that their faith becomes convincing even to unbelievers.
1 Peter 2:4-12
Basics
People of God
Peter teaches that believers are God's people—living stones built into His temple—called to live lives of praise and integrity in a world that rejects Jesus, finding honor not in the world's acceptance but in alignment with Christ.
John 17:1-26 · Acts 5:41
The Mission
Life is a mission for God. This sermon calls believers to live intentionally with joy in their faith and holiness in their hearts, following Jesus' example of completing his mission even unto the cross.
Genesis 2:20-25 · Genesis 2:24
Basics
Why Did God Create Sex?
God created sex with purpose and intent as a celebration of the marriage covenant. Sexual intimacy within marriage expresses both the covenant commitment between spouses and the spiritual relationship between Christ and the church, calling couples to mutual acceptance and honor.
Galatians 5:16-26 · Romans 8:9
Cuba
How Do We Know We Have the Spirit?
The Spirit's presence is known not through emotions but through objective evidence: God's promises, desire for holiness, obedience to God, and the fruit of the Spirit. Faith in baptism assures believers they have received the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 10:1-22
1 Corinthians
Partners
The choices we make about our allegiances and partnerships determine our spiritual fellowship. Believers must flee from practices and associations that compromise their singular devotion to Christ and damage the body of believers.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-6
1 Thessalonians
Approval
When integrity is questioned, believers must seek to please God rather than people. Paul's example demonstrates that maintaining moral character and pursuing God's approval—not human praise—sustains faithfulness even amid opposition.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 · 1 Corinthians 6
God's Intention for Sexual Purity
Sexual purity is God's will for all believers as a clear separation from worldly values. Through God's Spirit, Christians have the power to resist sexual sin and reflect God's holy character.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
1 Thessalonians
Holiness
God calls believers to sexual purity and holiness as a clear distinction from the world. Through God's Spirit, believers receive the power to reject sexual sin and live in separation from worldly practices.
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
1 Thessalonians
Life Changing Prayer
Prayer allows us to reveal God's glory by praying with expectation and living blameless lives that reflect God's character to the world.
Malachi 1:6-14
Malachi
Respect for God
This sermon challenges believers to approach worship with honor and reverence for God rather than casual indifference. The religious leaders of Malachi's time had lost respect for God's majesty, offering inferior sacrifices and treating worship as routine; modern believers must examine their hearts to ensure they haven't similarly become complacent about God's greatness.
2 Kings 22:1-23:28
Kings
A Child Shall Lead Them
This sermon examines King Josiah's religious reforms and warns that external obedience without internal change is spiritually hollow. True transformation requires both right actions and a transformed heart rooted in God's Word.
Ephesians 4:17-24
Ephesians
A New Attitude
This sermon contrasts life without God—marked by futile thinking, darkness, and desperation—with the new life available through Christ, calling believers to put off the old self and reflect God's righteousness and holiness in daily conduct.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
God's Promise
God Promises Holiness
God's will is holiness for his children, and he provides his Holy Spirit—who is inherently holy—to empower believers to live set apart from the world's sexual immorality.
1 John 3:1-3
God's Promise
God Promises to Make Us Like Jesus
This sermon examines God's promise to transform believers into the likeness of Jesus upon His return. When Jesus appears, we will see Him as He truly is and become fully like Him—a hope that inspires present commitment to purity and Christlikeness.
Ephesians 4:25-32
Ephesians
Speaking the Truth
This sermon examines practical ways the new self in Christ lives out righteousness through truthful speech, anger management, honest work, and kind words—each reflecting God's grace and character to others.
Proverbs 7
Proverbs
Avoiding Sexual Temptation
This sermon examines Proverbs 7's portrait of sexual temptation, calling listeners to commit their hearts fully to God's wisdom, guard their thoughts and actions, and pursue integrity in secret as well as in public.
Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 10:19
Proverbs
The Tongue
This sermon examines biblical wisdom about the power of words, calling listeners to guard their tongues through restraint and reflection, and to speak wisely through timing, pleasantness, genuine compliments, and truthful correction.
Philippians 1:9-11
Living with Purpose
Living with Purpose
This sermon examines Paul's prayer for the Philippians, arguing that what truly matters is not personal comfort or entitlement, but a pure life that glorifies God.
Acts 4:36-5:11
Acts
Respect
This sermon contrasts Barnabas's genuine generosity with Ananias and Sapphira's fraudulent giving motivated by desire for human praise. God's swift judgment reveals that our choices are ultimately accountable to God, not people, calling believers to authentic holiness and loyalty.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 · 1 Corinthians 6
Theology of Sex
God's Desire for Sexual Purity
God calls his children to sexual purity as a reflection of his holy nature. Through the Holy Spirit's power, believers must control their bodies, reject sexual immorality in all forms, and repent when they fail.
Genesis 2:20-25 · Song of Songs 2:1
Family
God's Desire for Sexual Union
God created sex as a covenant act that reveals his holiness and his character. Sexual intimacy within marriage, rooted in mutual acceptance and vows, demonstrates spiritual truth and honors God's design.
Ephesians 5:21-33 · Genesis 2:24
Family
God's Desire for Sexual Union, Part 2
Sexual union within marriage reflects the intimate relationship between Christ and the church, transforming sex from mere physical pleasure into a spiritual demonstration of God's covenant and oneness.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 · Titus 2
Family
God's Desire for Women
God calls women to reflect his holiness through dignity, honor, and good deeds. Christian women are to dress and conduct themselves modestly, mentor one another, and serve others—demonstrating value that transcends cultural standards.