Genesis 16:1-16
A Poor Decision
Impatience and desperation lead Abraham and Sarah to abandon faith in God's promises, resulting in family conflict and heartache that could have been avoided through patient trust.
Genesis 19:1-29 · Luke 17
Deliverance
This sermon examines Lot's hesitation to flee Sodom, arguing that attachment to comfort and possessions distracts from spiritual priorities. Believers must choose between worldly comfort and God's mercy.
Luke 22:54-65
Denial
Peter's denial of Jesus in the courtyard reveals how fear and shame can cause us to betray our public confession. The sermon challenges believers to live boldly according to their faith despite social pressure and embarrassment.
2 Samuel 11 · Leviticus 15
Don't Look
This sermon examines David's affair with Bathsheba, revealing how unchecked temptation and complacency lead to sin, and how God's knowledge of hidden sin calls us to confession and truth.
Colossians 3:1-12
Gambling
This sermon argues that gambling contradicts Christian values of compassion and kindness, appeals to greed and covetousness, and misrepresents the Christian's relationship with a God of order and assurance.
Judges 14:1-20 · Judges 17:6
Judges
Getting What You Don't Want
Samson had great spiritual resources but lived selfishly, doing what pleased him rather than obeying God. The sermon warns against replacing God's authority with personal desire and calls believers to obedience as the path to fully receiving God's blessings.
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 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.
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.
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.
Nehemiah 6:1-14 · James 4:7
Nehemiah
Personal Attacks
Satan uses personal attacks—isolation, slander, and temptation—to distract believers from God's work. Like Nehemiah, Christians must remain committed to their calling, refuse to be isolated, resist false accusations, and stay alert to deception.
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.
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.
Judges 16:4-21
Judges
Revealing Too Much
Samson's downfall through Delilah illustrates how playing with sin and trusting in ourselves rather than God leads to destruction. Believers must flee temptation and remember that true strength comes from dependence on God, not self-confidence.
1 Kings 21:1-29 · Leviticus 25:23-28
Selling Your Soul
This sermon examines Ahab's covetousness and murder of Naboth, showing how sin's true price far exceeds its apparent gain. Believers must choose obedience, select spouses who strengthen faith, and resist sin's crouching door.
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.
Genesis 4:1-16
The Beginning of Conflict
This sermon examines Cain's murder of Abel as a continuation of Adam and Eve's fall, showing how sin originates in the heart and separates us from God—yet God continually offers warnings and opportunities to resist temptation and return to relationship with him.
Genesis 3:1-24 · 2 Timothy 2:25
The Beginning of Sin
This sermon traces sin's progression from doubt about God's goodness to willful disobedience, and examines its consequences—shame, separation from God, loss of responsibility, judgment, and expulsion from paradise—while pointing to Christ's ultimate victory over Satan.
Luke 4:1-13
Until An Opportune Time
This sermon examines Jesus's temptation in the wilderness to demonstrate that faithfulness to God is possible. Through Christ's example of resisting temptation with God's Spirit, believers can understand their shared humanity with Jesus and find strength to say no to sin.
1 John 3:1-3 · 1 John 2:28
Lies
Feelings Are Not Facts
Emotions are gifts from God but are not reliable guides to truth. Satan uses distorted feelings about ourselves to convince us we are either worthless or invincible, but God's declaration that we are his children remains true regardless of what we feel.
Jeremiah 17:5-10 · Jeremiah 17:1-2
Lies
Follow Your Heart
The heart, though capable of authentic emotion, is fundamentally unreliable and filled with deceit; only by trusting God rather than our feelings can we find true purpose, meaning, and healing.
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.
Isaiah 5:1-7 · Isaiah 1:16-17
Isaiah
Grace Forsaken
God's grace transforms us through Jesus, the true vine. This sermon challenges listeners to recognize how forsaking grace—through pursuit of wealth, pleasure, self-confidence, and rationalized sin—produces worthless spiritual fruit, and calls them to bear fruit worthy of repentance.
James 4:1-10 · Mark 3:21
James
Divided Loyalties
James exposes how divided spiritual loyalties—attempts to serve both God and worldly desires—leave believers torn and double-minded. True allegiance requires undivided submission to God and active resistance to Satan's influence.
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.
Genesis 27:1-40 · Hebrews 12:17
Deception
This sermon examines Jacob's deception of Isaac through the lens of identity theft, exploring how we justify sinful actions by invoking God's name and the importance of taking personal responsibility for our choices before repentance becomes impossible.
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.
Genesis 4:1-16
Genesis
Jealousy and Murder
This sermon traces Cain's descent into murder through anger and pride, showing how sin separates us from God. It calls listeners to heed God's warnings about temptation and repent before sin consumes them.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
God Promises Escape
When tempted to sin, God promises to provide a way of escape and the strength to endure the consequences of saying no, not removal of difficulty itself.
1 Kings 21:1-29
Kings
Selling Your Soul
This sermon examines Ahab's covetous pursuit of Naboth's vineyard, showing how unchecked desires lead to murder and destruction. The price of sin is never worth its gain; believers must choose rightly early and guard against ungodly influences.
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.
Mark 1:1-13 · Isaiah 40:3
Mark
The Beginning
Mark's Gospel opens by identifying Jesus as God's Son through John's ministry and Jesus's baptism and desert temptation, establishing that God's people—like Jesus—are tested in wilderness experiences to deepen their trust and alignment with God.
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.
Luke 4:1-13 · Genesis 3
Luke
Temptation
Jesus withstands the same temptations that defeated Adam, demonstrating his true Sonship and showing believers how to trust God, worship him alone, and resist testing his goodness.