False Christian teachings, trends….
Jeremiah 5:23 The people are revolting and rebellious… They are gone, their heart is not with God; neither do they desire the fear of the Lord… Run from churches in the US and Canada where the Bible is not preached! Run from churches where there is no theology of the cross; no soul-searching word; no repentance of sin; no mention of the blood of Christ that saves! Run from churches where you’re comfortable in your sin – if you go there with sin in your life and do not experience conviction
The following 14 minute Leonard Ravenhill sermon excerpt is about the true Christian life wherein one bears his cross, separates from the world, denies himself and follows Christ. A picture of the true Christian life is contrasted with the counterfeit Christian life which most are living. Ravenhill illustrated the process of the true Christian life by talking about wheat being planted, bearing fruit, and harvested. He talked about separation in a very memorable way; his illustrations enable one to see the pain of living that kind of live, that pain would likely only be experienced during the transition from leading a worldly life to leading a godly life and dying to self….
In his 24 minute sermon, Pastor Ramsey clarified the great differences between the old covenant and the new covenant. The net result of Jesus’ better sacrifice is that as the mediator of this new covenant His sacrifice is final, complete, effective and powerful. But those words are empty if you have no understanding of the covenants and how they differ; and what blessings the new covenant holds for believers. Please listen and bolster your knowledge of the entire Bible
The following short sermon was preached today by Alistair Begg; he titled it, The Crown Of Righteousness. I got the above title from a statement he made during the sermon – those words should appeal to people who may believe they are too bad for heaven; that is, they could be helped greatly by hearing what Begg had to say. [The 21 minute mp4 sermon is preceded by bulleted highlights]
The MacArthur sermon in this post is preceded by a list of highlights for those who don’t have 45 minutes to listen. He answered many questions that believers have about what it means to walk in Spirit; about justification, sanctification and salvation. He also delved into pietism and the holiness movement; and legalism; these topics were considered to narrow down the meaning of true walking in the Spirit, as the others are common sideroads. If you are a new Christian, this sermon is worth coming back to many times, bookmark it.
In case the title of this post doesn’t speak to you, I want to encourage you to listen to the 27 minute sermon herein because it thoroughly explains the relationship between the Passover and the Lord’s Supper, and much more. For example, I had never had a good understanding of what Jesus meant when He said in John 6 – unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. I knew that he was referring to the Lord’s Supper, but there is more than that in His words. This sermon will provide you with a fuller understanding of Jesus’ words; you will also have a greater appreciation of the interrelatedness of the Old and New Testaments and how the blood of the OT passover was looking forward to Jesus’ saving blood….
In the following account of the Welch revival of 1904, James Edwin Orr tells of how that revival began and how it spread to Canada and the US a year later.
If you want a sense for how the Holy Spirit works in true revivals, then you will gain from listening to Orr’s account. At one point, he compared Billy Graham’s revivals to the Welch revival just to show how much greater the work of the Spirit is in relation to planned revivals of man. …As Orr described how European societies were changed during the 18 months the Welch revival lasted, I thought of 2020 and how decadent the US has become. …However, inherent in Orr’s talk is the hope that the Welch revival began with the spiritual aspirations of one man – the Spirit used him to kick off a work of God. The Spirit of God can do that anytime He chooses.
This post contains the mp3 sermon and the accompanying PDF of Dr. MacArthur’s sermon on the parable of the soils from Matthew 13; several highlight points precede the sermon, these state some of the most significant points; a pdf of the sermon is also posted, for those who would rather read than listen
The 5 minute sermon excerpt in this post is from a 6 part sermon series Dr. MacArthur did on 2 Thessalonians 2. MacArthur describes the man of lawlessness as the culmination of those who hate God and Christ – all false Christs, pseudo Christs, false teachers, false prophets; all hypocritical liars who claim to be spokespersons for God, but who actually speak for satan; all of them are embodied in this one horrific figure known as the AntiChrist….
In Sproul’s lecture, he began by describing the humanistic concept of free will; then he described the biblical view of free will via the writings of Jonathan Edwards; Martin Luther; and St. Augustine; finally, he provided his own brief description. The crux of his lecture was that motive (inclination, intention, desire) precedes choice; and to have the ability to choose is free will. He explained further, that mankind’s ability to choose was impacted by the fall; and he clarified how our choice-making has been impacted.