R.C. Sproul on the Struggle for Spiritual Growth

Sermon Outline: Colossians 3:1-17. "Choices"

1) How will my decision affect eternity? (Col. 3:1-4)
• Matthew 6:33
• Luke 17:21
• Philippians 4:8
• Romans 8:34
• John 14:13
• Matthew 6:10
• Deuteronomy 29:29
• James 4:13

2) How would God feel about this decision?(Col.3:5-6)
• Proverbs 3:6

3) How does my past effect my decision? (Col. 3:7-9)
• John 9:1

4)How will I consider the right information?(Col.3:10)
• Romans 12:2
• Proverbs 2:1-11
• Matthew 6:34

5) How will I regard the opinions of & the effect on others? (Col. 3:11-14)
• Proverbs 12:15

6) How have I considered what is important in making my decision? (Col. 3:15-17)
• Ezekiel 13:9
• John 16:13
• 2 Timothy 3:16
• 1 Corinthians 10:31

Alistair Begg on Faith.

Greg Koukl - Postmodernism, Truth and the Bible

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason answers the question "Why is belief in the authority of the Bible necessary to claim a foundation for objective truth in postmodern culture?"

The Inside Story on Defilement (Mark 7:14-23)

Well I dont really think that psychologists any longer are interested in trying to defend the fact that extraordinary evil is only done by some sort of extraordinary human beings who are outside the pale or normalcy. I think thats gone by the wayside. I think were pretty well acquainted with the fact that seemingly normal people can do things that are horrendously evil. Seemingly normal people are engaged, if not in the purveying of evil in being entertained by things that are vile and wretched. I think we now know that evil is pervasive throughout our society and that even ordinary people can do things that are extraordinarily corrupt.

All of that came clear to a psychologist by the name of James Waller in the year 2002. He published a psychological book, the title of it, Becoming Evil....Becoming Evil. The subtitle, How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing. The thesis of the book is that extraordinary evil can be done by what are apparently ordinary people, that extraordinary evil does not arise out of some human abnormality but rather extreme evil can be done by very common, normal people. Thats the unsettling results of the study that is behind the book, extraordinary evil arises from ordinary people. Theres no way to escape that anymore and that is correct.

But that poses the question: What causes this? Why does it happen? Where does it come from?

Scripture-Twisting Tradition (Mark 7:1-13)

Lets go to Mark chapter 7. Mark chapter 7 is like so many of the sections in Mark because it is an abbreviated gospel, its a briefer gospel, its a fast-pace gospel. His favorite word is the word immediately. He keeps moving rapidly. He is very selective on the sections that he chooses to write about in the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ and this is one of those very notable ones you cannot overlook. Matthew had a very carefully crafted account of this same incident as well. And, of course, Marks account before us is a full and enriched parallel account as the one in Matthew...

Greg Koukl - Unconditional Election and Favoritism

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason answers the question "How do you reconcile unconditional election with the fact that God does not show favoritism?"

Sermon Outline: Jeremiah 31:31-34. "It's All Part of the Plan"

1) Reconciliation (Jeremiah 31:31-32),

·       Jeremiah 3:17-18  

·       Jeremiah 50:4-5  

2) Regeneration (Jeremiah 31:33a),

·       Jeremiah 17:1

·       Hebrews 10:15-16 

3) Possession (Jeremiah 31:33b)

·       Deuteronomy 26:17-18  

4) Evangelization (Jeremiah 31:34a)

5) Satisfaction for Sin: (Jeremiah 31:34b)

·       1 Corinthians 11:25  

·       Hebrews 8:6-13; 9:15  

John MacArthur Questions and Answers

When Are You Justified Before God?-RC Sproul-Part 3 of 3

The Righteousness of Christ" from Understanding the Gospel series by RC Sproul (Part 3 of 3) To purchase complete series, go to www.ligonier.org

When Are You Justified Before God?-RC Sproul-Part 2 of 3

"The Righteousness of Christ" from Understanding the Gospel series by RC Sproul (Part 2 of 3) To purchase complete series, go to www.ligonier.org

Free Audio Download: E.M. Bounds: Man of Prayer by Lyle Dorsett

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The name of E. M. Bounds is familiar to anyone who has an interest in prayer. In a world awash in books that jam the isles of bookstores everywhere, few will even begin to survive the lifetime of the authors, but that is not true of E. M. Bounds. After a century, many of his books are still in print. Their long life is a testimony to the timelessness of the prayer lessons he learned from his own deep Christian spirituality.

In view of the popularity of E. M. Bounds writings, it seems incredible that so little about him has been published. To remedy that amazing state of affairs, Lyle W. Dorsett has read every scrap of paper related to Bounds, and the family has made available for the first time a private collection of the Bounds correspondence. From that, Dorsett wrote this account of Bounds' life.

When Are You Justified Before God?-RC Sproul-Part 1 of 3

"The Righteousness of Christ" from Understanding the Gospel series by RC Sproul (Part 1 of 3) To purchase complete series, go to www.ligonier.org

SERMON OUTLINE: Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"

1) Growth through the Prayer to God. (Ephesians 1:15-16)
• 1 John 2:9-11

• 1 John 3:16-18

2) Growth through the Person of God (Ephesians 1:17)
• 2 Peter 1:3

• 1 Corinthians 2:9-12

3) Growth through the Promises of God (Ephesians 1:18)
• Romans 8:29
4) Growth though the Power of God (Ephesians 1:19-20)
• Romans 1:16

• Philippians 2:13

5) Growth through our Position in God (Ephesians 1:21-23)

When should I talk to my kids about sex?

CCEF faculty member Julie Lowe answers the age-old question "when should I talk to my kids about sex?"

Greg Koukl - Old Testament Law and Christians

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason answers the question "Can you give a couple of rules to use about Christian application of the Old Testament?"

Bible Questions and Answers, Part 57

Join John MacArthur as he answers challenging Bible questions from his church family—maybe questions you have. Recorded live at Grace Community Church, Johns home congregation in southern California.

By Grace Alone - by Sinclair Ferguson

Are you truly amazed by Gods grace? Or have you grown accustomed to it? Yes, we sing of Gods Amazing Grace, but do you truly understand what you as a Christian have experienced in receiving the grace of God? Or do you take divine grace for granted?

In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that we have lost the joy and energy that is experienced when grace seems truly amazing. In an effort to restore the wonder of divine grace, he reflects on it from seven angles, each built around a stanza from a rich but little-known hymn, O How the Grace of God Amazes Me, written by Emmanuel T. Sibomana, a pastor in the African nation of Burundi.

This book poses probing questions for todays believer: If I am not amazed by Gods grace, can I really be living in it? Can I really be tasting, and savoring, and delighting in it? But those willing to delve into Gods Word with Dr. Ferguson will come away with a deeper astonishment at the depths of Gods grace.

SERMON OUTLINE: "A Mother's Faith" Exodus 2:1-10.

1) Faith in Perception (Exodus 2:1-2)

• Hebrews 11:23


• Psalm 127:3


2) Faith in Planning (Exodus 2:3-7)
• Jeremiah 10:23

• 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

3) Faith in Providence (Exodus 2:8-10)
• Acts 7:22

• Hebrews 11:24

Why Worship?

Age of the universe - William Lane Craig

Dr William Lane Craig share some thoughts about Christianity and the age of the earth.

vangelical Researchers Claim Discovery of Noahs Ark Atop Turkish Mountain

Fox News: The group claims that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was said to be afloat. Mt. Ararat has long been suspected as the final resting place of the craft by evangelicals and literalists hoping to validate biblical stories.

Reasons to Forgive, Part 2

Last time we looked at the first one which really leads the parade. Forgiveness is the most godlike act a person can do. Youre never more like God than when you forgive. Obviously we celebrate the forgiveness of God. We understand the forgiveness of God. It is God overlooking our sin. It is God overlooking our guilt. It is God giving us a promise that we are forgiven of all our sins, past, present and future. We enter into an undeserved, unearned condition of complete and total forgiveness by the sheer grace of God. That is the model for our forgiveness. We forgive out of grace, not because somebody earned it.

We offer forgiveness freely, unconditionally, without restraint, without restriction. And with that offer of forgiveness, we abandon all animosity, all anger, all hatred, all desire for retaliation, all desire for vengeance, all bitterness. And this will guarantee for us a life free from the root of bitterness that it talks about in the book of Hebrews, free from carking anger and hostility that eats away at the joy of the soul. Forgiveness is the most godlike thing you can do. And He is the model. You forgive and you forgive again, and you forgive again, and you forgive again. As we learn from our Lords words to Peter, You forgive seventy times seven, seventy times a day. As often as youre offended, thats how often you forgive.

Reasons to Forgive, Part 1

Not only is this matter of forgiveness essential to the cohesiveness of the church, as it is to the family and to marriage, not only is this the path to joy and satisfaction and fulfillment in the family and in the church, that is collectively, but the inability to forgive not only destroys relationship, it destroys the people who dont forgive. It is not only destructive of relationships, it is self-destructive. And Scripture makes it very, very clear that where there is a lack of forgiveness, there will develop bitterness and out of bitterness come hatred and couple with hatred comes anger and the end of hatred and anger and bitterness is the pursuit of vengeance. Retaliation is sought and retaliation is never satisfied and vengeance is never really appeased and consequently people live with the bitterness and it is deeper and deeper as they live with it longer...

Don Carson on why we worship God