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Interpreting Difficult and Controversial Biblical Texts (Audio)

Many parts of the Bible are difficult for modern Western people to understand. Often several interpretations are possible from one context. Bob has provided a detailed treatment of many subjects, texts, and theological doctrines. They are listed by topic, title, and text. These teachings were taped in local churches and in  Bible conferences; therefore, the audio quality is sometimes less than ideal. Bob’s latest theological understanding is reflected in the written commentaries. If possible look  at them as you listen to the audio sermons.

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  1. GOD THE FATHER

  2. GOD THE SON
    1. The Person
    2. The Work

  3. GOD THE SPIRIT
    1. Holy Spirit
    2. Spiritual Gifts

  4. THE BIBLE AND REVELATION
    1. The Bible
    2. Revelation

  5. SATAN AND EVIL FORCES
    1. Satan
    2. Demons

  6. THE FALL AND SIN
    1. The Fall
    2. Sin

  7. MAN

  8. OLD TESTAMENT CHARACTERS

  9. OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY

  10. THEOLOGICAL TRUTHS

  1. GREAT BIBLICAL WORDS

  2. NEW TESTAMENT CHARACTERS

  3. PARABLES

  4. EVANGELISM AND BECOMING A CHRISTIAN

  5. THE CHURCH
    1. Purpose
    2. Functioning
    3. Ordinances
    4. Admonition
    5. Denominational Perspective

  6. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
    1. Christian Living
    2. Discipleship
    3. Prayer
    4. Assurance
    5. The Christian Home
    6. Stewardship
    7. Temptation and Suffering
    8. Social Concerns

  7. ESCHATOLOGY AND LAST THINGS

  8. CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN CULTURE

 A. GOD THE FATHER

101 – The Trinity

109 – Unto Him Who is Able
(Jude 24-25)

117 – The Family – God’s Great Analogy

102 – The Lord (YHWH Said to my Lord (Adonai)
(Ps. 110)

110 – God’s Invitation is Still Open
(Hebrews 4)

118 – Goodness of God in a World of Evil and Suffering

103 – First Hand Knowledge of God

111 – The Femininity of God

119 – The Trinity – OT and NT

104 – A Picture of Daddy
(Ps. 91)

112 – The Goodness of God?

120 – I Heard…I Have Come Down
(Ex. 3:1-15)

105 – Can We Know God?
(Heb. 1:1-3)

113 – God’s Yes, Amidst Man’s No
(Ex 36:22-32)

121 – The Wrath of God
(Rom. 1:18-2:11)

106 – God’s Relationship to Man
(Gen. 3:15)

114 – Beloved…loved…loving
(1 Jn. 4:7-21)

122 – God As Creator
(Gen. 1:1; Ps. 19:1-6; Rom. 1:18-23)

107 – Covenant Name for God
(Ex. 3-4)

115 – What is God Really Like?
(Hosea 11:1-11)

108 – Genesis One – Not How But Who, Moving Rapidly Toward Why
(Genesis 1)

116 – How Can You Know God Better?


 B. GOD THE SON

1. The Person

223 – Jesus’ Fear  (Mk. 14:32-36; 15:33-34)

200 – The Christmas Story According to John
(Jn. 1:1-18)

224 – “You Shall Know the Truth…”
(Jn. 8:32)

201 – Who Do You Say I Am?  (Matt. 16:13-20)

202 – Person of Christ (Col. 1:9-20)

2. The Work

203 – Jesus, Before Time, In Time, Beyond Time (Phil. 2:6-14)

250 – So You Are the Messiah!
(Matt. 4:1-11)

204 – Jesus’ Genealogy
(Matt. 1:1-25)

251
– Temptation
(Lk. 4:1-13)

205 – What’s So Hot About Jesus?
(Col. 1:13-23)

252
– The Mind of Christ – Humility
(Phil. 2:1-11)

206 – One Way!
(Jn. 14:1-9)

253
– The Peasant King
(Is. 53:1-10)

207
– How Has God Spoken?
(Heb. 1:1-3)

254
– Jesus: Yes! But Also…
(Col. 2:8-23)

208 – The Shocking Christmas Story
(Matt. 1-2; Lk. 1-2)

255
– I Am The Way!
(Jn. 14:1-6)

209
– Transfiguration
(Mk. 9)

210
– Christ Fulfills Mankind’s Destiny
(Heb. 2)

257
– Our Sufficiency
(II Cor. 2:4-3:6)

211

– The Jewish Messiah
(Lk. 2:21-38)

258 – Foot Washing
(Jn. 13:1-20)

212

– Jesus of Nazareth – Deity in Human Form
(Jn. 1:1-18)

259 Appearance of
Jesus
(Lk. 24:13-36)

213

– I Am the Bread of Life
(Jn. 6)

260 – He Promised
(Heb. 10:19-25)

214 – Those Who
Knew Him
(Jn. 11)

261 – What Price
for a Second Chance?
(Heb. 2:5-10, 14-18)

215 – Jesus, the
Childhood Years
(Lk. 2:21-52)

262 – Jesus’
Crucifixion
(Matt. 27:32-66)

216 – The Two on
the Road to Emmaus
(Lk. 24:13-49)

263 – The
Resurrection
(I Cor. 15)

217

– The Deity of Christ
(Jn. 14:5-11; Heb.
1:1-3; 1 Jn. 1:1-4)

264 – Jesus’ Trial
(Mt. 27:1-31)

218 – Christ and
the Heavenly Sanctuary
(Heb. 9)

265 – Jesus’
Temptation
(Mt. 4:1-17)

219 – Who is Jesus
Christ?
(Jn. 1:1-18)

266 – Jesus Lives
(Mt. 27:57-28:15)

220
– The Great Heresies of the Early Church
(Matt. 7; II Pt. 2)

267 – Cleansing the
Temple
(Mk. 11:15-18)

221
– The New Song
(Rev. 5)

268 – Evidence and
Implications of the Resurrection
(1 Cor. 15:4-23)

222 – Christ Better than Prophets or Angels
(Heb. 1:1-3)

 C. GOD THE SPIRIT
  1. Holy Spirit
305 – Spirit-Filled
Life
(Rom. 7:14-25)

300 – His Promised
Coming
(Jn. 14)

306 – What is
“Holiness”?
(Lev. 11:44; Mt. 5:48; I Pt. 1:1-16)

351 – Spiritual
Gifts
(I Cor. 12:12-31)

301 – A Sure
Foundation for a Full Salvation
(Rom. 7:14-25)

307 – You Are As
Full as You Want to Be!
(Eph. 5:17-19)

352 – Every
Believer is a Minister
(I Cor. 12; Eph. 4:11-12)

302 – The Person
and Work of the Holy Spirit
(Jn. 16:7-14)

308 – Spiritual
Warfare
(Eph. 6:10-18)

353 – Divine
Healing vs. Faith Healing
(Js. 5:13-16)

303 – What is the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit?
(Acts 1-2, I Cor. 12-13)

2. Spiritual Gifts

354 – Problems with
Spiritual Gifts
(I Cor. 14:1-25)

304 – Unpardonable
Sin
(Mark 3:22-30)
350
Part A &
Part B – Spiritual
Gifts
(1 Cor. 12:1-11)

355 – Problems with
Spiritual Gifts
(I Cor. 14:26-46)

 D. THE BIBLE & REVELATION


1. The Bible


2. Revelation

400 – Can I Trust the Bible?

450 – How Do You
Know Who Speaks the Truth?
(Deut. 13, 18; Mt. 7; Jn. 4:1-6)

457 – Inerrancy vs.
Infallibility
(Mk. 10:46-52)

401 – The Trust-worthiness of the Bible
(Micah 5:2-4)

451 – How has God Spoken?
(Heb. 1:1-3)

458 – The Oral Tradition of the Jews
(Mk. 2:23-3:6; 7:1-13)
402 Part APart B – The Bible and the Christian Life
452 – Paul’s Vision
(II Cor. 12)

459 – God Has Spoken
(Ps. 19)

403 – Canonization and Textual Criticism
(Jude 1-4)

453 – According to the Scriptures
(I Cor. 15:3-4)

460 – Oral Tradition
(Mk. 7:1-13)

404
Extra-canonical Quotes Within the New Testament
(Jude 5-16)

454 – Inspiration, Not How but Why!
(II Tim. 3:14-17)

461 – Natural and Special Revelation
(Ps. 19:1-11)

405 – Science and the Bible
(Gen. 1-2; Heb. 11:3)

455 – What About
Those Who Have Never Heard?
(Rom. 1:18-3:21)

406 – The Bible:
Human and Divine
(II Tim. 3:15-18)

456 – Doctrinal
Progression of Romans 1-8

E. SATAN AND EVIL FORCES

  1. Satan


505 – Pride is a Family Characteristic 
(Ezek. 28:1-19)

553 – The Demonic
(Several Passages)

500 – There is More to Reality than the Senses
(Eph. 6:12-19)

506 – The Spiritual Battle
(Eph. 6:19)

554 – Believers and the Demonic

501 – Spiritual Warfare
(Eph. 6:10-24)
  2. Demons
555 – The Subject of Demons
(Lk. 4:31-44)

502 – Death – The Great Enemy’s Friend
(Heb. 2:14-15)

550 – Demon Possession
(Mk. 5:1-20)

503 – Angels Cohabitating with Human Women
(Gen. 6; I Pt. 3:12-22)

551 – Demons and Children
(Mk. 7:24-37)

504 – Benefits of Being in Him
(I Jn. 5:18-21)

552 – What Battle?
(Eph. 6:11-13)

F. THE FALL AND SIN

1. The Fall

623 – The Tension-Filled Life
(Rom. 7:14-25)

632 – Sinlessness
(I Jn. 3)

601
Genesis 3 sermon

624 – Paradox of Sin
(Rom. 7:15-24)

633 – The Immature Majority
(I Cor. 2:14-3:3)

602
Genesis 3:1-13

625 – Man is Responsible
(Gal. 6:7-10)

638 – The Enemies of Man

603
Genesis 3:14-24

626 – Unpardonable Sin
(Mk. 3:22-30)

639 Forgiveness!
  2. Sin
628 – Corporate Sin
(Josh. 7)

640 – Witchcraft and the Occult
(Deut. 18)

620 – Mankind’s Flaw
(Rom. 6:23)

629 – My Prayer
(Ps. 19)

641 – Sinless Perfection

621 – Biography of Humanity
(Eph. 2:1-10)

630 – There is More to the Deep Than Darkness
(Ps. 130)

642 – How to Deal with Sin in the Life of the Believer

622 – The Universal Problem

631 – Confession of Sin
(I Jn. 3)

G. MAN

700 – Our Inability
(Matt. 7:1-5)

707 – Treasure in
Clay
(II Cor. 4)

714 – Human Sexuality

701 – Individual
Responsibility
(Ezek. 18)

708 – Weakness is
God’s Will
(I Cor. 1:26-31)

715 – Creation of
Mankind
(Gen. 2:1-25)

702 – Consequences
(Gal. 6:7-10)

709 – What Price
for a Second Chance?
(Heb. 2:5-10, 14-18)

716 – Human Speech
(Jas. 3:1-12)

703 – Biography of
Humanity
(Eph. 2:1-10)

710 – Human Knowledge
and Philosophy
(Col. 2:8-15)

717 – The Problem
with the Flesh
(II Cor. 10:3-6)

704 – Who is
Greatest?
(Matt. 18)

711 – Materialism

718 – Three Group’s
Response to Jesus
(Mk. 8:1-21)

705 – What is
Truth?
(Jn. 8:30-37)

712 – Here Today –
Here Tomorrow
(Psalm 90)

719 – Those Who
Knew Him
(Jn. 11)

706 – Our
Sufficiency
(II Cor. 2:14-3:6)

713 – Unity –
Dichotomy – Trichotomy?
(Heb. 4)


 H. OLD TESTAMENT CHARACTERS

800 – Noah’s
Covenant
(Gen. 9)

806 – Moses’ Death
(Deut. 34)

812 – Abraham –
Trust, the Basis of Commitment
(Gen. 22)

801 – Abraham’s
Covenant
(Gen. 12)

807 – Corporate Sin
– Achan
(Joshua 7)

813 – Jeremiah’s
Message, Like a Scarecrow in a Cucumber Field
(Jer. 10)

802 – Gideon
(Judges 6:11-7:22)

808 – Jeremiah’s
Preaching
(Jer. 2)

814 – Sarah
(Gen. 17; 15-21; 21:1-7)

803 – Samson
(Judges 14-15)

809 – Naaman – From
Pride to Faith
(II Kings 5:1-19)

815 – Rahab
(Josh. 2:1-14; 6:22-25)

804 – Moses’ Birth
(Ex. 1-2)

810 – Call of
Isaiah
(Isaiah 6)

805 – Moses
Receives Law at Mt. Sinai
(Ex. 19-20)

811 – Zephanaih –
The Fiercest Prophet in the Old Testament

I. OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY

1200 – Christ in
Prophecy

1204 – The Four
Beasts and the Little Horn
(Dan. 7)

1208 – Gog and
Magog
(Ez. 38-39)

1201 – Too Much
for a Coincidence
(Micah 5:2-6)

1205 – 70 Weeks
(Dan. 9)

1209 – Test for a
False Prophet
(Deut. 13)

1202 – The
Messiah

1206 – The Anti-christ
(Dan. 11:21-45)

1210 – The
Righteous Branch
(Jer. 33)

1203 – Biblical
Prophecy

1207 – Shoot out
of Jesse
(Isa. 53:1-10)
J. THEOLOGICAL TRUTHS

1300 – The
Subjective Experience of the Objective Facts
(Rom. 5:1-5)

1317
[Theological] The Will of God

1333 – Where Did
Jesus Go While in the Grave?
(I Pt. 3:13-22)

1301 – The Big
Picture
(Rom. 8:29-30)

1318 – How Do You
Know Who Speaks the Truth?
(I Jn. 4:1-6)

1334 – Science
and the Bible
(Gen. 1-2; Heb. 11:3)

1302 – The
Goodness of God?
(Rom. 11:22)

1319 – Can I
Trust the Bible?

1335 – Apostasy?
(Heb. 6:1-8)

1303 – The
Security of the Believer vs. the Perseverance of the Saints

1320 – The
Paradox of Christianity

1336 – Cultural
Christianity
(Col. 2:16-23; Rom. 14)

1304
Predestination vs. Mankind’s Free Will

1321 – God’s
Hedge
(I Cor. 10:12-13)

1337 – Theology
of Christian Dress

1305 – Judgment:
Who, What, When, Where

1322 – Tradition
(Matt. 12:1-8; 21:28-32)

1338
Inter-Racial Marriage, Biblical, Cultural, Theological

1306 – Decision
vs. Discipleship
(Eph. 2:8-10)

1323 – White
Throne Judgment
(Matt. 25:31-46)

1339 – Human
Sexuality

1307 – A Search
for a Deeper Understanding
(Rom. 6)

1324 – Religious
Tradition
(Mk. 7:1-23)

1340
Situational Ethics
(Rom. 14; I Cor. 10:23-33)

1308 – The
Christian Inclusives
(Phil. 4:4-13)

1325 – Children’s
Relationship to the Church
(Mk. 10:13-16)

1341 – Miracles

1309 – How is a
Man Right with God?
(Rom. 3:21-26)

1326a – Women in
God’s Plan
(Taped in 1980)

1342
Justification by _____?
(Rom. 5:1-11)

1310 – A Sure and
Eternal Salvation
(Several Passages)

1326b – Women in
God’s Plan
(Taped in 1987)

1343
Christianity is a Long Chain of Events
(Col. 2:6-7)

1311 – Motivation
(I Cor. 13:1-7)

1327 – An
Anthology: What is Christianity?

1344
Faith/Trust (Personal, Doctrinal, Daily)

1312 – Paul’s
Theology
(Rom. 5:1-11)

1328 – The Adam
Connection
(Rom. 5:12-21)

1345 – What
Happens at Death?

1313 – Foot
Washing
(Jn. 13:1-20)

1329 – One Aspect
of the Diamond
(Rom. 4:25-5:5)

1346 – Biblical
Attitudes Toward Alcohol and Alcoholism

1314 – Infant
Baptism vs. Believers’ Baptism

1330 – The
Imbalance of Evangelical Christianity
(Col. 2:1-7)

1347
“Either/Or” vs. “Both/And”

1315 – Infant
Baptism an Essential Element in Salvation?
(Titus 3:1-6)

1331 – God’s Yes!
Amidst Mankind’s No!
(Ezek. 36:22-32)

1348 – The
Galatian Ministry
(Gal. 2:15-16, 19-20)

1316
[Practical] How Do You Know God’s Will?

1332 – More than
Conquerors
(Rom. 8:31-39)

1349 – What is
the Least One Can Believe and Still be a Christian?

1350 – Christian
Freedom: Freedom brings Responsibility
(Rom. 14)

K. GREAT
BIBLICAL WORDS

1400 – Salvation

1412
Forgiveness? Forgiveness!

1424
Resurrection
(I Cor. 15:1-19)

1401
Justification
(Rom. 5:1-11)

1413 – Suffering
(I Pt. 3:13-18)

1425 – Worship in
Genesis

1402 – Faith

1414 – Assurance
(I Jn. 5:13)

1426 – Speech in
Proverbs

1403 – Grace

1415
Discouraged
(I Kgs. 19:1-18)

1427 – The
Priority of People

1404
Reconciliation
(II Cor. 5:14-21)

1416 – What
Happens at Death?

1428 – Wisdom in
Proverbs
(Pro. 3:13-20; 8:1-36)

1405
Selflessness
(Mt. 10:34-39)

1417 – Sensible
(Titus 2:1-12)

1429
Contentment
(I Tim. 6:6-10; Phil. 4:11-13; Heb.
13:5-6)

1406 – God’s Way
v. Man’s Way
(Mt. 10:13ff)

1418 – Angelology
(II Pet. 2:1-16)

1430
Forgiveness

1407 – From
Eternity to Eternity
(Eph. 1:3-14)

1419 – Anger

1431
Sinlessness
(Rom. 6:1-14)

1408 – Agape Love
(I Cor. 13)

1420 – Faith or
Works?
(Jas. 2:14-26)

1432 – Covenant
(Ex. 19:3-6; Jer. 31:31-34; Heb.
8:1-13)

1409 – John’s
Gospel
(Jn. 3:1-21)

1421 – Holiness
(Lev. 11:44; I Pt. 1:16; Mt. 5:48)

1433 – Wealth in
Proverbs

1410 – Hell &
Judgment

1422 – O God!
Thank You
(Ps. 103)

1434 – Truth
(Jn. 8:32)

1411 – Joy

1423 – God’s Will
for Every Christian
(Gal. 5:16-6:10)

1435 – The
Purpose of Submission
(I Pt. 2:9-3:9)

L. NEW TESTAMENT
CHARACTERS
1500
– False Teachers
(Mt. 7:21-23)

1511 – Titus

1522 – Apollos
(Acts 18:24-28; I Cor. 3:5-9)
1501
Philippian Jailer
(Acts 16:16-18)

1512 – Agrippa
(Acts 26)

1523 – Barnabas
(Acts 4:34-37; 11:19-26; 13:1-3)
1502
Samaritan Woman
(John 4:4-26)

1513 – Paul’s
Weakness and Discouragement
(II Cor. 2:6-3:6)

1524 – Priscilla
& Aquila
(Acts 18:1-4, 18-22)
1503 – Peter
(Matt. 16:13-20)

1514 – Mary
(Lk. 1:26-56)

1525 – Timothy
(Acts 16:1-3; I Thes. 3:1-8)
1504
Timothy, Luke, Mark and Demas
(II Tim. 4:9-11)

1515 – Zaccheus
(Lk. 19:1-10)

1526 – Silas and
Titus
(Acts 15:22, 30-34; II Cor. 8:16-24)
1505 – The
Angel’s Message
(Luke 2:8-15)

1516 – James and
John
(Mk. 14:1-9)

1527 – Lazarus,
His Family & Friends
(Jn. 11)
1506
Nicodemus
(Jn. 3:1-16)

1517 – Jesus’
Anointing at Bethany
(Mk. 14:1-9)

1528 – Light:
Heals and Destroys
(Jn. 9)
1507 – The
Rich Young Ruler
(Mk. 10:17-31)

1518 – Onesimus
(Philemon 8-20)

1529 – The
Judaizers
(Gal. 3:1-14)

1508 – The
Magi
(Mt. 2:1ff)

1519 – Stephen
and the Seven
(Acts 6:1-15)

1530 – The Two on
the Road to Emmaus
(Lk. 24:13049; Jn. 5:24-47)

1509 – John the
Baptist
(Mk. 1:1-13)

1520 – Cornelius
(Acts 10:1-8, 24-28)

1531 – Stephen in
Acts
(Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60)

1510 – Timothy’s
Faith
(II Tim. 1:3-14)

1521 – Philippian
Jailer
(Acts 16:19-20)

 M. PARABLES

1700 – The
Parable of the Soils
(Mk. 4:1-20)

1705 – Pharisee
and Sinner
(Lk. 18:9-14)

1710 – The Mote
and the Beam
(Mt. 7)

1701 – The
Pattern Parable
(Matt. 13)

1706 – Techniques
for Interpreting Parables and Workers for the Field
(Matt. 20:1-16)

1711 – The
Millstone and Lost Sheep
(Matt. 18:6ff)

1702 – The Fig
Tree
(Mk. 13:28-37)

1707 – The
Prodigal Son
(Lk. 15:11-24)

1712 – Forgiving
is the Test of Forgiveness
(Matt. 18:21-35)

1703 – Parable of
the Wicket Tenants
(Mk. 12:1-12)

1708 – The
Father’s Heart
(Lk. 15:1-32)

1713 – An
Attitude Check
(Lk. 17:1-10)

1704 – The Deadly
Choice
(Lk. 14:15-24)

1709 – Parable of
the Shrewd Steward and Lazarus
(Lk. 16:1-31)


 N. EVANGELISM AND BECOMING A
CHRISTIAN

1800 – A Message
for Children About the Gospel
(Rom. 6:23 & Jn. 1:12)

1812 – How is Man
Right with God?
(Rom. 3:21-26)

1824 – What Do We
Share?
(Col. 2:16-23; Rom. 14)

1801

Jesus Commissions His Followers

(Lk. 24:36-52)

1813 – God’s Way
vs. Mankind’s Way
(Matt. 16:21-28)

1825 – Easy
Believism vs. True Repentance
(Mk. 10:17ff)

1802 – So Send I
You
(Jn. 20:19-23)

1814 – The Plague
and the Cure
(Rom. 6:23)

1826 – God and
Good Men
(Jn. 3)

1803 – The Great
Commission
(Matt. 28:16-20)

1815 – Nicodemus
(Jn. 3:1-16)

1827 – God and
Bad People
(Jn. 4:4-26

1804 – The Fields
Are White Unto Harvest
(Matt. 9:35-38)

1816 – The Chosen
Must Choose
(Rom. 10:9-13)

1828 – The Good
News
(Rom. 6:23)

1805 – The Gospel
(Jn. 3:1-21)

1817 – Salvation
is Free But It Costs Everything
(Mk. 10:17-31)

1829 – The New
Man
(Col. 3:12-17)

1806 – The Choice
is Yours, But the Choice is NOW!
(Mk. 8:38)

1818 – The Gospel
in a Nutshell
(Jn. 3:16)

1830 – What is
the Gospel?
(Rom. 3:21-26; 5:6-11; Col. 1:13-14)

1807 – The Deadly
Choice
(Lk. 14:15-24)

1819 – Paul’s
Clearest Expression of the Good News
(Rom. 3:21-31)

1831 – The
Earliest Creed
(I Cor. 15:1-4)

1808 – What Makes
the Gospel Good News?
(Rom. 1:18-3:21)

1820 – The Age of
Accountability

1832 – The
Imbalance of Evangelical Christianity
(Col. 2:1-7)

1809 – How to Be
Saved
(Acts 16:16-18)

1821 – Come! Who
– Why?
(Matt. 11:25-30)

1833 – Our
Newness in Christ
(II Cor. 5:14-21)

1810 – Salvation
is Free to All
(Isa. 55:1-13)

1822 – Is Every
Believer to be a Verbal Witness?

1834 – The Broad
Way vs. the Narrow Way
(Matt. 7:13-14; 10:34-39; 16:24-28)

1811 – What Price
for a Second Chance?
(Heb. 2:5-10, 14-18)

1823 – Am I My
Brother’s Keeper or Is He Responsible?
(Ezek. 33)

1835 – The
Paradoxical Tension in Biblical Salvation

 O. THE
CHURCH


1. Purpose


1937 – The
Qualifications for Teachers
(James 3:1-11)

4. Admonition

1900 – “So Send I
You”
(Jn. 20:19-23)

1938 – More
Qualifications for Teachers
(James 3:12-18)

1980 – The Church
of Ephesus
(Rev. 2:1-7)

1901 – The Great,
the Only Commission
(Matt. 28:16-20)

1939 – Women in
the Plan of God

1981 – The Church
of Smyrna
(Rev. 2:8-11)

1902 – Jesus
Commissions his Followers
(Lk. 24:36-52)

1940
Characteristics of the True Church
(Col. 3:12-17)

1982 – The Church
of Pergamum
(Rev. 2:12-17)

1903 – Every
Christian is a Gifted Full Time Minister
(I Cor. 12)

1983 – The Church
of Thyatira
(Rev. 2:18-29)

1904 – The First
Use of the Term “Church” in the N.T.
(Matt. 16)

3. Ordinances

1984 – The Church
of Sardis
(Rev. 3:1-6)

a. Baptism

1985 – The Church
of Philadephia
(Rev. 3:7-13)

2. Functioning

1960 – Believers
Baptism

1986 – The Church
of Laodicea
(Rev. 3:14-22)

1930 – The
Church’s Leaders’ Qualifications
(I Tim. 3:1-5)

1961 – Parents,
Are Your Children Lost, Safe or Saved?

1987 – A Profile
of Christian Workers
(I Thess. 2:3-12)

1931 – The
Church’s Leaders’ Qualifications
(I Tim. 3:6-16)

1962 – Baptismal
Regeneration
(Titus 3:1-6)

1988 – A Profile
of a Growing Church
(I Thess. 1:2-10)

1932 – Bishops,
Overseers, and Elders, Who Are They?
(Titus I)

b. The Lord’s Supper (Eucharist)

1989 – The
Church’s Check List
(I Thess. 5:12-28)

1933 – Deacons
(Acts 6:1-6)

1970 – Lord’s
Supper
(I Cor. 11)

1990 – The Growth
of the Early Church
(Acts 2:43-47; 6:1-7)

1934 – How to
Handle Accusations Against Ministers?
(I Tim. 5:17-25)

1971 – A Pastor’s
Overview of Lord’s Supper

1991 – The
Psychological Profile of the Kingdom Man
(Mt. 5:1-16)

1935 – Women in
Church Leadership?

1972
Transubstantiation
(Jn. 6:25-40; Acts 2:41-47)

1998 – Baptist
Presuppositional Heritage

1936 – Should
Christians Judge One Another?
(Matt. 7:1ff)

1999 – How Do
Baptists Accept Members from other Denominations
 P.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

 1. Christ-like Living

2046 – A
Christian’s Judgment
(I Cor. 3:10-17)

2130
– Divorce
(Mk. 10:1-12)

2000 – Christian
Victory
(Rom. 8:1-10)

2047 – Be Careful
of Too Many Rules or No Rules at All
(Gal. 3:1-14)

2131
– Divorce
(Matt. 19)

2001 – An Optimistic Obsession
(Rom. 8:26-28)

2048 – More Than Conquerors
(Rom. 8:31-39)

2132
– The Beauty of a Christian Witness
(I Pt. 3:1-7)

2002 – The
Tension Filled Life
(Rom. 7:14-25)

2049 – I Am
Available, Lord!
(Eph. 4:1-6)

2133a
– Marriage?
(I Cor. 7:1-17)

2003 – Who Am I?
Where Am I Going? Is There Any Purpose in Life?
(Ps. 139)

2. Discipleship

2133b
– Marriage? (Cont.)
(I Cor. 7:18-46)

2004
Discouraged? Disillusioned? Disheartened?
(I Kgs. 19:1-18)

2050 – The Cost
of Discipleship
(Matt. 10:24-42)

2134
– Family Love
(I Cor. 13:4-7)

2005 – Open My
Eyes
(II Kgs. 6:8-23)

2051 – Decision
v. Discipleship
(Eph. 2:8-10)

2135
– How a Believing Spouse Can Win His/Her Lost Mate
(I Pet. 3:1-12)

2006 – He is With
Us
(Rom. 8:31-36)

2052 – What Did
You Expect?
(Matt. 10:24-33)

2136
– Human Sexuality

2007
Congratulations! You Have Just Inherited Everything!
(Rom. 14-25)

2053
Characteristics of a Disciple
(Ezra 7:10, 27-28)

2137
– Baby Dedication Day – Parenting, Oh, My!

2008 – The Basic
Principles of the Christian Life

2054 – Privilege
Brings Responsibility
(Isa. 5:1-7)

2138
– Interracial Marriages

2009 – From Rags
to Riches
(Eph. 4:17-22)

2055 – The Cost
of Discipleship
(Lk. 14:25-35)

2139
– God’s Will for Parents
(Deut. 6:1-9)

2010 – It’s All
In the Way You Look At It
(I Thess. 5:16-18)

2056 – God’s Kids
Get Spanked Too!
(Heb. 12:5-13)

2140
– A Word to Christian Men

2011 – Our
Sufficiency
(II Cor. 2:14-3:6)

2057 – Paul’s
Hardships
(II Cor. 11)

2141
– Parents, Are Your Children: Lost, Safe, or Saved?

2012 – Radical
Discipleship
(Matt. 10:34-39)

2058 – Freedom
Brings Responsibility

2142
– Christian Fathers
(Eph. 5:21-6:9)

2014 – Happiness
Is…!
(Eccl. 1-2)

2059 – God’s Will
for Every Believer
(Gal. 5:16-6:20)

2143
– The Family – God’s Great Analogy

2014
Contentment Is In God
(Heb. 13:5-6)

3. Prayer

6. Stewardship

2015 – Bob’s
Personal Testimony of His Struggle for Meaningful Christianity
(Rom. 6:1-11)

2075 – Prayer
Limited Yet Unlimited

2150
– The Principles of Spiritual Giving
(II Cor. 9)

2016 – Strive
Eagerly for Quietness
(I Thess. 4:9-12)

2076 – The Model
Prayer
(Matt. 6:5-13)

2151
– Everybody is a Sower! What Kind of Sower Are You?
(II Cor. 9:6-15)

2017 – The
Exchanged Life
(Eph. 3:14-21)

2077
Benediction of a Better Covenant
(Heb. 13:20-21)

2152
– Grace is the Gift, Giving is the Result
(II Cor. 8:1-9)

2018 – Dependence
Takes Time
(Jn. 15:1ff)

2078 – Prayer for
Forgiveness
(Psalm 130)

2153
– Giving is a Spiritual Thermometer
(Mal. 3:7-18)

2019 – Accepted!
(Eph. 1:4-7)

2079
Rejoice…Pray
(Phil. 4:4-7)

2154
– Spiritual Giving
(II Cor. 8-9)

2020 – Should
Christians be Depressed, Discouraged?

2080 – From Yes!
to Yea!
(I Pt. 1:3-9)

2155
– Selflessness
(Matt. 10:34-39)

2021 – The
Benefits of Aged Wisdom
(Pro. 3:1-12)

2081
Thanksgiving Prayer

2156
– Materialism

2022 – Peace!
Peace!
(Ps. 32)

2082 – Prayer of
Faith
(I Chr. 29:10-19)

2157
– New Altar
(Rom. 12:1-2)

2023
Contentment
(I Tim. 6:6-10; Phil. 4:11-13; Heb.
13:5-6)

2083 – Unto Him
Who Is Able
(Jude 24-25)
       
7. Temptation and Suffering

2024 – “Abundant
Life?”
(Jn. 10:9-10)

2084 – Come! Who
– Why?
(Matt. 11:25-30)

2175
– God’s Hedge
(I Cor. 10:12-13)

2025 – Love in
Action
(Rom. 12:9-21)

2085 – The Shema
– The Jewish Prayer of Monotheism
(Dt. 6)

2176
– Evil and Suffering in Our World

2026 – The Worthy
Walk
(Eph. 4:1-16)

2086 – How Do We
Know God Better?
(Ps. 42:1)

2177
– We Cannot Affect the Past

2027 – Love’s
Gotta Have Hands and Feet
(Heb. 13:1-6)

2087
Intercessory Prayer

2178
– Suffer! Why Me?
(I Pt. 3:13-18)

2028 – How Do You
Know God’s Will?
(Jas. 4:13-15)

2088 – Paul’s
Prayer for Understanding
(Col. 1:9-14)

2179
– Add It Up!
(Jas. 1:1-16)

2029 – Joy
   
4. Assurance

2180
– When In Deep Distress Take Two “I Remember When…” Pills
(Ps. 77)

2030 – God Cares
For Me, Even Me!
(Psalm 23)

2100
– Assurance (Denominational Approach to Assurance)

2181
– Christian Suffering and God’s Help
(Rom. 8:26-30)

2031 – Treasure
in Clay
(II Cor. 4)

2101
– Assurance (Personal Experience)
      
8. Social Concerns

2032
Consequences
(Gal. 6:7-10)

2102
– Security of the Believer vs. Perseverance of the Saints

2185
– Women in the Plan of God

2033 – The Holy
One’s Holy Ones
(I Pt. 1:13-21)

2103
– The Men God Calls Liars
(I Jn. 1-2)

2186
– The Christian and Aging

2034 – Unity Not
Uniformity
(I Cor. 12:4-11)

2104
– Why Do People Doubt Their Salvation?

2187
– The Christian and Racism

2035 – The
Christian Servant
(Deacon Ordination Service)
(Rom. 12)

2105
– From Doubt to Certainty
(Psalm 73)

2188
– The Christian and Natural Resources

2036 – The New
Altar
(Rom. 12:1-3)

2106
– Graphs of the Possibilities of the Christian Life
(Mt. 13:18-23)

2189
– The Christian and Peace

2037 – The
Christian Athlete
(Heb. 12:1-3)

2107
– Fake Faith

2190
– The Christian and the State

2038 – Faith by
Example
(II Tim. 1:3-14)

2108
– Assurance!

2191
– The Christian and Sexuality

2039 – We Won!
Let’s Run
(II Cor. 2:6-3:6)

2109
– A Sure and Eternal Salvation

2192
– The Christian and World Hunger

2040 – Motivation
(I Cor. 13:1-7)

5. The
Christian Home

2193
– The Christian and Alcohol

2041 – God’s
Family Characteristics
(I John 3)

2125
– The Christian Home
(Gen. 2; Eph. 5)

2194
– The Christian and Money

2042 – Evaluation
of the Old Year and New Year
(Phil. 3:7-14)

2126
– In Love Rights Become Wrong
(Eph. 5:21-33)

2195
– The Christian and Others

2043 – Outworking
of Love
(Rom. 12:9-21)

2127
– Husbands and Wives
(Eph. 5:21-33)

2196
– The Christian and Human Speech

2044 – Walking
Doctrine
(Rom. 12-16)

2128
– The Reciprocal Ideal (Parents and Children)
(Eph. 6:1-4)

2197
– Christian Freedom

2045 – Freedom
Brings Responsibility
(Rom. 14)

2129
– As Unto the Lord (Employer-Employee)
(Eph. 6:5-9)


Q. ESCHATOLOGY AND LAST
THINGS

2200 – Judgement

2209 – The
Millennium
(Rev. 20)

2217 – Second
Coming
(Matt. 24:1-3)

2201 – Sheol,
Hades, Gehenna

2210 – The 70
Weeks
(Dan. 9)

2218 – It Will
End As It Began (Heaven)

2202 – Anti
Christs – Antichrist
(I Jn. 2:18-29)

2211 – Old
Testament Resurrection
(Dan. 12)

2219 – The
General Resurrection
(I Cor. 15:12-23)

2203 – The
Antichrist in O.T. Prophecy
(Dan. 7:15-28)

2212 – The
Gateway
(I Cor. 15)

2221 – Is the
World Coming to an End?
(Matt. 24)

2204 &
2204b – Gog and
Magog
(Ezek. 38-39)

2213 – The
Resurrection Body
(I Cor. 15:1-32)

2222 – The
Antichrist
(II Thess. 2:1-12)

2205 – Final Fate
of False Followers
(Matt. 7:21-23)

2214 – The
Resurrection
(Mark 16)

2223 – What’s the
Best Thing About Heaven?
( Jn. 14:203; II Cor 13:12; I Jn.
3:2)

2206 &
2206b – Second
Coming
(I Thess. 4:13-18)

2215 – Heaven’s
Courtroom
(Rom. 8:31-36)

2224 – Be Ready
(Mk. 13:13ff)

2208 – Living Ready
(I Pt. 4:7-11)

2216 – That Great Day
(Ps. 46)

How to approach Revelation, Part-1

How to approach Revelation, Part-2

How to approach Revelation, Part-3

How to approach Revelation, Part-4

R. CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN CULTURE

2300 – America at the Crossroads
(Isaiah 1:2-3)

2304 – Cultural Christianity
(Col. 2:16-23; Rom. 14)

2308 – 4th of July Message, 1994
(Amos and Hosea)

2301 – Christians and Courts
(I Cor. 6)

2305 – The Imbalance of Evangelical Christianity
(Col. 2:1-7)

2309 – You Cannot Wrap God in the American Flag

2302 – Materialism

2306 – Theology of Christian Dress

2310 – Social Issues (Videos)

2303 – The Biblical World View about Angels

2307 – Alcohol and American Culture
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