Sermons and Biblical Studies

MATTHEW 17:1–13 … and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light (Matt. 17:2). Probably the most dazzling revelation of the glory of Christ in His entire life took place on the Mount of Transfiguration. The site of this extraordinary event is not … Continue reading “GLORY ON THE MOUNT”

MATTHEW 16:13–20 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). As we reflect on the glory of Christ, we cannot do so without considering the glorious confession of His true identity in Caesarea Philippi. We learned yesterday that Jesus’ glory had been hidden from the world, … Continue reading “SON OF THE LIVING GOD”

LUKE 24:46–53 Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven (Luke 24:51). Because John’s gospel was not a biographical sketch, but only a record of relevant accounts of Jesus’ life in order to answer the skeptics concerning the divinity of Christ, John does … Continue reading “ASCENDING TO GLORY”

JOHN 21:23–25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen (John 21:25). The gospel that we have been studying this year is the testimony of one man—that man … Continue reading “A FITTING CONCLUSION”

JOHN 21:20–22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me” (John 21:22). Having completed our brief study of evangelism and missions, we now return to John’s final entry in his gospel account. Jesus had just finished restoring Peter to the office of … Continue reading “THE SECRET THINGS OF GOD”

MALACHI 3:8–12 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings” (Mal. 3:8). An important dimension to evangelism and missions is financing. For the kingdom of Christ to go forth, practically speaking, it needs financial support. This subject, however, is … Continue reading “FINANCING THE KINGDOM”

LUKE 15:1–7 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?” (Luke 15:4) The major theme of the parables in Luke 15 is that of seeking the lost. The Jews … Continue reading “SEEKING THE LOST”

ROMANS 10:14–21 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? (Rom. 10:14) When we look into the Scriptures, we see the word mission, which means “to send,” over and … Continue reading “BIBLICAL BASIS FOR MISSIONS”

ROMANS 1:16–17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes … (Rom. 1:16). Some of us go through our entire Christian lives never seeing a person come to Christ through our personal evangelism. For most of us, personal evangelism is … Continue reading “SYSTEMATIC EVANGELISM”

MATTHEW 28:16–20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you …” (Matt. 28:19, 20). As Christians, we are to be witnesses of Christ. This, we must … Continue reading “WHAT IS EVANGELISM?”