In this sermon Mr. Smith reminds us that the fall holy days are drawing near. He tells us that in this historic year we need to guard against letting events in the news distract us from getting our minds focused on the meanings of these...
We have been created physical, but our destiny, purpose and future was not designed for us to remain that way. In this sermon we'll review briefly God’s Plan of Salvation, and the purpose of our physical existence.
In 1 Corinthians Chapter 15, Paul is reminding the congregation that at the return of Jesus Christ… a resurrection will occur for the faithful throughout the ages. A resurrection to immortal eternal life. But, in order for there to be a "...
In this sermon Kelly Gard looks briefly at the spirit in man and then focuses on God's Spirit. The spirit in man makes us far superior to the animals. God's spirit gives us biblical understanding that others do not have, but is that all...
Speaker: Troy Phelps
Date: 3/9/24
Location: Orinda
In this third sermon of the four-part series, we build off the Biblical foundation we established in parts 1 and 2. Parts 3 and 4 are more seminar messages (not a lot of scriptures...
Unwittingly, it is easy to adopt the reasonings of mainstream Christians in their arguments against atheists. These reasonings, however, may subtly undermine our own belief system. The following message briefly presents one such example.
Gardenhire briefly gives the background of Halloween and Christmas. Then he shows why we do not observe these days but instead keep the bible-sanctioned Holy Days.
What does it mean to be rewarded for our work? As coheirs with Abraham, we must understand the promises God made to him. This message also briefly examines the relationship between God's grace and His gift.
Briefly discuss God's attitude towards justice. Expound several biblical principles of justice. Will urge all to internalize these principles and be more ready to implement them in the church today and when we are royal priests in the...
God's Spirit is a spirit of power and that power should be evident to us who have God's Spirit. However, what soon becomes evident to us instead is the power of sin in our lives and its control over us. Of course, it's absurd to believe...
Every profession has a "tool box" in which there are the tools of the trade they use. Those tools are made to help accomplish the job set before them. Today I want to remind us of the tools Satan uses to accomplish his goal of trying to...
This sermon is about keeping our commitments, a trait less common in society today but which we and our families must be practicing especially with God. We will briefly review God’s commitment to offer all humanity eternal life in His...
We will examine the beginning of Isaiah 40, and briefly touch on what it meant for the people in his time. We will then turn our view to the prophetic significance it had in Christ’s time. Finishing with its importance for us as 1st...
There are so many lessons God gives us in everything around us especially the lives of others, if we just look. In this sermon we'll briefly examine the life of Dr. Martin Couney. In doing so, we will explore three particular lessons...
This sermon briefly summarizes how God has put together the Old Testament, and in particular, the Book of Ecclesiastes. Each year this Book is read by the Jewish community to reinforce in their minds how meaningless life is apart from God.
In Matthew 6 and Luke 11, in what is well-known as the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us not only how to pray, but also whatto pray. He says, "When you pray, say," and then lays out several themes with which Christians for many centuries...
Halloween has been around for a long time and called by different names and is becoming more celebrated that other traditional Christian holidays of this age. Is is appropriate for God's people to participate in Halloween. This message...
