Sermons on Faith (Page 2)
Standing on the Promises (Joshua 1:1-9)
Fully Surrendered Faith (Genesis 22:1-24)
“God demands faith fully surrendered, willing to forfeit everything to trust and obey.” Dr. Jordan Neil Rogers (preaching on Genesis 22) Genesis chapter 22, a chapter of which you are all generally familiar, challenges our notions regarding faith, as God asks Abraham to offer up his very own son Isaac, as a sacrifice. Faith is often short-changed, not given its full due.…
The Consequences of Bypassing Faith (Genesis 16:1-16)
Here’s the narrative background. God promised a son to Abram and Sarai. Not just a son, descendants as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand of the ocean’s beaches. This promise was first given to Abram when he was a pagan, living in his father’s land of Haran, unknowing of the Lord Most…
The Perfectly Normal Experience of the Christian Life as Seen Through the Faith of Abraham (Genesis 15:1-21)
In the perfectly normal experience of the Christian life… 1. The Lord assuages our fears with himself and affirms a promise of reward2. Even for the steadfast, doubt often comingles with belief3. God always brings…
Doing the Works of Righteousness by Faith (Genesis 6:9-22)
Those whom God sees as righteous produce righteousness in their lives through faith, believing God’s declarations to be true.
Calling Upon the Name of the Lord(Genesis 4:1-26)
We live in an age where we hear the constant lament of the decline of Christianity. Run a search online for “declining Christianity” and you’ll be able to page through millions of links that purport to reveal declining interest in Christianity and declining impact of Christianity upon the world. If…
Exhortations to a Faithful End (1 Peter 5:1-11)
We have two sermons left in 1 Peter. As he nears the end of his letter, Peter has brought into focus the impending judgment of God; a judgment which is beginning in God’s own house. As such, God’s people are exhorted to persevere in suffering, entrusting their lives to God, and doing good. Being…
The Inexpressible Joy of Faith (1 Peter 1:3-9)
All who believe in the atoning work of Jesus Christ have been born into a living hope. They have the confidence of an eternal inheritance that cannot be destroyed. These heirs rejoice with an inexpressible joy because of the hope they have in the future. This joy expresses itself in a love for God…
The Righteousness of Reverent and Joyful Praise (Luke 17:11-19)
In this passage, Jesus heals 10 lepers of their affliction. However, only one leper, a Samaritan, is revealed to truly understand what has been accomplished for him. Out of the 10, he is the only one who turns to Jesus in praise, praising Him for for His goodness. If we see and understand what has…
The Faith of Abraham (Hebrews 11:8-19)
In this sermon by guest preacher, Kevin Phillips, we hear a story of Abraham, a man of great faith. He believed God at his word
