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Bethlehem Baptist Church - Sermons — 967 episodes
You Will Be My Witnesses
Let Us Run With Endurance
The Inner Work of Faith
By Faith We See God’s Promises from Afar
By Faith Noah Constructed An Ark
Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God
My Righteous One Shall Live By Faith
Drawing Near Together
A Severe Warning
How Jesus Fits Us to Reach Our City
Persevere in Hope
Christ Came to Do God’s Will
The Mediator of a New Covenant
Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant
Jesus is Able to Save to the Uttermost
Jesus: The Better Priest of a Better Covenant
Melchizedek: Priest of the Most High God
The Promise, the Oath, & the Anchor
A Midlife Crisis
Let Us Strive to Enter The Sabbath Rest
Jesus is Greater Than Moses
Corporate Prayer & Waiting With Anticipation for God to Move
Our Merciful & Faithful High Priest
Why God Saved Us Through the Sufferings of His Son
Crowned With Glory and Honor
Pay Much Closer Attention, Lest You Drift
Jesus Is Better Than Angels
Radiance, Power, and Purification: The Superiority of Christ
God Has Spoken to Us by His Son
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made … In God’s Image (Part 2)
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made … In God’s Image (Part 1)
The Gospel in Psalm 119
Draw Near: A Call to Faithfulness in Prayer
Hearers and Doers
The Supremacy of Christ: His Love
The Supremacy of Christ: Our Joy
The Supremacy of Christ: Our Peace
The Supremacy of Christ: Our Hope
The Overflow of Grace: Thankfulness
The Overflow of Grace: Generosity
I Will Build My Church
The Commissions of Jesus
Fearfully & Wonderfully Known
Bless the Lord, O My Soul: Bless His Holy Name
Bless the Lord, O My Soul: Forget Not His Benefits
Trust in Him at All Times, O Bethlehem
The Wickedness of Sin, the Need for Repentance, and the Mercy of God
Finding Eternal Refuge in the Righteous One
Blessed Is the One Whose Transgression Is Forgiven
Wait for the Lord
The King of Glory (Songs of David)
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Suffering of the Innocent and the Goodness of God
Encountering Holiness
Union With Christ Raises Us From Death to Life
The Majesty of God in the Weakness of Bethlehem
Rejoice in the God Who Justifies Sinners
Salvation Belongs to the Lord (2025)
The Appearance & Ascension of the Risen Jesus
The Crucifixion, Death, & Burial of Jesus
The Trial of Jesus
God's Mission Triumphs Through Prayerful Suffering
Christ, Our Strength
True Greatness in the Kingdom
The Sovereignty of God and the Lord’s Supper
The Glorious Return of Jesus Christ
Be Not Led Astray, Nor Be Afraid: The Destruction of the Temple & Jerusalem
Beware the Scribes
God of the Living
Render to God What Is God’s
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
The Authority of the Son of God
Jesus Is Passing By
The Parable of the Ten Minas
Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation
The Rich Ruler
Let the Children Come to Me
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
The Cleansing of the Leper
Sin, Faith, and Servanthood
Created for the Glory of God
Preserve the Unity of the Spirit: Ethnic Harmony Sunday 2025
Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Psalm 1
The Gospel
Adoring Christ: The Son of God
Adoring Christ: The King of Kings
The Priest Who Lives Forever and Saves to the Uttermost
Adoring Christ: The Supreme Prophet
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
The Law and the Gospel of the Kingdom
Earthly Stewardship and Eternal Joy
The Parable of the Repentant Son
The Commission of Christ
The Commission of Christ (Luke)
Good News to the People
The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
The Cost of Discipleship (Luke)
Faith in the Resurrection Empowers the Lord’s People
Growing Wise in the Fear and Knowledge of God
A Worthy Manner Part 2: Self-Examination
A Worthy Manner Part 1: Unity and Love
Participation in the Body of Christ
“Do This in Remembrance of Me” (Lord's Supper Series)
“Do This in Remembrance of Me”
Blessed Is Everyone Who Will Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God
Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted
Hope for the City
Lament for the City
Invited for the Banquet
A Daughter of Abraham, the Mustard Seed and the Leaven
Unless You Repent
Jesus, The Defining Moment in Human History
Not Peace, but Division
Be Ready
It Is Your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom
Be On Guard Against All Covetousness
The Fear-Expelling Power of Fearing and Trusting the Lord
Woe To You, Pharisees and Lawyers
The Lord‘s Prayer, Part 3
Blessed by Hearing and Keeping the Word
No Neutrality
The Lord’s Prayer, Part 2
The Lord’s Prayer, Part 1
One Thing Is Necessary
Loving God and Neighbor: The Blood-Bought Path to Eternal Life
Our Great Risen Shepherd
Christ’s Joy In Sovereign Grace
“Rejoice That Your Names Are Written in Heaven”
The Most Important Work in the World
Follow Jesus, Even If It Is Costly
“Who Is the Greatest?”
The Forbearance of Christ
The Transfiguration of Jesus
What Will You Say? What Will You Do?
Christ, the Seed
The Fall of Man
What is Man?
“In the Beginning God Said...”
“I Must Be In My Father’s House”
A Light for Revelation to the Nations
Rejoice! Your Savior Has Come
The Birth of Jesus Christ
Ten Great Realities of Our Salvation
Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
The Birth of John Foretold
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
Jesus Is the Christ
The Sufficiency of Christ for Gospel Ministry
Jesus’ Sovereign Power Over Sickness and Death
The Son of God Is Sovereign Over the Demonic
‘Where Is Your Faith?’
Those Who Hear & Do the Word Are Christ’s Family
Five Discipleship Priorities: Go
Five Discipleship Priorities: Serve
Five Discipleship Priorities: Grow
Five Discipleship Priorities: Belong
Five Discipleship Priorities: Worship
Listen, Let Your Light Shine!
The Sower, the Seed, the Soils, and the Miracle of Bearing Fruit
Forgiven Sinners Love Jesus
Three Truths to Keep You Free
The Bethesda Project: For the Joy of Our Neighbors and the Nations
“Are You the One Who Is to Come?”
Jesus’ Voice Speaks Life
Saving Faith and Blind Faith
The Good Tree and the House on the Rock
A Blind Leader, an Aspiring Student, a Helpful Hypocrite
Be Merciful Like Your Heavenly Father
Gospel Foundations for Loving Our Enemies
Jesus Teaches the Multitude
Jesus Chooses Twelve Apostles
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
Jesus Teaches on Fasting
Biblical Foundations for a Church-Based Christian College
Jesus Calls Levi
Hearts Aflame with Easter Hope
The Triumphal Entry (2023)
Jesus Forgives Sins
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
The Demons, the Fever, and the Word of the King
Jesus Begins His Ministry
The Temptation of the Son of God
Son of Adam and Son of God
John Prepares the Way for the Lord
Run With Endurance
Think About These Things
These Things Ought Not to Be
Welcome One Another
Abide in Me & My Word
Jesus Prayed
God Has Spoken in His Son
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love
Third Sunday of Advent: Joy
The Prince of Peace, Pierced for Our Transgressions (Second Sunday of Advent)
A People Waiting With Hope
First Sunday of Advent: Hope
Strengthened by Grace for the Next Generation
A Giving People
Strengthened by Grace for Generosity
A One-Anothering People
A Learning People
Strengthened by Grace for Unity
A Replicating People
What Now Is Christ’s Commission for Bethlehem?
A Global-Hearted People
Made for This
A People That Scatters
Strengthened by Grace to be Merciful (Part 2) - Local Mercy Ministries & Evangelism
A People That Gathers
Strengthened by Grace to be Merciful
A People That Makes Disciples
Strengthened by Grace to Renounce Sin and to Live Godly Lives
A People That Loves Neighbor
Strengthened by Grace to Worship
A People That Loves God
Strengthened by Grace Through Words
Citizens & Sojourners
Strengthened by Grace to Serve
Becoming Who We Are
Strengthened by Grace for Love
Thinking About Who We Are
Strengthened by Grace: Past and Future
Strengthened by Grace
God Does What He Pleases
A Love Story for the Ages
‘Work Out’ Christ’s Authority and Presence
God Preserves His Promises
Be Strong and Courageous
The God Who Provides
The Unpredictable and Unstoppable Advance of the Gospel: Paul's Journey to Rome
The Bottom of True Hope
Christ, the Hope of the World
Made in His Image
The Unpredictable & Unstoppable Advance of the Gospel: Paul Before Governor Felix
God Cannot Be Thwarted
Take Courage: The Lord Stands By You
The Gospel Amidst Persecution and Prejudice
Death in the Twin Cities
Finish Your God-Given Course
The Promises, Power, and Patience of God
The Exaltation of Jesus’ Name in Ephesus
Covenant Names and Signs, Part 2
Growing in the Knowledge of the Way of God
Covenant Names and Signs
'I Have Many in This City'
Trust the God Who Helps and Sees
Perfect Harmony in Christ
God Keeps God's Promises
A New Life Devoted to Prayer and Committed to the Mission
The Nurture and Nature of Abraham's Faith
New Life Transforms Home Life
Melchizedek: Pointing to the Promised Priest-King of God
A Day in the New Life, Part 2
Abram's Faith and God's Faithfulness
A Day in the New Life
Faith, Fear, and God’s Faithfulness
Put Off Your Old Self
The Ruin of Man's Pride and the Redemption of God's Promise
Raised to a New Life in Christ
Jesus: Our Righteousness, Refuge, and Resurrection
Let No One Pass Judgment on You
God's Good Preservation and Provision in His Promises
How to Be Free
God Keeps His Word to Save and to Judge
Walk in Christ
Favor in God's Eyes
Paul’s Struggle, Satan’s Strategies, Jesus’ Sufficiency
God’s Goodness in the Darkness
Paul’s Suffering and Our Glory
Seeing the Deep Sin-Sickness of the World
Christ Has Reconciled You If You Continue in the Faith
Sin, Shame, and the Breaking of Shalom
The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
Who Is the Most High King?
The Beauty of Covenant Love
A Prayer to Live Fully Pleasing to the Lord
Eden: The Delight of God’s Presence With His People in His Place
Showdown on the Plain of Dura
Thankful Hearts and Gospel Fruit
Daniel’s God is the God of gods
Created in the Image of God
'To the Saints'
Daniel’s God
The Goodness and Greatness of God
Sustaining Grace in Exile
Loved and Loving
What the Local Church Does and Displays Together
“Keep Loving One Another Earnestly” (Stokes)
Wonderful Are Your Works
Embassies of Heaven
Preserve the Blood-Bought Unity of Jesus
“Love One Another: Just As I Have Loved You”: A Mandate for Ethnic Harmony
A Kingdom Without a King: A World That Has Forgotten the Creator
Submit to the Lord and to His Enthroned Son
Blessed by the Bible
Prayer and the Holy Spirit
Together in Prayer
The Blessed One
The Spirit and the Word
Paul’s Instruction to Timothy: A Charge for Bethlehem Leadership
He Who Comes From Above Is Above All
Holy Spirit-Filled Living While We Faithfully Wait
A Messenger of Hope
Good News of Great Joy: Christ, the Lord
The Light Shines and There Is No Darkness
Good News of Great Joy: A Savior Born for You
The Light Shines in the Darkness in the Person of Jesus Christ
A Suffering Savior
The Light Shines
The Light Shines in the Darkness and Creates Life
Good News of Great Joy for All the Peoples
Advent: God With Us
The Light Shines in the Darkness to the Ends of the Earth
Good News of Great Joy: Fear Not
With Paul in the School of Thanksgiving
Through Jesus Christ
The Gospel for All People Everywhere
A Tale of Two Cities
Growing in Thanksgiving, Part 2
For the Joy of All Peoples (Livingston)
Growing in Thanksgiving, Part 1
A Passion for God’s Supremacy in All Things
A Wealthy Woman, a Slave Girl, and a Jailer
Consuming Purpose
Jesus Is Worth It
A Local Family With a Global Heart
The Global Glorification of the Merciful God
Changing Gospel Partnerships & Directions
For the Joy of All Peoples Through Jesus Christ
Only the Beginning
Gospel Unity, Gospel Love, and Gospel Mission
The Apostle at Sea, Unforsaken and Undeterred
The Supremacy of God in All Things
Planting Strategies and Tribulations
We Exist to Spread a Passion
Become As I Am
Paul’s Hearing, Gospel Heralding, and the Hope of Resurrection
God’s Majesty in Weakness
The Song of Songs
Acts Ends ... Jesus Continues
A Radical, Ordinary Walk With Jesus
Devoted to Prayer
Sailing, Shipwreck & Serpents
Worship, Prayer, and Fasting
Saved by Great Love to Serve in Great Love
Ready to Die for the Name of Jesus
The Triumph of God Over the Haughtiness of Herod
Accusations and Defense
Jesus' Unstoppable Mission
The Gospel to the Nations a Gift for All
Charges to the Leaders of the Church
Count My Life As Nothing
Defending the Faith
Saul Boldly Proclaims Jesus
The Anatomy of Idolatry
Christ Saves the Chief of Sinners
Follow Paul as He Follows Christ
Cultivating Gospel Ambition
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
The Power of Jesus
Faithful Planting, Faithful Watering, and the Power of Our Faithful God
The Unstoppable Gospel
The Power & Preciousness of Jesus
The Gospel in Three Acts
Fight the Fear That Keeps You Quiet
Where Do We Go From Here?
Scripture Meditation on Psalm 121
He Is Actually Not Far From Each One of Us
Preaching, Persecution, and Providence
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
The Word of Christ Turning the World Upside Down
A Strange People Saved and Shaped by Jesus
The Faithful Witness
Beachhead for the Gospel
Brother Against Brother: Providence and Prudence in Division
The Jerusalem Council
Receive the Righteous One
Saved by Grace Alone
Living Proof
Proclamation, Poisoning, and Praise
The Gospel Enters
The Word of Christ Shines Forth
The Promises of God Fulfilled
God's Grace in Controversy
The People of Christ and the Power of Christ
Ready to Rejoice
Persecution, Prison, and the Powerful Providence of God
Jesus: Leader & Savior
Same
A Prideful Man, a Praying People, and Our Powerful God
Prison, Prayers, and Providence
The Words of This Life Must Be Preached
The Gospel Goes Global
Miracles, Multitudes, and the Mission
The Onward March of Christ's Kingdom
The Diversity and Unity of God’s People
Great Fear Came Upon the Whole Church
Many People, One Name
Saul's Conversion and Ours
One-Hearted, Generous Love
The Lord GOD Who Gathers to Himself
Made Clean in Christ: Good News to the Ends of the Earth
The Church Expands
Praying for Boldness
Speak the Name
Proclamation, Plotting, and the Peace of God
A Spirit-Filled Man and a Stiff-Necked People
Irresistible Grace Meets Immovable Heart
No Other Name (April 11, 2021)
The Ministry of the Word & Prayer
The Unstoppable Work of Jesus
The Living, Leading, and Life-Giving King
Resurrection, Repentance, and Restoration
Scattered and Spreading
The Unstoppable Advance of the Church: Ananias & Sapphira
A Bold and Generous Church
With Us in Life and Death
And Awe Came Upon Every Soul
Jesus: We Must Speak His Name
To the King's Killers: Stephen's Accusation of Israel's Rebel Leaders
Jesus: The Source of Deepest Healing
150th Anniversary: GOD’s Grace at Bethlehem in Church Planting
A New Community Created by the Spirit
The Power of God and the Persecution of Man
Spirit-Filled Community
Behold the Risen & Exalted Lord
The Harvest of Pentecost
Growing Pains: Church Structure to Lead and Love
The Meaning of Pentecost: Part Three
The Beginning of the Holy Spirit’s New Covenant Ministry
The Joy of Obedience in Every Circumstance
The Fearful, Powerful & Joyful Reality of God's Presence
Wait Upon the Lord
Jesus Keeps Working
Eager to Maintain Our Deep Gospel Unity
The Meaning of Pentecost: Part One
Doing the Right Thing Never Ruins Your Life: A Belief That Prevents Abortion
Pentecost and Ethnic Harmony
God's Scattered People and the Heralding of the Gospel
Loving the Stranger
The Day of Pentecost and the Word
A Word-Shaped People
What Is the Bible, and How Should We Treat It?
The Day of Pentecost and Prayer
With Confidence Draw Near to the Throne of Grace
Pray for Boldness, Boldness in Prayer
Preparing for Pentecost
Lament—A Pathway to Hope in God’s Righteousness
No Other Name
Christ’s Ascension & Promised Return
Advent: Seeing the Salvation & Light
Advent Fulfilled: Refreshing in Jesus
Advent and the Commission of the King
Advent: Announcing Good News of Great Joy
Advent Fulfilled: The Redeemed of Jesus
Advent Fulfilled: Repentance in Jesus
Advent and the Timing of the Kingdom
Advent: Elizabeth’s Exclamation & Mary’s Magnificat
Advent and the Question of the Kingdom
Advent: The Impossible Becomes Possible
Advent Fulfilled: Resurrection of Jesus
Wait for the Promise of the Father
How to Joyfully Trust God When Your Life Seems Unfair
Promises Kept: The Spirit, the Kingdom, and the Mission of the Church
The Church Born for the Glory of God
The Righteous Shall Live By His Faith
The Resurrection and the Kingdom of God
The Church and the Government
The Wrestling of Faith
Devoted to the King
The Time Is Now
Jesus, Continued
Gospel Ambition for Gospel Advance
How the Gospel Propels Fervent Discipleship and Mission
Stand Firm
A Praying People in the Present Age (1 Peter Review)
Stand Firm in the True Grace of God
Stand Firm in God's Grace
Under God's Mighty Hand
Be Humble, Be Watchful
A Brotherly Encouragement to Exemplary Eldership
As God Would Have You
How to Entrust Your Soul to God
Shepherd the Flock of God Among You (Sept 2020)
Trusting a Trustworthy God
Entrust Yourself to the Faithful One
The Blessing & Joy of Suffering
Trust the Lord and Do Good
Rejoicing in Suffering
Hope and Help in Hardship
Loving in Light of the End
Armed in Suffering for the Sake of Sanctification
Arm Yourselves With Christ’s Mindset About Suffering
Grace for Good to One Another and Glory to God
Rest in the Victorious & Suffering Savior
Seeing and Savoring the Victory of Christ
Our Fellowship in the Suffering and Victory of Christ
Ready to Give a Reason for Our Hope
Blessing, Suffering & Doing Good
Our Victory in the Victory of Christ
Beautiful Behavior in the Church and in the World
The Lordship of Christ and the Apologetic of Suffering
Return Good for Evil and Receive a Blessing
Husbands & Wives: Fellow Heirs of the Grace of Life
Wives & Husbands Who Hope in God
The Blood-Bought Family That Blesses and Is Blessed
Submission for the Lord’s Sake in the Social Sphere
Suffering Unjustly for Christ's Sake
Marriage That Magnifies Our King
Be Subject, Be Free (Part 2)
Submission for the Lord’s Sake in the Political Sphere
Fear God. Honor Everyone.
The War for the Soul and the Glory of God
Live So Others Will See & Glorify God
Be Subject, Be Free
New Identity, New Itinerary
A New Identity & Purpose
Chosen to Praise
Evidence That Some Come to Christ as the Living Stone and That Others Reject Him
Rejection and Redemption
A New Nation
Living Stones and Holy Priesthood
A New People
Drink Deeply From God's Word
New Longings
Long for the Pure Milk of the Word
What to Do When Suffering Is Great (Lee)
What to Do When Suffering Is Great: Love (Stokes)
Where to Look When Suffering Is Great (Zuleger)
Where to Look When Suffering Is Great (Lee)
What to Say When Suffering Is Great
Love One Another
Fearful Faith in a Foreign Land
Hope That Leads to Holiness
The Privilege of Salvation
A People Refined to Rejoice
Imperishable Hope for God’s People
The Risen Shepherd (Easter 2020)
Out of the Mouth of Children
COVID-19 and Loving Your Neighbor
Christ, the Church & COVID-19
Church Is Not a Spectator Sport
20/20 Vision and Matthew 18
20/20 Vision and Revelation 2
The Good Shepherd
Shepherd the Flock of God Among You
20/20 Vision and Hebrews 13
20/20 Vision and Acts 20
Lessons From a Womb-to-Womb Worship Service
The Glory of God in Listening
A Plea for Impartial Love and Listening
For the Joy of All Peoples
Standing in the Strength of the Spirit
We Should Always Pray and Not Lose Heart
Liberated Yet Longing
The Spirit Glorifies Jesus in Glorious Transformation
Truth Is in Jesus
Rejoicing in Remembrance
Rejoicing in Reversal
My Soul Magnifies the Lord
How to Receive the Good News
Joy in Loss
Crucified With Christ
The Spirit Glorifies Jesus in Sovereign Words of Life
God’s Workers and God’s Field
Proclaim Christ
Jesus, Our Great High Priest
The Spirit Glorifies Jesus in Dependent, Confident Prayer
Christ Magnified in His World Through Servants Satisfied in His Worth
Know I Will Be Exalted Everywhere
The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus
Christ Crucified
Well Supplied for Difficult Days
Delivered by the Victory of Christ
The Spirit Glorifies Jesus by Creating Worshipers Who Witness
Rejection and Irony
The Spirit That Glorifies Christ in the Sacraments
Reconciled by the Supremacy of Christ
Walking by Faith in Difficult Last Days
The Judgment of Jesus
Walking Together in a Manner Worthy
Rooted in the Love of Christ
The Spirit Glorifies Jesus in Suffering
The Crucifixion in Gethsemane
The Divine Design in the Rejection of Jesus
Sovereign Over All
The Supreme Worth of Jesus Christ
Counseling One Another
The Gifts of the Spirit that Glorify Jesus
Approved by God
The Second Coming
The Cross and the End Times
The Sin of Israel and the Zeal of Phinehas
The Lord Is Our Shepherd
Worship by the Spirit and Glory in Christ Jesus
Pleasing, Prizing, Producing
The Lord Is Our Keeper
Following the Pattern of the Sound Words
Baptized Into the Body of Christ by the Spirit
The Poor Widow: Rich in Faith
Jesus Is Worthy and Worth It
Walking in Truth and Love
Born Again by the Sovereign Spirit
The Devouring Dragon
The Comfort and Conviction of Home
Fanning Our Gifts Into Flame
Devotion to God: The Fake and the True
The Kindness of God
Ambassadors for Christ: Get Reconciled, Go Reconcile
Sent With God's Presence & Power
David’s Son and David’s Lord
The Greatest Commandment
You Are All One in Christ Jesus
Hope in God
Faith and Light
Everlasting
Render to God the Things of God
The Cornerstone
Game of Questions
See and Follow Jesus in John
Walk in Wisdom
Believe and Don’t Doubt
A Fig Tree Sandwich
The Triumphal Entry
The Merciful God of Relentless Pursuit
The Kingdom Realized
Wholly Holy
Jesus Died and Rose Again for Us
The Kingdom Restored
God's Relenting Mercy
Jesus Died So We Might Live
What to Do in Deep Waters
The Kingdom Rejected
God's Relentless Mercy
Holiness Through Love
The Kingdom Revealed
Discipleship As Delight
Keeping Our Conduct in Step With the Truth of the Gospel
Praying the Promises
Show Me Your Glory
Boldly Approaching the Throne
The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ Jesus My Lord
What We Ought to Say
Good News of Great Joy for All the People
I Will Turn the Darkness Before Them Into Light
Why Christ Came
The End of the Road
Our Faithful God
What Even Apostles Cannot Endure
His Appeal Through Us
Blood-Bought Leaders: Meaningful Eldership
A Friend of God
The Blood-Bought Family of Christ: Meaningful Membership
Gospel Perseverance and Affection
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Jesus Alone, or Jesus Also?
The Ditches of Discipleship
Worldly Wealth and the Kingdom of God
Gender Roles in Marriage
Leaders and Life Together
Spiritual Adultery & the Faithfulness of God
Boasting in Our Weakness Together
Gospel Ground War
Divorce and Remarriage
Love and Perfect Harmony
Let’s Grow Up Together
A People Marked by and for God’s Power and Presence
'... Except for Sexual Immorality ...'
When a Spouse Is Sent Away
The Doctrine of Hell
God Empowers His Praying People
The Word at Work
Seek and Save the Lost
The Church: A Counseling Community
Be at Peace With One Another
True Unity
Prayers, Presence, and Provision
Three Ways to Live
Loved and Chosen
Remembering Our Deliverance
True Greatness
Help My Unbelief
Did Not Our Hearts Burn?
The Unstoppable Agenda of Christian Love
Aspiring to Be a Healthy Church
The Son of Man Must Suffer
The Transfiguration
The Cost of Discipleship (Mark 8:34–38)
Unsurprised and Rejoicing
Kept in Love, Kept for Love
Don't Miss the Small Stuff
Spiritual Blindness
Bread in the Boat
The Christian's Hope Can Never Fail
What Will Be Our Distinctive?
He Has Done All Things Well
Rest in the Son
When God Comes to Church
Parable of Shame, Promise of Glory
The Grace in Discipleship
Who Is My Neighbor?
The Glory of God in Gender Complementarity
The Call of the Risen Lord
The Risen Shepherd
The Faith That Cleanses
What Defiles and What Cleanses: Part Two
As I Have Loved You, Love One Another
What Defiles and What Cleanses: Part One
The Lord, My Healer
Welcoming and Real
God’s Design for the Church, Part 2
A Priesthood for the Peoples
Pentecost: The Presence & Power of the Holy Spirit
God’s Design for the Church, Part 1
Strengthening the Core: Shaping One Another for Christ
Revitalization of the Church of Ephesus
For God So Loved the World (Game Day Service)
Christ the Hope of the Nations
A Vision for Small Groups
Don't Be Ensnared
The Mountaintop
Walking on the Water
My Father, Our Father
The Word Became Flesh
The Word Was Received
The Word Was Rejected
The Word Was God
The Good Shepherd and the Feeding of the 5,000
The Cost of Discipleship
Proclaim His Excellencies
What Did Timothy Hear?
Brokenness: The Way God Conforms Us to His Son
The Preaching of the Kingdom and the Signs of the Kingdom
Sending in a Manner Worthy of God
His Workmanship
Wisdom and Foolishness in World Missions
Salvation for the Migrant
“Where Did This Man Get These Things?”
Stronger (Part 2)
Equipped, Connected, and Growing
Strengthen One Another
Settled Hope in an Unsettled World
Stronger
The Stilling of the Storm
Hidden and Revealed
Unconditional Intervention
Be With Jesus
Nothing But Christ Crucified
Revere the Risen King
"If the Lord Wills ..."
The Heart of a Disciple
The True Family of God
The Crowd and the Disciples
Worship: The Alarm Clock for Idolatry
The Key to Spiritually Healthy Community
The Foundation for Lasting Joy and Peace
The Path Toward Faith / fulness
The Lord's Supper: A Twofold Spiritual Remembrance
"You Shall Say ..."
When Jesus Gets Angry
The Power of Praise for Persevering Faith
Our Church, Our Cities, Our Gospel
The Path Toward Maturity
The Son of Man Is Lord of the Sabbath
When Does Fasting Dishonor God?
Romans
The Fuel for Devoted Doers, the Cure for Divided Doubters
There Is Power in Remembering
I Came Not to Call the Righteous, but Sinners
Who Can Forgive Sins but God Alone?
Unclean
Full Bellies, Fake Faith
God-Dependent Humility
Why Are You So Afraid?
What Pharisees Fail to See
Look to Jesus
Why Jesus Came Out
But in Fact Christ Has Been Raised From the Dead
Authority and Astonishment
Follow Me
Paul's Prayer, Our Love & God's Glory
The Gospel of God
Tempted and Tried
True Confessions
Love in Our Hearts, Truth on Our Lips
Strengthened With All Power for Endurance and Patience With Joy
Strengthening the Core at Bethlehem Downtown, Part 2
Prayer-Grounded Gospel Going
Strengthening the Core at Bethlehem Downtown
Strengthening the Core—Gospel Leadership
You Shall Be My Witnesses
This is OUR Story
Abortion: The Bow That Will Break
Justice As the Noonday
The Book That Reads Us
The Holy Spirit’s Help to Pray in the New Year
What Child Is This?
The Healing Will Come
The Deliverance Will Come
The Smile Has Gone
The Light Has Gone
Delight Yourself in the Lord
The Fear of God
The Name of Christ and the Need of These Cities
The Need of the Hour
The Need of the Nations: Unengaged People Groups
Teach All Nations to Observe Everything I Commanded You
Pray at All Times in the Spirit
The Greatness of God the Holy Spirit
The Greatness of God the Son
The Greatness of God the Father
The '25 x '25' Story
Witness to the World
The Triumph of Truth
Taste and See Together
Shout for Joy; Wait in Hope
The Blessedness of Forgiveness
A Culture of Christ-Like Welcome for God's Glory
Church Revitalization: Hear What the Spirit Says
A Gospel-Created People
Having the Smile of God
Well Pleased With Weakness for the Sake of Christ
Don't Lose Heart
Trusting God in the Darkest Night
The King of Glory
Learning to Lament When Terrorists Attack
God Is Treating Us as Sons, and Disciplining Us for Our Good
Ordinary People, Ordinary Lives With Gospel Intentionality
The Beauty of the Lord and the Mission of Bethlehem
Casting Out Fear
How Should You Relate to Fellow Christians When Your Consciences Disagree About Disputable Matters?
Not Afraid
Not Ashamed
God Is for You
Learning to Lament Through the Gift of Lymphoma
Spreading the Gospel Through Church Planting
Jesus and the New Creation
Fruit and Root in the Final Judgment
The Whole Gospel for Our Whole Lives
For Northfield, for the Nations, for the Glory of God
The Heart of Forgiveness
Obtaining the Upward Call
The King of Glory and the Culture of Fear
The Shepherd and the Shadow
The Forgiven Family and the Culture of Fear
Believe in the Light
The Forsaken King and the Culture of Fear
Kingdom Power and the Culture of Fear
The Kingdom of God and the Culture of Fear
The Perfect Book
Eat the Bread of Life
The Big Book
The Victory of the King and the Sanctity of Life
The Victory of the King and Ethnic Harmony
The Victory of the King
The Four-Fold Fuel of Prayer
Praying Jesus' Desire
The Path of Life
How Do We Get to God's House?
What the Fool Says and the Lord Sees
'How Long, O Lord?'
The Household of God
Why We Lie
If God Is for Us
Trusting God in a Broken World
Laborers for the Harvest
The 8th Commandment as the Moral Foundation for Property Rights, Human Flourishing, and Careers in Business
Dominion and Vocation
Worship and Missions: The Great Connection
The Whole Earth Is Filled With Your Glory
The Lord Is a Warrior
Hope for the Hurting
The Terrifying Beauty of God's Goodness
One Thing I Ask
Salvation Belongs to the Lord
1 Corinthians
A Day That Lives in Infamy
True Happiness: The Son of God
True Happiness: The Word of God
The Beauty of Jesus on a Dark Backdrop
Exiles on Mission
Tell the Gospel Gladly
Tell the Gospel Intelligibly
Deuteronomy Delight in the Church & Home
Obeying Jesus for the Sake of Knowing Jesus
The Cost of Evangelism
Sobered by Satan, Standing in Christ
The Final Exam
The Final Visit
The Cure for Foolish Thinking
When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong
Boasting Like a Weakling
Jesus Is for Real
The Fool's Boast
Feasting With the Poor
The Manifold Wisdom of God Revealed
Fooled by False Leadership
Fooled by Satan's Servants
Fooled by Satan
Indestructible Joy
Behold, Your King Is Coming to You
Bold Warfare: Boasting in the Lord
Bold Warfare: Building Up
Bold Warfare: Tearing Down
Grace Be to God
Grace Abounding
God Loves a Cheerful Giver
Gospel-Drenched Giving
Your Tradition and the Word of God
The Supremacy of God in the Sanctity of Life
The Mind of Christ
Choose the Better
Teach Us to Pray
Always Remember the Gospel: The Final Words of First Importance
Encounter His Coming: Christmas for the Chief of Sinners
Encounter His Coming: No Longer Hidden
Encounter His Coming: Covering Our Shame
Encounter His Coming: Undeniable
Funding the Filling: Thanks Be to God
Funding the Filling: Finish What You Started
Funding the Filling: The Grace of Christ
Funding the Filling: Amazing Grace
Seek First
Christ's Ambassadors
Fill These Cities: The Whole Earth Will Be Filled
Fill These Cities: The Church
Fill These Cities: By the Spirit
Fill These Cities: Through Jesus
Horizontal Christian Hedonism
Captivated by Christ
The Painful Joy of Repentance
Blessed Be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Who Has Delivered His Servants Who Trusted in Him
The Family of God
Greet, Gather, Grow, and Glorify
The God Who Comforts the Downcast
The Hospitality of the Heart
Youth Ministry: Principle & Practice
The Mission of the Good Shepherd
Faithful Naming
The Power of Praise
The Laborers Are Few
Trusting in the God of Great Promises
Cultivating the Culture of Evangelism
Marveling at the Master and His Mercy
Who Are Your Associates?
Protect Your Love; Know Your Enemy
God's Powerful & Profitable Word
Free to Work and Rest
OCD and the Death of the Christian
Counseling & Christian Hedonism
Plucking the 'I' Out of Idolatry
Calibrating Your Conscience
Why Go to East St. Louis?
Oh Magnify the Lord With Me!
Responding to God's Perfect Presence
Disciple the Next Generation
Homecoming and Holiness
Family Ties
Wide Open
The Ministry of Reconciliation
Controlled by Christ
Pedal to the Metal Ministry
From the Tomb to the Throne
Pure Praise
Global Outreach