Various Sermons (Page 5)

Various Sermons (Page 5)

The Gospel and the Whole Person

In 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, the apostle Paul shows his loving heart in sharing the gospel with the people of the early New Testament churches. Mr. Ben Bessett declares the importance of the Gospel, the importance of the whole person, and the importance of action. “We were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become…

What True Love Looks Like

In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus teaches the great commandment showing how we are to live our lives. Mr. Ben Bessett emphasizes how God shows love, how we re-define love, and how we are commanded to love. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You…

Living a Life of Purity

In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, God commands believers to flee from sexual immorality because they are the temples of the Holy Spirit. Listen as Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on living a life of purity by being command-focused, eternally-focused, identity-focused, and redemptively-focused. “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know…

Turn to Jesus Christ and Be Saved!

In Isaiah 45:22 God commands all men everywhere to turn from their idolatry, and turn to Jesus Christ, who is the one true living God, the only Savior, and be saved. Mr. Brandt Barnard proclaims the command of the Savior, the promise of the Savior, and the uniqueness of the Savior. “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no…

Our Struggle to Forgive

Believers delight in the forgiveness of sins.  Because we have been forgiven so much by God, the apostle Paul writes that we too are to forgive others: “As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive,” (Col. 3:13). And yet, we struggle to forgive others their sins against us. Listen as Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on our struggle to forgive from Psalm 32:1-2 and…

The Treasure and the Pearl

In Matthew 13:44–46, Jesus speaks in parables for his disciples to learn crucial truths about the kingdom of heaven. Mr. Ben Bessett describes the discovery of the treasure, the value of the treasure, and delighting in the treasure. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all…

Friendship with the World

In James 3:13-4:10, the Lord calls us to separate ourselves from the world and to draw near to Him. Mr. Ben Bessett proclaims the wisdom from above, the wisdom of the world, compromise with the world, and purity within the world. “Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an…

The Sour Sin of Self-Pity

King Ahab’s sin of self-pity lead to great destruction. From 1 Kings 21:1-29, Mr. Ben Bessett preaches on the subtlety of self-pity, the destruction of self-pity, and the hope for overcoming self-pity. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews…