“ Great Sermon! ” This is just what we need to hear, with the world being in such an uproar. Fear tends to grip people. Especially when there are no clear answers being given. Trust in the Lord is the ONLY answer. Not looking from our eyes, but, from Gods perspective.
“ Excellent! ” This was excellent! Very rich in information, covering many aspects of dispensational theology, with very good and clear biblical argumentation.
“ Great Sermon! ” Anointed message, convicting and empowering, definitely the Holy Spirit's rebuke and exhortation. Enjoyed the whole series on self control.
“ Great Sermon! ” No games! Prophetic,anointed message about our duty to exercise self control. Obviously the Spirit will empower us but we must submit and surrender to his leading. We participate in his sanctification work and we must diligently pursue it.
“ Great Sermon! ” Another great sermon one that takes our minds out of the clouds and directs us to applying the Word of God practically in our every day experience. Plan on listening to this whole series
“ Great Sermon! ” Thank God for a message such as this. I wish all of my friends could hear such exaltation of Christ that's done in this sermon. Listen and you will be blessed!
“ Great Sermon! ” If a Christian wife biblically divorces her Christian husband, marries another Christian, unbiblically divorces him and remarries her first husband and they repent of all of their sins, who's she biblically married to? Who must she live with? Significant topic!
“ Great Sermon! ” Before the legal "ball and chain" was cut in the late 1960s, divorce was quite rare. Now it's reported to be 50%, even in churches. Since it apparently wasn't the Bible which created all of these unyielding laws protecting marriage, what's the origin of Holy Wedlock? Good talk.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thankyou Brian, I am a Calvinst, I love Jesus and I am not stern but filled with the joy of the Lord. Great message but when you said that about Calvinst, I think you have the wrong idea about them. I dont call myself a Calvinist but I like John Calvin and the sovereignty of God in all things.
“ The Danger of Worldly Diagnosis/Philosophy ” The troubled spirits of Cain & Saul were from hateful envy, unlike David. Depression is not an excuse to avoid truth-telling, self-examination, or indulging in personal sin. It might even be the *unrighteous expression* of legitimate provoked sorrow (Elijah), or anger turning to wrath, "going off" (Moses), tempting to retaliation (David with Nabal). Envy, unjust anger, suicide, self-destructive behavior, or revenge the Bible prohibits. The world's philosophy is to make "emotional well-being" their Chief End, and so they teach all to avoid the truth, just "move on", suspension of convictions, pursuing pleasure or industry as distractions to remedy. Thus guilt-ridden Cain, says Matthew Henry, turned his trouble-driven conscience ("more than I can bear") into building cities and industry, while remaining impenitent of Abel's murder, the reason for the shameful "mark" on him. Thus the worldly make *personal happiness* their pursuit by indulging the flesh, "let us eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die" (anesthetized living) instead of turning from sin in repentance and living "soberly, righteously, godly in the present (evil) age" (Titus 3). Jesus warned up front that being a true disciple might cost family and friends, broken relations (Luke 14), not peace with all.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thankyou brother Brian for your wisdom on this subject.I have suffered from depression but since the Lord chose me twenty years ago I have learnt the biblical truths to deliver me from it. I tried anti-depressants but they made me feel like a zombie. So I put my trust in God to help me to change my negative thinking that I get sometimes, by learning memory verses and preaching the gospel to myself everyday.Good Christian music is important too.I can still get down but I have the tools from God to help myself get out of it.Praise God for His healing words.I have listened and read much on depression, my husband suffers from it too, exercise helped him, but he is not a Christian yet. I know now how to help him and myself. Both of us came from very dysfunctional families. Amazing how our two daughters dont suffer from it, they are both Christians. Thank God! Its all the baggage from the past that comes up and the devil. Thats when I need to remember God's promises, renew my thinking,and do what is right. I thank God for men like yourself who are compassionate and very wise in dealing with this very common affliction in the Church today. How we need each other to support and pray for one another.Bless you!
“ Great Sermon! ” Excellent content and delivery of a fantastic sermon by Brian, and very educational its true there is no better medicine than the power of
The Holy Spirit
Well done Brian
“ Great Sermon! ” I had no idea! What an eye opener this was for me. With out details: This was filled with awesome truths that brought some sins right up to the top, my tears poured out of the flood gates, and the truth set me free from the burdens that I carried. Thank you so much for such an honest, Biblical exposition. This needs to be heard, and I will definitely encourage my family to listen to it, a 2nd hearing would do my heart and soul some good too.
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