10 sermons on Temptation.
The Book of Judges: Hearts of Iron, Feet of Clay Samson, Member of God’s Hall of Reclaimed Failures SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Samson! The very name communicates strength! What else could you call a suitcase that can be thrown out of a helicopter
Sin Will Take You Further Than You Want to Go SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 6, 2 Samuel 11-12 Introduction: A Southern Gospel song I heard only once in my life, but remember clearly, goes like this: “Sin will take you further than you want to go, Slowly but wholly
The Peril of Overconfidence SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 10:1-13 Introduction: Someone has said that if history teaches us anything, it is that history teaches us nothing. In other words, those who fail to learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat its mistakes
The Trial of Your Faith SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 10:13 Introduction: For our special Fifth Sunday Worship experience I want to speak to you briefly on the subject of temptations and trials. They have so much in common that the Greek language uses the exact same word
This Is How You Should Pray Introduction: On this second Sunday of our month-long all-church sabbatical, I want us to return to the Sermon on the Mount. Last Lord’s Day, because of the outbreak of war in the Middle East, we took a brief excursion to the 40th c
OCCASION: Men’s Breakfast, First Free in St. Louis Holiness Is What I Long For SCRIPTURE: Various SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I’ve been asked to speak on personal holiness today. I hope you will excuse me for a brief reference to the headlines of
Joseph: There’s No Substitute for Integrity at Work In our new series on The Ministry of the Market Place we have spent the past two Sundays laying the foundation for a biblical theology of Work. Today we are going to turn from the general to the specific. We
God Doesn’t Read Junk Mail: Parable of the Midnight Caller I remember some of the strangest things about my childhood. One clear recollection has to do with my duty of taking out the trash and burning it in the fifty gallon barrel in the back yard of our home
What is Mankind? For the past several Sundays we have been studying about angels. Our goal has been to discover how significant angels are to us, not that we might honor the angels but rather that we might honor Jesus Christ, who is so much greater than even t
When Temptation Overpowers You Last Lord’s Day we took the first step in our summer journey through the Epistle of James, introducing the book and sharing some practical and encouraging answers about what to do when troubles pile up. Today we are going to exam