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Rich Hall delivers a seminar on Social Media.

INTRODUCTION: Although the occasions can be many, there are two basic reasons for discouragement—internal and external. The internal occurs when for some reason we have given way to sin, and the external occurs when we are buffeted by circumstances, as Job was, but without sin. And, of course, it is…

INTRODUCTION: We need to begin with the obvious, which is that Scripture teaches that our words affect how we are doing, not to mention t hose around us. But this “obvious” truth can, if unattended, deteriorate into the vagueries of generic uplift. When we speak the good word, it must be a word that…

Honoring God January 5, 2003 Malachi - Topical Scripture Reading: Introduction: If you truly wanted to honor someone, how would you do it? The most prominent biblical example that comes to mind is in the book of Esther. Remember King Xerxes' choice of Esther for a new queen to replace Vashti who had…

INTRODUCTION: This Lord’s Day is the first after our Thanksgiving holiday, and is also the first Sunday in Advent. Because we want to stand against what might be called morbid penitentialism, we want this season to be suffused with a glad anticipation. The only conviction we want to awaken would be a…

INTRODUCTION: The last description of Christ’s resurrection appearances is found in the very first part of Acts. As we celebrate His resurrection, we want to take care that we learn everything that the Scriptures teach us about it. THE TEXT: /“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that…

INTRODUCTION: Holidays are frequently times when people get trapped by the expectations game. Because everyone around you assumes that the day is going to be “really good,” “special,” or “fantastic,” and is constantly telling you to have a “merry” one, it is easy to assume that having a merry Christmas…

INTRODUCTION: In the verses immediately prior to our text, we see the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The people received Him gladly in the name of the Lord (vv. 12-13). It is common for preachers to expand on the fickleness of crowds by contrasting this reception with the mob yelling “crucify…

INTRODUCTION: Conservative Christians know and understand that we deserve to be brought low. We know the law of God, we know our own sinfulness, and we know that the holiness of God casts us down. This is all good, as far as it goes, but we need to follow God’s purposes all the way out. God humbles us,…

INTRODUCTION: We sometimes try to cultivate the right heart attitude by denying the obvious challenges and perils in the world around us, and we sometimes try to pretend that we see the “real world” by adopting a cynical and artistic posture toward it all. We think that in order to have an enjoyable…

INTRODUCTION: As we seek to live our lives as faithful Christians, informed by the Word of God, we soon discover that it is not a simple process. It is not as though the Spirit gave us a rule book, in outline form, fully indexed. He gave us laws, principles, stories, and parables, strewn across various…

INTRODUCTION: This is a season for personal inventories, and for resolutions. This is appropriate and fitting . . . unless one of your resolutions needs to be to rely less on resolutions and more on actually doing something. Assuming your resolutions help you get things done, you don’t want to lose ground…

INTRODUCTION We have considered courtship and marriage as providing a true biblical alternative to sexual sin. We have also addressed the importance of wisdom in relationships. No technique can substitute for love and kindness. But now we do come to some particular questions. As Christians we take the…

INTRODUCTION Many American homes have an entertainment center, whether located in the living room or family room. Our task here consists of learning how Christian discipleship relates to the vast ocean of entertainment options that surround us on every hand. Should you allow it into your home through…

INTRODUCTION Our closets are full of casual clothes. We work very hard at being casual. It is a studied occupation of ours. But of course if we study anything, we should study it in the light of Scripture. THE TEXTS She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with…

INTRODUCTION With regard to our broader ministery, one of the things we are asked most frequently concerns the propriety of satire. How is satire consistent with the biblical requirements to consider others better than yourselves, to bear one another’s burdens, to love one another, and so on? The answer…

Introduction: In this season of Advent, we are preparing ourselves for a celebration of the Incarntion of the eternal Logos, in which the eternally begotten Son of God became the son of Mary, and, through her, a genuine son of Adam. We are also considering the impact of this truth on our marriages Text:…

INTRODUCTION: As you may observe by looking around you, we are now worshiping together in one service, instead of the two services we have had for the last year and half. This was not a decision made lightly, and part of the decision depended upon us having a message dedicated to the various issues surrounding…

INTRODUCTION A commonplace in Christian circles understands the events surrounding the first Palm Sunday to be demonstrating the “fickleness of crowds.” But there are good reasons for questioning this common assumption. THE TEXT 12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard…

INTRODUCTION We are working our way through a biblical home, and as we come to the bathroom the universal response of us all is perhaps less than enthusiastic. And all God’s people said, “Oh, dear.” There are reasons for this response and those reasons are at the center of this message. THE TEXT /Thou…

Introduction: We have already considered how discontent is a universal corrosive, and how those who are discontent cannot learn to live biblically in the married state. But discontent is not the only sin in the world, and we have to consider a few other reasons why many professing Christians might not…

Introduction: Now we come to put everything together as we talking about worldview living. Not surprisingly, the thing to remember is the grace of God—the axle. The Text: /“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and…

Introduction: There is no way to talk about the growing threat posed by Islam without addressing the topic of Israel and the Jews. And this highlights an important feature of this series of messages. Although the Bible says nothing about Mohammed or Islam, it says a great deal about many of the issues…

INTRODUCTION We are going to spend two weeks on the dining room, with the first consideration being the observation of the Lord’s Day as it relates to dining. This is because how we honor God (or not) in an overt way drives or defines how we honor Him (or not) in our day-to-day activity. THE TEXT /And…

INTRODUCTION The constitution of a biblical home consists of faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love. Love is not to be understood as mere sentiment, but rather self-sacrificing obedience to the Word of God—with a whole heart. This can be quite an elevating concept until there are dishes…