Table of Contents
Preface 10
Contributing Authors 11
Sermons
Jan 1 Sun AM Finding the Lost Book (2 Kings 22) 13
Jan 1 Sun PM Believe and Behave (Rom. 1:16; 12:2) 16
Jan 4 Wed What the Bible Says about Itself (Heb. 4:12) 20
Jan 8 Sun AM Celebrating Supernatural Living (Isa. 54) 22
Jan 8 Sun PM The Most Excellent Way (1 Cor. 12:29-31; 13:13) 25
Jan 11 Wed What the Bible Says about God (Ps. 145) 28
Jan 15 Sun AM Christ-the Only Hope (Col 1:3-8) 30
Jan 15 Sun PM When You Have Been Wronged (2 Cor. 4:8-10) 32
Jan 18 Wed What the Bible Says about the Trinity (1 John 5:7) 36
Jan 22 Sun AM The Secret of Facing Need (Phil. 4:4-20) 38
Jan 22 Sun PM Christian Unity (Eph. 4:1-6, 28-32) 40
Jan 25 Wed What the Bible Says about the Three Stages of Man (Rom. 7) 44
Jan 29 Sun AM Christian Rewards (1 Cor.-3:8-15) 46
Jan 29 Sun PM Free at Last! (Gal. 5:1) 49
Feb 1 Wed What the Bible Says about Things That Accompany Salvation (Heb. 6:7-12) 53
Feb 5 Sun AM Where Is Jesus? (Mark 16:14-20) 55
Feb 5 Sun PM How Do You Face Trouble? (fob 1:13-22) 58
Feb 8 Wed What the Bible Says about Prayer (Matt. 6:5-13) 61
Feb 12 Sun AM What the World Needs Now Is Love (1 John 3:1, 11-18; 4:7-12) 63
Feb 12 Sun PM Is There a Connection between Sin and Suffering? (Job 2:11-13) 65
Feb 15 Wed What the Bible Says about Vengeance (Matt 18:21-22) 68
Feb 19 Sun AM The Living Christ in the Church (Acts 3:1-18) 70
Feb 19 Sun PM The Management of Pain (2 Cor. 12:7-10) 73
Feb 22 Wed What the Bible Says about Stewardship (Luke 12:13-34) 75
Feb 26 Sun AM Heart Cry for Revival (Ps. 80) 77
Feb 26 Sun PM The Mystery of Pain and Suffering (Luke 13:1-5) 80
Mar 1 Wed What the Bible Says about Death (Rev. 21:1-4) 83
Mar 5 Sun AM Living at a New Address (1 John 1:5-9; 3:5-10) 85
Mar 5 Sun PM Getting Guidance from God (Gen. 24:1-67) 87
Mar 8 Wed What the Bible Says about the Devil (Matt. 4:1-11) 89
Mar 12 Sun AM Going to Jerusalem (Luke 9:22-27, 51) 91
Mar 12 Sun PM Watch Your Weak Moments (Gen. 25:19-34) 94
Mar 15 Wed What the Bible Says about Demons (Mark 5:1-20) 96
Mar 19 Sun AM Consequences of Bad Religion (John 11:45-53) 98
Mar 19 Sun PM A Name Change (Gen. 32:22-32) 101
Mar 22 Wed What the Bible Says about Hell (Matt. 25:41-46) 103
Mar 26 Sun AM Keeping Warm at the Enemy's Fire (Luke 22:31-43, 54-62) 105
Mar 26 Sun PM A Godly Man (Gen. 45:1-15) 108
Mar 29 Wed What the Bible Says about Heaven (Rev. 21:1-4; 22:1-5) 110
Apr 2 Sun AM A Man Passing through the Crowd (Mark 15:16-32) 113
Apr 2 Sun PM The Necessity of the Cross (Luke 24:13-35) 116
Apr 5 Wed Selfishness Separates Families (Gen, 27:30-45) 118
Apr 9 Sun AM The Sound of a Familiar Voice (Luke 8:1-3; John 20:1-18) 120
Apr 9 Sun PM The Theology of the Cross (Rom. 5:1-11) 123
Apr 12 Wed Finding God for Yourself (Gen. 28:1-22) 126
Apr 16 Sun AM Life in the Son (2 Tim. 1:12; 1 John 5:9-12) 128
Apr 16 Sun PM The Message of the Cross (1 Cor. 1:18-25) 131
Apr 19 Wed We Reap What We Sow (Gen. 29:16-28) 134
Apr 23 Sun AM Where the Spirit of the Lord Is (Acts 2:1-21) 137
Apr 23 Sun PM Glorying in the Cross (Gal. 6:11-18) 139
Apr 26 Wed Struggling for Our Faith (Gen. 32:22-32) 143
Apr 30 Sun AM The Spirit Within and the World Without (Acts 1:8; 1 John 3:23-4:4; 5:4-5) 144
Apr 30 Sun PM The Triumph of the Cross (Col. 2:8-15) 147
May 3 Wed Start Over Where You Began (Gen. 35:1-10) 150
May 7 Sun AM Healthy Families Are No Accident (Matt. 7:1-14) 152
May 7 Sun PM The Face of Fortune: Barabbas (Matt. 27:15-26) 155
May 10 Wed Dream, but Don't Make Dreams Your Master (Gen. 37:1-28) 158
May 14 Sun AM The Gospel for Women (Luke 13:34-35; 15:8-10) 160
May 14 Sun PM The Face of Favor: Simon of Cyrene (Mark 15:15-25) 162
May 17 Wed Without Purity We Cannot Please God (Gen. 39:1-20) 165
May 21 Sun AM Friends of the Family (Matt. 7:24-29) 167
May 21 Sun PM The Face of Failure: Simon Peter (Mark 14:53-72) 171
May 24 Wed Ingratitude Is a Marble-Hearted Fiend (Gen. 40:1-23) 174
May 28 Sun AM The Family Deals with Death (John 11:1-4, 17-37) 176
May 28 Sun PM The Face of Faithfulness: John (John 19:17-27) 179
May 31 Wed To Err Is Human, to Forgive Divine (Gen. 45:1-13) 181
Jun 4 Sun AM Enemies of the Family (Eph. 5:1-6:4) 184
Jun 4 Sun PM The Face of Folly: Judas (Matt. 26:14-16, 47-50; 27:3-10) 187
Jun 7 Wed The Purpose of Prayer (Col. 4:1-4) 190
Jun 11 Sun AM You Can Have a Happy Family (Matt. 6:25-34) 191
Jun 11 Sun PM The Face of Forgiveness: The Thief (Luke 23:26-43) 194
Jun 14 Wed A Witness to the World (Col 4:5-6) 197
Jun 18 Sun AM Fathers and the Father (Luke 15:11-32) 199
Jun 18 Sun PM The Face of Faith: The Centurion (Matt. 27:45-56) 202
Jun 21 Wed Transforming Friendships (Col. 4:7-18) 204
Jun 25 Sun AM Guidelines for Strengthening Family Relationships (Col. 3:17-21) 206
Jun 25 Sun PM The Face of Fear: Joseph (John 19:38-42) 209
Jun 28 Wed A Reminder for Ministry (Col. 4:17) 211
Jul 2 Sun AM Christian Citizenship: The Salt That Saves (Matt. 5:13-16) 214
Jul 2 Sun PM Questions about the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:1-12) 217
Jul 5 Wed Prayers We Need to Pray (Ps. 119:9-16) 219
Jul 9 Sun AM The First Deadly Sin: Pride (Prov. 16:5, 18: 29:23) 221
Jul 9 Sun PM The Poverty That Possesses (2 Cor. 8:1-9) 223
Jul 12 Wed A Prayer for Eyes That See (Ps. 119:17-24) 226
Jul 16 Sun AM The Second Deadly Sin: Anger (Ps. 37:8; Prov. 16:32; Matt. 5:21-22) 228
Jul 16 Sun PM Joy Comes in the Morning (Ps. 30:1-12) 230
Jul 19 Wed Prayer and the Word of God (Ps. 119:25-32) 234
Jul 23 Sun AM The Third Deadly Sin: Envy (1 Peter 2:1-3) 235
Jul 23 Sun PM Rest unto Your Souls (Matt. 11:25-30) 238
Jul 26 Wed Amen and Amen (Ps. 119:33-40) 241
Jul 30 Sun AM The Fourth Deadly Sin: Impurity (Prov. 6:32-33) 243
Jul 30 Sun PM Delighting the Soul in Fatness (ha. 55:1-13) 245
Aug 2 Wed Prayer and the Promises of God (Ps. 119:41-48) 249
Aug 6 Sun AM The Fifth Deadly Sin: Gluttony (1 John 3:17-18) 250
Aug 6 Sun PM As I Had Mercy on Thee (Matt. 18:21-35) 252
Aug 9 Wed The Prayers of the Psalmist (Ps. 119:57-64) 256
Aug 13 Sun AM The Sixth Deadly Sin: Slothfulness (2 Thess. 3:6-10) 257
Aug 13 Sun PM The Hill of the Lord (Ps. 24:1-10) 260
Aug 16 Wed The Prayer of a Depressed Saint (Ps. 13:1-6) 263
Aug 20 Sun AM The Seventh Deadly Sin: Avarice (Luke 12:15-21) 264
Aug 20 Sun PM The Children of God (1 John 3:1-10) 267
Aug 23 Wed A Prayer for Divine Correction (Ps. 139:1-12, 23-24) 270
Aug 27 Sun AM The Deliverer from Sin (Rom. 8:31-39) 272
Aug 27 Sun PM The Forgotten Beatitude (Acts 20:17-35) 274
Aug 30 Wed A Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving (Ps. 100) 277
Sep 3 Sun AM The Lostness of the Lost Man (Luke 15:1-7) 280
Sep 3 Sun PM Our Father (Matt. 6:1-15) 282
Sep 6 Wed The Greatness of Christ (John 1:1-18) 285
Sep 10 Sun AM Harvesttime (Gal. 6:7-10) 286
Sep 10 Sun PM Hallowed Be Thy Name (Luke 11:1-13) 288
Sep 13 Wed When Religion Gets Sick (John 2:13-25) 291
Sep 17 Sun AM The Joy of Knowing Jesus Christ as Savior (Eph. 2:11-22) 292
Sep 17 Sun PM Thy Kingdom Come (Rom. 14:13-23) 295
Sep 20 Wed Passport to the Kingdom (John 3:1-21) 297
Sep 24 Sun AM Salvation in the Present Tense (Phil 2:12-13) 299
Sep 24 Sun PM Thy Will Be Done (Luke 22:39-46) 301
Sep 27 Wed A Meeting with the Master (John 4:1-42) 303
Oct 1 Sun AM The Gift of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-19) 306
Oct 1 Sun PM Our Daily Bread (Ps. 146) 308
Oct 4 Wed Audience Response to the Preacher (John 6:1-71) 311
Oct 8 Sun AM The Holy Spirit: A Living Gift (John 14:15-20) 312
Oct 8 Sun PM Forgive Us Our Debts (Mark 11:20-26) 315
Oct 11 Wed What Do You Think of Sin? (John 8:1-11) 318
Oct 15 Sun AM Using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 4:7-11) 319
Oct 15 Sun PM Lead Us Not into Temptation (James 1:1-14) 322
Oct 18 Wed Christ and Time (John 8:48-59) 325
Oct 22 Sun AM Obeying the Command of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:26-40) 326
Oct 22 Sun PM Deliver Us from Evil (Matt. 6:1-15) 328
Oct 25 Wed Distinctives of Discipleship (John 8:30-59) 330
Oct 29 Sun AM The Holy Spirit Invites You (Heb. 3:7-11) 332
Oct 29 Sun PM The Church-the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-31) 334
Nov 1 Wed A Conversation about Suffering (John 9:1-12) 338
Nov 5 Sun AM Give What You Have to God (Ex. 4:1-8) 340
Nov 5 Sun PM Walking Worthily as a Church Member (Eph. 4:1-6) 342
Nov 8 Wed The Door (John 10:1-9) 346
Nov 12 Sun AM Such as I Have (Acts 3:1-16) 347
Nov 12 Sun PM The Goal of the Church (Eph. 4:7-16) 349
Nov 15 Wed The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18) 352
Nov 19 Sun AM Give Yourself in Service (Rom. 12:1-9) 353
Nov 19 Sun PM Christ-the Head of the Church (Col. 1:9-23) 356
Nov 22 Wed You Are in Good Hands with God (John 10:27-30) 358
Nov 26 Sun AM What Is Your Life? (James 4:13-17) 360
Nov 26 Sun PM The Peace of the Church (1 Thess. 5:1-13) 363
Nov 29 Wed The Grave Robber (John 11:1-53) 366
Dec 3 Sun AM God's Affirmative Action Program: The Reason (John 1:1-5) 367
Dec 3 Sun PM Telling the Good News (Luke 2:8-14) 370
Dec 6 Wed The Eleventh Commandment (John 13:31-35) 372
Dec 10 Sun AM God's Affirmative Action Program: The Revelation (John 1:6-8) 374
Dec 10 Sun PM The Motive for Telling the Good News (Acts 8:1-8) 376
Dec 13 Wed Going in the Right Direction (John 14:1-6) 378
Dec 17 Sun AM God's Affirmative Action Program: The Response (John 1:9-13) 379
Dec 17 Sun PM Sharing the Good News (Acts 1:6-11) 382
Dec 20 Wed The Promise of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-31) 384
Dec 24 Sun AM God's Affirmative Action Program: The Reality (John 1:14-18) 385
Dec 24 Sun PM The Content of Our Testimony (Luke 2:1-20) 388
Dec 27 Wed Becoming a Christian (John 15:1-17) 390
Dec 31 Sun AM The Rich Rewards of Prayer (James 5:13-18) 392
Dec 31 Sun PM The Joy of Living (John 15:11-17) 394
Miscellaneous Helps
Messages on the Lord's Supper 397
Making Ready (Matt. 26:17-29) 397
The Discipline of Discipleship (Luke 9:23-27) 399
A Labor of Love (John 17:1-11) 401
Messages for Children and Young People 403
The Poor Little Rich Man (Luke 19:1-10) 403
The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (Mark 10:46-52) 405
A Father and His Son (Mark 9:14-29) 407
Pilate-a Man on Trial (John 18:28-40) 409
Funeral Meditations 412
The Beauty of Death (Eccl. 1-11; 1 Cor. 15:51-58) 412
Ready! (Ps. 121; Rom. 1:16) 414
The Legacy of the Good Shepherd (Ps. 23) 416
Weddings 418
What God Hath Joined Together 418
Marriage Ceremony 420
Sentence Sermonettes 425
Indexes
Subject Index 429
Index of Scripture Texts 433
