Ehud brought tribute and a message from God to Eglon, king of Moab. What was unique about Ehud, his relationship with Eglon and the Moabites in general, and his preparation for the delivery of a word from Lord: a double-edged sword? Listen and learn.

Othniel was an interesting character. He was a man of courage, conviction, and preparation for God’s special task. He brought temporary rest to the land for 40 years through his leadership. What was unique about his calling as a judge?  

What was Israel’s final failure which led them into repetitive apostasy? Listen and learn.

The church’s mission is total victory. This is because “all authority in heaven and on earth” is Christ’s. In Judges, we are introduced to two failures which prevented the children of Israel from attaining total victory over the inhabitants of Canaan. The same two failures still exist as a plague today, acting as a hindrance […]

Sanctification necessarily follows sanctification. Believers help each other in the sanctification process. Sanctification is achieved by obedience to God’s law. “If you love me you will keep my commandments”. Fellowship, prayer, hearing and studying and word, and the sacraments are all commandments of God and means of grace in the life of a believer. But, […]

Carnal Christianity is a dangerous doctrine. Did it begin in the 1800’s with Charles Finney and “modern revivalism”? No, it did not. In fact, Jude addresses carnal Christianity as early as the first century! Jude speaks of “spots in the love feast” and “hidden reefs”. Carnal Christians are both. Check out this amazing sermon as […]

A sermon by Pastor Derek Johnson on Jude 8-11.  

John Knox used to speak about the “battle” In fact, it was the most-used word in his vocabulary. It is interesting to note that in the last 200 years Christians have thought little about “battle”. Perhaps this is because they bought into the myth of neutrality and embraced the idea of “no conflict”. But what […]

Truth is an inherently “Christian” (perhaps more appropriately, “theist”) position. Truth assumes absolutes. Absolutes assume an absolute. There is only one absolute: God. God defines what is absolute, and, despite what our atheistic culture would have us think about the “relativistic nature of reality”, reality is absolute. Truth is absolute because God is absolute and […]

2016 “guest” speaker for the Gideons, Joshua Lambert on the all-encompassing reach of the gospel of the Kingdom.