There is an expression among those who exercise regularly, “No Pain, No Gain.” The expression basically means that if you are not willing to work hard and suffer a little for your efforts, then you are not going to accomplish very much. Just doing the easy and simple exercises that don’t challenge one’s body won’t […]
Sermon on Retirement — Sermon outline and audio sermon by Kevin Cauley outlining the responsibilities and opportunities for the retiring Christian. Your browser does not support the audio tag. Date written: September 30th, 2006Scripture ref: 2 Peter 1:5-11 SUBJECT: Retirement TITLE: The Christian and Retirement PROPOSITION: What is retirement for the Christian? It is 1) […]
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Precious Life Is life precious? There are so many in the world today who don’t believe such. With the problems of abortion, suicide, and euthanasia, we see that many do not value life. Terrorists that sacrifice themselves to murder others don’t believe in the preciousness of life. The Bible teaches that life is precious and […]
Wars and Rumors of Wars The destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. was an event that Jesus predicted in Matthew 24. This prediction came after he rebuked and rejected the Pharisees brand of religion in Matthew 23. It was sad that God’s people had not been faithful and that Jesus rejected them by leaving the […]
Paul At Mars Hill Paul’s sermon on Mars Hill in Athens, Greece was one of the most influential sermons on the western world. By exposing the idolatry of the Athenians, Paul sets forth the one true God. The Athenians response was less than appreciative. Nevertheless, Christianity still survives while the gods of the ancient world […]
Revelation 5:8 and other passages in the book of Revelation talk about there being harps in heaven. If there are instruments of music in heaven, why can we not use them here on the earth in worship to God? Frequently those who defend the use of instrumental music in the worship of the church appeal […]
Bible Procrastination “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring” (Proverbs 27:1 ESV). When I was learning the Spanish language, I was told a joke. Seems that there were some workers who were asked to do a certain task and they would always answer “mañana” (which is assumed […]
How do you address this new “praise worship” in the church where groups lead in singing during the song service, clap hands, and shout? The reason stated for all of this is for increasing numbers, and meeting the needs of the people in the new millennium, because our traditional worship is boring and not working. […]
Listen Date written: May 21st, 2006Scripture ref: Revelation 3:7-13 SUBJECT: Church TITLE: Asian Churches – Philadelphia PROPOSITION: To the church of Philadelphia we have a message of 1) Opportunity, 2) Conquering, 3) Help in the time of need, and 4) Steadfastness. OBJECTIVE: That we would all be familiar with this letter and gain great encouragement […]
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Not Just Ticket Punching Do we come to church merely to check it off of our list of things to do? We must have an involved attitude when we worship God. Apathy and mental neglect of worship results in vain worship. Simply getting our ticket punched isn’t going to be pleasing to God.
The Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin according to several New Testament passages such as Romans 1:26-32 and 1 Corinthians 6:9. In that regard, homosexuality is no different from any other sin. If one lives a life of sin then one cannot expect to be saved as the wages of sin are death (Romans […]
From all appearances it seemed to be a fine morning. Hena had awoken and begun his morning routine. Last night was a blast. He and his friends had literally ravished the city; it was their common diversion. As he made his way to the local market to buy some bread, he remembered what his friends […]
Listen Presumption is a sin that many do not consider. In religious matters many presume that God will be pleased with whatever they think regardless of what God’s word actually says. In life, many people presume that whatever decisions they make are right with God without ever bothering to consult His word. In this lesson […]
Before the children of Israel crossed over the Jordan into the Promised Land, Moses spoke to them to encourage them to remain faithful to God. This series of speeches that Moses gave are recorded in the book of Deuteronomy. Near the beginning of the book Moses says the following: “The LORD your God hath given […]
The Problems of Preachers In recent news, we’ve seen some very serious problems with a preacher and his family. Preachers are people just like anyone else and they have problems just like anyone else. In this lesson we will look at preachers and some of their problems and understand how the Bible distinguishes between the […]
Bible lesson by Kevin Cauley reminding us that God cares when we sorrows and he knows our griefs.
Listen Date written: March 18th, 2006Scripture ref: Proverbs 29:18 SUBJECT: Stewardship, Responsibility, Planning, Leadership, Church Growth TITLE: The Need for Vision PROPOSITION: We need vision because 1) Not having vision results in disaster, 2) Having a vision improves attitudes, 3) Having a vision improves industry, 4) The future literally depends upon our having vision. Objectives: […]