Category: Sermons

Sermons Preached at West Side. Outlines, PPT Presentations and Audio files

Sermon: The Church Belongs to Christ!

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The New Testament is full of proofs that the church belongs to Christ. Since this is true, it is the responsibility of the church to accept His headship and authority, and limit themselves to His desires for her.

Sermon: Regret

Regret

All of us experience regret from time to time. Sin causes regret for the Christian. We all sin. How do we handle our feelings of regret? Our soul depends on the answer!

Sermon: Forgiveness

Forgiveness

A short lesson by Josh Cox, expressing some fundamental truths about Forgivness and our responsibility to have a forgiving spirit.

Sermon: Before Abraham Was, I AM

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Lesson 24 in series: Jesus continues to defend His claims to be the Son of God to the unbelieving Jews in John 8:48-59

Sermon: A Shield About Me

A Shield About Me

A discussion of Psalm 3. When we are overwhelmed with troubles, cares, and the opposition of those opposed to righteousness, we can find solace in the fact that God is a shield about us. With his protection, we can overcome.

Sermon: The Truth Shall Make You Free

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Lesson 23 in our series of Jesus teaching in the gospel of John covers 8:31-47. Jesus affirms the power of truth to free men from the slavery of sin. Also, he contends that the religious leaders have Satan as their father, because they are like him.

Sermon: Ugliness

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Just like in Roman times, our society is full of ugliness and sin. Violence, oppression, immorality, vitriol and corruption is everywhere. What is the proper Christian response?

Sermon: Preaching and Persecution (Acts 5)

Preaching and Persecution

Peter and the rest of the apostles were persecuted by the angry High Priest and council in Jerusalem (Acts 5). Their response to the persecution give us wonderful lessons we can apply to our own efforts to share the gospel.

Sermon: Charitable Giving

Giving

A discussion of the importance of individual benevolence as an expression of the love we have for men and God.

Sermon: Where I Go You Can Not Come

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Lesson 22 in series

In John 8:21-30 Jesus informs the unbelieving Jews that their unwillingness to believe in Him would keep them from heaven. Faith in Jesus (cf. John 14:6) is the only way to the Father. Without belief in Jesus, sin separates man from God.

Sermon: My Witness is True

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Lesson 21 in series:

Jesus defends His statement, “I am the light of the world” to the Pharisees in John 8:13-20.

Sermon: Tools for Encouragement

Encouragement

It is important for us to be active in encouraging our brethren and others. God supplies us tools to enable us, such as His powerful word, the imperative of love, and patience.

Sermon: Go and Sin No More

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20th in Series. Jesus deals with Pharisees who sought to entrap him when the brought a woman caught in the act of adultery to see what He would say. John 8:1-12

Sermon: Giving Thanks to God

Giving Thanks to God

Using Ephesians 5:20, We answer the timely questions: Who? What? When? Unto Whom? How? and Why? – regarding our offering of thanks to God.

Sermon: A Lesson About Influence

Speaker: Ian Tilley

The text of 2 Chronicles 33, discussing the life and reign of Manasseh, is used to teach two very important points about influence. 1) The effect of others and their influence upon us. 2) The importance of our good influence upon others.