Speaker: Brent Willey. See the full Sermon outline (opens in a new window/tab). Or watch this video on YouTube. If you have difficulty viewing videos, try updating your flash player here.

Watch the video of this sermon PM Scripture Reading: The 15th Psalm This Evening’s Sermon: Brent T. Willey “Hold The Hill!” Psalm 15.1  Introduction: The story is told of a young officer during World War I who was told to hold a small hill at all costs. He did so, which was the key to the overall victory! We have a position to hold (Matt. 28.18-20; John 12.48; cf., Rom. 10.17), and it is our duty to defend the pure gospel of Christ and lead others to it (Rom. 1.16; Acts 20.27; 1 Pet. 4.11). We must not “lose heart” […]

PM Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1.9-14 Brent T. Willey THE HOLY SPIRIT: Our Heavenly Guarantee  Introduction: The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of the heavenly reward! Read 2 Cor. 1.21-22; 5.5; Eph. 1.13-14; 4.30 Arrabōn [a)rrabw/n]: earnest-money deposited by the purchaser and forfeited if the purchase was not completed. Sphragizō [sfragi/zw]: to set a seal on something. Who has this guarantee? THOSE WHO ARE BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST Read Acts 2.36-41 The “gift of the Holy Spirit” (v. 38; cf., Acts 5.32). “For the promise is to you…” (v. 39). “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has […]

Supplying confidence to faithful Christians, the apostle John wrote: “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5.13). I am afraid, however, that some Christians lack confidence and seem to view eternal life in heaven as something nearly impossible to attain. I find this unfortunate. One of my all-time favorite songs is “The Impossible Dream” from the Man of La Mancha. That song summed up Don Quixote’s life. He strove to attain the impossible and never reached it. The song portrays […]