DVD Individual Messages

The Pharisees viewed keeping God’s law as the only way to win acceptance with God. Believing Jesus and His disciples were being unlawful on the Sabbath, the Pharisees joined with the Herodians and plotted to kill Jesus, misunderstanding that the Sabbath was given to man for his benefit and blessing. The Pharisees’ belief of religion, “I obey, therefore I am accepted,” was turned upside down as Jesus informed them that Christianity says, “I am accepted, therefore I obey.”

In Mark 12:18-27, the Sadducees take their turn trying to catch Jesus in his words. Jesus' response revealed that, like those who had come before, their cynicism was founded on a spiritual problem: they did not believe their own scriptures or understand the power of God.

As Jesus responds to the Sadducees in Mark 12, He shows how the very scriptures they believe hold proof of the resurrection. Knowing God's power and the truth of the Bible will give us a correct view of the believer's future in heaven.

Following Jesus is a serious business. Our discipleship is not an overnight occurance, but instead is an ongoing, refining process. Find out how this process enables us to have an impact in our churches and society.

Through the writings of the Old and New Testaments we discover that Jesus Christ has clearly fulfilled the prophecies of Salvation and God’s Kingdom. As we continue Mark’s gospel, we learn that the Holy Spirit reveals this fact to the priest, Simeon, when he meets the infant Jesus.

Author: Eric Alexander Publisher: N/A

What is the basis of authority? Does it lie solely in Scripture or is it Scripture and a little bit of tradition? How much of a role should tradition play? As we continue with Part Two of “Scripture and Tradition,” we consider an example of what can happen when we allow our traditions to become more important than God’s Law.

In this passage of Mark, Jesus points out to the Pharisees how they follow the law of their traditions over the law of scripture. This reminds us that many times in our attempts to keep God’s law, we, like the Pharisees, tend to develop our own rules and regulations – and we think that by keeping them, that we’re actually keeping God’s law!

In this Christmas Eve sermon we pause to reflect on the real reason for the season - the Lord Jesus Christ. Who is this Child... and why has He appeared?

Most of the time, when the topic is "the end of the world," you hear a lot of speculation about dates and events and meanings. Mark 13 shows us a stiking difference in the way Jesus approached this subject. Instead of speculating about dates, the Lord provided His followers with practical instruction - actions and attitudes that will equip us to face the future He has planned.

Author: John Dickson Publisher: N/A

We live in a culture that has grown accustomed to toying with sin and trivializing any notion of hell. Jesus took sin and its consequences very seriously though and issued stern warnings to his followers about how they should fight sin in their lives.

Our celebration of Good Friday marks the point at which Jesus Christ finishes His earthly mission. His cry, "It is finished" was not a cry of anguish but one of triumphant completion, and in this sermon, we learn why.

In Galatians 3:10-4:7, we see that even obeying God's Law perfectly can bring us no closer to Him than being slaves. How then can we gain a better standing with God? Because the Lord Jesus fulfilled the Law on our behalf, in Him we are no longer slaves but sons, adopted into God's own family.

The reality of the life of Christ in the believer doesn’t produce complacency. Instead, Romans 8:12-17 reminds us of our responsibility to live as debtors to mercy, enabled by the Spirit of God, and of the riches of life as God’s adopted sons and daughters.

As they do in all human institutions, disagreements and conflicts sometimes arise in the local church. When that happens, how should church leaders respond? In Titus 3:9-11, Paul teaches that the voice of the shepherd must be both gentle a loud: gentle to comfort the wounded and frightened, and loud to warn of danger when necessary.

When Jesus ate dinner among the company of tax collectors and sinners, the Pharisees were quick to criticize His actions and to diminish His legitimacy. Jesus responds by reiterating His mission, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” This message serves as a reminder that the church itself is a refuge for all, without exclusion.

At this evening listener event in Syracuse, NY, Alistair Begg speaks from the first chapter of Romans about one of the most important questions that we can answer, "What is the Gospel?"