Written by Chris Bates  Introduction In Romans 6, the apostle Paul discusses that when you became a Christian, sin shouldn’t be a part of your life anymore. As he states in verse 1 and 2, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein? (ASV) But there are those who want to continue a life of sin even after becoming a Christian. They can’t fully let go of the old man of sin (Eph. 4:22) and are thus “dead” while yet alive. When writing to Timothy, Paul described certain among the widows as being “dead” (spiritually dead in sin) while yet quite alive physically (1 Tim. 5:6) because they were living in “wanton pleasure.” Not just widows among Christians but even all Christians, should they live in wanton pleasure, are “dead” while they live, or we might say, “dead in this life.” Living a life of sin is most certainly not the “high calling” of God by which He calls us through t...

    Introduction I’ve been a Christian for more than 20 years. I’ve heard hundreds of sermons preached by dozens of preachers. And it’s not just at the local congregation. I’ve had CDs and DVDs sent to me upon request, I’ve gone to other congregations, and I’ve listened to lessons on social media. I can’t say that I’ve heard every subject preached, but I’ve heard enough to get a solid understanding of what the bible teaches and what it does not. There are times when I hear a lesson that I really need to hear and, to me, that good. But for others, they think it’s a personal attack on who they are.   Topical Sermons One of my favorite type of sermons to hear, and to preach myself, are topical sermons. Where you take a general subject like: Baptism, Heaven, Judgment Day, Salvation, etc. and the lesson deals with various aspects of the subject covering a wide amount of bible. Sometimes a preacher will deal with a subject that has something that is going on in ...

This week we look at a sermon by David Baker from 2012.

Introduction              Some people do not like change. Even if it’s an improvement they simply don’t like it. Technology, for example, is constantly changing. One year you’re listening to LP records and the next year, it’s compact discs. The same with movies; from VHS to DVD; and now Blu-Ray. People try to resist these advances; settling into their “comfort zone” of entertainment, but even they soon realize that they have to change.   It’s just a Vice; we all have one In religion it’s almost the same as more people are staying in their “comfort zone”. There are those who call themselves Christians that attend worship, read their bible, pray, and basically lead a “Godly life”. However, when you explore their life you notice that this “Christianity” is only on the surface. Something is still there that shouldn’t be because they can’t leave the “comfo...