The Seductive Power Of Desire Part 1

In terms of moral temptation, we’re all in the same boat. All of us are prone to moral sins, and the media makes such sinning easy. Let’s explode more myths about who is vulnerable to the…
Tuesday, September 1

The Seductive Power Of Desire Part 2

Sexual desire can lure us to do things we know are wrong. Our hearts can be swayed away from God unless we take steps to prevent it. Here are more lessons from James on the nature of temptation. 
Wednesday, September 2

The Seductive Power Of Desire Part 3

We all need proactive steps we can take to break the stranglehold the media has on us. There are three steps in the fourth chapter of the book of James, steps we must take to be free from the seducti…
Thursday, September 3

The Seductive Power Of Desire Part 4

Demonic powers use the internet to lure computer users into bondage. Pastor Lutzer had a dream that he was in bondage, with no means of escape. This experience assured him that all of us must be very…
Friday, September 4

Loving The World, Loving God Part 1

First John chapter 2 says, “If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” For believers, loving God and the world at the same time is impossible.  We all face a g…
Monday, September 7

Loving The World, Loving God Part 2

In a world awash in moral impurity, it’s difficult to be unaffected. Your computer gives you email, but also easy access to evil. So do we toss out our PCs, tablets, and smartphones? Is there a…
Tuesday, September 8

Loving The World, Loving God Part 3

It’s clear from the Bible that we face an either-or: either we love God, or we love the world’s corrupt values. Should a believer unplug from the internet and toss out the TV? Here is a p…
Wednesday, September 9

Loving The World, Loving God Part 4

Breaking free from the culture’s grip takes more than theory. It takes clear action-steps we can implement. Let’s talk about another way to guard our hearts from what surrounds us: the ev…
Thursday, September 10

What Grace Teaches Us Part 1

Peer pressure convinces young people to be on their phones all day. Social media is replacing face-to-face communication. Our addiction to technology and the rapid breakdown in morality go hand in ha…
Friday, September 11

What Grace Teaches Us Part 2

Even Christians can fall into sin. That’s made easy by today’s media technology. We’re tempted to give up, to let the world have its way. But the Bible offers us a path of restorati…
Monday, September 14

What Grace Teaches Us Part 3

Many believers are trapped by internet pornography. So what can motivate us to point that mouse somewhere else in our private moments? Here’s the one bottom-line reality that will convince us t…
Tuesday, September 15

What Grace Teaches Us Part 4

No matter how far we’ve fallen, there’s help and hope if we come to God in honest repentance, seeking His forgiveness and healing. Many who’ve been in deep moral sin now have this h…
Wednesday, September 16

Discernment, Discipline and Discipleship Part 1

The moral impurity on the internet is destroying a whole generation. Do we abandon a technology we can’t live without, or do we risk exposure to sexual images while trying to engage the world w…
Thursday, September 17

Discernment, Discipline and Discipleship Part 2

When two oxen pull a plow, both need to work together. That’s why the Bible says, “don’t be unequally yoked together” in any binding relationships. We need to separate from th…
Friday, September 18

Discernment, Discipline and Discipleship Part 3

The Bible tells us to “touch not the unclean thing.” We need to make choices that honor God, and where that mouse pointer goes is a choice we make every day. How can we make those right c…
Monday, September 21

The High Cost Of Sexual Purity Part 1

There’s a good reason why the Bible tells us to guard our hearts. Let’s consider the mind of a sex addict. We’ll see how a person becomes one and learn what steps to take to break a…
Tuesday, September 22

The High Cost Of Sexual Purity Part 2

Sex addicts often insist they have no addiction. They usually rebuff attempts to help them. Let’s look at more of the characteristics of an addict. We’ll try to understand how addiction b…
Wednesday, September 23

The High Cost Of Sexual Purity Part 3

The Sermon on the Mount gives us the ideal in morality–a deep, heartfelt desire to do the will of God and renounce sin. But none of us can keep this standard on our own–only through God&r…
Thursday, September 24

The High Cost Of Sexual Purity Part 4

Every one of us is susceptible to moral sin. Since we’re on the internet, we’re more susceptible than ever. Our entire culture is sinking into a pit of moral decay. Let’s consider s…
Friday, September 25

The Old Testament Part 1 #1

The sins of mankind separated us from our Creator. But God was not content to let His creatures die without hope. He had set in motion a plan to redeem those who believe in the value of a great sacri…
Monday, September 28

The Old Testament Part 1 #2

Redemption did not begin when Jesus appeared on earth. In the mind of God, it began before the foundations of the world were laid. Genesis 3:15 depicts a promised Redeemer who would one day crush Sat…
Tuesday, September 29

The Old Testament Part 1 #3

As we take a big-picture view of the whole Bible, we’re exploring the Drama of Redemption—a summary of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. In this message we look at the Old Testament a…
Wednesday, September 30