CoronaVirus Sunday: March 29
We are a small church, and we want to be good citizens, so we are following the guidelines about public meetings. We look forward to being able to meet together again soon. This week, I'm posting a selection of devotionals, sermons and Bible readings for our church....
read morePhilippians 3 – Read & Comment
Colossians 1 Commentary What is "casual commentary"? Most Sunday's we open up our time at church reading a chapter from the Bible. In the OT, it says in Ezra that he read the Scriptures and explained them so the people would understand. That is our goal... read a...
read moreMessage 34 – John 8:3-11
3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught[aa] in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded[ab] us that such should be...
read moreMatt 7:13-14 – The Narrow Gate
Part 1 of 4 (Dec 9, 2019) Part 2 of 4 (Jan 19, 2020) (part 3 next week) 13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to...
read moreColossians 2 – Casual Commentary
Colossians 2 Commentary What is "casual commentary"? Most Sunday's we open up our time at church reading a chapter from the Bible. In the OT, it says in Ezra that he read the Scriptures and explained them so the people would understand. That is our goal... read a...
read more2020 Bible Verses Overview
At our church, we've chosen a couple of dozen verses we are going to focus on in 2020. This message is an overview of half of them (I forgot to record the other half). Every 3 weeks or so, I will preach about one of the verses on this list. BR 2020 Bible Verses Romans...
read moreColossians 1 – Casual Commentary
Colossians 1 Commentary What is "casual commentary"? Most Sunday's we open up our time at church reading a chapter from the Bible. In the OT, it says in Ezra that he read the Scriptures and explained them so the people would understand. That is our goal... read a...
read moreThe Baby Jesus – Christmas
Gabriel Announces Christ’s Birth Luke 1:26–33 (NKJV) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And...
read moreThanksgiving 2019
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (NKJV) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. It’s especially important to remember the true nature of Thanksgiving both from the Bible AND from our...
read moreMatthew 7:7-12 The Golden Rule
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will...
read moreMatthew 7:6 – Dogs & Hogs
Hogs & Dogs 6 “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. This comes on the heals of teaching about judging. How are we to know who the hogs and dogs are unless we judge people?...
read moreMatthew 7:1-6 – Judging
Do Not Worry At the time Jesus spoke this part of the sermon, the Jewish religion had become nothing but self-righteousness and hypocrisy for a hundreds of years. Judgments were NOT made in the light of comparing “what is right according to God”. The religious...
read moreMatthew 6:25-34 Do Not Be Anxious (Worry)
Do Not Worry 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the...
read moreEternal Security – Part 5
Note: the "parts" to this message are not based on logical breaks in the notes below. The message is broken up into sections (parts) based on the amount of time I had to teach for each segment. So it one part may end and another start at an odd place in the outline....
read moreEternal Security – Part 4
Note: the "parts" to this message are not based on logical breaks in the notes below. The message is broken up into sections (parts) based on the amount of time I had to teach for each segment. So it one part may end and another start at an odd place in the outline....
read moreEternal Security – Part 3
Note: the "parts" to this message are not based on logical breaks in the notes below. The message is broken up into sections (parts) based on the amount of time I had to teach for each segment. So it one part may end and another start at an odd place in the outline....
read moreEternal Security – Part 2
Note: the "parts" to this message are not based on logical breaks in the notes below. The message is broken up into sections (parts) based on the amount of time I had to teach for each segment. So it one part may end and another start at an odd place in the outline....
read moreEternal Security – Part 1
Note: the "parts" to this message are not based on logical breaks in the notes below. The message is broken up into sections (parts) based on the amount of time I had to teach for each segment. So it one part may end and another start at an odd place in the outline....
read moreTrue Peace
Note: the audio equipment was not set up quite right, so the recording sounds a bit like I'm in a tin can... hopefully its still easy to understand what I'm saying. There is one thing almost every person wants deep down: peace. Not just peace in their nation (absence...
read moreJesus Emphasizes the Dangers of Materialism
BR Note: this message is over 1.5 hours long. We spent the entire Sunday morning time on it with a short 5 minute break in the middle. I know its long but it is very important message I hope you'll read or listen to. Materialism is defined as “the preoccupation with...
read moreA Biblical Dialogue on Materialism & Wealth
As I was finishing up a sermon for this Sunday on the dangers of materialism (Jesus said it makes Him want to throw up! Rev. 3), I finished the message with a compilation of verses that I will give to my flock as a Biblical dialog they can keep and read. Pure...
read moreTreasure (Sermon on the Mount Matthew 6:19-24)
Matthew 6:19-24 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal....
read moreI Am Persuaded
Audio: Note: I was a little pressed for time this morning so I apologize this message sounds hurried. BR I Am Persuaded 2 Timothy 1.8-12 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the...
read moreJesus, Lust & Adultery
I am preaching through the Sermon on the Mount. I don't usually post my sermon notes on this website but it is a topic so critical in our culture today that I wanted to put my notes out for anyone to use them. Matthew 5:27-30 Adultery & Lust Matt 5:27 “You have heard...
read moreNew Site from Brent.
Hey everyone, I created a new site: www.dailyqv.com Like several of my sites, this was something I used for myself, then other people wanted it, so I converted it to public use. I could explain it all here, but its easier to just visit the home page. www.dailyqv.com...
read moreEven though we have not seen God, we know Him if we know Jesus.
John 1:18 (NKJV) No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. Have you ever considered that you will never see a physical form of “God the Father”? He exists only as light, pure glory in the form of...
read moreWe have to trust that evil will end someday – for good – lest we be tempted to give up or join evil.
Psalm 125:3 (NKJV) For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity. Sometimes evil is so relentless, so tiring, so draining that we are tempted to just give up. We live in that...
read moreWe get a lot of guarantees & have little trust they will be kept. But there is one guarantee that will ALWAYS be kept.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NKJV) Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. “Ninety-day money back guarantees”. “Established in 1851”. “Sealed with a kiss”. “Giving...
read moreWe don’t hear much today about being serious and alert.
1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. The main topic of most Christian teaching today is “what does it do for me”; why? That’s what sells books and fills churches....
read moreEternal glory? There’s a price to pay first.
1 Peter 5:10 (NKJV) But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. “After you have suffered for a while…” You won’t hear that preached in the “what’s...
read moreWhat is the one thing everyone longs for?
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. It’s been said that what we all have in common our need for love, longing for friendship, looking for acceptance, hoping for recognition, finding peace etc; a constant restlessness...
read morePure & Undefiled Chrisitianity
In the 20+ years I've been writing on SeriousFaith.com, I think I've only sent out a ministry request 2-3 times. My thanks to anyone who takes a moment to consider this. James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to care for...
read moreWe hear about and see a lot of disasters and tragedy. As Christians we need not live in fear of these as the Lord is with us.
Proverbs 3:25 (NKJV) Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; Nuclear war. Crashing economy. ISIS. Syria. Terrorism. Riots. Natural disaster. Cancer. Lying. Murder. Theft. Persecution. Job loss. Divorce. Rebellion. Disease....
read moreWant peace? Jesus told you what you need to know. Check it out…
John 16:33 (NKJV) These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” “That you may have peace”. Either it’s true or Jesus is a liar. Let’s assume He’s not a...
read morePurpose in life? Feeling discouraged or weary? Here’s some thrilling encouragement.
2 Corinthians 1:21 (NKJV) Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, For those in Christ (that the folks who have said to Jesus ‘be merciful to me a sinner’ and placed their eternal trust in Him) they have been established and anointed by...
read moreThis is not a very peaceful world and it is becoming less peaceful all the time. Why? Because the Prince of Peace is ignored.
John 16:33 (NKJV) These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Peace. Most everybody wants it but few seek it in the only place it can be found. Over the...
read moreThere is NO need to fear, ever. Don’t be discouraged either. You have all the help and strength you could ever need.
Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV) Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ If only I had more money. If only I lived in a safer place. If only the economy was more...
read moreThere is no need to fear life. God does not give us a spirit of fear but one of security and love where we can call God Father.
Romans 8:15 (NKJV) For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” No Fear. A popular bumper sticker but nothing but false bravado unless backed up by a transcendent and divine...
read moreGoing Into a New Year
Here are the notes and audio to a sermon I preached on the first Sunday of the New Year. It teaches from the Bible the benefit of self examination, looking at the past year, and applying those lessons to the upcoming New year. New Years – Self Examination An...
read moreWhy Does Isaiah Call Jesus the Everlasting Father? Isaiah 9:6
A good friend of mine asked me this question, so I thought I would use the opportunity to publicly answer: In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace and Mighty God... why is He called "Everlasting Father"? Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is...
read moreSunday Messages – July 30th, 2017 | John 1:29-34; The Lamb of God
Audio Message: John 1:29-34 The Lamb of God 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before...
read moreThere is no need to envy what others have. It is meaningless, and a waste of time. Be content with God’s provision today.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. Advertising has a goal. To make you discontent. I’ve developed advertising and marketing for a couple of decades...
read moreSunday Messages – July 23rd, 2017 | John 1:19-28; John the Baptist
Audio Message: John 1:19-28 John the Baptist John 1:19–28 (NKJV) 19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And...
read moreSunday Messages – July 16th, 2017 | John 1:14-18; The Incarnation
Audio Message: John 1:14-18 The Incarnation John 1:14–18 (NKJV) 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying,...
read moreSunday Messages – July 9th, 2017 | John 1:12-13; Q/A: Women’s Roles Biblically
I've been preaching every Sunday for about 6 years now, as well as teaching and doing "Bible Question and Answer". A few years ago I tried to record my messages and put them online but the process of microphones, editing, uploading, storage, etc was just too time...
read moreHumanity hasn’t changed. Neither has God.
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NKJV) “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Free download of my new book:...
read moreA Christian Nation?
Was America founded as a Christian nation? Is Christianity the basis upon which it became the greatest, most powerful, most benevolent and most evangelistic nation in human history? You decide... George Washington What youth should learn in America's schools "above...
read moreThe world today puts so much focus on wealth; wealth is amoral, neither right nor wrong. It is what we do with it & how we get it.
Proverbs 28:6 (NKJV) Better is the poor who walks in his integrity; Than one who is wicked in his ways, though he be rich. Books like Ecclesiastes tell us that being good does not always equal good fortune. We live in a sin-cursed world, and often righteous people are...
read moreThe Word become flesh. The eternal Jesus, one with God, became a man. How astonishing.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. We learn in John 1 from the very first verse some astonishing facts about Jesus. He was God. He was with God...
read moreThe Shadow Of Death… We Can Face The Worse In Life With NO FEAR And Be Comforted
Psalm 23:4 (NKJV) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. We could go deep into the specific meaning of “the valley of the shadow of death” in context of the...
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