Sermon Topic: Decline

The Sweep of Human History

Date: March 3rd, 1968  |  Scripture: Daniel 2:36-45  |  Topics: Babylon, Decline, Dreams, History, Persia, Prophecy, Rome, Scripture

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bContinue Reading


The Sweep of Human History

Date: March 3rd, 1968  |  Scripture: Daniel 2:31-45  |  Topics: Babylon, Decline, Dreams, History, Persia, Prophecy, Rome, Scripture

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brasContinue Reading


In the Last Days

Date: March 16th, 1975  |  Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5  |  Topics: America, Communism, Crime, Decadence, Decline, Economics, End Days, Morality

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth thContinue Reading


The Great Desertion

Date: July 19th, 1987  |  Scripture: John 6:61-69  |  Topics: Apostasy, Backslide, Blindness, Decline, Ignorance, Rejection, Truth, Weakness

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man canContinue Reading


The Great Desertion

Date: July 19th, 1987  |  Scripture: John 6:66-69  |  Topics: Apostasy, Backslide, Blindness, Decline, Ignorance, Rejection, Truth, Weakness

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.


Our Day of National Thanksgiving

Date: November 19th, 1989  |  Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18  |  Topics: American, Blessing, Decline, Harvest, Heritage, Mayflower, National Strength, Nations, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, remembrance

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.