Sermon Topic: Priority

The Tears Of Paul

Date: January 31st, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 20:31  |  Topics: Character, Desire, Evangelism, Priority, Responsibilities, Suffering

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


Of Him Are Ye In Christ Jesus

Date: March 20th, 1955  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:30  |  Topics: Baptism, Commitment, Cross, Preaching, Priority, Resurrection

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:


He Gambled His Life on God

Date: May 19th, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30  |  Topics: Church, Epaphroditus, Faith, Paul, Priority, Sacrifice, Trust

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoiceContinue Reading


Remember Thy Creator

Date: January 19th, 1958  |  Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1  |  Topics: Creator, Priority, Vanity, Worth

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;


Faith and Works

Date: May 29th, 1960  |  Scripture: James 3:13-18  |  Topics: Depravity, Faith, Priority, Sin Nature, works

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good frContinue Reading


Great Words of Salvation: Discipleship

Date: March 30th, 1961  |  Scripture: John 21:1-19  |  Topics: Devotion, Disciples, Obedience, Priority, Sacrifice

After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood onContinue Reading


The Great Judgment Day

Date: May 7th, 1968  |  Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43  |  Topics: Age, Bema, Desire, End Times, Harvest, Heaven, Judgment, Priority, Values

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gatherContinue Reading


One Thing Concerns You

Date: November 15th, 1970  |  Scripture: John 4:46-54  |  Topics: Grace, Humility, Judgment, Pride, Priority

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son livContinue Reading


Seeking Christ

Date: January 18th, 1976  |  Scripture: Mark 1:35-39  |  Topics: Christ, Compassion, Desire, Priority, Seek, Worship

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.


Is There Any Word from the Lord?

Date: June 13th, 1978  |  Scripture: Jeremiah 37:17  |  Topics: Gospel, Liberalism, Mission, Orthodox, Pastors, Preaching, Priority, SBC

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.