Authority of Christ

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 11:27-33, detailing the confrontation between Jesus and the Jewish leaders concerning His authority. Martin highlights the leaders' willful…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:21-28, focusing on Jesus' teaching with authority in the Capernaum synagogue. He details the nature of Jesus' teaching, contrasting it with the scribes'…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 6:7-13, with parallel passages in Matthew 9:35-10:1 and Luke 9:1-6, detailing Christ's commissioning of the twelve disciples. He emphasizes that Christ alone…

Pastor Martin begins a series on the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on Matthew 5:1-2. He emphasizes the authority of Jesus as the historical and vindicated Christ, whose life and ministry…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:21-28, detailing Christ's authoritative teaching and miraculous casting out of a demon in Capernaum. He highlights the direct conflict between Jesus and Satan…

In "The Healing of the Paralytic, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 2:1-12, focusing on Jesus's authority to forgive sins and His omniscience regarding the human heart. Martin highlights…

In "The Choice of the Twelve Apostles," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 3:13-19, with significant cross-references to Matthew and Luke, to detail the historical, geographical, and spiritual…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 5:1-20, detailing the deliverance and transformation of the Gerasene demoniac. He first describes the man's wretched condition and the initial encounter with…

In "Evangelism God's Way, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 28:16-20 and Luke 24:45-49, continuing his series on biblical evangelism. He argues that effective, God-honoring…

In "The Appearance and Commission in Galilee," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20, focusing on Christ's post-resurrection appearance and the Great Commission. He emphasizes that the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 2:37-42, establishing the biblical requirement of discipleship baptism for church membership. He argues that this duty is founded on…

Pastor Martin shows that Christ is uniquely fitted to be the great prophet of His church, not merely because He was appointed, but because of who He is. He opens two of three planned arguments: the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 18:19-20, focusing on corporate prayer as a means of grace. He emphasizes the truthfulness, authority, and power of Christ behind this promise, illustrating…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds the biblical mandate for evangelism, focusing on Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8, and Philippians 2:14-16. He argues that evangelism is the abiding task of the church…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:32-34, detailing Jesus' healing of the sick and casting out of demons in Capernaum after the Sabbath. He emphasizes the cultural context of the Sabbath's end…

Pastor Martin opens up the corporate implications of Christ's prophetic office, focusing on the first of two great dangers: undervaluing the ministry of the Word. Building on Ephesians 4 he argues…

In this sermon, Pastor Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:22, focusing on the ascension and heavenly session of Jesus Christ. He systematically details where Jesus went after His resurrection (heaven) and His…

Pastor Martin expounds Luke 11:29-32, comparing Jesus Christ to the prophet Jonah. He argues that Jesus is immeasurably greater than Jonah in His person, office, fulfillment of commission, authority…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter by the narrow gate," to demonstrate the necessity, difficulty, and rarity of true conversion. He argues that genuine conversion requires a…