Common Grace

The third assertion about God in the Here We Stand series: that He is the God of infinite goodness. After surveying Old and New Testament assertions of God's goodness and offering a working…

Pastor Martin expounds 2 Kings 3:15, where Elisha calls for a minstrel before prophesying. He argues that instrumental music, as a common grace, calmed Elisha's agitated spirit, preparing him to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 13:5, focusing on the phrase "love does not behave itself unseemly." He argues that genuine Christian love manifests itself in adherence to righteous…

Pastor Martin shares a devotional and instructional lesson on God's amazing creation and partial restoration of the hearing ear, prompted by his recent cochlear implant surgery. He expounds on Psalm…

Pastor Martin expounds on the overarching presuppositions for effective pastoral counseling, focusing on the primacy and sufficiency of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17), the reality and indispensability…

Pastor Martin expounds Proverbs 16:13, "Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh right." He clarifies that while this is a general principle, it is not universally…

Pastor Martin continues his exposition of 1 Peter 2:18-25, focusing on the revealed will of Christ for Christian servants, specifically household slaves in the Roman Empire. He details the command…

Pastor Martin reviews the ongoing sermon series on parenting, focusing on the second means of nurture: admonition. He defines admonition as authoritative parental verbal instruction, encompassing…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds John 17, particularly verses 14-18, to delineate the paradoxical relationship of the Christian to the world. He first describes the world as under Satan's control, an…

Pastor Martin expounds John 17:14-18, Romans 12:2, and 1 John 2:15-17 to describe the Christian's paradoxical relationship to the world. He first details the world's fallen state, emphasizing its…