God the Father

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 1:1-4, focusing on Peter's eulogy to God. He systematically unpacks the author of salvation (God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ), its source (God's great…

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 continues his series on biblical repentance, focusing on its nature as a 'change of mind toward God.' Expounding Acts 20:21, 26:20, and 1 Thessalonians 1:9, Martin argues that…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 1:1, focusing on the meaning of 'church' and the profound implications of being 'in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.' He first defines…

Pastor Martin delivers a brief but significant "postscript" to a previous sermon series on adoption, addressing a common pastoral concern regarding the terminology of "sons of God." He explains that…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:3, 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.' He…

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 1:5, focusing on God's predestination 'unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, unto himself.' He traces God's original delight in man at creation, the profound…

In 'Use Not Vain Repetitions,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 6:7-8, warning against the 'vain repetitions' characteristic of heathen prayer. He argues that such prayer stems from a…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 John 3:1-3, introducing the doctrine of adoption as a central blessing of redemptive grace. He begins with a pastoral entreaty against allowing this truth to eclipse other…

Pastor Martin introduces a new sermon series on adoption, expounding 1 John 3:1-3. He establishes adoption as a distinct, higher privilege than justification and regeneration, yet never separated…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:32 and Philippians 4:19, focusing on the Father's promise of provision for His adopted children. He argues that God's ultimate gift of His Son guarantees His…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 6:1-18, focusing on the believer's primary obligation to please their Heavenly Father in all things, not just religious exercises. He frames this duty within…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:3, focusing on the doxology 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.' He meticulously defines what it means to 'bless God,' emphasizing…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of the Transfiguration from Mark 9:2-8, focusing on its significance for Jesus Christ and for believers. He argues that the Transfiguration served as…

Pastor Martin expounds on the agents of progressive sanctification, focusing on the indispensable work of the Triune God. He begins by warning against two common errors: sanctification by naked human…

Pastor Martin expounds the doctrine of the Covenant of Redemption, arguing that Christ's atoning work on the cross must be understood within the framework of an eternal, inter-Trinitarian agreement…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:5-13 and Proverbs 3:11-12, arguing that God's loving discipline is an inescapable privilege of adoption for every believer. He details the origin (God's…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:1-13 and John 15:1-3, urging believers to embrace God's fatherly discipline and pruning as essential means for spiritual health and growth in holiness. He…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the doctrine of Effectual Calling, a sub-point of Irresistible Grace, addressing the question of why some heed the gospel call while others do not. He clarifies…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:16-17a, focusing on the essential characteristics of acceptable prayer. He argues that proper prayer must be directed to the Triune God, specifically 'the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition on the nature of holiness, focusing on 'sanctification continued' or progressive sanctification. He addresses cardinal issues related to this process…

In "The Baptism of Jesus, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:9-11, with supporting texts from Matthew 3 and John 1, to reveal the profound significance of Jesus' baptism, anointing with…

Returning to the cardinal blessings after a two-month digression, Pastor Martin moves from the legal to the experiential privileges of adoption and expounds the first and chief one: the gift of the…

Pastor Martin, in the fourth sermon of his series "How Not to Foul Up the Training of Your Children," expounds Colossians 3:21 and Ephesians 6:4, arguing that Christian parents are called to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on biblical parenting, focusing on the necessity of cultivating a home climate characterized by harmony and goodwill, as opposed to coldness, distance…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 13:15-16, detailing how the 'sacrifice of praise' is to be offered. He defines praise as the 'fruit of lips which make confession to His name,' emphasizing…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 6:9-15, focusing on the opening phrase "Our Father which art in heaven." He establishes three principles for understanding the Lord's Prayer: it is an outline…

In "Be Not Anxious for Your Life, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 6:25-34, addressing the sin of anxious care about life's provisions. He connects this anxiety to the deeper sin of…

In "Be Not Anxious for Your Life, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 6:25-34, specifically focusing on verses 25-30, to address sinful anxiety about material things. He argues that…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 Thessalonians 3, focusing on the doctrine of the perseverance and preservation of the saints. He argues that true believers persevere not due to their own…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 John 3:1-4 and John 1:11-13, focusing on the privileges of adoption in Christ. He argues that believers receive an irreversible legal status as children of God and…

Pastor Martin lays the Old Testament groundwork for the New Testament office of deacon, arguing that God's character, as revealed in the Mosaic Law, Psalms, Proverbs, and Prophets, demonstrates a…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:3-4, focusing on the doctrine of election as a cause for doxology rather than debate. He defines election as God the Father's 'graciously sovereign…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:3-6, focusing on the first stanza of Paul's hymn of praise to God the Father. He defines 'praise,' 'glory,' and 'grace,' arguing that…

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 1:17, focusing on the phrase "in the knowledge of Him." He defines this knowledge as a full, experiential, heart-level understanding of God the Father, revealed…

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:18, "For through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father," demonstrating it as the indisputable proof of Christ's work in reconciling Jews and…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-34, focusing on the darkness and Christ's cry of abandonment on the cross. He argues that this event supremely reveals God's character, specifically His…

The final demonstration from the third group of witnesses to Christ's deity: He performs the work of raising the dead and executing final judgment, a work only God can perform. Pastor Martin expounds…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 John 3:18, arguing that parental love must be expressed not only through deeds but also through verbal and tangible assurances. He uses God the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Give us this day our daily bread," from Matthew 6:11. He argues that this petition acknowledges God as the ultimate source…

In "A Call to a Life of Appropriate Fear," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 1:17-21, arguing that believers are commanded to live their entire pilgrimage in a specific kind of fear. This fear…

In 'Ultimate Purpose for the Divine Directive,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 4:11b, arguing that the ultimate purpose for all divine directives concerning Christian living, particularly…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 John 3:1-3, Romans 8, and Galatians 4:5, detailing the nature and legal privileges of adoption. He begins by distinguishing adoption from justification and regeneration…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:43-48, and 1 Corinthians 10:31, focusing on the responsibilities and obligations that flow from the privilege of adoption into God's family…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the third privilege of adoption: being made heirs of a rich inheritance. Drawing primarily from Galatians 3-4 and Romans 8, he establishes the fact of believers'…

In this communion meditation, Pastor Martin continues a New Year's series, focusing on the third 'ballast-like truth': that God is our loving, all-knowing, kindly disposed, but principled Father in…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:43-52, detailing the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane. He highlights the disciples' impulsive, carnal attempt to defend Jesus, Jesus' decisive…

Beginning the fourth group of witnesses to Christ's deity — names and titles of deity given to Him — Pastor Martin takes up the title Son of God. After establishing that names in biblical thought are…

Pastor Martin continues his series on "Trials as a Means of Grace," focusing on the ninth affirmation of Trinity Baptist Church's manifesto: the necessity of divinely appointed means of grace…

In this New Year's sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:32, presenting it as a 'New Year's Promise' for believers. He argues that God's ultimate act of not sparing His own Son, but…

In 'Reject Not God's Discipline #1,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 3:11-12, emphasizing that God's chastening and reproof are exclusively for His true children, not a sign of His wrath…

In "Reject Not God's Discipline #2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 3:11-12, urging believers not to despise or faint under God's chastening. He defines chastening as God's afflictive…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 3:11-12, amplified by Hebrews 12:7-11, to address the believer's response to God's discipline. He argues that God's chastisement, whether afflictive…

Pastor Martin expounds Proverbs 20:12, "The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made even both of them," asserting that these human faculties are direct creations of God, not products of…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:31-32, revealing it as a spiritual goldmine of Christian promises, privileges, and prospects. He meticulously unpacks the greatness of God the Father's…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 1:6, asserting that God initiates, continues, and completes the work of grace in all true saints. He argues that this divine commitment to perseverance is…

Pastor Albert Martin expounds John 4:21-24 and Philippians 3:3, defining true worship as a conscious, wholehearted, God-directed activity of ascribing honor and praise to the living God. He argues…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, focusing on the 'hope of salvation' as a helmet for the Christian. He argues that this hope is grounded in the eternal 'appointment of the Father'…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:1-2, focusing on the salutation 'Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.' He defines 'grace' as God's undeserved favor, the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 2:18, 'For through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father,' arguing that access to God as Father is the highest privilege of biblical…