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Love of Christ

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Love to Christ

Pastor Albert N. Martin preaches on 'Love to Christ,' arguing that love for Christ is a necessary and inevitable fruit of saving faith. He establishes this truth from 1 Peter 1:8, 1 Corinthians…

Christ Gave Himself for the Church Communion msg.
Ephesians 5:25-27

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-27, focusing on Christ's love for the Church and His self-giving for its sanctification and ultimate glorification. He argues that Christ's death had…

Shepherd Smitten, the Sheep Scattered
Gospel of Mark Mark 14:26-31

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:22-31, focusing on Jesus' prediction of the disciples' scattering and Peter's denial, contrasting their sincere but self-confident protestations with Christ's…

What He Will Do with His Own, Part 4

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-27, the eleventh message in his series on the return of Christ. He focuses on the third aspect of Christ's work for His own: that all true believers…

The Motives of Our Warfare with Sin

Pastor Albert Martin expounds on the motives for spiritual warfare against indwelling sin, drawing primarily from John 14:21, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, and Ephesians 4:30. He argues that…

Paul's Description of a Sound Conversion
1 Th. 1:9-10

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10, describing a sound biblical conversion as a fundamental turning to God from idols, accompanied by two attendant dispositions: serving the…

Who Are You Living For?
2 Corinthians 5:15

Pastor Martin expounds 2 Corinthians 5:15, challenging listeners to identify who they are living for: themselves or Christ. He argues that by nature, all humanity is self-centered due to the Fall, a…

Essence of Christ's Priestly Sacrifice
Here We Stand Hebrews 9:14

Pastor Martin drives to the essence of Christ's priestly sacrifice through two key texts: Hebrews 9:14 and Hebrews 7:27 — 'He offered up himself.' He unfolds Christ as both the passive…

Goals of this Study for the Converted

In this introductory sermon to a series on the Ten Commandments, Pastor Martin outlines the goals of the study for both the unconverted and the converted. For unbelievers, the aim is to expose their…

Four Fold Pattern (#4): The Lord Jesus Christ
Here We Stand 1 Peter 2:21

Pastor Martin completes the fourfold pattern of sanctification by setting forth the Lord Jesus Christ as the supreme pattern for the believer. He establishes from both the self-consciousness of…

Humanity of Christ in the Gospels, Part 1
Here We Stand Luke 1:26-45

Pastor Martin opens the period of manifestation in the Gospels, demonstrating that Jesus Christ is truly man as witnessed in his conception, birth, infancy, and growth to manhood. He expounds Luke's…