Love of God

Pastor Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 1:4, focusing on the phrase "brethren beloved of God." He argues that God's redemptive love is a special, distinguishing love directed specifically toward His…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 24:12-13, arguing that in an age of abounding lawlessness, believers' love for Christ must be properly rooted in saving grace and continually nurtured. He…

In 'Two More Gleanings from the Passage,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds John 13:1-17, drawing two additional lessons from Jesus' foot-washing. First, he highlights Jesus' infinite patience with…

Pastor Martin expounds on the 'substance' of the atonement, arguing that its essence is 'substitutionary curse-bearing.' Drawing from passages like 1 John 4:9-10, Romans 5:7-8, Galatians 3:13, and 1…

Pastor Martin expounds 2 Kings 5, detailing Naaman's healing from leprosy as a profound demonstration of God's unrivaled sovereignty, unfathomable wisdom, and unbounded love. He argues that God's…

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:4-10, focusing on the 'but God' hinge that transitions from humanity's deadness in sin to God's gracious intervention. He meticulously defines and distinguishes…

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-33, arguing that the marriage relationship serves as a picture of the greater reality of Christ's relationship with His church. He focuses on the church as the…

In "Ordering our Thoughts at the Lord's Table," Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the common spiritual anxiety believers experience regarding how to properly remember Christ during the Lord's Supper…

Pastor Martin continues his series on the church evangelizing by expounding on the biblical motives that should impel believers to evangelism. Drawing primarily from Matthew 22:36-40, he argues that…

In 'The Church Evangelizing, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical motives for evangelism, grounding them in the summary of the law: love to God and love to man. He argues that…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 5:43-48, the final section of Christ's six antitheses in the Sermon on the Mount. He contrasts the scribes' and Pharisees' limited love for…

Pastor Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Christ's refusal of drugged wine on the cross. He argues that Jesus refused this analgesic to demonstrate the voluntary nature of his suffering and…

In 'The Cup He Refused to Drink,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Christ's refusal of drugged wine before his crucifixion. He argues that Jesus refused this analgesic to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:5, focusing on the doctrine of predestination to sonship. He argues that this eternal act of God flows from His infinite love, targets specific…

In this communion meditation on 1 Corinthians 11:24, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the common struggle believers face in rightly remembering Christ at the Lord's Table. He offers three categories…

In 'The Essential Grace of Humility, Part 3,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 5:6-7, focusing on the attendant duty of casting all anxieties upon God. He argues that while believers are to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2, focusing on the motivation, directive, and measure of holy living. He argues that the highest motivation for believers is to please God, not…

In this New Year's Eve sermon, Pastor Martin presents seven 'border lights' from Scripture to guide believers through the coming year. Drawing from passages like Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 63:7-9, and 2…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 4:31-5:2, demonstrating that divine forgiveness is the indispensable foundation, motive, and pattern for human forgiveness among believers. He defines both…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Jesus' refusal of wine mingled with myrrh at Golgotha. He addresses three questions: what was in the cup (a sedative), why it was offered…

Pastor Martin expounds on Revelation 12:17 and 14:12 to define what a Christian is, focusing on the mark of keeping God's commandments. He argues that true obedience is evangelical in motive (love)…

In this New Year's sermon, Pastor Martin expounds Romans 8:32, 'He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?' He places…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:32, "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?" He meticulously unpacks the…

In "The Way to Golgotha," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:20-23 and Luke 23:26-32, detailing Christ's journey to crucifixion. He highlights the assistance Simon of Cyrene was compelled to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 6:1-6, detailing Jesus' return to Nazareth, the astonishment and offense of his hometown, and his marvel at their unbelief. Martin draws three lines of…

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 Mark 8:11-21 and Matthew 16:12, focusing on Jesus' method of warning against false teaching. He argues that Jesus and the apostles specifically identified errors and…

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 Martin expounds the doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints, the fifth point of Calvinism, also known as eternal security. He contrasts the Reformed view with Arminianism, arguing from John…

In "God's Unique Method of Justification, Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 3:25-26, focusing on the doctrine of propitiation as God's rationale for justifying sinners. He argues that…

In the second part of his series "Missing Notes in Contemporary Gospel Preaching," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues to establish the prominence of the doctrine of divine wrath in the New Testament…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Luke 19:41-44, focusing on Jesus's weeping over Jerusalem's failure to recognize 'the time of thy visitation.' He defines a time of visitation as a period of unusual…

Pastor Martin continues his series on church membership responsibilities, focusing on the duty to God. He expounds on the necessity of whole-souled engagement in corporate worship, drawing from…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:5-6, focusing on the phrase "according to the good pleasure of his will" as the ground of election and predestination. He defines God's 'good pleasure' as…

In 'The Nature of Repentance, Part 3,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on repentance and faith, focusing on Acts 20:21. He argues that true repentance is fundamentally 'God-focused,'…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on repentance, focusing on the 'volitional and behavioral attendants' of true repentance: 'full purpose of and endeavor after new…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Isaiah 53:6, dividing the text into 'bad news' and 'good news.' The bad news reveals humanity's desperate condition: like straying sheep, we have severed our…

In "A Pop Quiz #1," Pastor Albert N. Martin returns to his series on justification, delivering a self-assessment quiz to his congregation. He reviews the doctrine's biblical context, its definition…

Pastor Martin expounds on the doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints, the fifth point of Calvinism, also known as eternal security. He contrasts the Reformed view with Arminianism, arguing from…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on "During the Sermon," expounding Luke 8:18, "Take heed therefore how you hear." He emphasizes that believers must hear God's Word with a "resolute…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of Ephesians 5:25-33, focusing on the church as Christ's Bride. He details how Christ's love and redemptive sacrifice result in the church's…

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…

Pastor Albert N. Martin preaches on the centrality of the cross, addressing three crucial questions: 'Who died there?', 'Why did he die there?', and 'What does God say to you and to me from that…

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 Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, sharing his personal experience of God's comfort amidst a recent cancer diagnosis and impending surgery. He identifies four categories of divine…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Kings 18:21, 'How long go ye limping between the two sides? If Jehovah be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.' He argues that Elijah's mission was to…

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…

Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition of Matthew 25:41-46, focusing on the terrifying nature of the words 'Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire.' He argues these words are…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:32, "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?" He systematically unpacks…

In 'Hebrews 7:25, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the intercession of Christ, focusing on the significance of His appearing 'before the face of God.' He meticulously analyzes the Greek…

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…

In "Basic Assumptions," Pastor Albert Martin lays the groundwork for a series on singleness by establishing two fundamental theological assumptions: the Father's concern and the Father's word…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Samuel 12:1-15, arguing that gospel forgiveness, while complete and free, does not cancel or reverse the natural consequences of sin, nor does it preclude divine…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 12:28-34, focusing on Jesus' answer to the question about the greatest commandment. He systematically unpacks the scribe's question, Jesus'…

Pastor Albert Martin, speaking at The Master's College, lays the foundational principles for understanding Christian morality, emphasizing that New Testament ethical directives are given to those…

Pastor Martin expounds Genesis 25:19-26, Malachi 1:2-3, and Romans 9:10-16 to demonstrate the sovereignty of God's grace in salvation, particularly concerning its subjects. He uses the historical…

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…

Pastor Martin expounds Romans 8:31-32, highlighting the 'promises, privileges, and prospects' of a Christian. He argues that God the Father's ultimate act of love in delivering His own Son for us…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 3:5-6, urging believers to 'Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall…