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Pastor Martin expounds Matthew 22:1-14, the parable of the wedding feast, to highlight the royal provision of the gospel, the repeated invitation to salvation, and the differing responses people…
In this wedding sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical view of marriage by answering three fundamental questions. Drawing primarily from Genesis 1-3 and Ephesians 5, he establishes…
In this sermon, Pastor Martin addresses a series of questions from the congregation regarding marriage, singleness, and relationships. He tackles the role of physical attractiveness, the influence of…
In 'The Question of Divorce, Part 1,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 10:1-9, focusing on Jesus's teaching regarding marriage, divorce, and remarriage. He begins by setting the geographical and…
In 'The Question of Divorce, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 10:1-12, Matthew 19:1-9, and 1 Corinthians 7, addressing the biblical teaching on marriage, divorce, and remarriage. He…
In the final message of the "Husbands and Wives Before God" series, Pastor Martin shifts from didactic exposition to practical exhortation, focusing on common hindrances and practical helps for…
Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series "In Praise and Defense of Marriage, Motherhood, and Homemaking," focusing on Genesis 1 and 2, particularly Moses' editorial comment in Genesis 2:24-25…
In "Marriage, After the Fall (a)," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Genesis 3:1-21, detailing the immediate internal consequences of the Fall on the institution of marriage. He argues that sin…
Pastor Martin expounds Genesis 3:16-21, continuing his series on marriage, motherhood, and homemaking by examining the consequences of the Fall. He details how sin introduced multiplied pain in…
In "Marriage and Redemption (a)," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:15-33, arguing that a truly "redeemed marriage" is impossible without a life-transforming participation in the salvation…
In 'Marriage and Redemption (b),' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 4:17-24 and 5:15-21, arguing that a redeemed marriage is built upon a foundational participation in Christ's salvation…
Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on marriage, motherhood, and homemaking, focusing on God's redemptive directive to Christian husbands in Ephesians 5:25-33. He expounds on the twofold…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical roles of husbands and wives, drawing primarily from Genesis 1-3, Ephesians 5, 1 Corinthians 7, and 1 Peter 3. He establishes marriage as a divine…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers the second sermon in a pre-marriage counseling series, focusing on 'Adjustment and Communication' in marriage. He begins by defining marital adjustment as learning to…
In "In-laws and Finances," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Genesis 2:24, emphasizing that true marriage requires a radical 'leaving' of one's parents—governmentally, economically, emotionally…
Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on marriage by addressing the biblical and practical perspectives on children and sexual intimacy. He expounds on passages from Genesis, Psalms, Proverbs…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 5:31-32 and Matthew 19:3-9, addressing the biblical teaching on marriage and divorce. He contrasts Moses' allowance for divorce due to hardness of heart with…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:1-6, focusing on the divine directive for Christian wives to be in subjection to their own husbands. He grounds this command in the larger biblical…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:1-6, defining and illustrating the fundamental duty and beauty of a Christian wife. He argues that a wife's true beauty lies in the 'hidden man of the…
In this sermon, Pastor Martin provides a bibliography of recommended books on singleness, marriage, and Christian ethics, aiming to equip listeners with resources for deeper study. He highlights…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-24, 33, outlining God's directives to wives regarding submission. He establishes four introductory principles for interpreting the passage, emphasizing…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 7:1-7, addressing the divine antidote to sexual impurity in a morally decadent age. He argues that while celibacy is good under specific circumstances…
In 'Warnings That Should Concern Us,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 Kings 21, drawing out three vital warnings for believers. He first cautions against the destructive influence of unholy…
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 this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the grace of God in relation to divorce and remarriage, building upon his previous expositions of Mark 10:2-12, Matthew 19:6, and 1 Corinthians…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-33, focusing on the divine pattern for Christian wives. He identifies the fundamental duty of wives as voluntary, exclusive, and religious submission…
Pastor Martin begins a series "In Praise of Marriage, Motherhood, and Homemaking," expounding Titus 2:1-15 and Romans 12:1-2. He argues that the Gospel's purpose (Christ's death to purify a zealous…
In 'Marriage and Redemption (c),' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-33, focusing on God's redemptive directive to Christian wives: 'Wives, be subject to your own husbands as unto the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Timothy 5:14 and Titus 2:4-5, arguing that marriage, motherhood, and homemaking are ordinarily the sphere of a woman's greatest spiritual safety and usefulness in…
In the first of two messages on "The Woman of Proverbs 31," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 31:10-31, focusing on the foundational virtue and fundamental orientation of the worthy wife…
Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a series on specific applications of biblical male and female roles, focusing on the question, "Is a Woman's Place in the Home?" He expounds Titus 2:1-8, arguing that…
In "Return to Domestic Piety," Pastor Albert N. Martin, speaking at the 1994 Trinity Baptist Church Pastors' Conference, expounds on the critical need for the re-establishment of godly family life in…
In "Your Family Life, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers the seventh and final message in his 'Parting Councils' series, exhorting the Trinity Baptist Church to 'hold fast' to biblically…
Pastor Martin provides specific guidelines for planning and conducting Christian weddings, emphasizing that while an elder is not explicitly required to officiate, it is an opportunity for doing…
Pastor Albert N. Martin provides specific guidelines for planning and conducting weddings, emphasizing that while weddings are culturally expected, they must be approached as opportunities for…
Pastor Martin preaches on Isaiah 25:9 at a wedding, arguing that all true blessedness in marriage and life originates in God's salvation and is realized through waiting upon Him. He contrasts the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:1-6, focusing on the fundamental duty of wives to be in submission to their own husbands. He addresses common objections to this biblical mandate by…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:1-2, focusing on the potentially saving impact of a Christian wife's submission to her unconverted husband. He argues that while the husband disobeys the…
In "Divine Directive to Married Men Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:7, focusing on the husband's duty to "dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, with supporting passages from 1 Corinthians 7 and Proverbs 5, to teach believers how to be kept from sexual impurity. He argues that God's will…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, focusing on the command for believers to live in sanctification and honor, specifically regarding sexual purity. He contrasts…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 12:1-2, establishing a framework for a biblical perspective on singleness. He argues that prolonged singleness is an abnormality resulting from the Fall, yet…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-33, outlining God's directives for husbands to love their wives. He emphasizes that this love must be exercised from a position of Christ-like…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-33 and 1 Peter 3:7, laying a foundational presupposition that only a truly Christian man, transformed by salvation, can fulfill God's directives to…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:21-33, Colossians 3:18-19, and 1 Peter 3:7 to define God-assigned roles in family life, specifically for husbands, wives, and fathers. He argues that…
Pastor Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 7:25-35, offering 'practical considerations' for singleness. He first outlines the spiritual, cultural, diaconal, and evangelistic benefits of singleness…
Pastor Albert N. Martin, in the third sermon of a series on child abuse, expounds Colossians 3:21 and Ephesians 6:4, arguing that a home characterized by coldness, distance, tension, and ill-will…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-33, focusing on the husband's duty to love his wife. He identifies love as the fundamental duty, defining it as 'purposeful affection which wills and…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical doctrine of male and female domestic roles, arguing that neither the Fall nor the privileges of grace blur God's established hierarchical structure…
Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on "Crucial Issues Facing the People of God," focusing on the question, "Is a Woman's Place in the Home?" He expounds Titus 2:3-5, 1 Timothy 5:9-14, and 1…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Proverbs 31:10-31, concluding a series on male and female identity. He identifies the fear of the Lord as the foundational virtue of the virtuous woman, from which…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:1-6, focusing on the Christian wife's duty of submission and, more extensively, her true beauty. He contrasts outward adornment with the 'hidden man of the…
In "Two Introductory Principles," Pastor Albert N. Martin lays the foundational biblical principles for understanding sexual purity. He expounds on Genesis 1-2, arguing that human sexuality…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical principles of sex education, arguing that it is primarily a parental responsibility, conducted both informally through attitudes and actions, and…
In the fourth and final part of his series on the stewardship of physical health, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 7:12, the Golden Rule, arguing that its inescapable implications extend to…
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 Martin addresses the peculiar needs of single men and women in the congregation, emphasizing the biblical principle of corporate edification and the dangers of pragmatic, rather than biblical…
In 'Humility and Self-Forgetfulness, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 2:1-4, extending the call to Christian unity from the church to the family, specifically the husband-wife…
This sermon is an interview with Pastor Achille Blaize, focusing on his personal testimony, the founding of Grace Baptist Church in East London, and his family life. Pastor Blaize recounts his…
Pastor Martin, continuing his series on the Christian's role in a wicked society, dedicates this sermon to the critical issue of sexual identity, function, and purity. He argues that our identity as…