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Reconciliation

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Reconciled Them Unto God

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 2:11-16, focusing on the vertical reconciliation between God and humanity, which undergirds the horizontal reconciliation between Jew and Gentile. He argues…

Regulating Precepts (Mat. 5:21-24; 18:15-17)

Pastor Martin expounds Matthew 5:21-24 and Matthew 18:15-17, presenting two regulating precepts for peacemaking within the church. He argues that unresolved issues between brethren are serious, even…

Christ Is Our Peace

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:11-22, focusing on Christ as 'our peace' who reconciles alienated Jew and Gentile to God and to one another. He meticulously outlines the procurement, proclamation…

Concluding Counsels: When We are Offended or Offender
Forgiveness Matthew 18:15

In the final sermon of a 14-part series on forgiveness, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 18:15 and Luke 17:3, offering concluding counsels for believers when they are the offended party. He…

He Preached Peace

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:17, focusing on Christ's proclamation of peace to both Jews and Gentiles. He argues that this peace, procured through Christ's atoning death, is announced through…

I Exhort Euodia and Syntyche
Philippians Phil. 4:2-3

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 4:2-3, focusing on Paul's exhortation to Euodia and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. He identifies these women as prominent members and fellow…

The Substance and Practical Implications

Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on the atonement by detailing its purpose, effects, and characteristics, drawing heavily from Hebrews and Romans. He explains how Christ's substitutionary…

How to Mend the Unity of The Spirit

In this fortieth message of his 'Manifesto of Trinity Baptist Church' series, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 4:1-3, Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-22, and Luke 17:3-5, addressing the…

Behold, Now is the Day of Salvation

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, urging listeners to heed the repeated call to attention: "Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation." He defines…

Anatomy of a Man of God: His Feet, Part 2

In the eleventh and final sermon of his 'Anatomy of a Man of God' series, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 10:13-15, focusing on the 'beautiful feet' of those who bring glad tidings. He argues…

Middle Wall of Partition
Ephesians 1 & 2 Ep. 2:14-15

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:11-16, focusing on Christ's work in abolishing the 'middle wall of partition' between Jew and Gentile. He details how the Mosaic ceremonial law, which fostered…

His Feet, Part 2

In 'His Feet, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his 'Anatomy of a Man of God' series by expounding Romans 10:13-15, focusing on why the feet of a gospel preacher are 'beautiful.' He argues…

Biblically-Based Definition and Description
Forgiveness 2 Samuel 12:13

Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers a sermon titled "Biblically-Based Definition and Description," focusing on the nature of forgiveness, both divine and human. He begins by surveying the linguistic…

Lessons: God's Attitude Towards Sin
Gospel of Mark Mark 15:33-34

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 these events reveal God's profound seriousness about sin and His…

How to Mend the Unity of the Spirit
Holy Spirit Matthew 5:23-24

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 4:1-3 and 4:30, along with Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-35, and Luke 17:3-5, to teach believers how to mend fractured unity within the church. He argues that…

Recovery of the Biblical Gospel

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Romans 1:16-17 and 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, calling for a recovery of the biblical gospel in three areas: its essential doctrinal content, its…

Seven Things Secured by Christ for His People
1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, focusing on the centrality of remembrance during the Lord's Supper. He outlines seven things infallibly secured by Christ's death for His…

Framework – Our Obligations to God

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the believer's obligations to God, building upon the foundation of conversion and a clear understanding of one's position in Christ (justified, reconciled…

Essential Discipline – A Good Conscience

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the crucial spiritual discipline of maintaining a good conscience, drawing primarily from 1 Timothy 1:5, 18-19, Hebrews 9:14, 10:19, and Acts 24:16. He defines…

Practicing Acceptance & Goodwill

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…

Major Biblical Categories
Particular Redemption Ephesians 5:25-27

Pastor Martin continues his series on 'For Whom Did Christ Die?' by examining the death of Christ through its major biblical categories: sacrifice, propitiation, reconciliation, and redemption…

The Voice of Blood
Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1-13

Pastor Martin expounds Genesis 4:1-13 and Hebrews 12:22-25, contrasting the 'voice' of Abel's blood with the 'better' voice of Christ's blood. He argues that Abel's blood cried for vengeance…

He Came and Preached

Pastor Martin expounds Ephesians 2:17, "He came and preached peace," focusing on Christ as both the procurer and proclaimer of peace between Jew and Gentile, and between humanity and God. He argues…

Conditions for Conferral by God & Reception by Man
Forgiveness Ephesians 4:31-32

In this sermon, Pastor Martin expounds on Ephesians 4:31-32 and Colossians 3:12-14, addressing the essential conditions for God's conferral of forgiveness and man's reception of it. He critiques…

He Who Spared Not His Own Son

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:33-34, addressing the question, "Who is he that condemneth?" He argues that no one can justly condemn God's elect due to the four objective activities of…

Only for the Obedience of Christ
Here We Stand Romans 5:18-19

Having excluded both works done by us and grace wrought in us, Pastor Martin now sets forth the positive ground of justification: the perfect obedience and full satisfaction of Christ alone. He…

Blood of Sprinkling That Speaks
Heb. 12:18-29

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:18-29, contrasting the terrifying revelation of the Old Covenant at Mount Sinai with the gracious access to God offered through the New Covenant at Mount…

A Man Who Walked with God
Enoch Genesis 5:21-24

Pastor Martin expounds Genesis 5:21-24, focusing on Enoch as 'a man who walked with God.' He defines 'walking with God' as delighting in His company, determining to follow His ways, and detesting…

Through Him by One Spirit

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…

Saving Religion: What it is / Do You Have It?
2 Corinthians 5:15-18

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Corinthians 5:15-18, addressing the nature of 'saving religion' and challenging listeners to self-examination. He defines saving religion by its essence (union with…

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…

Concluding Counsels: When We are the Offender
Forgiveness Matthew 5:23-26

In "Concluding Counsels: When We are the Offender," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 5:23-26 and Matthew 18:15, providing biblical counsel for believers when they have sinned against…

Framework – Our Position Before God

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the 'framework' of true devotion to God, building upon the 'foundation' of biblical conversion discussed previously. Drawing primarily from Romans 3-5, Galatians…

Access Unto The Father

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…