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In this radio broadcast, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the September 11th tragedy, offering five biblical perspectives to help listeners process the events. He argues that the destruction of the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Genesis 4:1-8, focusing on the offerings of Cain and Abel. He traces the narrative from their births and occupations to their distinct offerings and God's radically…
Pastor Albert N. Martin preaches on "The Christian's Role in a Wicked Generation," focusing tonight on establishing that the present generation is indeed uniquely wicked. He argues from Genesis 3…
In "The Salvation of the Earth," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Romans 8:19-23 and 2 Peter 3:5-13, arguing that the earth's condition is intrinsically linked to humanity's moral state. He…
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…
Pastor Albert N. Martin, speaking at the 1991 Reformed Baptist Singles Conference, lays the foundational biblical and theological framework for understanding Jesus Christ as the pattern for our…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the tragedy of the Twin Towers, placing the horrific events under the searchlight of God's Word. He expounds on five biblical perspectives: the…
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…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on a biblical perspective of work and labor, drawing primarily from Genesis 1-3, Romans 12, Ephesians 4 & 6, Colossians 3, and 1 Thessalonians 4. He structures the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Timothy 2:13-14, focusing on the 'priority of the woman in the fall' as the second foundational reason for specific male and female roles in the church. He…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds a theology of singleness by examining it through the lens of creation, the fall, and redemption, primarily referencing Genesis 1-3, 1 Corinthians 7, Matthew 19, and…
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…
In this Easter message, Pastor Martin expounds upon seven essential pillars of the Christian faith, symbolized by a garden, a womb, a cross, a tomb, a cloud, a throne, and many clouds with fire. He…
Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the common question, "If there is a God of love, wisdom, and power, why is the world in such a mess?" He expounds on key biblical truths, primarily from Genesis and…
Pastor Martin addresses the common question, "If there is a God of love, wisdom, and power, why is the world in such a mess?" He expounds on key biblical truths from Genesis and 2 Peter 3, presenting…
Delivered as an adult Sunday school class at Trinity Baptist Church on January 8, 1984, this introductory overview establishes the biblical foundations for a forthcoming series on verbal…
Pastor Martin expounds on the foundational biblical answers to life's most important questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What should I live for? And what will happen to me when I die? He grounds…
In "The New Heavens and the New Earth Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:18-22 and 2 Peter 3:10-13, arguing that the return of Christ will usher in a regenerated cosmos where…
In "Basic Questions About Death, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Genesis 2:16-17, Romans 5:12, and James 2:26 to address how death entered the world and what precisely happens in the…
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…
In "Evangelism God's Way, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin introduces a series on biblical evangelism, using the imagery of a tree rooted in healthy soil. He argues that effective, God-honoring…
In "Stewardship of Physical Health: Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin introduces a two-part series on the Christian's responsibility for physical health. He begins with an emphatic disclaimer…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-33, focusing on God's redemptive directive to Christian husbands. He establishes that the husband's headship is an assumed context for the command to…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the devastating hurricanes Katrina and Rita, asking whether they are 'children of Mother Nature or of Father God.' He expounds on the absolute…
In 'Distinctive Sexual Identity, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Genesis 1-2, arguing that God's creation account establishes fundamental, non-reversible distinctions between male and…
Pastor Martin continues his series on 'Distinctive Sexual Identity' by examining the tragic disruption of God's design through the Fall, focusing on Genesis 3. He identifies a tragic role reversal in…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, establishing the biblical doctrine of general male headship. He argues that neither the Fall nor redemptive grace negates God's divinely…
In "What He Will Do with Heaven and Earth, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Peter 3:1-13 and Genesis 1-3, laying the theological groundwork for understanding the radical renovation of the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Peter 3:1-13, continuing his series on the Second Coming of Christ by addressing the future of the physical creation. He argues that at Christ's return, the present…
In "What He Will Do with Heaven and Earth, Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:19-22 and 2 Peter 3:7-13, arguing that the physical creation, subjected to futility by God due to man's…
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 Thessalonians 4:3-8, focusing on God's will for His people's sanctification, specifically in the area of sexual purity. He establishes a biblical framework for…
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…
Pastor Martin expounds 1 Timothy 2:8-15, focusing on the rationale for distinct male and female roles in the church derived from the creation order. He argues that Adam's priority in creation (1…
This sermon, delivered at a deacon's conference by Chuck Davies, not Albert N. Martin, expounds on the paradoxical nature of the deacon's office as both a leader and a servant, drawing parallels to…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 1:15-20, focusing on the phrase "having the eyes of your heart enlightened" as a necessary prerequisite for receiving the Spirit of wisdom and revelation…
Pastor Martin begins defining the fear of God by examining how the Hebrew and Greek words for fear are used in ordinary Scripture language. He identifies two aspects: the fear of dread and terror…
Pastor Martin expounds Genesis 1-2 and 1 Corinthians 11, laying foundational principles for understanding male and female roles. He asserts the undiluted integrity, timeless sufficiency, and…
In "Avoid Laziness - Cultivate Diligence #1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the biblical imperative to avoid laziness and cultivate diligence, primarily drawing from the book of Proverbs…
Pastor Albert Martin expounds Genesis 3-4, focusing on motherhood and homemaking in light of God's redemptive grace. He argues that motherhood holds a strategic place in God's redemptive plan, as…
Pastor Albert N. Martin reviews the biblical foundations for male and female identity, roles, and relationships, emphasizing equality in dignity and redemption alongside divinely instituted…
In this foundational sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a series on the Ten Commandments by establishing the inescapable obligation of man to render perfect obedience to God. Drawing primarily…
Pastor Albert N. Martin introduces the first of a series on the preacher's emotional condition, arguing that emotions are a God-given, essential, and often abused aspect of human communication…
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…
In "Love of the Brethren," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, arguing that brotherly love is a peculiar affection among God's people, essential for Christian living and witness…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Acts 17:30-31, focusing on God's universal command to repent. He systematically unpacks the identity of the commanding God as Creator, Sovereign, and Judge, and…
Opening the third major division of the series, 'The Salvation We Receive and Proclaim,' Pastor Martin demonstrates that the work of salvation is the central activity of God in Scripture and…
In "Objections to Sexual Identity, Part 5," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his refutation of internal evangelical objections to the biblical teaching on male headship and female subordination. He…
Pastor Martin shares a devotional and instructional lesson on God's amazing creation and partial restoration of the hearing ear, prompted by his recent cochlear implant surgery. He expounds on Psalm…
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 "Unconditional Election, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds the doctrine of unconditional election, primarily drawing from the Westminster Shorter Catechism and numerous biblical passages…
Pastor Martin expounds 1 Timothy 2:1-15, focusing on the role of women in the church and home, particularly regarding motherhood. He argues that while women are prohibited from teaching and ruling in…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 5:12-19, continuing his series on 'Hermeneutical Problems: Imputation.' He meticulously unpacks Paul's comparison between Adam and Christ, arguing for the…
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…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers the fourth message in his 'A Manifesto of Trinity Baptist Church' series, focusing on the commitment to maintain a God-centered climate in all aspects of church life…
In this pre-membership class lecture, Pastor Martin expounds on the foundational doctrine of "Orthodox Christianity" as the first distinctive of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. He…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 2 Corinthians 5:15 and Romans 14:7-9, arguing that true repentance involves a radical change of mind concerning oneself. He defines 'self' as the totality of one's…
Martin argues that sinful silence is as real a transgression as sinful speech, grounding his case in five texts across both Testaments. Beginning with a sketch of perfect communication in Eden and…
Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a two-part series on 'Honoring Christ in Male/Female Roles and Relationships' by laying foundational principles for Christian ethics. He argues that all ethical…