Sermons on Idolatry
10 Woe to the Complacent in Zion – Amos 6
PM 12 April 2026 Every age produces its own form of complacency. For Israel in Amos’s day, it was the self-satisfaction of success. The economy was booming. Borders were secure. The palaces of Samaria gleamed with ivory and gold. People reclined on couches, sang idle songs, and congratulated themselves that God must surely be pleased with such prosperity. They mistook comfort for blessing, affluence for approval, and peace for piety. But the prophet Amos saw beneath the glitter. He saw…
09 The Day of the Lord will be Darkness – Amos 5:18-27
PM 05 April 2026 09 The Day of the Lord Will Be Darkness Amos 5’18-27 Text: Amos 5:18–27 (ESV)Theme: Outward religion cannot shield from God’s judgment; only in Christ, who bore the darkness for us, can that fearful Day become light. I. A False Hope Exposed (Amos 5:18) “Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.” Brothers and sisters, this single verse falls…
08 Seek the LORD and Live! Amos 5:1–17
PM 29 March 2026 Introduction The prophet Amos ministered in the middle of the eighth century B.C., during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel. The northern kingdom was at the height of its prosperity. The borders were secure; the merchants were rich; the shrines were crowded; the people were confident that all was well. Yet beneath that glittering surface was spiritual rot. Wealth had produced luxury, luxury had produced pride, and pride had produced injustice.…
06 Prepare to Meet Your God – Amos 4
PM 15 March 2026 06 Prepare to Meet Your God Amos 4 Introduction: When God’s Patience Runs Out Congregation, the prophet Amos ministers during an age of peace and prosperity.Israel under Jeroboam II is rich, comfortable, and confident. Their sanctuaries are full, their fields are fertile, their trade routes busy. If you asked the people of Samaria how things were going, they would have said, “The Lord is blessing us!” But beneath that prosperity there runs a current of corruption.…
04 The Sins of Israel Unmasked – Amos 2:6-16
PM Sermon, 01 March 2026 04 The Sins of Israel Unmasked Amos 2:6-16 Introduction Congregation, we are entering into one of the most searching passages in all of the prophets. Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa, a man of the soil, not from the schools of the prophets. God raised him up to proclaim His Word in the days of Jeroboam II, when Israel was outwardly strong, prosperous, and self-confident. The northern kingdom was expanding its borders, trade was flourishing,…
03 Judah and the Danger of Religious Presumption – Amos 2:4-5
PM 08 Feb 2026 03 Judah and the Danger of Religious Presumption – Amos 2:4-5 Introduction — The Lion Turns on His Own Brothers and sisters, as we open God’s Word to Amos chapter 2 this evening, I want you to picture the scene. The prophet Amos is standing in the public square, delivering the Word of the Lord. And as he speaks, the people of Israel lean in to listen. Up to this point, every oracle has been about…
01 The Lion Roars – Amos 1:1-2
PM 18 January 2026 01 The Lion Has Roared Amos 1’1-2 Introduction: The Voice of a Lion Imagine the silence of the Judean wilderness at dusk. The shepherd keeps watch over his flock in the cooling air when, in the distance, comes the deep, rolling roar of a lion. Every ear perks up. Every creature freezes. The roar announces the presence of danger and the certainty of action. The lion does not roar for no reason. The book of Amos…
Psalm 24 – Who May Ascend the Hill Of The Lord?
PM Service, 17 August 2025 Have you ever stood at the gates of a great building—maybe a palace, a temple, or a fortress—and felt a sense of awe? Not everyone may pass through such gates. Only those who belong. Only those who are worthy. Psalm 24 invites us to such a scene. It is a psalm about access—about coming into the presence of the living God. But it’s also a psalm about ownership and authority, about who reigns over this…
12 Perfecting Holiness In The Fear Of God – 2 Corinthians 6:11-&:1
AM Sermon, 10 August 2025 One of the great dangers for Christians—especially in a world filled with distractions, pressures, and competing loyalties—is the slow drift toward compromise. We rarely wake up one morning and say, “Today, I will walk away from wholehearted devotion to Christ.” No—the drift is subtle. Our hearts grow comfortable with sin in small doses. We keep certain relationships, habits, or ambitions that quietly pull us away from undivided fellowship with God. This was happening in Corinth.…
14 The Fool, the Faithful, and the Future Hope
PM Worship Service 11 May 2025 Psalm 14 is a profound declaration of human depravity, divine justice, and ultimate salvation. David, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, describes the rebellion of fallen humanity, the oppression of the righteous, and the hope of deliverance that comes from God alone. The apostle Paul later applies this psalm universally in Romans 3, demonstrating that all people stand guilty before God and are in desperate need of His saving grace. In this psalm,…
22 Fleeing Idolatry; Embracing Communion with Christ – 1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Preached at AM Worship Service, 08 December 2024 Imagine a marriage vow, a covenant where one person pledges to another: “forsaking all others, as long as we both shall live.” The commitment in those words is not just sentimental; it’s exclusive, binding, and meant to be unbroken. No one would expect a marriage to be healthy or true if one partner sought to share their affections or loyalty with another. Imagine if that spouse tried to say, “I’ll give you…