Those who persist in sin reject God and reject His goodness through Jesus Christ. The danger of persistent unbelief and disobedience is the hardening of heart. Listen now to this sermon from the August 21, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Still Unbelieving – John 12:36-50 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/StillUnbelieving-John1236-50/08-21-2011am-john12_36-50-kap.mp3...
Where are you today. Have you come to the light? Are you a wholehearted follower of Christ? Is your life characterized by the light of Christ? Are you being changed daily by the power of Christ at work in you and by the truth God has revealed to you in His Word? Listen now to this sermon from the August 14, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Believe In The Light – John 12:27-36 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/BelieveInTheLight-John1227-36/08...
Why is Jesus troubled by what He’s facing? Is it fear of the pain He will face as He’s cruelly tortured and crucified, or something far worse? Listen now to this sermon from the August 7, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Now Is My Soul Troubled – John 12:27 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/NowIsMySoulTroubled-John1227/08-07-2011am-john12_27-kap.mp3...
The one who desires to follow Christ must be willing to give their whole life to Christ, just as He gave himself as the sacrifice for sin. Listen now to this sermon from the July 31, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . A Grain Of Wheat – John 12:20-26 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/07-31-2011am-john12_20-26-kap.mp3...
As Jesus entered Jerusalem that day on a young donkey, so few really saw him as the one who’d be the Savior. So many today don’t really know Jesus. Do you know Him? Listen now to this sermon from the July 24, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Behold, Your King is Coming – John 12:12-19 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/07-24-2011am-john12_12-19-kap.mp3...
When was the last time you gave, in service to and worship of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ an extravagant gift, without thought for whether you could afford it? Listen now to this sermon from the July 17, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . An Extravagant Act of Worship – John 12:1-11 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/07-17-2011am-john12_1-11-kap.mp3...
It’s amazing how many times in the Bible we find people ignoring the clear evidence of who Christ is. It’s as if they have self-imposed blindness. It’s possible that we do the same thing with God’s Word. Listen now to this sermon from the July 10, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . This Man Performs Many Signs – John 11:45-57 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/07-10-2011am-john11_45-57-kap.mp3...
Far too often God’s people know the despair of unbelief. But what God wants them to know is the joy of faith. Listen now to this sermon from the July 3, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . If You Believed – John 11:28-45 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/07-03-2011am-john11_28-45-kap.mp3...
Does your faith put limits on God? Listen now to this sermon from the June 26, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Do You Believe This? – John 11:17-27 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/06-26-2011am-john11_17-27-kap.mp3...
Can you trust God to do what’s best for you? God’s Word repeatedly makes it clear that you can trust God to do what’s best for you. Listen now to this sermon from the June 19, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . That You May Believe – John 11:7-16 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/06-19-2011am-john11_7-16-kap.mp3...
God does not spare his children from hardship and suffering. Follow along as we look at why this is a good thing. Listen now to this sermon from the June 12, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . That The Son Of God May Be Glorified – John 11:1-6 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/06-12-2011am-john11_1-6-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
The wickedness of humanity unchecked can reach surprising extremes. But there is hope and his name is Jesus. Listen now to this sermon from the June 5, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Shown Many Good Works – John 10:31-42 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/06-05-2011am-john10_31-42-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
Do you ever find yourself discouraged when trying to point a friend or family member to Christ and they resist? You aren’t alone. Jesus was also resisted. Listen now to this sermon from the May 29, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . My Sheep – John 10:19-30 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/05-29-2011am-john10_19-30-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
Jesus knows those whom the Father has given him. God is drawing them and calling them by name and they will hear his voice and recognize Jesus as Savior and believe in Him. That’s an encouragement as we share the Gospel. There are people God is calling to himself. Listen now to this sermon from the May 22, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . One Flock, One Shepherd – John 10:16-18 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/05-15-2011am-john10_11-15-ka...
Jesus’ deep love for all those the Father has given him , his deep love and care for them is made clear in that he is the good shepherd who willingly, voluntarily, lays down his life for the sheep. Listen now to this sermon from the May 15, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . I Am The Good Shepherd – John 10:11-15 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/05-15-2011am-john10_11-15-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
The Bible calls Jesus by many titles. In John 10 we hear Jesus call himself the door. What does it mean for us that Jesus is the door? Listen now to this sermon from the May 8, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . I Am The Door – John 10:1-10 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/05-08-2011am-john10-1-10-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
We say seeing is believing. But seeing isn’t always believing. So what is the difference between seeing and really believing? Listen now to this sermon from the May 1, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . The Difference Between Seeing and Believing – John 9:35-41 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/05-01-2011am-john9-35-41-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
If it weren’t for Christ and his suffering on the cross for your sin — Christ paying in full the price for your past, present and future sin — you’d be condemned by God’s righteous requirement that the law reveals. But for those who are in Christ, there’s no condemnation . Listen now to this sermon from the April 24, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . No Condemnation – Romans 8:1-4 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/04-24-2011am-...
Willful doubt is ignoring what’s possible, even ignoring what’s likely, choosing doubt over belief. Willful doubt is a sly killer of faith, belief and trust. Don’t doubt the clear evidence for Christ. Listen now to this sermon from the April 17, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Though I Was Blind, Now I See – John 9:13-34 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/04-17-2011am-john9_13-34.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
Jesus’ miracles met people’s needs but more important were the spiritual truths they taught . Have you noticed you get caught up in the details of the Bible stories and miss the spiritual lessons? Listen now to this sermon from the April 10, 2011 AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . The Works of God Displayed – John 9:1-12 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/04-10-2011am-john9_1-12-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
It’s one things to ask questions of God’s Word , but do you accept God’s answers? Listen now to this sermon from the April 3, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Before Abraham Was, I Am – John 8:48-59 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/04-03-2011am-john8_48-59-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
The child of God will obey . Certainly the believer’s obedience this side of heaven is imperfect but for the true follower of Christ there should be an observable pattern of obedience to God. Listen now to this sermon from the March 27, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Whoever Is Of God Hears the Words Of God – John 8:39-47 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/03-27-2011am-john8_39-47-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
Anyone who thinks they have complete free will is sadly mistaken. Everyone, says Jesus, who commits sin is a slave to sin. But here’s the good news, there is freedom from sin’s slavery in Christ. Listen now to this sermon from the March 20, 2011 . The Difference Between Slaves and Sons – John 8:31-38 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/03-20-2011am-john8_31-38-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
There’s great danger in unbelief . Our sins make us guilty before God, but the sin of unbelief keeps us guilty . Listen now to this sermon from the March 13, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . The Light of The World – John 8:12-20 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/03-13-2011am-john8_21-30-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
For all the technological advancements man has made there is still a fundamental problem that he cannot deal with on his own . It’s the problem of sin. He is still held captive to the darkness of sin without Christ. But Jesus is the Light of the World. Listen now to this sermon from the March 6, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . The Light of The World – John 8:12-20 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/03-06-2011am-john8_12-20-kap.mp3 Downlo...
Are we more prone to recognize the sins of others than than we are our own sins? In this passage we see clearly the mercy and grace of Jesus. We also see the danger of overlooking our own sin. Listen now to this sermon from the February 27, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Sin No More – John 7:53-8:11 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/02-27-2011am-john7_53-8-11-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
Deeper than any thing we thirst for is a deep longing and thirst for God . Jesus teaches us that all who believe in Him have that thirst satisfied. Listen now to this sermon from the February 20, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Rivers of Living Water – John 7:37-52 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/02-20-2011am-john7_37-52-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
It’s encouraging to note that you never find Jesus in the Gospels worried or concerned about those who disbelieve. He faithfully goes about His work and as He does, many believe. Listen now to this sermon from the February 13, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Many Believed in Him – John 7:25-36 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/02-13-2011am-john7_25-36-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (Right click, Save As)...
The truth Jesus teaches in this passage is the same Augustine wrote of saying: “understanding is the reward of faith.” Richard Baxter wrote of this same truth in his well known and respected book The Reformed Pastor , saying that “Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known…” Listen now to this sermon from the February 6, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church . Knowing the Truth – John 7:14-24 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/02-06-2011a...
God’s ways are not our ways are they? God’s way is for His children to preach and teach and live in obedience to His Word. God advances His truth by the change that occurs in the lives of His children when they obey his Word and preach and share His Word. Listen now to this sermon from the January 23, 2011 – AM Service at Higgins Lake Baptist Church Not Time Yet – John 7:1-9 Speaker : Kevin A. Pierpont http://www.archive.org/download/kevinapierpont/01-23-2011am-john-7_1-9-kap.mp3 Download MP3 (R...
