Pure Life Ministries Sermons

Consider God's Discipline a Joy | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 27th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at the Discipline of God.
 
When a sinner begins following the Lord, he will quickly discover much within him that needs to change. While we may expect that to happen instantaneously, God’s normal process is to sanctify us slowly for the rest of our lives. This is His process of discipline. Our progress in the spiritual life is largely dependent upon how we respond to this discipline. We can choose to submit to it, or we can disregard it.  Today’s message unpacks Hebrews 12 and the love of God at work through the difficulty in our lives.
 
 
Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

The Ever-Present Father | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 26th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at what it means for God to be an ever-present Father. 
The Bible testifies to the fact that, when a person is born again, the gracious Father who adopted them provides them with everything they need to live the victorious Christian life. In today’s sermon, Dustin Renz gives us four significant reminders about what God's fatherhood means for the true child of God, and also invites those who are bound in sin to enter in to this wonderful relationship.
 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Yahweh, the Severe and the Merciful | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 25th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, we will be looking at the Severity and the Mercy of God.
“God hates the sin, but He loves the sinner.” While there is truth to these words, we have a propensity to make the love of God an excuse for living in habitual sin, while totally ignoring God's severity in dealing with sin.
So in this week’s message, Nate Danser breaks down what sin really is in order to help us more clearly understand how God sees sin. Then, he helps us appreciate the true love and mercy of God.
 
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Judas, What Went Wrong?

There has only ever been one Judas Iscariot—someone who walked alongside God in the flesh, only to betray Him to His death. Yet, the lessons from Judas’ life and where he went astray are deeply relevant to all of us.
This powerful message by Ed Buch led many to the altar in repentance during our Sunday morning service. We pray the Holy Spirit will use it to search your heart as well, exposing any areas where your devotion to Jesus may be wanting.
 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Believing God for the Victory | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 24th message of our “Unveiling Yahweh” series, Steve Gallagher shares God’s pathway for victory over sexual sin.
Every professing Christian who is constantly losing the battle against sexual sin has developed a distorted view of God. As a result, they question God and His ways. In today’s sermon, Steve Gallagher answers some of these questions with biblical answers to prove that God is not only trustworthy, but He is also the only source for lasting victory over sexual sin.
 
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Yahweh, the Life-giver

It is a spiritual law that a life which is dominated by sin can only breed death. But it is also a spiritual law that a life dominated by righteousness can only breed life. So what hope can the habitual sinner ever have to live that kind of life? In our recent chapel service, Nate Danser & Steve Gallagher shared about how it wasn’t the American church system which enabled them to do so, but it was a radical encounter with the living God, and then an ongoing pursuit of Him.
 
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Yahweh, the Perpetual Planner | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 23rd message of our "Unveiling Yahweh" series, we will be looking at God’s plans for us.
 
We have a way of interfering with God’s plans for our lives when we make sinful choices. When we reap the negative consequences of those decisions, it’s easy to despair about the future. But even when we sin, God still has a plan to do good in each of our lives. And as Dustin Renz shares out of Jeremiah 29, if we will submit to His plan, He will work good for us, even when we are facing the worst of circumstances.
 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Waiting for the Lord's Appearing

Each year after our Annual Conference, a guest speaker will share a special, conference-themed message in our Sunday chapel service. This year's theme was, “Watch and Pray,” and Faith Homes minister Dave Leopold joined us, encouraging us to wait for the Lord’s appearing with eager anticipation, just like those who awaited His first coming.
 
Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

The Wisdom of God vs. the Carnal Mind | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 22nd message of our "Unveiling Yahweh" series, we will be looking at the Wisdom of God.
Man’s wisdom and God’s wisdom couldn’t be more different from one another. We see wisdom as simply intellect, but God’s wisdom is a life of goodness and righteousness – two things which we, in our sinful state, desperately need. Thankfully, God provided the way to come into this kind of wisdom: through the Cross of Jesus Christ. In today’s sermon, we dive deep into the wisdom of the Cross as revealed in 1 Corinthians 1.
 
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Yahweh, Our Redeemer | Unveiling Yahweh Series

In the 21st message of our "Unveiling Yahweh" series, we look at how God redeems us.
The Bible testifies to the fact that we are all sinners in need of redemption, and it also testifies to how God fulfills that need. But unfortunately there are many attending church today who, while claiming to be redeemed, still live a sinful lifestyle. This is not God’s plan, and there is only one way to come into the true redemption God has for His people.
Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.