Stipp's Sermons

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 16, 1990. The quality of this recording is a bit poor. This message introduces a series of messages from the prophets (on Sunday evenings). The introductory message has four main ideas: (1) Who were the prophets? (2) What was their purpose? (3) The call of the prophets (4) What motivated the prophets?

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 16, 1990. This message is about the power of the renewal of the Holy Spirit and is the third in a series on inward renewal (though it is published here out of order). It begins in Ephesians 3, and also references 2 Timothy 1 (as an example of the absence of the power of the Spirit) and several examples of the power of the Spirit from both the Old and New Testaments. It is clear from Romans 1 that the power of the Spirit is a gift of God, received through believing God. It is manifest through holiness and the fruit of Spirit on those who are weak. The message closes with the hymn "His Way with Thee” at around 29:30.

Sunday evening service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 23, 1990. The quality of this recording is a bit poor. The first part of the message centers on developing the context of the book of Amos - who Amos was, relevant geography, and the writing style. The thrust of Amos's message was to the people of God with the call of God and a purpose to make God known to the world. If we aren't careful, we, like those receiving his message, can rest back and become 'comfortable and fat' until we are only going through the motions of worship.

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 23, 1990. This message from Grandparents Sunday is full of personal stories. There are Scriptural examples of those who received blessings, passed down because of the faith of previous generations. The primary text is the Hebrew Shema, Deuteronomy 6:4-9.

Sunday morning service at Broken Arrow (OK) First Church of the Nazarene, September 9, 1990. The "Throne Room" refers to the inward man, in this second sermon from 2 Corinthians 4. Particularly highlighting v. 16, there are five hindrances that sidetrack us in the throne room so that we are not focused on Christ: a myopic vision of the world; anything less than complete obedience; neglect of God's Word; lack of involvement in ministry; and lack of focus on eternity. These hindrances can cause us to tend toward hypocrisy, not out of a spirit of rebellion, but out of a spirit of substitute or compromise.