Counting the Cost: Choosing Christ Above All

Light and Treacherous: Discernment in a Profaned Christianity

Zephaniah’s piercing words about prophets who are “light” and “treacherous” find an echo in Peter’s warning about false teachers — a pattern of religious show that lacks obedience and preys on souls. This episode traces that link, explaining how unstable, self-serving leaders produce a profane faith that looks spiritual but leads people away from God. Rather than fostering fear, the message calls for sober discernment: measure teaching by Scripture, pursue reverent worship, and fix your hope on Christ — the true refuge against deception.

Mercy Over Ritual: Jesus at Matthew's Table

In this sermon on Matthew 9:10–13, the preacher explains why Jesus quoted Hosea — I will have mercy and not sacrifice — as he welcomed tax collectors and sinners. The message contrasts outward ritual with inward faithfulness, showing that God desires mercy, knowledge of Him, and humble hearts over mere ceremonial offerings. The talk invites listeners to come to Jesus as they are, receive His mercy, and live a life of faithful, merciful service rather than relying on ritual alone.

Is It a Time? The Moment That Revealed Hearts

This episode explores 2 Kings 5:25-27, the aftermath of Naaman’s healing: Gehazi’s secret theft and Elisha’s sharp rebuke and judgment. We consider three characters—Naaman, Elisha, and Gehazi—to show the moments to humble, to serve boldly for God, and the consequences of greed and hypocrisy. Listeners are challenged to examine how they use their time, to repent from worldly pursuits, and to live faithfully in light of God’s grace and coming judgment.

The Ever-Burning Fire: Guilt, Judgment, and Grace

This sermon examines Leviticus 6:9 and the altar's ever-burning fire as a picture of human guilt, Gods righteous judgment, and the hope of forgiveness through Christ. It contrasts the unquenchable fires that condemn with the sustaining flames that testify to mercy, pointing listeners to the cross as the only true relief from sin and the source of enduring grace.

Counting the Cost: Choosing Christ Above All

This sermon unpacks Luke 14:25–35 and calls listeners to understand the real cost of discipleship: preferring Christ above family and self, bearing the cross, and faithfully following Him. It warns against entering the Christian life lightly, encourages sober self-examination, and urges a wholehearted commitment to endure trials and finish the race. Ultimately, it reminds believers that Christ’s sufficient grace enables and sustains those who count the cost and commit to the journey.