Sermons by Pastor Lowell Perkins
Senior Pastor
Corinthians Lesson 11. The Rights of an Apostle
Corinthians Lesson 11 The Rights of an Apostle 1 Corinthians 9:1-27 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in…
Spring House Cleaning Lesson 2. Adjust the Attitudes
Spring House Cleaning Lesson 2. Adjust the Attitudes Spring House Cleaning Lesson 2. Adjust the Attitudes Mark 5:19 “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Follow us on Facebook Online Giving
Corinthians Lesson 10. Eating food sacrificed to idols
Corinthians Lesson 10 Eating food sacrificed to idols Corinthians Lesson 10. Eating food sacrificed to idols 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 8:1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 The man who thinks he knows something does not…
Spring House Cleaning Lesson 1. Jettison the Junk
Spring House Cleaning Lesson 1. Jettison the Junk Spring House Cleaning Lesson 1 Mark 5:19 “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Follow us on Facebook Online Giving
Strangers in the world
Strangers in the world Strangers in the world 1 Peter 1:1-9 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his…
Look and Live
Look and Live Look and Live MARK 16:1-6 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of…
Jesus
Jesus in Isaiah’s prophecy Jesus in Isaiah’s prophecy Isaiah 52-53 52:13 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. 52:14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him–his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness– 52:15 so will he sprinkle many nations, and…
Hurry home, honey!
Hurry home, honey! Hurry home, honey! Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth…
Corinthians Lesson 9. Marriage matters
Corinthians Lesson 9. Marriage matters Corinthians Lesson 9. Marriage matters 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 7:1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her…
Remembering the rooftop
Remembering the rooftop Remembering the rooftop 2 Samuel 11 ▲David’s tragic fall into sin 11:1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on…
Corinthians Lesson 8. Lift the level of lifestyle
Corinthians Lesson 8. Lift the level of lifestyle Corinthians Lesson 8. Lift the level of lifestyle 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 6:1 If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? 2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the…
Revitalize and keep going
Revitalize and keep going Revitalize and keep going Isaiah 40:18-31 18 To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to? 19 As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. 20 A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to…
Corinthians Lesson 7. An immoral “brother”
Corinthians Lesson 7. An immoral “brother” Corinthians Lesson 7. An immoral “brother” 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 2 And you…
Corinthians Lesson 6. Servants of Christ
Corinthians Lesson 6. Servants of Christ Corinthians Lesson 6. Servants of Christ 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 4:1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do…
Passion and Perfume
Passion and Perfume Passion and Perfume Luke 7:36-50 36 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, 38 and as she stood behind…
Corinthians Lesson 5. Build a Spiritual House
Corinthians Lesson 5. Build a Spiritual House Corinthians Lesson 5. Build a Spiritual House 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 3:10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If…
The Pits!
The Pits! The Pits! PSALM 40:1-3 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put…
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 4. A Missionary Assembly
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 4. A Missionary Assembly The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 4. A Missionary Assembly 47 AD Acts 11:27 During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would…
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 3. A Worshiping-Waiting Assembly
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 3. A Worshiping-Waiting Assembly The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 3. A Worshiping-Waiting Assembly 47 AD Acts 13:1 In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the…
Corinthians Lesson 4. God’s Secret Wisdom
Corinthians Lesson 4. God’s Secret Wisdom Corinthians Lesson 4. God’s Secret Wisdom 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 2:6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we speak of God’s secret…
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 2. A Teaching-Preaching Assembly
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 2. A Teaching-Preaching Assembly The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 2. A Teaching-Preaching Assembly 46 AD Acts 11:19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only…
Corinthians Lesson 3. Christ is the Wisdom of God
Corinthians Lesson 3. Christ is the Wisdom of God Corinthians Lesson 3. Christ is the Wisdom of God 1 Corinthians 1:17–2:5 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel —not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 1:18 For the message of…
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 1. A Multicultural Assembly
The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 1. A Multicultural Assembly the church of choice The Assembly at Antioch Lesson 1. A Multicultural Assembly the church of choice ACTS 11:19-26 19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus…
Fear, skedaddle!
Fear, skedaddle! Fear, skedaddle! Psalm 56:3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. Follow us on Facebook Online Giving