Jesus’ parable of the soils is a unique parable that describes four responses to the gospel message. But it is interesting that three of the four responses are favorable to the gospel and two of those responses appear to be genuine salvation but, over time, prove not to be. The question is: is your profession of Christ merely in appearance or do you have true salvation in Jesus Christ?

After repenting and believing in Jesus Christ, the Bible teaches that you are now on the road or path of sanctification. What is equally true is that sanctification is not optional—our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, requires it of every Christian. Sadly, however, this is another key truth that today's church has largely forgotten but that we, as Christians, must always remember.

Tragically, the Christian landscape is cluttered with cheap substitutes for Scripture. And many professing Christians believe the Bible is not enough, even though they may never say that out loud. Friend, what do you believe about the sufficiency of the Bible?

The Bible teaches that Christians must put forth maximum effort in pursuing godliness or holiness. Theologians call this pursuit and subsequent change sanctification. But sanctification isn’t an abstract doctrine but rather a concerted effort to identify and mortify sin and put on the opposite biblical virtue. At the same time, the Christian must pray to the Lord for His Spirit to change the heart.

Since Genesis 3 and the Garden of Eden, Satan has been relentlessly attacking God’s Word, trying to discredit it in any way possible. Today, the Bible is still under attack by Satan himself, particularly as he seeks to dismantle the inerrancy of Scripture. Unfortunately, many professing Christians have sided with Satan and teach that the Bible does have errors.

The doctrine of inerrancy is a crucial doctrine that has largely been forgotten in the professing Christian world today. Sadly, many have sided with liberal theology, which teaches the Bible isn’t God-breathed and that it includes many errors. But how should Bible-believing Christians respond to these attacks? Pastor Tom considers three primary lines of argument for biblical inerrancy.

What is expository preaching and should all preachers commit to this kind of approach? Sadly, topical and thematical sermons dominate the pulpit today. Although there is a place for that type of approach, expository preaching, however, is the biblical way. The truth is, expository preaching has been foundational in the life of the church for centuries, which is why it needs to dominate our pulpits today.

What are the biblical arguments for expository preaching? The Bible is clear both in the Old and New Testaments that preaching and teaching God’s words verse-by-verse through books of the Bible is foundational and the pattern of God’s people. Unfortunately, this type of preaching has been abandoned by the church and substituted with inferior models and patterns.

Sadly, church attendance, church membership, and even church involvement have largely been forgotten in today’s world. In fact, many look at Christ’s church in hopes of getting something out of it rather than looking to serve and worship Christ with other brothers and sisters in Christ.