| Top |
| Preaching from Genesis (One Man's Way of Working) |
| “The Great Story” (An Overview) |
| Caution: God at Work |
| Paradise Lost |
| The Flood |
| Abram’s Call: A Man in Motion |
| Abram's Righteousness |
| A New Name: Abram to Abraham |
| Laughter, Intercession and Deliverance |
| Isaac at Last |
| A Test, Death, and Joy |
| Top |
| Making Peace With Your Shadow |
| Jacob: The Crippling Crises |
| Overcoming Hardship |
| God Has a Plan for Your Spiritual Life |
| Those Crucial First Days (Spiritual Infancy) |
| Childlike, But Not Childish(Spiritual Childhood) |
| The Peter Pan Syndrome (Spiritual Adolescence) |
| If I Were Mature (Spiritual Adulthood) |
| Evaluating the Traditional Preacher's Role |
| Top |
| Introduction |
| Types & Antitypes In Leviticus |
| The Tent of Meeting: God’s Preparation to Meet Man |
| The Burnt Offering: “How Am I Doing, Lord?” |
| The Meal Offering: “Thank You, God, for My Work” |
| The Peace Offering: A Fellowship Meal With God |
| The Sin Offering: “I’m Truly Sorry, Lord” |
| The Trespass Offering: “I Have Sinned, Lord” |
| Nadab & Abihu: Disobedience |
| Food & Holiness: Seeking Wholeness Before God |
| The Day of Atonement: “I’m Clean Before God” |
| The Law & Man: God’s Concern for Social Justice |
| A Brief Survey |
| Evangelistic Chapters in the Old Testament |
| Top |
| A New Beginning |
| A Holy Convocation Or Just a Crowd? |
| Drafted to Fight! |
| God’s Buffer Zone |
| What Are Your Children Worth? |
| How Good Is Your Word? |
| Christ, Our Passover |
| Finding God’s Will For Our Lives |
| The Sin of Complaining |
| Getting More Than We Bargained For |
| Are We the Faithless Or the Faithful? |
| When God Says No, He Means It! |
| Korah’s Rebellion |
| When Leadership Sins |
| The Fiery Serpents |
| Balaam, Living for Two Worlds |
| Christ, Our Refuge |
| Top |
| “Choose Life That You May Live and Love” |
| “These Are the Words Which Moses Spoke” |
| “You Have Stayed Long Enough At This Mountain” |
| “You Are Too Heavy a Burden” |
| “Select Capable Men” |
| “An-ti-ci-pa-tion” |
| What Kind of Monument Are You Leaving? |
| The Unfaithful Generation |
| Failure Without God |
| God’s Faithfulness |
| “From Victory unto Victory” |
| “Don’t Pay Too Much For the Whistle” |
| Naomi: From Tragedy to Triumph |
| Keeping the Saved Saved |
| Writing Essays for Church Publications |
| Top |
| Unfinished Business |
| The Obedience Principle |
| Why Should We Obey God? |
| The Peril of Idolatry |
| The Lord’s Unique Revelation |
| The Cities of Refuge |
| The Lord’s Claim on Israel |
| The Scope of The Ten Commandments |
| The Key to Our Relationship With God |
| The Keys to Human Relationships |
| God’s Mediator |
| God’s Words in Our Hearts |
| Beware, Lest You Forget! |
| God’s Family Plan for Our Children’s Education |
| God’s Chosen People |
| Top |
| The Conquering of Fear |
| How Could God Exterminate People? |
| Redeemed That We Might Be Disciplined |
| The Pride of Prosperity |
| “Not For Your Righteousness” |
| Israel’s Flight From God |
| The Power of Intercessory Prayer |
| God’s Covenant Renewed Through Mercy |
| What Does God Require Of You? |
| Israel Should Love and Obey |
| The One Place of Worship |
| Worship, A Divine Appointment |
| Three Dangerous Enticements |
| A Holy People Unto the Lord |
| To Eat or Not To Eat |
| Giving: An Opportunity and An Obligation |
| Top |
| “Blessed Are the Poor” |
| “Rejoice in the Lord” |
| “Of False Gods and Spirits” |
| “Judge, Priest,Prophet, And King” |
| Capital Punishment And Warfare |
| Laws, Laws, and More Laws |
| The Certificate of Divorce |
| Blessings and Curses |
| The Last Days And Death of Moses |
| The Importance of Jesus And the Bible |
| Top |
| Why God's People Fell |
| Good Comin Out of Bad |
| God's Power in Us (1) |
| God's Power in Us (2) |
| Answering God’s Call |
| Maturing a Man of Valor |
| Learning From Mistakes |
| Cultivating Champions for God |
| The Weakness of God’s Warrior |
| Being Close is Not Good Enough |
| A Heinous Crime in a Horrible Time |
| God is With Us |
| Preaching |
| Top |
| Judges: Heading Upward In a Downward Spiral |
| Living in a Dangerous Land |
| Here We Go Again! |
| What's the Point? |
| Who Won This Battle? |
| Not By My Own Hand |
| "If Only. . . ." |
| Someone Must Pay! |
| What Has Been Lost? |
| Spinning Out of Control |
| Honey From a Carcass |
| Using All the Right Words |
| Has It Come to This? |
| Handling Aright the Word |
| Top |
| An Introduction |
| What Israel Needed |
| Deborah, a Woman General |
| God Plus Gideon Equals a Majority |
| Samson: A Man of Power and Weakness |
| Sinful Practices Among God's People |
| Ruth, A Moabitess Who Chose Jehovah |
| Israel’s Occupation Of Canaan During the Time of the Judges |
| The Strongest and Weakest Man In the Bible |
| The Church: God’s Holy Priesthood |
| Top |
| Elkanah: A Pious Father |
| Hannah: A Monument to Motherhood |
| Samuel: An Illustration of Dedication |
| Eli: A Man of God with Sons of Satan |
| Saul: A Delightful Beginning to An Abysmal End |
| Jonathan: Juggling Loyalties |
| David: A Glimpse into a Godly Heart |
| Goliath: The Vulnerability of Irreligion |
| Michal: When Love Turns Bitter! |
| Doeg: Treacherous Deeds Rewarded |
| Nabal: A Son of Belial |
| Abigail: A Woman of Good Understanding |
| A Soldier at Besor: A Small Service Rewarded |
| Citizens of Jabesh: Gratefulness Illustrated |
| Top |
| “My Life Is Empty” |
| “I’m Struggling As a Parent” |
| “I Have To Face A Giant” |
| “I Need a Friend” |
| “My Heart Is Rebellious” |
| “I Must Overcome My Hatred” |
| “My Situation Seems Hopeless” |
| “I Am Tempted” |
| “I Have Sinned” |
| “I Am Facing The Reality Of My Sin” |
| “I Need Your Forgiveness” |
| “I Am Suffering The Consequences Of My Sin” |
| “I Need the Lessons You’ve Taught Me” |
| The Bad News of the Gospel |
| Contentment |
| Top |
| An Introduction |
| Observing God's Mysterious Ways |
| "Going Home" |
| Laying the Foundation Successfully |
| Encountering Opposition Fearfully |
| Overcoming Opposition Courageously |
| Winning the Victory Ultimately! |
| Leading God's People |
| Passing Safely Through Enemy Territory |
| Marrying Within the Faith |
| When the Church Sins |
| “Why is the House of God Forsaken?” |
| Biblical Dating of Events During the Era of Ezra & Nehemiah |
| Standing on God’s Promises |
| Top |
| A Philosophy for Preaching on the Psalms |
| Help Yourself to Happiness |
| Confronting a Conflict |
| Celebrating His Victory |
| From Ruin to Redemption |
| The Sorrow and Suffering Sin Brings |
| A Cry for Cleansing |
| Come Before Him in Joyful Worship |
| Let All the Earth Praise Him |
| Fear Not, God is With Us |
| Who is God that We Should Worship Him? |
| Introduction |
| The Righteous and the Wicked |
| The Two Books of God's Revelation |
| God as Our Shepherd |
| Acting According to God's Glory |
| God Judges His People |
| The Sinner and Forgiveness |
| The Great Salvation of God |
| Top |
| The Reward of Godliness |
| The Joy of Worship |
| The Beneficence of God |
| God, the Provider |
| God, the Redeemer |
| God, the Heavenly Father |
| God, the King |
| How Shall We View the Imprecatory Psalms? |
| The God Who Exalts the Lowly |
| God's Omniscience and Omnipresence |
| Good Communication Makes for Good Marriages (and Good Families) |
| Made Alive in Christ |
| Top |
| A Song of Victory |
| “Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?” |
| How To Do Right When You Have Been Done Wrong |
| “Sing Praise to the Lord” |
| “Why Are You in Despair?” |
| When Our World Comes Apart |
| A Short Answer To a Tough Question |
| My God and I |
| A Lesson in Praise |
| God’s New Covenant |
| Top |
| An Introduction |
| The Trouble With Wisdom |
| The Emptiness of Pleasure |
| Letting God Make Sense Of It All |
| Solomon’s Cynicism |
| “Success” Versus Satisfaction |
| Top |
| Choosing the “Better” |
| Getting the Most Out of Life (1) |
| Getting the Most Out of Life (2) |
| “Before the Evil Days Come” |
| Parting Truths |
| Top |
| What to Expect from Life |
| Wisdom: The Blueprint Of the World |
| Gaining Wisdom |
| The Blessings of Wisdom |
| The Foundation of Wisdom |
| The Common Qualities Of the Wise |
| Thought Stimulators |
| “Give Me Patience — Right Now!” |
| Thought Stimulators |
| What Is the Church All About? |
| The Church Is All About God and His Work |
| The Church Is All About Growth |
| The Church Is All About Changed Lives |
| The Church Is All About The Way We Live |
| The Church Is All About Strong Families |
| The Elements of Style |
| Top |
| Growing in Wisdom |
| What Righteousness Includes |
| The Rewards of Righteousness |
| Who Is a Fool? |
| The Evolution of Sin |
| The Portrait of a Fool |
| What to Do with Fools |
| The Portrait of the Wicked |
| Thought Stimulators: Faithfulness |
| The Power of Prayer |
| Thought Stimulators: Meekness |
| If the Lord Be with Us, Why . . . ? |
| Liberty Through Submission |
| Not “When” but “How” |
| Batsell Barrett Baxter's Use of Mass Media |
| Top |
| The Punishment of the Wicked |
| Feelings: Self-Love |
| Feelings: The Anger Triplets |
| Feelings: Happiness and Sorrow |
| The Sin of Adultery |
| Watch Your Words |
| Labor and Wealth |
| Business and Possessions |
| Rich and Poor |
| Generosity |
| Women and Family |
| Two Steps Toward a Successful Marriage |
| Making Marriage Succeed |
| Friends and Community |
| Jesus: The Wisdom of God |
| Stealing from the Lord |
| Top |
| An Introduction |
| The Period Of Jeremiah’s Prophecies |
| Jeremiah: His Writings |
| Jeremiah: A Man of God |
| Jeremiah: The Preacher |
| Rejection From Every Side |
| Jeremiah’s Persecution |
| Jeremiah’s Reaction To Rejection |
| Jeremiah’s Mounting Trials |
| Jeremiah’s Concept of God |
| The Rest of Jeremiah’s Great Life |
| God’s Calls For Judah To Repent |
| Eleven Steps Leading A Nation Away From God |
| Six Steps Leading A Nation to God |
| Study Helps: A Chronology of Jeremiah |
| Top |
| Beginning the Study Of the Text |
| Jeremiah’s Call & Commission |
| A Pleading Proclamation |
| Judah’s Sin Paralleled to Israel’s |
| A Prediction That Warns |
| Reasoning With The Rebellious |
| Judah’s Condition & Consequences |
| A Plea to Those Who Came To Worship |
| Reasoning That Leads to Ruin |
| A People in Need |
| The God of Israel |
| In What Do You Place Your Faith? |
| Study Helps: Kings of Judah in the Book of Jeremiah |
| Top |
| God's Covenant With the People |
| Questioning God |
| The Price of Pride |
| “Why Have You Stricken Us?” |
| God’s Retribution & Reassurance |
| Horrors & Hope |
| Man Viewed by God |
| The Potter & the Clay |
| A Broken Jar |
| Jeremiah’s “Garden of Gethsemane” |
| The Ways of War To the Wicked |
| The Kings of Judah In Review |
| The True & the False |
| The Reliable & the Rebellious |
| Top |
| Timetable of Tragedy |
| The Prophet on Trial |
| The Years of the Yoke Of Babylon |
| The High Cost of Lying |
| Correspondence Related to the Captives |
| A Return of the Remnant |
| Restoration & Redemption |
| A Sign of Hope In Troubled Times |
| Prison Prophecies |
| Disobedience & Desolation |
| The Rechabites’ Fidelity |
| The Impact Of God’s Message |
| Payment for Prophesying: Imprisonment |
| What Is Success? |
| Top |
| Zedekiah: A Weak & Wavering King |
| Jerusalem Falls! |
| The Aftermath, 1 |
| The Aftermath, 2 |
| A Promise Made & Broken |
| Another Road to Ruin |
| Rebellion in Egypt |
| Baruch: The Weary Writer |
| The Lord’s Declarations Of Egypt’s Fall |
| The Lord’s Action Against the Philistines |
| The Lord’s Message Against Moab |
| The Lord’s Punishment Of Many Nations |
| Symbolic Actions & Object Lessons in Jeremiah |
| The Writing Prophets |
| Top |
| The Lord’s Judgment On Babylon |
| Babylon’s Fall Prescribed |
| Babylon’s Fall Described |
| A Review of Ruin |
| Epilogue |
| Faithful Preachers Needed! |
| The Tears of a Preacher |
| The Tragedy Of a Preacher |
| The Triumph Of a Preacher |
| Recognizing Our Need |
| “Is There No Balm In Gilead?” |
| Lessons Never Learned |
| How To Overcome Fear In Soul-Winning |
| A Summary of over 100 years in the history of Judah |
| Top |
| The Crying Preacher |
| The Weeping Widow |
| "Lord, Have Mercy!" |
| The Blessing of Brokenness |
| “Good Grief!” |
| Must the Righteous Suffer Too? |
| God Is So Good! |
| How To Get God's Attention |
| Tarnished Gold! |
| A Song of Sorrow |
| Payday Someday |
| "Remember Me, O Mighty One!" |
| Top |
| A Poem of Distress |
| Suffering from Sin |
| Destroyed by the Creator |
| A Prophet's Cry - His Pain |
| A Prophet's Cry - His Insight |
| The Cost of Sin |
| A Penitent Plea |
| Top |
| An Introduction |
| The Resolve Not to be Defiled |
| A Dream About a Great Statue |
| A Decree & a Challenge to God |
| A Dream With a Warning |
| The Writing on the Wall |
| Faith Away From Home |
| An Eternal Kingdom |
| Faith in the Furnace |
| Learning Humility the Hard Way |
| Weighed & Found Wanting |
| Apocryphal Stories Related to the Book of Daniel |
| Are You a Member of God’s Kingdom? |
| Top |
| Daniel in the Lions' Den |
| Apocalyptic Literature |
| Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts |
| "Behold, a Ram & a Goat!" |
| A Prayer for Forgiveness |
| Daniel's Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks |
| The Seventy Weeks |
| Persecuted for Praying |
| What is God Like? |
| Conflict & Conquest |
| A Prayer & its Answer |
| How Can All Men Know We Are His Disciples? |
| Top |
| Daniel Receives Insight |
| Help From an Angel |
| Understanding Daniel's Vision |
| Daniel's Final Revelation |
| Looking Into the Spiritual Realm |
| God Sees the Future |
| The Time of the End |
| A Kingdom Made Without Hands |
| “I Will Build My Church” |
| The Contrite Heart |
| Three Big Words |
| Being on the Right Side Of the Door |
| An Annotated Prophecy |
| Living One Day at a Time |
| Top |
| Introduction |
| "For Three Sins, Even for Four" |
| "Prepare to Meet Your God" |
| "Seek the Lord and Live" |
| Where Is Your Security? |
| Amos' Visions |
| David's Fallen Booth |
| Eternal Truths From Amos |
| The Divided Kingdom |
| “The Day of the Lord” |
| Top |
| Nahum: Nineveh’s Prophetic Funeral Song |
| Nahum's Duty |
| Nineveh’s Burden |
| The Awesome God, 1 |
| The Awesome God, 2 |
| Man Overwhelmed! |
| God, The Gravedigger |
| The Message of Peace |
| The A, B, C’s Of Spiritual Education |
| From Victor to Vanquished |
| The Impotence of Impenitence |
| Arrogance Annihilated |
| Three Strikes And You’re Out! |
| Receiving Comfort From God |
| Top |
| An Ancient Book With a Current Query |
| The Prophet Who Struggled With God's Justice |
| The Danger Of Despair |
| Our God Never Sleeps |
| The Perverted Justice of the Ungodly |
| The he God Who Cannot Ignore Injustice |
| Honest Struggles For Honest Hearts |
| Gaining Perspective On Life's Stresses |
| The Answer To Life's Dilemmas |
| The Cost Of Pride |
| When Inequities Are Balanced |
| The Struggle Is Over |
| Lesson Starters From Habakkuk |
| “What the Eunuch Did" |
| Top |
| The Undaunted Prophet |
| God’s Holy Love |
| Holiness Opposed |
| Either Holiness or Else! |
| Holiness Stymied |
| Hypocrites of Holiness |
| A Holy Home |
| An “Average” Holiness |
| The Holy Savior |
| The Holy Life |
| God’s Judgment On Holiness |
| Imperatives for Holiness |
| Another Jesus, Another Ministry |
| On Passing the Test |
