Category Archives: Sermons

Sermon of the Week: “The Bible’s View on Missions – Part 1″ by Akash Sant Singh

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

We are pleased to offer the first of a series of messages on biblical missions from Pastor Akash Sant Singh, pastor of Community Bible Church in Reno, Nevada. As a missionary to West Africa, this sermon has spoken to my … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist)” by John MacArthur.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Your sermon of the week is Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist) by John MacArthur. This is the message that caused a stir a few years ago when MacArthur delivered it at the … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the Week: “What’s a Thousand Years Among Friends?” by Kim Riddlebarger

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Dispensationalism? Premillennialism? The Rapture? A 1000 year reign on earth? Amillennialism? The kingdom is now? This age and the age to come? What is this all about. Controversy and serious disagreements swirl endlessly around the study and beliefs of the … Continue reading →

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What’s in a list of names?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

If you are like me, you tend to not pay close attention to lists of names when you come across them in your Bible reading. Yes, those people are important to God, some lists demonstrate important lineages. There is a … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Battling Spiritual Depression” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Your sermon of the week is Battling Spiritual Depression by Akash Sant Singh. 

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Sermon of the Week: “The Centrality of the Cross” by Alistair Begg.

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

As you browse the sermons available online, on the television, or on the radio, have you grown tired of the drivel that passes itself off for ministry of God’s holy, infallible, inerrant Word? Far too many so-called preachers of today … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Audacious Grace” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Does God’s lavish, unexplainable grace offend you? Does it bother you that His grace can be extended to a wretch such as a serial killer, or is it only good for you? I am happy to present another powerful and … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Payday Someday” by R.G. Lee.

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Your sermon of the week is an old-fashioned, southern-style preaching experience by R.G. Lee (1886-1978) entitled, Payday Someday. I can’t think of a better way to begin 2012 than with this powerful sermon given many years ago, the likes of … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Why We Believe and Others Reject” by John MacArthur

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week by John MacArthur explains Why We Believe and Others Reject. As a side note, the day that DefCon posts its sermons of the week will change this week. Our sermons of the week will no … Continue reading →

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The Context of the Law

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

For the first time in my ministry, I have been studying in some depth the Ten Commandments. This has been a most profitable study in my own heart and life. I have been encouraged to share my notes, and while … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (C)” by David Platt.

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

We conclude our eight-week series on the radical demands of the gospel by David Platt with the final message, The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (C). To obtain the entire series (or watch the videos of these sermons) visit Disciple Making … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “How to Recognize True Repentance” by Don Green.

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

It has been awhile (too long) since DefCon last featured Don Green, but now we break that drought with today’s sermon of the week, How to Recognize True Repentance. Here is an excerpt from this sermon: “I fear that the … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (B)” by David Platt.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

We continue our Radical Saturday sermon series with part seven of eight: The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (B) by David Platt.

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Sermon of the week: “Christmas Traditions” by Jim McClarty

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week delves into the origins of the Christ-Mass. In this casual lecture entitled Christmas Traditions, Jim McClarty peels back the veil of our annual Christmas traditions to reveal the genesis of many of the practices of … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (A)” by David Platt.

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

We continue our Radical Saturday sermon series from David Platt with part six,  The Gospel Demands Radical Abandonment (A).

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Sermon of the week: “God’s view on Marriage and Divorce” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

If last week’s sermon on marriage by Albert Martin (found here) was a left hook, today’s message is an uppercut. God’s view on marriage and divorce is a message that I strongly encourage DefCon readers to listen to whether you … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Giving” by David Platt.

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

We are in week five of our eight-week series on Radical. What makes today’s message, The Gospel Demands Radical Giving, so important is that in it David Platt answers many of the criticisms levied against him. If you dislike the … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Marriage and Redemption” by Albert Martin.

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week is Marriage and Redemption by Albert N. Martin. I greatly appreciate Pastor Martin’s willingness to go where so many pastors in America won’t. Whether it’s dealing with such taboo subjects in the church as the expectation … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Urgency” by Chris Nichols.

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Today we bring you part four in the series Radical. Today’s message is The Gospel Demands Radical Urgency by Chris Nichols.

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Sermon of the week: “Biblical Nonconformity” by Robert Briggs.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week is the three-part message, Biblical Nonconformity, by Robert Briggs.  Biblical Nonconformity Part 1 (Introduction) Biblical Nonconformity Part 2 Biblical Nonconformity Part 3 (Source of our Strength)

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Compassion” by David Platt.

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

We continue our Saturday sermon series from David Platt.  The Gospel Demands Radical Compassion is part three in this eight-part series.  This series was the inspiration for Platt’s book, Radical.   Here is the description of the series: “In the same … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “A Praying Family” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Do you pray as a benefactor or a beggar? Do you pray at all? You won’t want to miss this Thursday’s sermon of the week by Akash Sant Singh, A Praying Family. Pastor Akash tears down the false notion of … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “The Gospel Demands Radical Sacrifice” by David Platt.

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

We continue our Saturday sermon series with the second installment from David Platt’s series Radical which inspired the book by the same name. This week’s message is The Gospel Demands Radical Sacrifice (you can find last week’s message here). This … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Brokenness” by Voddie Baucham.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week is Brokenness by Voddie Baucham. This is a powerful message on King David’s brokenness that you won’t want to miss (unless of course you’re a Rob Bell fan or like the book The Shack since … Continue reading →

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Saturday sermon series: “What the Gospel Demands” by David Platt.

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Yes, I’m going to do it. Starting today I am going to post a series of sermons so weighty and so sobering that I dare say they rival any other sermon ever presented on DefCon in the area of depth … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “The Gospel Revolution in Work” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

As a follow-up to last week’s two-part message on Christian work ethic by Brian Borgman (found here), DefCon is pleased to present another two-part message on this same subject by Akash Sant Singh entitled The Gospel Revolution in Work. This … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “The Christian Work Ethic” by Brian Borgman.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

For the next two weeks DefCon will be bringing you sermons on the subject of Christian work ethic and how the gospel plays out in our vocations.Whether you work outside the home, from home, are a homemaker, a boss, an … Continue reading →

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Sermon of the week: “Family Worship and the use of TV” by Albert Martin.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Albert Martin gives us encouragement and admonition in this decades-old message entitled Family Worship and the Use of TV.

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Sermon of the week: “Atonement and Justification – The Pharisee and the Tax Collector” by John MacArthur.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week is Atonement and Justification: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector by John MacArthur. A great message from a great portion of Scripture.

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Sermon of the week: “A Discerning Family” by Akash Sant Singh.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Your sermon of the week is A Discerning Family by Akash Sant Singh. This is another fantastic sermon as Akash delves into 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, covering such subjects as: – Do not despise prophecies. – Test everything. – Hold fast … Continue reading →

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