Sermons by Pastor Fred Bell (Page 24)

Sermons by Pastor Fred Bell (Page 24)

Do You Still Not Understand? (Mark 8:1-21)

What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.  This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.  The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the…

Crumbs of Mercy & Grace (Mark 7:24-37)

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?  Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?  If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,…

A Clean Heart (Mark 7:1-23)

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;    they do not know what makes them stumble. My son, pay attention to what I say;    turn your ear to my words.Do not let them out of your sight,    keep them within your heart;for they are life to those who find them    and health to one’s whole body.Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it.Keep your…

Their Hearts were Hardened (Mark 6:45-56)

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.  But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.  We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. Hebrews 3:12-14

Sacrifice & Provision (Mark 6:14-44)

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.  My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.  I and the Father are one. John 10:11,27-30

The Importance of the Resurrection (1 Cor. 15-12-20)

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.  They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.  In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why…

Acceptance or Rejection (Mark 6:1-13)

“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.  But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15

Set Free by Faith (Mark 5:21-43)

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.  For, “In just a little while,    he who is coming will come    and will not delay.” And, “But my righteous one will live by faith.    And I take no pleasure    in the one who shrinks back.” But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and…

Freed by the Power of Mercy (Mark 5:1-20)

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.  This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to…