Sermons by Bob Vincent and Others

1. We Have a Play on Words. 2. Was the Snake a Dinosaur? 3. Death Began Only After Adam Sinned. 4. God Gave Adam a Command with Absolutely Dreadful Consequences for Disobedience. 5. Human Life Began only Once. 6. What Is Headship? 7. Adam Is not only the First Male, He is the Archetype of Males. 8. Eve Was Deceived; Adam Was not. 9. By Man Came Death. 10. Part of the Bondage to Corruption Is our Inability to Stop Sinning. 11. God Loves you, and he Covered your Sin.

1. What Is Creatio ex Nihilo? 2. God Was Never Lonely. Luke 22:29; John 16:35; John 17:5; John 17:24 3. What is the Difference Between Human Beings and Other Animals? 3.1. We Are Animals The Hebrew phrase that is used to describe man at his creation, (pronounced NEH fesh kha YAH, נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙) "living soul" (Genesis 2:7), is used of animals (Genesis 1:20, 24, 30; 2:19 ). 3.2. Only Human Beings Are Created Directly by God. Genesis 2:7 3.3. Only Human Beings Are Created in the Image of God and Endowed with the Reflective Ability to Think God's Thoughts After him. Genesis 1:27; Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Peter 2:12 3.4. Only Human Beings Are Immortal. 2 Corinthians 5:8; Ecclesiastes 3:21 with Ecclesiastes 12:7; Cf. Confession of Faith, Chapter 4, "Creation," Paragraph Two 4. God Created the World with the Appearance of Age. Genesis 2:19-25

1. What Was Noah's Wife's Name?2. Who Was Noah?3. Noah's Wife Was a Preacher's Wife.4. Noah and his Wife Must Have Had Other Children Besides Shem, Ham, and Japheth.5. To Be a Parent Is to Know Pain.6. Our World Is not Identical to the World Before the Fall and Before the Flood.7. What Greater Pain Is There than to Know You Have Children Who Are Lost?8. There Were Young Dinosaurs on the Ark and Prototypes of Other Animals.9. Noah Was Likely Mocked the Way Some Street-preachers Are Today.10. Good Parents Practice Tough Love.11. There Is no Absolute Promise that our Children Will Be Saved.12. Godly Fear Does Not Remove our Assurance of Salvation; Rather it Is an Awareness that There Are Consequences in this Life to Disobeying God.

1. This Psalm Points to Palm Sunday.2. The Lord Jesus Christ Is the Stone the Builders Rejected.3. Knowing Christ Rose from the Dead and Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit Turned Cowards into Bold Witnesses.4. The Builders who Rejected the Cornerstone Were the Jewish Leaders.5. God's True Israel Repented and Believed.6. The Leaders only Had the Scriptures, but Without the Holy Spirit, Scripture Is a Dead Letter.7. The Jewish Leaders Knew that Jesus Had Risen from the Dead.8. Fallen Persons Cannot Think Rationally.9. Jesus' Destruction of the Jewish Temple and Building the Third Temple Is Another Proof of his Resurrection.10. I Make a Thousand Dollar Offer.

I made a mistake. Phonics derives from the Greek word for "sound, tone, noise," phōnē, φωνή; whereas, Phoenician comes from Phoinikē, Φοινίκη.1. Psalm 118 is the last part of the Great Hallel, Psalm 113-118. It is the hymn Jesus and his disciples sang (Matthew 26:30).2. Psalm 118 Records David's Obtaining the Bride Price for Saul's Daughter.3. What Is the Meaning of Circumcision?4. All the Descendants of Abraham, Whether Arabic or Jewish, Practice Circumcision.5. Who Were the Philistines?6. Psalm 118 Is Recited as the Lord Jesus Enters Jerusalem.7. Why Does Jesus Weep?8. Jesus Was Cut off in Covenant Judgment When he Died on the Cross.9. Psalm 118 Points Clearly to the Events of Holy Week.10. Psalm 118 Points to the Lord's Supper.

1. This Is the Last Part of the Middle Vision.2. What Is Fundamental Christian Doctrine?3. The Lord Jesus Is the Son of Man of Revelation 14, but There Is Another Supernatural Figure Here.4. The Land Will Be Reaped as Babylon Was Reaped.5. The Reaping of the Olivet Discourse Focuses on First Century Judea.6. God's Kingdom Contains Wheat and Tares.7. I Don't Want a Pure Church at the Expense of Removing the Weak.8. Church Discipline Begins with Faithful Bible Preaching, Earnest Prayer, and Patient Love.9. Judea and Jerusalem Were Taken over by Fanatics who Killed Other Jews.

Because of a computer glitch only the last half of this sermon was captured on video. Please listen to "The Rest we Need, Part One for the audio and the transcript.1. Let us Focus on Rest Today.2. How Does this Passage Focus on the First Century of the Christian Era?3. As with the Olivet Discourse, There is an Initial Fulfillment in the First Century.4. The Mark of the Beast Contrasts with the Mark of the Lamb.5. There Is no Rest for the Wicked.6. Who Made me a Judge or an Arbiter Between you?7. Take your Rest.8. There Is Labor that Is Restful.9. Take your Burdens and Give them to Jesus; then Find Rest in Worshipping God.

1. Who Is Babylon in the Book of Revelation?2. Babylon Is Connected to the Tower of Babel and Adam's Raised Hand.3. Babylon Is the Fountainhead of Corrupt Worship.4. I Changed my Mind About the Beast.5. I Believe that Nero Is the Initial Fulfillment of the Beast.6. Asia Minor Was a Center of Emperor Worship. 7. The Book of Revelation Recapitulates its Visions.8. Nero and Rome Do not Exhaust the Prophecies About the Beast.9. The Lord Jesus Christ Has not Yet Returned.10. America in 2025 Is in Great Danger.11. Jesus Is the Only Hero in History.

1. The Gospel Includes the Fear of God.2. What is the Fear of God?3. To Fear God Is to Stand in Awe of him.4. God Created All that Is.5. When we Walk with the LORD, we no Longer Are Terrified of him.6. What Is the Evidence that I Am Saved?7. There Is Another Aspect of the Fear of God.8. Every Human Knows God Exists and Knows Right from Wrong.9. What Do you Do if You Are Same-Sex Attracted?

1. Elisha Fulfilled his Commission Regarding Hazael.2. There Are Two Jorams (Jehorams).3. Jezreel Is the Place Where Naboth Was Murdered.4. The Law Protected the Poor from Generational Poverty.5. Jezebel Believed in the Divine Right of Kings.6. It Is the Year 841 B.C.7. Jezebel Was Cursed.8. God Uses Wicked People as his Rods of Chastisement.9. Believers Are Never Under God's Curse.

This message continues our study on Elisha. Here the King of Israel decides to cut off his head because the curses of Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 are being visited on God's people: People were eating their own children. This happened at least four times in the history of Israel, in 852, 722, and 586 BC, and in AD 70.

This sermon explores the significance of the first blessing Jacob gives to his 12 sons. Reuben, Simeon, and Levi receive curses from their father, but Judah receives a great blessing in Genesis 49:8-12.He is a lion, and he is promised authority over his brothers, and ultimately over the nations.We explore the significance of the Hebrew word Shiloh, šiylōh (שִׁיֹלה) in verse 10.Shiloh is also the name of the location of the Tabernacle once Israel entered Canaan, šiylōh (שִׁיֹלה).This reminds us of John 1:14, where the Word (logos, λόγος) is said to have tabernacled (skēnóō, σκηνόω) among us.

1. The King of Syria Tried to Capture Elisha.2. Elisha's Servant Was Terrified Until the LORD Opened his Eyes.3. May the LORD Open our Eyes as we Examine the Christmas Story.4. Matthew's Account Focuses on the Dangers from Herod and Jesus Legal Genealogy.5. Luke's Account Focuses on the Events that Took Place at the Time of Jesus' Birth and on his Literal, Biological Descent from Adam, Abraham, and King David.6. Did Everyone See and Hear the Heavenly Host?7. Have you Ever Entertained Angels Without Knowing it?8. Authentic Christianity Is Committed to Right Doctrine and Right Practice.9. Had the Lord Jesus Died as an Infant, There Would Be no Redemption.10. You Don't Have to Be Afraid.11. According to the Power of the Holy Spirit, he Lifts us up to Where he Is.

1. I Changed my Sermon2. Earthly Politics Are Simply the Backdrop of the Drama of Redemption.3. God Rules and Overrules for our Good.4. My Friend Died Last Sunday Night.5. We Celebrated the Lord's Supper and Something Happened.6. America Is Dying Because Churches and Families Are Divided.7. What Is the Solution?8. The Glory of the Second Temple Is Greater than Solomon's.9. Once we Have Repented, We Must Rejoice.

1. Elisha Points us to the Lord Jesus.2. Naaman Is a Veteran.3. Naaman Illustrates God's Sovereignty.4. Jesus Is Both David's Legal and Biological Son.5. The Lord Jesus Christ Is Still the Pivot on Which History Turns.6. History Can Be Chastisement.7. May we all Become Jesus' Slaves.8. You and I Have the Same Disease as Naaman.9. People who Really Love us Will Tell us the Truth.10. God Still Does Miracles Today.11. Freely you Have Received, Freely Give (Matthew 10:8).12. Naaman Became a True Follower of the LORD.13. Jesus Will not Lay on you a Burden for Which he Does not Equip you.14. What Will you Do with Jesus?

1. There Is Supernatural Opposition to the Gospel.2. Christ on the Cross Is Revealed in Preaching.3. There Are no Good People.4. What Is the Circumcision Group?5. What Does Justification Mean?6. Who Was Martin Luther?7. How Can You Be Right with God?8. Martin Luther, Billy Graham, and you, and I Desperately Need God's Grace.9. Luther Was a Great Man, But he Came Very Short of God's Glory.

1. These Three Kings Are Cousins.-2. God's Sovereignty Does not Rule out Human Action.-3. The Holocaust Is a Burnt Offering.-4. Killing our Children Is Demonic. -5. The Right to Abortion Is a Demonic Right.-6. Who Was Chemosh---7. God Limits Himself by Conformity to His own Character.-8. Demonic Spirits Have the Power to Resist God's Servants.-9. The Wrath Against Israel Was from Hell.-10. The Lord's Supper Points us to what Can Change the World.

1. These Three Kings Are Cousins.2. God's Sovereignty Does not Rule out Human Action.3. The Holocaust Is a Burnt Offering.4. Killing our Children Is Demonic. 5. The Right to Abortion Is a Demonic Right.6. Who Was Chemosh?7. God Limits Himself by Conformity to His own Character.8. Demonic Spirits Have the Power to Resist God's Servants.9. The Wrath Against Israel Was from Hell.10. The Lord's Supper Points us to what Can Change the World.

This is a look at the character of Samson

This is a look at the character of Samson

1. This was a war between cousins.-2. Why is there war---3. What about Elisha---4. War brings a cacophony of confusion out of which we must come into the presence of God.-5. God guides us by Scripture and by the Holy Spirit's applying the Scripture to our everyday circumstances.-6. We must sing God's praises in order to be delivered from the cacophony of confusion that surrounds us.-7. What is a Psalm---8. What is a hymn---9. What is a song---10. Redemption has been accomplished, and our songs must explicitly glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.-11. Some Psalms express despair and doubt about life after death.-12. The Law made nothing perfect, and the Old Covenant is obsolete.-13. Consider the worship of the book of Revelation- it is Trinitarian and focuses on the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ.-14. We must use music to get into the presence of God.-15. We must love our enemies.

1. This was a war between cousins.2. Why is there war?3. What about Elisha?4. War brings a cacophony of confusion out of which we must come into the presence of God.5. God guides us by Scripture and by the Holy Spirit's applying the Scripture to our everyday circumstances.6. We must sing God's praises in order to be delivered from the cacophony of confusion that surrounds us.7. What is a Psalm?8. What is a hymn?9. What is a song?10. Redemption has been accomplished, and our songs must explicitly glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.11. Some Psalms express despair and doubt about life after death.12. The Law made nothing perfect, and the Old Covenant is obsolete.13. Consider the worship of the book of Revelation: it is Trinitarian and focuses on the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ.14. We must use music to get into the presence of God.15. We must love our enemies.

1. These are youth, not small children.-2. Bethel was the center of false religion and apostasy from God.-3. The double portion was for the successor of the father.-4. Elisha's Ministry Begins with Blessing, not Cursing.-5. The power of life and death is in the tongue.-6. As with Jericho, Bethel was a wicked city.-7. Young males need men in their lives.-8. If our nation does not experience the fear of God, it will devolve into chaos.-9. Pray for our nation.-10. Hell is the destiny of everyone who does not repent and cast himself on God's mercy in Jesus Christ.

1. What are the good deeds of James 2---2. Neither the Roman Church nor Muhammad got it correct.-3. Good deeds focus on giving to the poor.-4. James the Just was Jesus' half-brother.-5. It is not always easy to help the poor.-6. The poor are God's elect.-7. We are either 100- righteous or 100- guilty.-8. We are justified by faith alone, but our faith is justified by our works alone.-9. I am a privileged man, and I must answer for what I have done with what God has given me.

1. What are the good deeds of James 2?2. Neither the Roman Church nor Muhammad got it correct.3. Good deeds focus on giving to the poor.4. James the Just was Jesus' half-brother.5. It is not always easy to help the poor.6. The poor are God's elect.7. We are either 100% righteous or 100% guilty.8. We are justified by faith alone, but our faith is justified by our works alone.9. I am a privileged man, and I must answer for what I have done with what God has given me.

1. Elijah experienced suicidal depression.-2. What is the difference between asking God to take your life and suicidal ideation---3. Elijah was God's prosecuting attorney against unfaithful people.-4. Jezebel's oath brought a curse on her own head.-5. Beware of oaths. Never take them carelessly.-6. Jezebel's words brought fear and depression on Elijah.-7. Elijah did not see the big picture.-8. Elijah is commissioned to do three things- to ordain Elisha as his successor, to install Hazael as king of Syria in place of Ben-Hadad, and to anoint Jehu as Israel's king, ending the dynasty of Omri.-9. Elisha wanted a double portion of the Spirit of Elijah.-10. Wealth, power, and fame cannot satisfy.-11. Jesus satisfies. Come to him and feast.

1. Elijah experienced suicidal depression.2. What is the difference between asking God to take your life and suicidal ideation?3. Elijah was God's prosecuting attorney against unfaithful people.4. Jezebel's oath brought a curse on her own head.5. Beware of oaths. Never take them carelessly.6. Jezebel's words brought fear and depression on Elijah.7. Elijah did not see the big picture.8. Elijah is commissioned to do three things: to ordain Elisha as his successor, to install Hazael as king of Syria in place of Ben-Hadad, and to anoint Jehu as Israel's king, ending the dynasty of Omri.9. Elisha wanted a double portion of the Spirit of Elijah.10. Wealth, power, and fame cannot satisfy.11. Jesus satisfies. Come to him and feast.

1. What is the difference between empathy and sympathy---2. I prayed for President Biden with sympathy.-3. Jesus was tempted in all the ways you are.-4. Jesus prayed with deep emotion and tears.-5. Prayer must end in submission.-6. Jesus matured through suffering.-7. Jesus understands you- he's been through what you're going through.-8. Are you afraid to die---9. Are you sure you are on your way to heaven---10. The devil has real power.-11. God desires to bless you.-12. Why did God become a man---13. Why don't you pray with me--

1. What is the difference between empathy and sympathy?2. I prayed for President Biden with sympathy.3. Jesus was tempted in all the ways you are.4. Jesus prayed with deep emotion and tears.5. Prayer must end in submission.6. Jesus matured through suffering.7. Jesus understands you; he's been through what you're going through.8. Are you afraid to die?9. Are you sure you are on your way to heaven?10. The devil has real power.11. God desires to bless you.12. Why did God become a man?13. Why don't you pray with me?

1. We must avoid stupid arguments.-2. What is wrong with quarreling---3. Share your faith, but do not quarrel.-4. Repentance depends on the work of the Holy Spirit.-5. When we are angry, we act as if we are drunk and insane.-6. Politics is deceptive and intoxicating.-7. The devil has a trap, and he wants to destroy your effectiveness.-8. We must correctly handle God's word- Dispensationalism is an error.-9. Full Preterism is heresy.-10. Guard the deposit, the Christian Faith, which is found in Scripture alone.

1. We must avoid stupid arguments.-2. What is wrong with quarreling---3. Share your faith, but do not quarrel.-4. Repentance depends on the work of the Holy Spirit.-5. When we are angry, we act as if we are drunk and insane.-6. Politics is deceptive and intoxicating.-7. The devil has a trap, and he wants to destroy your effectiveness.-8. We must correctly handle God's word- Dispensationalism is an error.-9. Full Preterism is heresy.-10. Guard the deposit, the Christian Faith, which is found in Scripture alone.

1. We must avoid stupid arguments.2. What is wrong with quarreling?3. Share your faith, but do not quarrel.4. Repentance depends on the work of the Holy Spirit.5. When we are angry, we act as if we are drunk and insane.6. Politics is deceptive and intoxicating.7. The devil has a trap, and he wants to destroy your effectiveness.8. We must correctly handle God's word: Dispensationalism is an error.9. Full Preterism is heresy.10. Guard the deposit, the Christian Faith, which is found in Scripture alone.

If we continue in the faith, we have been saved.--You can be part of the church and be lost.--Real Christians still sin.--Real Christians cannot live in sin.--God will not allow a real Christian to live in sin.--There are two errors- one is that people can never have assurance they are saved.--There is another error- believing you are saved based on a past decision that has no effect on you today.--The Lord chastens his own.--Paul serves as an example.--The book of Hebrews connects apostasy with abandoning the church.--Hebrews warned Jewish Christians if they turned their backs on Christ, the Old Testament system no longer exists.--There is a place where we can go from which there is no turning back.--It's never too late to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.

If we continue in the faith, we have been saved.--You can be part of the church and be lost.--Real Christians still sin.--Real Christians cannot live in sin.--God will not allow a real Christian to live in sin.--There are two errors- one is that people can never have assurance they are saved.--There is another error- believing you are saved based on a past decision that has no effect on you today.--The Lord chastens his own.--Paul serves as an example.--The book of Hebrews connects apostasy with abandoning the church.--Hebrews warned Jewish Christians if they turned their backs on Christ, the Old Testament system no longer exists.--There is a place where we can go from which there is no turning back.--It's never too late to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.

If we continue in the faith, we have been saved.You can be part of the church and be lost.Real Christians still sin.Real Christians cannot live in sin.God will not allow a real Christian to live in sin.There are two errors: one is that people can never have assurance they are saved.There is another error: believing you are saved based on a past decision that has no effect on you today.The Lord chastens his own.Paul serves as an example.The book of Hebrews connects apostasy with abandoning the church.Hebrews warned Jewish Christians if they turned their backs on Christ, the Old Testament system no longer exists.There is a place where we can go from which there is no turning back.It's never too late to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Here is the summary of the series.-Persecution caused the church to grow.-The Bible is God's infallible Word, but we need the Holy Spirit to apply the Bible.-God providentially prepared the world for the gospel.-God used women.-Persecutions lead to gospel opportunities.-How we respond to persecution determines a good outcome.-Choose to be happy and praise the Lord.-The non-Christian world is a world without hope.-We must sometimes disobey government, but we must never take up arms against it.-The Lord's Supper embodies persecution because it was instituted on the night the Lord Jesus was betrayed.

Here is the summary of the series.-Persecution caused the church to grow.-The Bible is God's infallible Word, but we need the Holy Spirit to apply the Bible.-God providentially prepared the world for the gospel.-God used women.-Persecutions lead to gospel opportunities.-How we respond to persecution determines a good outcome.-Choose to be happy and praise the Lord.-The non-Christian world is a world without hope.-We must sometimes disobey government, but we must never take up arms against it.-The Lord's Supper embodies persecution because it was instituted on the night the Lord Jesus was betrayed.