Steve Horn Audio Podcast

The Olympic Games are crowning athletic champions, but God has called us to be spiritual champions. We said last week that in order to be a spiritual champion, we must realize the seriousness of our Christian commitment. Today, we consider how we...

The analogy of the Christian life to athletic contests is a familiar theme of the New Testament. We will examine several of these passages in the weeks of these Olympics recognizing that God calls us to total surrender. Today we begin our series...

This Proverb about the nation is stated as parallel thought. That is, a very simple thought is given in a positive and negative way, communicating the same truth. What is that simple truth? Righteous living exalts a nation! The opposite parallel...

I think that most of us can agree that money is one of our greatest worries. But, God’s Word reveals that we need not worry about money. God’s Word again proves to us to be a living Word, because of the abundance of teaching on the subject of money.

Though godlessness appears to be increasing, the truth of the matter is that for all of history, those who desire to follow the one true God face great difficulty because of the godless society around them. That was true in the ancient context of...

Trusting God is the key principle in every matter of our relationship with God. We are saved not as the result of our initiative, but God’s initiative. We cannot save ourselves. We cannot be good enough in order to be made right with God. Salvation...

The book of Proverbs is packed with practical “timeless wisdom for today’s worries.” Today, our assignment is to see the credibility of the Word of God to speak to issues of our life. Proverbs illustrates in a specific way the impact of the Bible...

Why preach on this particular subject? First of all, President Obama made an unprecedented announcement in which he gave his unequivocal support for same sex marriage. Now, understand, this issue is purely a theological and moral matter. So...

Usually when one deals with this passage from James, we will focus on the end—praying over the sick person. Actually, there are two issues of equal importance that precede the encouragement to pray over the sick. So, in order to deal Biblically with...

This particular vignette from Jesus' life is surrounded by a question about divorce and a question about eternal life. I would just pause and say that here are two most important questions that occupy the attention of many. In the midst of these...

I want to take this Sunday, in remembrance of our bicentennial celebration of our state, to remember what God has done through this one local church—The First Baptist Church of Lafayette. Certainly, my heart is one of remembrance so that we might...

There are a lot of people today that are confused about the return of Christ. Some folks do not even believe in the literal and imminent return of Christ. That was the concern of Peter as he addressed some unidentified Christians of his day...

Jesus came in order to redeem us. He died for the forgiveness of our sin. He rose again showing victory over sin, Satan, and the grave. What now? Well, the Book of Acts tells us what happened next. The Book of Acts tells us the story of the...

This is the greatest day in history because the Resurrection Completes the Gospel, Because the Resurrection Conquers our greatest human fears, Because the Resurrection Confirms our own resurrection, and Because the Resurrection Changes our perspective...

Our text today tells us that there were five supernatural miracles that occurred during the hours of Jesus’ crucifixion—the darkness, the torn veil, the earthquake, and the resurrection of the saints, and the response of the centurion. I think there...

If we understand that Christmas is the celebration of Jesus coming into our world, then why would we not celebrate Christmas every day. In a sense, “every day ought to be Christmas.”

Second Chronicles 29 through Nehemiah 2 presents an interesting period in the life of Israel. The text seems to indicate that there are at least three different periods of return. First, there is the return under the leadership of Zerubbabel (Ezra...

What if the exile, like the nation of Israel, has been created by own sin? Then, what if our exile is created, like that generation who would be born in exile, by the sin of others?

Hosea prophesied to the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the days before the exile. The message, though, is one of urgency that God’s judgment is about to fall. God used Hosea’s marriage to a woman named Gomer as an analogy of God’s relationship with...

The very first thing that we learn about Josiah is that he was eight years old when he became king. As far as Israel’s history is concerned, Josiah is at the top of the list, especially in regards to his spiritual influence upon the kingdom. A few...