Steve Horn Audio Podcast

Be careful what you long for, you might just get it, and not like it.

We worry about so much. God is interested in two things really—our salvation and our sanctification—our continued growth in Him.

Where does a person find courage? Awaken to the challenge before us. Acceptance of God’s promise. Awareness of God’ presence. Alignment with God’s Word.

Celebrate what God has done, Create an atmosphere of dependence on God, Create a more orderly society, Communicate the holiness of God, Causes us to see our own need for Christ.

God promises us forgiveness and with that forgiveness, reconciliation back to God, and with that reconciliation comes the promise of eternal life.

The Fall shows us the constant central conflict of History. The Fall shows us the temporary and eternal consequences of that sin. The Fall shows us that where sin abounds, grace abounds. Here is the reason for the cross!

Genesis means “origin.” Indeed Genesis is a book about beginnings. The beginning of creation, sin, family life, civilization, and the nations are all captured in the opening pages of the Word of God. In addition and most importantly, the beginning...

The word “incarnation” is a theological term that means that God became man and entered human history. The importance of the incarnation is crucial to orthodox Christianity. The incarnation says to us that Jesus is both wholly God and wholly human...

3 Factors Related to Believing God for the Impossible: Confidence in God’s Promises, Confirmation by God’s Past Activity, Encouragement from other People.

What do we do while we wait on God? Trust in God’s Word, Trust in God’s Timing. Continue in the Discipline of Prayer. Trust in God’s Answer.

We must display complete submission. We must determine to have constant sensitivity. We must trust God’s continual sovereignty. We must expect God’s climactic salvation.

The famed preacher of another generation, C.H. Spurgeon, said of this Psalm, “It’s the shortest Psalm, but take the longest to learn.” Indeed it takes a long time to learn how not to be proud or haughty, how not to get involved with things that are...

Four Benefits of Continual Celebration: Joy, Remembrance, Perspective, and it Prompts Service

In October of 2002, truck driver Ron Lantz, like most of the rest of the country, had heard about the Washington, D.C. snipers—two lunatics who were wreaking havoc in the D.C. area by murdering people in sniper like fashion. In three weeks time, they...

I stand amazed at God’s presence—a problem solved, a fear confronted, a relationship healed, a sinner repenting. We marvel at the presence and activity of God in these circumstances. More than His presence, I sometimes wonder about God’s absence—or...

Yesterday, our state re-elected Bobby Jindal as our governor. So far as governor elections go in the State of Louisiana, this election was hardly noticeable. I think all will agree that our state has had some pretty interesting elections. One of my...

I read somewhere this week that a person can love the church without loving Jesus, but it is virtually impossible to love Jesus and not love the Church. This piece simply serves to remind us that we need a place to figure out the important...

You never know who may need to be encouraged. In the Library of Congress, there is a box that contains the items found in Abraham Lincoln’s pockets on the evening of his assassination. Among other things, there were nine newspaper clippings mostly...

I don’t know if you are aware of this or not but people don’t like to hear sermons on giving and certainly don’t like to hear sermons on tithing—the giving of 10%. Obviously, I mean that statement somewhat tongue in cheek, but here is a serious...

Romans 12 is a critical chapter in the book of Romans. It is the chapter that transitions Paul’s thought from theology to practice. In Romans 1-11, Paul beautifully depicted the Gospel. He displayed humanity’s depravity, but then qualified God’s...