Steve Horn Audio Podcast

Last week, again, we said that if we want to grow up we must “Never Compromise our Convictions.” To that principle, now we add, “If we want to grow up we must Never Believe the Lies of Satan. We cannot possibly outline every lie that Satan uses. The...

Daniel lived in the days of the Babylonian takeover of Israel. Daniel was drafted into the personal service of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar set out on a plan to make-over certain youth of Israel. Nebuchadnezzar wanted to...

You have heard me say many times before that the Bible is our guide for every area of life. Indeed, the Bible gives parents a guide. Many Scriptures come to mind. Today, we will examine the testimony of three New Testament mothers, consider a...

All of us have those things that we have to do. For me, that something has always involved a lot of writing. Writing papers, writing sermons, writing articles, and now even a few attempts at writing some books, have always kind of dominated my life...

I am sure that we need a little background for this message this morning. Back on the first Sunday of this year, I gave to you what I called a “Pastoral Challenge for 2009.” The challenge comes from Luke’s Gospel. 51 Then He went down with them and...

The scene is like that of a parade. It is more than a parade. The scene is one of ultimate respect to the one that the crowd thought was the military and political king coming to save them. But, in this entry are two incredible ironies. One is...

I’m always looking for a good story. Why? You will remember the story long after you remember the sermon. Hopefully, by remembering the story you will remember something about the sermon. Jesus liked stories too. The gospels are filled with...

We have been studying the Sermon on the Mount for several weeks. We plan to conclude next LORD’s Day. As we begin to come to the conclusion, it is important to remember that we have understood this Sermon as “The Wisdom of Jesus.” Today, we come to...

I don’t think it is surprising that Jesus included multiple thoughts on prayer in His Sermon on the Mount. We have already discovered the principle of “Being Real” when we pray among other things back in chapter 6. That discussion leads to one of...

We have been studying the Sermon on the Mount. More than a few of you have indicated that the subject matter of the last few weeks has been extremely convicting. Not surprising. We come to a section of Jesus’ sermon this morning that, to use a...

Our text this morning is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has been teaching about life in His kingdom. He began with the beatitudes—those little proverbs that teach us how to really have the life God meant for us to have. Then, Jesus...

We have been in the Sermon on the Mount for the last several weeks and continue in that study this morning. We are looking for the wisdom of Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus grew in wisdom and we are to grow in the likeness of Jesus. So, here...

We continue with our series on the Sermon on the Mount with an extended passage today. The context demands that we consider this lengthy passage. Remember, we are looking for the wisdom of Jesus.

We have discovered so far in the Sermon on the Mount the kind of life that God wants us to have. Now, Jesus shifts the focus to being the kind of person He wants us to be. He identifies our primary purpose to be salt and light. Many seek the...

We are studying the Sermon on the Mount. We are looking for “The Wisdom of Jesus.” The Sermon on the Mount starts out with the Beatitudes. We have already considered the first eight Beatitudes. The eighth Beatitude seems to be developed a little...

I have issued a challenge for us for 2009. I take our challenge from Luke 2:52 that we grow as Jesus did in wisdom, in stature, in favor with God, and in favor with others. I proposed that we spend one quarter of the year in each of these growth...

Praying for the President

Jesus’ message of wisdom begins with a series of sayings that are usually called “The Beatitudes.” Each of these sayings begins with the word, “Blessed.” The idea is happy. The idea is that Jesus is saying this is truly the person that is going to...

The Gospels tell us about the birth of Jesus. We have one brief vignette of Jesus’ boyhood. The story of Jesus getting separated from his earthly parents immediately precedes the text I want to read this morning. These two verses summarize the life...

At the beginning of 2008, I issued two challenges. The first was to join me in reading through the Bible. For those of you who will complete that challenge this week, I say, “Congratulations.” I hope that your continued reading and study of the...