Sermons by Richard Ramos
The Word Keeps Us from Evil
JOHN 17:8–9 8“For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.” In the book of John, chapter 17 is the prayer of Jesus for His disciples before His arrest…
The Word Sets Us Free
JOHN 8:31–32 31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus called upon the Jews to believe in Him, or they would die in their sins. Many put their belief in Him that day. However, even if they were freed from slavery to sin by believing in Him, Jesus knew living as free people,…
The Word Became Flesh
JOHN 1:1–2 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. Many times in our life of faith, we have different misconceptions of who God really is. Sometimes, we may even feel that God is distant from us because of our misunderstanding of Him. We wonder about the best way to reach God among the seemingly different options available. Despite all these, God has made…
The Main Purpose of Our Wealth
PROVERBS 3:9,10 9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; 10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. At first glance, this passage may appear like a get-rich-quick formula. “If you do this, you will be prosperous.” But this passage is about what we give to God, not just what He will give us in return. We are to honor Him from the heart because He…
Victory
ISAIAH 62:11–12 11Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.” 12And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken. In our study of Isaiah, we have seen that time and again God’s people failed to fulfill their part of the covenant.…
Restoration
ISAIAH 49:8 Thus says the LORD: “In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages . . .” As a result of sin and disobedience, God’s people were taken to Babylon in chains. Defeated, they found themselves in a new land with no place to worship their God. It…
Bought at a Price
GALATIANS 4:4,5 4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. We were slaves of sin and were held captive under the law (Galatians 3:23). During Paul’s time, slaves were under the rulership of their masters. They could not do anything apart from what their master would say or allow. Sin was our…
Comfort
ISAIAH 40:1–3 1Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” While God’s people had a long history of stubbornness and unfaithfulness, God has a long history of consistency…
The Servant Who Brings Light to the World!
ISAIAH 49:6 “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” The world we live in is troubled and broken. This darkness is caused by sin. We can see sickness, hatred, and disaster everywhere. However, this is not God’s original design…
Serving in View of Christ’s Coming!
1 THESSALONIANS 2:11–12 11For you know how, like a father with his children, 12we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. Acts 17 gives us the account of how the church in Thessalonica was birthed. The gospel was preached, people responded, and persecution quickly followed, which led to Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy being separated from the new believers. This…
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