Sermons, commentary, and more from Matt Privett http://www.themattrix.com en-us Copyright 2010 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:00 -0400 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:00 -0400 mattprivett@themattrix.com (Matt Privett) Matt Privett                Matt Privett            mattprivett@themattrix.com     No http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101027wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101027wedpm.mp3 How old is the earth? How did we come to be and how did this world come to be the way it is? Science has various answers. Some Christians have various answers. Pastor Matt contends that Scripture has one answer in this Bible Q&A. (Note: There are pockets of quietness in the audio because there was some discussion during the lesson.) Podcasts Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101020wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101020wedpm.mp3 Some religions claim that people can be baptized for the benefit of those who have long since died. Is this biblical? Pastor Matt answers the question from Scripture in this lesson. (Note: There are pockets of quietness in the audio because there was some discussion during the lesson.) Podcasts Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101013wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20101013wedpm.mp3 We read in books and sometimes see on TV the testimony of those who claim to have been in heaven, sometimes in a death/near-death experience. But do these testimonies reconcile what we read in the word of God? Pastor Matt examines the topic from Scripture. (Note: There are pockets of quietness in the audio because there was some discussion during the lesson.) Podcasts Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100929wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100929wedpm.mp3 Sometimes praising God just seems emotionally impossible. Even the writers of Scripture experienced that feeling. But Pastor Matt explains from this psalm that those experiences are exactly when we ought to glorify God. Podcasts Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100926P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100926P.mp3 The believer's purpose while still on this earth is to proclaim the excellencies of Jesus Christ, but you can't do that if you are still living according to the desires of the old self. Listen as Pastor Matt explains what Peter is saying, that we are in a constant war with the flesh that will not end until we are in the presence of Christ. Thankfully, He has given us the power to win. Podcasts Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100926A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100926A.mp3 Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael in the Gospels, is one of the lesser known disciples. Yet, there are valuable lessons to be learned by how Jesus saved him and used him. God can overcome our prejudices and He honors our pursuit of the truth of His Word. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how Jesus saved Bartholomew, warts and all. Podcasts Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100922wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100922wedpm.mp3 In one of the most wonderful prayers in the New Testament, the apostle Paul prays for the church at Ephesus, and by proxy all New Testament churches, that they might be strengthened by the power of God for the glory of God. Podcasts Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100919P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100919P.mp3 Having already written of several advantages believers have today as a result of their salvation, Peter unloads with several more by drawing from several Old Testament texts in these two verses. Pastor Matt explains these advantages and why our salvation is, for lack of a better word, awesome! Podcasts Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100919A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100919A.mp3 We are too often very much like the apostle Philip. We are determined to follow Christ until there comes a time when our faith needs to be enlarged. We forget that God makes all things possible. We think inside the box. Listen as Pastor Matt teaches what we can learn from what the Bible tells us about Philip. Learn how to think with faith. Podcasts Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100912P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100912P.mp3 The apostle Peter has been writing to his readers and how great a salvation they have, and this is cause to worship God and obey Him. All the while Peter is pointing to the second coming of Christ. One problem though: Peter's readers haven't experienced the second coming yet. Neither have we. They're being persecuted. Persecution and trials are happening today. Peter knows this, so he comforts his readers by telling them that there are some great advantages of their salvation that are very real even today. One of those is security. We are absolutely secure in Christ. The other is the advantage of getting to love Jesus Christ. Not everyone can do that. Listen as Pastor Matt explains why these two advantages cannot overstated. Podcasts Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100912A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100912A.mp3 Andrew was a second fiddle when to came to leadership amongst the disciples, but where would a symphony be without second fiddles? Where would the church be without servants who do the work of the ministry and have hearts for connecting people with Jesus Christ? That's what Andrew does every time we see him mentioned specifically in the Scriptures. It's something all believers need to emulate. Podcasts Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100905P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100905P.mp3 The apostle John was much like his brother James, passionate, loud, sometimes sinfully intolerant, sometimes unloving. However, Jesus changed him into a disciple who would write a beloved Gospel, three rich letters, and the Revelation of Jesus Christ. All the while, in his writings, John would trumpet two things every believer desperately needs high doses of (and in balance): truth and love. Listen as Pastor Matt talks about the apostle John. Podcasts Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100905A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100905A.mp3 Continuing his series with a series, Pastor Matt continues to walk through Mark by taking microscopic looks at the twelve disciples. This sermon on James illustrates that all those who follow Jesus Christ need to have a zeal for truth, strong convictions, strong relationships with believers of like passion, and separation from the world. Podcasts Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100829P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100829P.mp3 The salvation God gives His people through Jesus Christ offers those sinners made saints numerous and indescribably great advantages. Two such advantages are the fact that, by being born again, we are inextricably united to Jesus Christ, and because of that, we also have access to God. Listen as Pastor Matt expounds on these glorious realities and how they must inform our lives. Podcasts Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100829A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100829A.mp3 Just who were these twelve men Jesus summoned to Himself and made His inner circle of disciples? Pastor Matt begins to examine them in this message on the man who would become known as the apostle Peter. Peter's testimony is one of conversion, failure, and restoration. God took him from being a swaying, vacillating man and turned him into a rock of the faith. If He can do it with Peter, He can surely do it with us as well. Podcasts Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100822P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100822P.mp3 The gospel of Jesus Christ is the word which has been preached to us, which God has used to make sinners alive to believe in His Son. That imperishable seed has sprouted a new life, in which malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander have no place. They are like dirty diapers on us. However, the gospel-centered life, that is, the life that is consistent with the good news of Jesus Christ, is the pure spiritual milk we are to crave. Podcasts Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100822A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100822A.mp3 This passage may seem simple on the surface, but it is a momentous occasion in the ministry of Jesus Christ. After all, He was appointing twelve men who would be the foundation of His church. Listen as Pastor Matt explains Jesus praying all night to the Father about it, and why we should follow His lead, as well as how the summons of the Lord is a non-negotiable mandate for us to obey. Podcasts Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100815P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100815P.mp3 God has lavished His amazing, incomprehensible, sacrificial love for those He is saving through His own Son Jesus Christ. That same type of love is how we are to relate to other believers in Jesus Christ. Peter says we are to "fervently love one another from the heart." Pastor Matt explains that, just as Jesus Christ was stretched to the limit so that we might be saved, so too must we be stretched to the limit on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Podcasts Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100815A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100815A.mp3 As Jesus takes a step back from the controversy, so too does Mark take a step back literarily, providing us with a sweeping summary of opinions about Jesus Christ. Is He merely a superstar? Is He a leader? Is He the Great Physician? Or is He even more, as the demons say, the Son of God? Listen as Pastor Matt explains why this is so important. Podcasts Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100808P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100808P.mp3 Peter gives us three reasons believers in Jesus Christ are to conduct themselves in fear while they're on the earth: 1) The Father judges all according to their works, 2) The Son has redeemed us from slavery to sin with His own precious blood, and 3) It is all God's plan from eternity past to give us faith and hope while Christ is raised and glorified. Listen as Pastor Matt expounds on the glory of this truth and the necessity to follow the command to fear. Podcasts Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100808A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100808A.mp3 This passage of Scripture is the only place it is explicitly said that Jesus became angry. What riles the violent passion of Christ? Hypocrisy. Spiritual pretense. Artificial religiosity. Pastor Matt explains why the Pharisees' devotion to their own rules blinded them to the gospel of grace. Podcasts Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100801P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100801P.mp3 The salvation will have through Jesus Christ, thanks to the fact that God has caused us to be born again, turns us from sons of disobedience into children of obedience. As new creations we are called to be holy in all our behavior, on the basis of God's own holiness. In this passionate and important message, listen as Pastor Matt explains how the gospel of Jesus Christ must transform our entire lives. Podcasts Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100801A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100801A.mp3 Once again Jesus is confronted by religious leaders, this time over His disciples supposedly violating the Sabbath. Jesus goes on to expose religious hypocrisy that is as prevalent today as it was in 1st century Israel. In showing that the Sabbath was designed to bless men, Jesus reveals His lordship even further. Podcasts Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100725P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100725P.mp3 Following a wonderful discourse on the greatness of our salvation, Peter begins laying out a series of commands those whom God has caused to be born again are to obey. The first is hope. We are to fix our hope on the grace that will manifest itself in Christ's Second Coming. Podcasts Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100725A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100725A.mp3 When Jesus is confronted over the fact that His disciples aren't fasting like others, Jesus reveals a little more of His identity, and in so doing, shows one over very important truth: No other religion or system of worship is compatible with Him. Podcasts Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100718A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100718A.mp3 Have you ever felt as if you are not worth saving? Too bad to save? The truth is that you are. That's what makes God's grace so amazing. Perhaps you will take encouragement from this sermon, as Pastor Matt explains how Jesus raised the ire of religious authorities when He saved even the worst of the worst in Israel. Podcasts Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100711P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100711P.mp3 Believers in the church age have a privilege that not even the prophets possessed, in that we have fuller knowledge of our salvation through Jesus Christ. We have grace in a way the angels cannot even understand. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how this ought to cause us to echo Peter's exclamation, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Podcasts Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100711A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100711A.mp3 Jesus' healing of the paralytic has always been one of the most beloved stories of His miracle, and rightfully so. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how His identity as the Son of God was revealed in His authority to forgive sins, which was demonstrated by the healing itself. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how we are spiritual paralytics who need Jesus' word as well. Podcasts Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100704A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100704A.mp3 Listen as Pastor Matt explains Jesus' cleansing of a leper, and how He still cleanses spiritual lepers today. Podcasts Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100627P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100627P.mp3 The story of Ananias and Sapphira has always been one of the most curious and interesting in the history of the church. Listen to Pastor Matt explain what they lacked, and why their demise was both necessary and important for us to learn from. Podcasts Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100627A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100627A.mp3 When Acts 6 tells us that the apostles were devoted to prayer and the ministry of the word, it's clear they learned from their Master, for in this passage we see that prayer and preaching were very large priorities to Jesus Christ. They should be priorities to us as well. Podcasts Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100613P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100613P.mp3 God has caused us to be born again to a living hope and an inheritance that will be given to us at the return of Christ. But what about now? Well, as Peter explains, we do go through trials today, but for believers they served to prove our faith, and they result in praise and honor and glory from God Himself. Podcasts Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100613A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100613A.mp3 When Jesus encountered Simon Peter's mother-in-law He showed His authority as the Son of God by raising her up and making her completely well. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how He does this for all who trust in Him. Podcasts Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100606P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100606P.mp3 Peter begins the body of his letter in worship to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Why? Because those whom God has saved are those whom God has caused to be born again. Listen to Pastor Matt discuss the glory of the new birth. Podcasts Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100606A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100606A.mp3 Short of coming to die on the cross and bear the penalty of sin for all those He would save, Jesus' primary duty during His earthly ministry was to preach and teach. In this passage, Mark shows us that Jesus was a teacher like no other, for His word came with the authority of God. Podcasts Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100530sunpmls.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100530sunpmls.mp3 In this devotional before our church partook of the Lord's Supper, Pastor Matt explains the eschatological nature of the Supper and its ramifications on believers today. Podcasts Sun, 30 May 2010 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100530A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100530A.mp3 Jesus gives a powerful, simple command to all He calls unto salvation - Follow Me! In examining Mark's description of Jesus calling Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John, Pastor Matt explains the life-changing obligation upon a disciple of the Lord to follow Him. Christians are called to enjoy God's grace in their own lives and extend His glory to the uttermost parts of the earth. Podcasts Sun, 30 May 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100523P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100523P.mp3 Peter wrote to believers in Jesus Christ who were facing, and about to face further, persecution, suffering, and martyrdom. What greater comfort to those believers, and by proxy we who today trust in Christ, than to expound to them on their glorious salvation. Pastor Matt explains what Peter means when he tells these "aliens" they were chosen, and then he draws very practical implications from the demands God places on those He saves. Listen to this encouraging and challenging message. Podcasts Sun, 23 May 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100523A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100523A.mp3 Mark lived in an era (not unlike our own) in which religious pluralism permeated the society. The exclusive claim that Jesus is the Son of God was no more popular then than it is now. In these verses Mark captures the heart of Jesus' ministry. Listen as Pastor Matt explains that the gospel is not an offer, but a proclamation. We must repent of our sins and believe in the gospel. Podcasts Sun, 23 May 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100519wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100519wedpm.mp3 In this prayer meeting devotional, Pastor Matt explains why God is worthy of praise and how we must worship Him only, for He is our only hope. Podcasts Wed, 19 May 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/General/GraduationService100516P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/General/GraduationService100516P.mp3 On a night in which Covenant Baptist Church honored its high school and college graduates, Pastor Matt challenged them out of the book of Joshua by pointing them to the continuity and extent of God's faithfulness, then explaining how God says we should respond to His faithfulness. Podcasts Sun, 16 May 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100516A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100516A.mp3 The earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, began with two huge, and quite different events. Listen as Pastor Matt talks about how, in His baptism, Jesus identifies with sinners and is validated by His Father, then upon being tempted, confronts the Adversary, and hear how this impacts you. Podcasts Sun, 16 May 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100512wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100512wedpm.mp3 This is a wonderful psalm that teaches us how to approach God for the purpose of worship. Listen as Pastor Matt expounds on this text and also shows that its fulfillment is none other than Jesus Christ. Podcasts Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100509P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100509P.mp3 In beginning this new series of the book of 1 Peter, Pastor Matt lays the groundwork for what is to come. Who wrote this letter? Who was it written to? Under what circumstances was it written? Don't make the mistake of thinking these are just mundane facts, for the context of 1 Peter has much to do with the rich content found within. Find out how those who trust in Christ identify with both the author and recipients of this magnificent letter. Podcasts Sun, 09 May 2010 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100509A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100509A.mp3 Mark connects the thesis of his book - Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that is good news - with what has come before in the Old Testament, as in this passage he talks about John the Baptist. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how the mission, message, and method of John the Baptist pointed right at Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was Jesus' thoroughly Christocentric (Christ-centered) forerunner. Podcasts Sun, 09 May 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100505wedpm.mp3 http://www.themattrix.com/sermons/20100505wedpm.mp3 The first psalm shows us two paths we can go down. Either we can delight in the law of the LORD or we can walk in the way of the wicked. Listen how Pastor Matt explains the degradation that happens when we go down the wrong path. Podcasts Wed, 05 May 2010 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100502A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100502A.mp3 The Gospel of Mark is a fast-moving, action-packed book in which the ministry of Jesus Christ is emphasized. Listen as Pastor Matt explains the thesis of Mark's Gospel: Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that is good news! Podcasts Sun, 02 May 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100321A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100321A.mp3 The glory of God is the most important thing. Period. The glory of God is made known through the proclamation of the truth. The truth is to be proclaimed, protected, and upheld by the church. This sermon was preached at Covenant Baptist Church one week before he was voted Pastor. Podcasts Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100228P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100228P.mp3 Believers are to live in a different sphere, for they have been risen with Christ and their lives are now hidden with Christ in God. Listen as Matt expounds on why and how we out to be different on the basis on our salvation. Podcasts Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100228A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett100228A.mp3 The story of Naaman is the story of God's salvation extending to his sinful enemies. Listen as Matt expounds on the futility of pride before a holy God. Podcasts Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett091227P.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett091227P.mp3 God is indeed a holy God and He does not tolerate partial obedience. In this account, listen to Matt explain how Saul's partial obedience was in fact vile rebellion. His refusal to wage extreme warfare on sin cost him the kingdom of Israel. It is important we are willing to wage war on sin through the power of God, lest it also cost us. Podcasts Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett091227A.mp3 http://www.covenantbaptistdayton.org/sermons/Privett/Privett091227A.mp3 In an age where people are looking for the voice of God in all kinds of places, the Bible reminds us that God has spoken in His Son Jesus Christ. Faith in Him, as He has been revealed in Scripture, is essential, because Jesus is God's famous last word. Podcasts Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:30:00 -0500