Abram Rescues Lot
Eric Motl
Lot fails to separate himself from Sodom, therefore, Sodom’s story becomes his. When we, as believers, befriend the world, the consequences can be devastating. Holiness is the answer for the follower of Christ. Abram, because of his love for Lot, raises a small force and defeats powerful kings in order to save his nephew and […]
Death and the Resurrection
Eric Motl
As Mountain View grieves the loss of Pastor Jim Jenkins, one of our elders, what comfort can we find from Scripture? What happens when a believer dies? Where do they go? Will we ever see them again? Is it o.k. to grieve, and if so, how? This sermon may answer some of these questions and […]
Freed to Abandon
Eric Motl
Abram was a magnanimous man. He didn’t hold tightly to the blessings God had promised him. Instead, he trusted God’s Word and was free to abandon all material opportunity in favor of preferring others’ good. How can we be more like Abram? How can we be magnanimous people? How can we be freed to abandon?
Why We Wander
Eric Motl
After leaving everything behind to follow the One True Living God, and after beginning his faith-journey that led him out of a polytheistic culture into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Abram, without any reference to God’s counsel, wanders down into Egypt. What led him to wander out of the promised land? What can we […]
Abraham the Believer
Eric Motl
Setting the Scene: Shortly before the fall of Sumer’s Third Dynasty (Ur destroyed in 2004 B.C. by the Elamites) God calls a man out of the darkness of occult-paganism and polytheism to follow and serve the one true Living God. Abram listens and acts. This is a major transition point in the Bible as God […]
When Godly People Fail
Eric Motl
After the Flood Noah begins a new life in a new world. While enjoying the blessings of God Noah sins by getting drunk. His son, Ham, mocks and exposes his failure; but his other sons, Shem and Japheth, cover him. This message will cover the issues of Christians and alcohol, Godly people failing, and how […]
The Noahic Covenant
Eric Motl
Genesis 8:6-9:11 As Noah and his family make it through the year-long plus journey through the Flood what are some qualities we can learn for our own lives today? What were God’s first Words after the Flood? What significance does the Noahic Covenant have in our times? What does God think of Humanism? How is […]
Ark of God
Eric Motl
Genesis 6:11-8:5 The Bible is the story of salvation for mankind found in Jesus Christ alone. Beginning in Genesis 3:15 God began manifesting His eternal plan of redemption and the coming reality of Messiah. This reality was fulfilled in the person of Jesus. Born of the flesh, crucified on the cross, risen from the dead […]
Breaking Point
Eric Motl
Genesis 6:1-10 When asked about His second coming, Jesus said to study the Great Flood of Noah’s day (Matthew 24:3, 37-39). He told His people to be ready and alert as they wait for Him to return. This is what we want to do; and it is why we study The Flood account in Genesis. […]
The Successful Christian
Eric Motl
(Part Three) Learning to sit before we serve is the essence of living a successful Christian life. Too often, we want to do the opposite. Too many of us get busy “serving” Christ without having sat long hours at His feet, listening to His Word. We need more sitters than servers in our times; and […]
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