We can learn much from the story of Barak and Balaam. Balaam was faithful up to a point then he sold out Israel for personal gain. How is that different from conditions today? Listen to this informative sermon for enlightenment. 

What is the Book of Life? Is everyone written in it? What does scripture say about this book? Is our name written in this book? What happens if your name is not written in the book or has been blotted out?

God gave His laws for clean and unclean things to eat. These included land animals, sea creatures, and flying things. Plants, insects and crawling things are listed. God separates things that are Holy and profane. God wants His people to be separate. How does clean and unclean apply to our spiritual lives?

Is there a place of safety for the church? Will the temple be rebuilt and sacrifices to resume before the end of the age? Is there a physical temple or is there some other temple? What is the Holy Temple in the Lord?

Is man justified by faith alone apart from the deeds of the law? Is faith the only element of justification? Can we pay for our sins? Are we saved by grace? There is a grass church movement that believes in cheap grace. The scriptures state that we will be rewarded according to our works. 

There are examples in the scriptures of people who were faithful to God. God did not allow them to suffer damage. And yet there are others who were persecuted and suffered hurt. What challenges await each of us as we live a Christian life?

The Biosphere experiment proved that life needs resistance for proper growth. The Bible states that we should count it all joy in our trials. Do we blame God for what people do? How do we handle adversity and our anger? Mr Sexton provides insight into these topics. 

We suffer wounds and they may heal but scars seldom go away. We are to learn to live with our scars. Put past things behind us. Satan wants to use our scars against us. Mr Sexton provides encouragement to help us properly handle our emotional and spiritual scars.