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True prophets of God get their message from God himself. False prophets draw their false messages from a variety of sources. In this message we'll learn how to spot those sources and determine whether what you're hearing is from God or from somewhere else.

False prophets were a scourge in ancient Israel, and are a scourge in our day. They tell us we're basically good, and if we try hard, God will grade us on the curve. Jeremiah says otherwise, pointing to the deceit within each of us.

In ancient Israel, false prophets put lies about God into the minds of God's people. The same is true in our day. They diminish His holiness, exaggerate their goodness, and hide their real motives. In this message we'll talk about how to recognize them when you hear them.

In a time of coming judgment, Jeremiah wept over the fate of his people. Do we in America weep for the many sins of our nation?

Great deception took hold in ancient Israel, leading to idolatry and judgment. The same deceptions infect the thinking of today. The news is filled with the same destructive mindset that caused God to haul Israel into Babylon.

The baby Jesus will be a baby no longer when a thousand-year reign of peace dispels the darkness of war and suffering. Let's allow Isaiah the prophet to lift our spirits by reminding us of the future reign of Christ the King on this earth.

In ancient times, kings had almost absolute power. A person's life or death rested in the hands of the king. Though we live in a different kind of world now, we look forward to a time of a true King ruling the whole earth.

Typically, kings have a total claim on people's lives, time, and taxes. In the modern U.S. we are not familiar with this type of government. Many see kings as relics of a bygone era. But today we will see why Christ is the long foretold King of Kings, and what that title means.

Christmas morning is only a few weeks away. Why not pause with us today as we consider the position God the Father has given Jesus His Son, the one for whom the holiday is named?

Like a diamond, the purity of Jesus radiates in many facets as we behold His glory. Isaiah gave us names describing these characteristics in the ninth chapter of his prophecy. Today we will take a look at the names ascribed to Christ and what they mean.

At the mall we are assailed by lights, trees, tinsel, ornaments, and all sorts of holiday cheer. What you will not find there is much reference to the Christ whose coming is the reason for the season.

During the days of Jesus, ten lepers were miraculously healed. But only one bothered to thank the one who had healed him. Is it any different today? Thanklessness is a sign of a heart that does not know the God who sustains us every minute.

At Thanksgiving, everybody goes back home to loved ones for that turkey dinner. Some of us give thanks for God's provision. When ten lepers were healed by Jesus, only one bothered to say thanks. Are you among the nine, or are you the one?

Our forefathers knew Who brought them across the sea to a new homeland, and to Whom they owed thanks. Do we also have thankful hearts?

Many marriages begin happily, but then descend into conflict as husband and wife display the latent rebellion that has marked every human since that first couple. Today we will learn how to apply God's solution to man's deepest problem and heal broken relationships.