Sermons on Isaac Kappy:

Receiving Treasure In Heaven

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

Our treasure on earth eclipses our desire for "treasure in heaven." Only God can give us a desire for "treasure in heaven." Therefore, we must forsake our treasure on earth and follow Jesus to receive "treasure in heaven."

You will notice how this passage begins. We are told that Jesus ‘was setting out on his journey’ (v. 17). And we know where that journey will lead. It will take Jesus to Jerusalem, where a cross awaits Him. He has already foretold His death twice in recent days, and He will speak of it again—in ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Becoming Small

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

We want to be big, but Jesus makes Himself small. We, too, must make ourselves small, like Jesus.

BECOMING SMALL Mark 9:30-37 (ESV) What is wrong?—We want to be big. What is true?—Jesus makes Himself small. What to do—We must make ourselves small. How?—By… I Observing What Jesus Does for Us (Mark 9:30-32) 1. While Jesus Is Great, He Became Small (9:30-31a) ‘…He was teaching his disciples, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Abiding In The Word Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

There are at least four core commitments for Christian living. The first is abiding in the Word.

A FEW YEARS BACK, when I was still serving as pastor at another church, we had two visitors show up at our church, a father and his son. These guys are from British Columbia in Canada, and they were on a road trip through the southern states. They are both men of God, and there was no question in ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pray Your Heart Out Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

There are at least four core commitments for Christian living. One is abiding in the Word. A second one is to pray your heart out.

IMPRISONMENT OF CHRISTIANS IN CHINA is on the upswing. One report says there has been a drastic increase of assaults on Christians over the last year. That’s China, but that’s not the only place it’s happening. You can probably guess the other countries that are among the most hazardous for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be Killing Sin Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

There are at least four core commitments for Christian living. The first is to abide in the Word. The second is to pray your heart out. And the third is to be killing sin.

ARE YOU READY? HOW MANY TIMES, do you think, have you been asked that question? Back in 1965, The Impressions released their album, People Get Ready, with its title song of the same name. It immediately rose to number three on the charts. So powerful was the song that it became a classic of the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Give Your Life Away Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

There are at least four core commitments for Christian living: (1) abide in the Word, (2) pray your heart out, (3) be killing sin, and (4) give your life away.

Our lives tell a story—a story about who we are and what we value, where we’ve come from and where we’re going, what we want and what we’ll do to get it. And what most of us do is, we make “the story” of our lives about us. But God makes “the story” of our lives about Christ. Someone has said, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Effectual Fervent Prayer

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

Our prayers are often ineffective. Scripture reveals principles of effective prayer, principles we will want to observe.

A movie by the title of The In-Laws came out in 1979. There was a re-make of it in 2003, but my favorite version is still the original one. It featured Alan Arkin as a conventional dentist and Peter Falk as a manic character who claims to be a government agent. Their kids are about to be married, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-32, 1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Life I Want

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

People don't always know that the life they want is in Jesus.

Two sailboats slice through the waves of a vast sea. Both are seeking the shore. The crew of one vessel turns against the wind, thinking to find harbor in that direction. But, unknown to them, they are headed for a life-threatening storm, and their little craft will not survive. The crew of the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-69

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Standing Firm In The Truth

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

The "mystery of lawlessness is already at work," but God had revealed the truth to His people, the truth in which we must "stand firm."

God’s people in Thessalonica were confused. Someone they trusted had lied to them. Someone had told them that the day of Christ’s return had come and gone and that they had missed it. Christ’s return is just one thread, of course, in the total fabric of doctrine, but, like all the other threads, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Relying On The Work Of The Spirit

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

When we bear witness to the saving power of Christ, we must rely on the Spirit to empower our efforts.

Jesus had told them to wait—His first disciples, I mean. He had given them important work to do—the most important work of all, actually—but He had told them not to attempt it just yet. No. They were to wait. “Don’t give,” He said, “until you have received. Nothing can be done by you until ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Putting It All Together Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

It's nonsense to build our lives on a lie, but people do it. God calls us to build on a foundation of truth.

There is nothing quite so destructive as a lie. No one wants to be lied to. It is nothing short of betrayal. And no one wants to be lied about. It is an ugly and contemptuous act. The Bible traces our worst problems back to a lie. The serpent, remember, asked the woman whether it was true what he ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Standing In The Gap Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 4, 2016

The first 3 chapters of Revelation have often been seen as separate from the rest of the book. But that doesn't make any sense. Why would Jesus spend 3 chapters on local churches who were not part of the rest of the story?

OPEN: This morning I’m going to teach you a little about something that’s called “Hermeneutics”. Hermeneutics is the description of how to read and understand your Bible. When I was in Bible College I had a professor who told us that whenever the Bible had a lot to say on a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Overcome Temptation

Contributed by Isaac Reed Jr on Mar 20, 2007

This message will teach you how to overcome temptation in your life. Temptation is an enticement or an invitation to sin, or to solicit or provoke one to perform a sinful act againist God.

Two things about temptation, it will either make you or brake you. It is designed to destroy you, cause you to fall and ultimately separate you from God. Temptation involves the five senses which are to hear, feel, touch, see and taste. 1: Follow Instructions A. Vs. 13 - Hold on the the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Is Caught Than Taught

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 7, 2018

A study in the book of Genesis 26: 1 – 34

Genesis 26: 1 – 34 More is caught than taught 26 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. 2 Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Problems In A "Christian" Home? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 12, 2009

The answer to preventing disasters in the family is to always seek God’s counsel.

Have you ever heard this statement? Every family is dysfunctional! Do you really know any family who is perfect? Because we all have a tendency to sin, no matter who we are, we are going to have family problems. Today we will read about problems in Isaac’s family. Let us note that this was God’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 27:1-46

Denomination: Independent/Bible