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The Book of Acts · Sermon 1
April 20, 1975
Marv introduces Acts as Luke's continuation of his Gospel, written to Theophilus and centered on what Jesus continued to do through the apostles by the Holy Spirit. He frames the book as a crucial transition from the Gospels into the later New Testament epistles.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 2
April 27, 1975
Marv presents Acts as the bridge between the Old Testament and Gospel period and the epistles, stressing that the early chapters remain deeply Jewish and kingdom-focused. He argues that Acts records Israel's continued opportunity to receive the Messiah before the later revelation of the church as the body of Christ.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 3
May 4, 1975
Marv answers how passages like John 3 should be used, arguing that even familiar Gospel texts must be read in their Jewish and kingdom context. He affirms the necessity of the new birth while distinguishing Nicodemus's kingdom setting from later church-age language.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 4
May 11, 1975 · Acts 1
Marv works through Acts 1, emphasizing Jesus' final commandments, the promised power of the Holy Spirit, the ascension, and the apostles' witness. He also argues that Matthias was rightly chosen to replace Judas before Pentecost.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 5
May 18, 1975 · Acts 2:1-8
Marv begins Acts 2 by explaining Pentecost as an established Jewish feast that drew Jews from many nations to Jerusalem. He interprets the miraculous tongues as real foreign languages given for practical witness to those gathered Jews.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 6
May 25, 1975 · Acts 2:9-13
Marv stresses that the Pentecost audience in Acts 2 was Jewish and that the signs and languages belong to that kingdom-oriented setting. He argues that Acts 2 should not be treated as the normative beginning pattern for the church today.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 7
June 1, 1975 · Acts 2:14-37
Marv expounds Peter's Pentecost sermon as a direct appeal to Israel, showing from the Psalms that Jesus is David's promised Messiah, risen and exalted by God. He emphasizes the shock of Peter's charge that Israel had crucified the very one God made both Lord and Messiah.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 8
June 8, 1975 · Acts 2:38-40
Marv treats Acts 2:38-40 as a Jewish kingdom message rather than a church-age formula for salvation. He rejects baptismal regeneration for today while arguing that Peter's call to repent and be baptized was appropriate for Israel's public identification with Jesus as Messiah.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 9
June 15, 1975 · Acts 2:41-47
Marv describes the response to Pentecost as about three thousand Jews joining the existing band of disciples and continuing in apostolic teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers. He presents their shared life and common property as a foretaste of kingdom conditions, not the standing pattern for the church today.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 10
June 22, 1975 · Acts 3:1-19
Marv begins Acts 3 with Peter and John healing the lame man at the temple gate in the name of Jesus the Messiah. He connects the miracle and Peter's sermon to Old Testament kingdom promises, arguing that Peter's second call to repentance offered Israel the return of Christ and the times of refreshing.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 11
June 29, 1975 · Acts 3:20-26
Marv explains Peter's call for Israel to repent so that Christ would return and bring the promised times of refreshing and restitution. He connects that restoration with the millennial kingdom, when creation, justice, peace, health, worship, and Israel's hope are set right under Messiah's reign.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 12
July 6, 1975 · Acts 4:1-31
Marv traces the first official opposition to Peter and John after the healing at the temple gate. The sermon emphasizes that the apostles were arrested because they preached resurrection through Jesus, yet many still believed despite the threats of Israel's religious authorities.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 13
July 13, 1975 · Acts 4:31-37
Marv focuses on Peter's defense before the rulers, especially the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone and the declaration that deliverance is found in no other name. He argues that the passage speaks first to Israel's national deliverance through Jesus the Messiah, while also applying truly to personal salvation today.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 14
July 20, 1975 · Acts 5
Marv treats the judgment of Ananias and Sapphira as healing in reverse, showing the seriousness of lying to God while pretending complete devotion. He connects the incident with kingdom conditions, where justice is immediate and hypocrisy cannot survive among those identified with the Messiah.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 15
September 28, 1975 · Acts 6:1-6
Marv explains the dispute over neglected widows in Acts 6 as a real tension between Greek-speaking and Aramaic-speaking Jews within the growing Jerusalem assembly. The choosing of the seven shows practical wisdom: material needs were handled by qualified servants so the apostles could continue in prayer and the ministry of the Word.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 16
October 5, 1975 · Acts 6:7-15
Marv introduces Stephen as a Spirit-filled lay evangelist whose preaching and miracles could not be answered by his opponents. When they could not refute his case that Jesus was the Messiah, they resorted to false witnesses and charges of blasphemy against Moses, the law, and the temple.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 17
October 12, 1975 · Acts 7
Marv follows Stephen's final defense in Acts 7, where Israel's history is retold as a pattern of resisting God's messengers. Stephen's declaration that he saw the Son of Man at God's right hand becomes the decisive provocation, leading to his stoning while Saul stands by approvingly.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 18
October 19, 1975 · Acts 8:1-4
Marv connects Stephen's death with the outbreak of persecution under Saul of Tarsus. He explains how the scattered believers carried the message that Jesus was the risen Messiah into Judea and Samaria, while the apostles remained in Jerusalem because the kingdom offer was still centered there.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 19
October 26, 1975 · Acts 8:5-8
Marv shows how persecution spread the message beyond Jerusalem, with Philip preaching Christ in Samaria and performing genuine signs among a people long despised by many Jews. The sermon contrasts Philip's true miracles and gospel of the kingdom with false religious spectacle, setting up the account of Simon the sorcerer.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 20
November 2, 1975 · Acts 8:9-25
Marv examines Simon the sorcerer as a man who had controlled Samaria through superstition, fear, and religious manipulation before Philip's preaching exposed something greater. He warns against attempts to commercialize spiritual power, explains why Peter and John confirmed the Samaritan believers' reception of the Holy Spirit, and leaves open whether Simon's belief was genuine or merely superficial.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 21
November 9, 1975 · Acts 8:26-40
Marv follows Philip's obedience to the Spirit's direction as he meets the Ethiopian official and explains Isaiah 53 as a prophecy of Jesus' suffering, death, and saving work. The sermon emphasizes the official's prepared heart, his response in faith and baptism, and Philip's continued ministry.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 22
November 16, 1975 · Acts 9:1-16
Marv traces Saul's violent zeal against followers of Jesus from Stephen's death to the Damascus road. The message presents Christ's confrontation of Saul as the crisis point after repeated inward conviction, introducing Saul as the chosen vessel who will bear Christ's name to Gentiles, kings, and Israel.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 23
November 23, 1975 · Acts 9:17-31
Marv follows Ananias being sent to Saul, who receives his sight, is baptized, and immediately begins preaching in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. The sermon traces Saul's stunning reversal from persecutor to witness, the Jewish opposition that rises against him, and Barnabas's role in commending him to the believers.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 24
November 30, 1975 · Acts 9:32-10:48
Marv follows Peter's miracles at Lydda and Joppa as they lead into the preparation for Cornelius, with Peter's vision teaching him not to call common what God has cleansed. The sermon stresses the barrier between Jew and Gentile and shows Peter entering Cornelius's house as a reluctant but obedient witness to a major turning point in Acts.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 25
December 7, 1975 · Acts 10:36-11:17
Marv explains how Cornelius's household receives Peter's message and the Holy Spirit falls on Gentiles in a way that astonishes the Jewish believers. The sermon follows Peter's defense in Jerusalem and presents this event as a decisive precedent for Gentile inclusion and the later ministry centered at Antioch.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 26
December 14, 1975 · Acts 11:18-12:8
Marv highlights the Antioch believers preaching Christ to Gentiles, Barnabas confirming the work, and Barnabas bringing Saul from Tarsus to teach there for a full year. The sermon presents Antioch as the place where the disciples were first called Christians, the rise of Gentile ministry, and the famine relief sent to Judea.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 27
January 18, 1976 · Acts 12
Marv recounts Herod killing James and imprisoning Peter, while an angel delivers Peter from prison as the church is praying. The sermon contrasts Herod's political cruelty and judgment with God's preservation of Peter, emphasizing that God's servants remain until their work is finished.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 28
January 25, 1976 · Acts 13:1-23
Marv follows Barnabas and Saul being set apart by the Holy Spirit at Antioch and beginning the first missionary journey, preaching first in Jewish synagogues. In Cyprus, Paul confronts Bar-Jesus, Sergius Paulus believes, and Paul's leadership begins to come clearly into view.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 29
February 1, 1976 · Acts 13:13-52
Marv traces Paul's synagogue sermon in Pisidian Antioch as it surveys Israel's history and proclaims Jesus as David's promised Savior, risen from the dead. The sermon emphasizes Paul's announcement of forgiveness and justification by faith, then shows Jewish opposition pushing the mission openly toward receptive Gentiles.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 30
February 8, 1976 · Acts 14
Marv follows Paul and Barnabas preaching with boldness in Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe amid division, opposition, and signs confirming their message. The sermon moves from the healing at Lystra to the crowd's swing from trying to worship the apostles to stoning Paul, and then to the apostles' return to strengthen the new believers.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 31
February 22, 1976 · Acts 15:1-30
Marv connects Acts 15 with Galatians 2 to show the Jerusalem Council's importance for the gospel of grace. He emphasizes that Gentile believers were not required to be circumcised or keep the Mosaic law, because justification is by faith in Christ apart from works.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 32
February 29, 1976 · Acts 15:31-38
Marv follows the aftermath of the Jerusalem Council's verdict and its relief for Gentile believers in Antioch. He also traces how that verdict exposed lingering Jewish-Gentile tensions, including Peter's withdrawal from Gentile fellowship and Paul's public resistance to compromising the gospel.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 33
March 7, 1976 · Acts 15:39-16:4
Marv examines the sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark, showing that even apostles could have serious personal and ministry differences. He then turns to Timothy, explaining why Paul circumcised him for ministry access among Jews without surrendering the grace principle defended in Acts 15.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 34
March 14, 1976 · Acts 16:6-15
Marv uses Paul's blocked plans in Asia and Bithynia as a lesson in the will and timing of God. He presents the Macedonian vision, the move into Europe, and Lydia's conversion as evidence that God directed the gospel strategically even when Paul's immediate intentions were denied.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 35
March 28, 1976 · Acts 16:16-24
Marv recounts Paul confronting a demon-possessed slave girl in Philippi whose fortune-telling brought profit to her owners. He stresses the reality of the demonic, the authority of Christ in the exorcism, and the way financial loss led the owners to bring false public charges against Paul and Silas.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 36
April 4, 1976 · Acts 16:32-34
Marv introduces the Philippian jailer account by focusing on Paul and Silas praying and singing in prison after being beaten. He presents the earthquake and the jailer's question about salvation as God's sovereign means of bringing spiritual deliverance to the jailer.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 37
April 11, 1976 · Acts 16:32-34
Marv presses the meaning of the jailer's question and Paul's answer: salvation comes by believing on Jesus as Lord. He distinguishes genuine trust from mere religious facts or emotional response, emphasizing faith in Christ alone and the changed attitude seen in the jailer and his household.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 38
April 18, 1976 · Acts 16:30-34
Marv uses the baptism of the Philippian jailer's household to discuss water baptism, Spirit baptism, and the transitional character of Acts. He argues that baptism must be interpreted in light of the movement from Israel's kingdom program to the church, while also acknowledging the issue's complexity and divisiveness among Christians.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 39
April 25, 1976 · Acts 16:35-40
Marv explains why Paul refuses a quiet release after he and Silas had been publicly beaten without trial despite being Roman citizens. Paul's insistence on a public vindication protected the reputation of the new believers in Philippi before he moved on toward Thessalonica.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 40
May 2, 1976 · Acts 17:1-20
Marv contrasts hostile Jewish opposition in Thessalonica with the Bereans' noble-minded response. The Bereans are commended because they eagerly heard Paul's message about the suffering and risen Messiah, then searched the Scriptures daily to test whether it was true.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 41
May 9, 1976 · Acts 17:21-34
Marv presents Paul's address on Mars Hill as a confrontation between Athens's religious curiosity and philosophical confidence and the revealed God who created all things, cannot be contained in idols or temples, and now commands all people to repent. The sermon emphasizes that the resurrection of Jesus is the decisive issue that exposes human wisdom and calls for faith.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 42
May 16, 1976 · Acts 18:1
Marv follows Paul from Athens to Corinth, where he works with Aquila and Priscilla, reasons from the Scriptures, and testifies that Jesus is the Messiah. The message highlights both Jewish opposition and fruitful ministry as Paul turns toward the Gentiles and continues teaching under the Lord's assurance.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 43
May 23, 1976 · Acts 17:18 - 18:17
Marv revisits Paul's Mars Hill encounter, explaining Athens's idolatry, the Epicurean and Stoic philosophies, and Paul's careful appeal to the unknown God. He stresses that Paul met his hearers where they were, but still pressed them toward creation, repentance, judgment, and the resurrection of Christ.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 44
May 30, 1976 · Acts 18:18
Marv follows Paul leaving Corinth, taking or completing a Jewish vow, briefly ministering in Ephesus, and beginning to strengthen churches on his next journey. The sermon also introduces Apollos as an eloquent and teachable man whose accurate but incomplete knowledge was brought up to date by Priscilla and Aquila.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 45
June 6, 1976 · Acts 19:1-7
Marv examines the disciples Paul meets at Ephesus whose understanding had not progressed beyond John's baptism. He treats the passage carefully, arguing that the issue is not rebaptism but incomplete revelation during Acts's transition, with Paul bringing them into the fuller ministry of the Holy Spirit.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 46
July 11, 1976 · Acts 19:8-20
Marv presents Paul's Ephesian ministry as marked by bold teaching, unusual miracles, and the exposure of counterfeit spiritual power. The failed exorcism by the sons of Sceva leads many to renounce occult practices publicly, showing a costly and concrete break from their former life as the Word of God prevails.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 47
July 18, 1976 · Acts 19:21 - 20:12
Marv shows how the gospel's growth in Ephesus threatens the trade built around Artemis, provoking Demetrius and the silversmiths to stir up a citywide riot. The sermon traces how economic fear, religious loyalty, and mob confusion collide before the town clerk restores order and Paul continues his journey.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 48
July 25, 1976 · Acts 20:13-38
Marv follows Paul's solemn farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus, where he reviews his ministry of humility, tears, public and private teaching, and faithfulness to the whole counsel of God. He charges them to shepherd the flock, warns of future false teachers, and commends them to God and the word of His grace.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 49
August 8, 1976 · Acts 21:1-40
Marv follows Paul traveling toward Jerusalem as believers repeatedly warn him through the Spirit that imprisonment awaits, yet he continues on. He argues that Paul may have been acting out of personal determination rather than God's will, while also emphasizing that God still works through human weakness and wrong turns.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 50
August 15, 1976 · Acts 21:1 - 23:25
Marv recounts Paul's attempt in Jerusalem to quiet rumors by participating in temple purification, only for Asian Jews to falsely accuse him of defiling the temple with a Gentile. After Roman soldiers rescue him from the mob, Paul begins defending himself by recounting his Jewish background, persecution of Christians, and encounter with the risen Christ.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 51
August 22, 1976 · Acts 22:1 - 24:27
Marv follows Paul's defense, Roman citizenship, appearance before the Sanhedrin, and transfer to Caesarea as the beginning of his long imprisonment. The sermon traces the legal and political maneuvering around Paul, including the assassination plot, Felix's hearings, and Paul's testimony about righteousness, self-control, judgment, and faith in Christ.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 52
August 29, 1976 · Acts 24:22 - 25:27
Marv traces Paul's hearings before Felix and Festus, showing how the Roman governors, hoping to placate the Jews, kept him imprisoned even after hearing that the charges were religious and unproven. He follows Paul's refusal to be sent back to Jerusalem, his appeal to Caesar, and the arrival of Agrippa and Bernice as the case moves toward Rome under God's providence.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 53
September 5, 1976 · Acts 26
Marv follows Paul before Festus and Agrippa as he defends his life, from Pharisaic zeal and persecution of believers to the Damascus Road encounter that turned him into a witness for Christ. He emphasizes that Paul preached nothing beyond Moses and the prophets, especially the suffering and risen Messiah who fulfills Israel's hope, and that Agrippa's response exposes the gap between Roman skepticism and that testimony.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 54
September 12, 1976 · Acts 27:1-29
Marv traces Paul's appeal to Caesar into the voyage from Caesarea to Crete, showing why the prisoners change ships at Myra and why Paul warns that pressing on will bring hurt and much damage. He then walks through the storm, the frapping and lightening of the ship, and the angel's promise that all aboard will be saved even though the ship itself is in peril.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 55
September 19, 1976 · Acts 27:29-44
Marv continues the shipwreck account by showing how the sailors' attempt to abandon ship is stopped, Paul urges everyone to eat and keep hope, and the cargo is thrown overboard as they prepare to run aground. He traces the final approach to Malta, the centurion's refusal to let the prisoners be killed, and the fact that all aboard reach land safely because God had promised Paul would stand before Caesar.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 56
September 26, 1976 · Acts 28:1-20
Marv traces Paul's shipwreck landing on Malta, the viper bite, Publius' sickness, and the healings and kindness shown to the stranded company before the voyage resumes toward Rome. He then follows Paul's arrival in Rome under guard and distinguishes this first Roman imprisonment from Paul's later arrest and the Nero-era persecution that followed.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 57
October 3, 1976 · Acts 28:21-31
Marv concludes Acts by following Paul's arrival in Rome, his meeting with the Jewish leaders, and his defense that he is bound for the hope of Israel because of the resurrection hope tied to Jesus as Messiah. He uses Paul's all-day exposition from Moses and the prophets to show Israel's hardening, the turn to the Gentiles, and the book's close with Paul preaching the kingdom in his hired house with no man forbidding him.
The Book of Acts · Sermon 58
October 10, 1976
Marv gives a final overview of Acts as a historical, transitional, and dispensational bridge from the Gospels to the Epistles, arguing that the early chapters are thoroughly Jewish and kingdom-oriented while the later chapters move toward the mystery body of Christ. He presses that Acts should not be treated as a flat pattern for today, but read in its own setting as God shifts from Israel's program toward the church and leaves Israel set aside until the promised kingdom is fulfilled.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 1
Marv distinguishes biblical conversion from morality, sincerity, religious activity, and self-improvement. He describes the believer's new standing as God's child—made forgiven, reconciled, indwelt, and complete in Christ—and calls for a conscious act of faith that receives Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 2
1 John 5:11-13
Marv grounds assurance of salvation in God's written promises rather than feelings, recent failures, or other people's opinions. He argues that those who have the Son possess eternal life now and can know it because God has said so.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 3
1 Peter 2:2
Marv describes the new attitudes, friendships, appetites, concern for others, and desire for truth that normally accompany new life in Christ. Comparing a new believer to a newborn child, he emphasizes steady spiritual growth through Scripture and the church's ministry of teaching and encouragement.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 4
Drawing on mistakes from his own early zeal, Marv offers practical counsel for introducing others to Christ: focus on their need for Christ rather than attacking habits, live consistently, remain patient, and speak naturally. He stresses that believers plant and water the seed while the Holy Spirit alone opens hearts and gives the increase.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 5
1 John 1:8-2:2
Marv answers a series of questions about sin in the Christian life, distinguishing the believer's perfect standing in Christ from imperfect daily conduct. He presents confession as agreeing with God, forgiveness as grounded in Christ's finished work, and God's response as loving discipline rather than double punishment for sins Christ already bore.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 6
Ephesians 5:18
Marv explains the Holy Spirit as a divine person who indwells, seals, and identifies every believer with Christ. He distinguishes that permanent relationship from the repeated command to be filled with the Spirit, describing filling as yieldedness to the Spirit's control restored through confession rather than an emotional experience.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 7
Ephesians 5:18-21; Galatians 5:22-23
Marv traces the evidence of the Spirit's control through Christlike conduct, enduring spiritual work, inner joy and peace, gratitude, and selfless submission. He concludes with the fruit of the Spirit as the supernatural character produced when the Spirit fills the believer.
Biblical Basics · Sermon 8
1 John 1:9; Ephesians 4:11-14
Marv distinguishes spirituality as the present condition of being controlled by the Holy Spirit from maturity as growth developed over time. He argues that confession restores fellowship and spirituality, while sustained exposure to God's Word supplies the nourishment by which a spiritual believer gradually matures.
Daniel · Sermon 1
October 17, 1976 · 1 Kings 11-12
Marv introduces Daniel by tracing the historical path from Solomon's idolatry to the divided kingdom, Assyrian captivity, Jeremiah's warnings, and Judah's fall to Babylon. He argues that Daniel's setting only makes sense against this background of covenant unfaithfulness and divine chastening.
Daniel · Sermon 2
October 24, 1976 · Daniel 1:1-4
Marv presents Daniel as a young captive of unusual character, discipline, and spiritual perspective. He emphasizes that Babylon's conquest was not merely political or military, but something Daniel could cooperate with because he understood it as part of God's chastening purpose.
Daniel · Sermon 3
October 31, 1976 · Daniel 1:5-12
Marv focuses on Babylon's effort to reshape Daniel and his friends through education, diet, language, and new names. He highlights Daniel's settled convictions, especially his respectful refusal to participate in food connected with idolatrous worship.
Daniel · Sermon 4
November 14, 1976 · Daniel 2
Marv contrasts Nebuchadnezzar's learned advisers with Daniel's dependence on God when the king demands both the dream and its meaning. The sermon emphasizes that human wisdom cannot reach what God must reveal, and that Daniel gives the credit for the answer to God rather than himself.
Daniel · Sermon 5
November 21, 1976 · Daniel 2
Marv explains Nebuchadnezzar's image as a prophetic outline of successive Gentile kingdoms, moving from Babylon through later empires to the kingdom God establishes. He argues from the passage for a future, decisive overthrow of human rule by Christ rather than a gradual human achievement.
Daniel · Sermon 6
December 12, 1976 · Daniel 3
Marv treats Nebuchadnezzar's golden image as both a religious act and a public demand for political allegiance. He emphasizes the contrast between Babylonian tolerance for many gods and the Jewish refusal to worship any but Jehovah, showing Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as respectful but immovable under pressure.
Daniel · Sermon 7
December 19, 1976 · Daniel 4
Marv presents Nebuchadnezzar's tree dream as a public testimony of pride humbled by God. He argues that the king's madness and restoration were meant to teach that God rules over human kingdoms and can abase rulers who claim glory for themselves.
Daniel · Sermon 8
January 2, 1977 · Daniel 5
Marv traces Belshazzar's feast against the background of Babylon's false security and approaching collapse. He presents the desecration of the temple vessels as deliberate arrogance toward God, and Daniel's interpretation of the writing as God's verdict that Babylon had been numbered, weighed, and divided.
Daniel · Sermon 9
January 16, 1977 · Daniel 6
Marv presents Daniel's prayer under Darius's decree as settled faithfulness rather than public defiance. The message emphasizes Daniel's integrity, the jealousy of his accusers, and Marv's argument that obedience means doing what is right while leaving the consequences with God.
Daniel · Sermon 10
January 23, 1977 · Daniel 7
Marv introduces the prophetic portion of Daniel by stressing both the authority of biblical prophecy and the difficulty of interpreting symbolic visions responsibly. He surveys the four beasts, the Ancient of Days, and the Son of Man, while questioning the common view that Daniel 7 simply repeats Daniel 2.
Daniel · Sermon 11
February 6, 1977 · Daniel 7
Marv develops his case that Daniel 7 describes future powers rather than simply repeating the already fulfilled empires from the earlier image vision. He argues from Daniel's chronology, the language structure of the book, Daniel's troubled reaction, and the links with Revelation that some details should not be forced into speculative present-day identifications.
Daniel · Sermon 12
February 13, 1977 · Daniel 8
Marv reads Daniel 8's ram and goat as Medo-Persia and Greece, with Alexander's divided empire leading to Antiochus Epiphanes. He argues that Antiochus is both a historical persecutor of Israel and a type of the future Antichrist, since parts of the vision point beyond the earlier historical fulfillment.
Daniel · Sermon 13
February 20, 1977 · Daniel 9:1-20
Marv connects Daniel's prayer to Jeremiah's prophecy that Israel's seventy years of captivity were nearing completion. He emphasizes Daniel's confession on behalf of the nation, then introduces the seventy sevens as a foundational prophecy concerning Israel, Jerusalem, Messiah, and the final period still to be explained.
Daniel · Sermon 14
February 27, 1977 · Daniel 9:21-24
Marv argues that Gabriel's seventy sevens refer to 490 prophetic years appointed for Israel and Jerusalem, not for the church or the nations generally. He contends that the six promised outcomes have not yet been fulfilled, supports a gap between the sixty-ninth and seventieth weeks from other prophetic passages, and identifies the final week with a future tribulation and the Antichrist's broken covenant.
Daniel · Sermon 15
March 6, 1977 · Daniel 9:24-27
Marv argues that Daniel's seventy weeks describe 490 prophetic years centered on Israel, with the sixty-ninth week completed at Messiah's presentation and the seventieth week still future. He connects the chronology to Jerusalem's rebuilding, Christ's triumphal entry, and a coming covenant-breaking ruler during the tribulation period.
Daniel · Sermon 16
March 13, 1977 · Daniel 10
Marv presents Daniel 10 as preparation for the final vision, emphasizing Daniel's mourning, the return from exile, and opposition to the rebuilding of the temple. He argues that the delayed angelic messenger reveals unseen spiritual conflict behind world powers, with Michael especially connected to Israel's preservation.
Daniel · Sermon 17
March 20, 1977 · Daniel 11:1-35
Marv traces Daniel 11 through Persian and Greek history, stressing the detailed fulfillment of prophecy in Alexander's empire and the conflicts between the northern and southern kingdoms. He treats Antiochus Epiphanes as both a historical persecutor of Israel and a type pointing toward a future final opponent.
Daniel · Sermon 18
March 27, 1977 · Daniel 11:36-37
Marv argues that Daniel 11:36 shifts from Antiochus Epiphanes to the future willful king commonly called the Antichrist. He describes this ruler as gaining worldwide authority through persuasive success, opposing God openly, rejecting inherited religious loyalties, and trusting in power rather than worship.
Daniel · Sermon 19
April 3, 1977 · Daniel 11:38-12:1
Marv continues his interpretation of the final world ruler, focusing on military power, economic control, conflict involving the north and south, and the persecution of Israel. He connects Daniel 11 and Matthew 24, arguing that Jewish believers in that time will flee, endure deception, and be delivered when Michael stands for Israel.
Daniel · Sermon 20
April 10, 1977 · Daniel 12:2-3
Marv expounds Daniel 12:1-3 as Israel's deliverance, resurrection, and judgment in connection with the end of the tribulation. He distinguishes the resurrection of church-age believers, Old Testament saints, tribulation saints, and unbelievers, while emphasizing that those who lead others toward righteousness will share in lasting glory.
Daniel · Sermon 21
April 17, 1977 · Daniel 12:4-13
Marv concludes the Daniel series by explaining the sealed words, the final three-and-a-half-year period, and the additional days in Daniel 12 as matters whose full clarity belongs to the time of fulfillment. He argues that Daniel's prophecy will sustain Israel in the end, that persecution will purify many, and that Daniel himself will rest until his future resurrection and appointed inheritance.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 1
November 4, 1979
Marv opens the series by defining a dispensation as a stewardship, administration, or economy rather than merely a block of time. He argues that rightly dividing Scripture preserves both God's unchanging spiritual principles and the changing ways God administers his program through history.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 2
November 11, 1979
Marv traces the origin and history question by tying dispensationalism to progressive revelation, verse-by-verse Bible study, and the need to distinguish what was written for believers from what was written directly to them. He contrasts Matthew 10 with Matthew 28 to show that God can change the scope of a commission without changing his own character.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 3
November 18, 1979
Marv uses an extended question-and-answer session to clarify the kingdom offer to Israel, the law's purpose, Old Testament sacrifices, and salvation by grace. He also gives practical examples from food commands in Genesis, Leviticus, and 1 Timothy to show why context determines whether a command is directly binding today.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 4
November 25, 1979
Marv answers common objections to dispensationalism, especially the charges that it is divisive, overly mechanical, or dismissive of non-Pauline Scripture. He argues that truth may divide without requiring a divisive spirit, and warns against labels such as hyper or ultra that obscure the actual biblical claims.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 5
December 2, 1979
Marv begins outlining what dispensational interpretation demands: verbal and plenary inspiration, a normal historical-grammatical reading of Scripture, and recognition of the Bible as a harmonious whole. He also explains why denominational tradition can make it difficult to follow a dispensational conclusion consistently, using water baptism as his main example.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 6
December 9, 1979
Marv expands on the demand for a normal literal reading by contrasting dispensational interpretation with covenant or spiritualized readings of Israel's promises in Isaiah and the second psalm. He also revisits progressive revelation and the practical pressure that denominations or congregations can place on a teacher's willingness to follow Scripture where it leads.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 7
December 16, 1979
Marv introduces prophecy and mystery as the two primary categories for understanding dispensational distinctives. He argues that prophecy centers on Israel, the covenants, and the kingdom promises, while the church as the body of Christ belongs to mystery truth later revealed through Paul.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 8
December 23, 1979
Marv develops the mystery revealed through Paul, especially the one body in which Jew and Gentile stand together in Christ apart from the law. He answers questions about Pauline revelation, the Hebrew Christian epistles, and the difference between giving Paul primacy for church doctrine and dismissing the rest of Scripture.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 9
December 30, 1979
Marv contrasts the promised kingdom with the church as the body of Christ, arguing that the kingdom is an earthly restoration promised to Israel while the church is a parenthetical mystery. He presses Old Testament kingdom promises, the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament body imagery to warn against transferring Israel's promises to the church.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 10
January 6, 1980
Marv answers common arguments against a literal future kingdom by working through Luke's account of the kingdom in the Pharisees' midst and Jesus' words to Pilate. He distinguishes God's universal reign from the promised earthly kingdom, arguing that the kingdom was present in the person of the King but still awaits its public establishment.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 11
January 13, 1980
Marv turns from doctrinal distinctions to practical consequences, especially how dispensational interpretation affects the church's mission, expectations about miraculous signs, healing, and prayer. Recording note: this message is lower in volume than the surrounding messages.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 12
January 20, 1980
Marv compares several biblical commissions, beginning with the restricted commission to Israel in Matthew 10 and moving through Acts 1 and Luke's account. He argues that the church's present commission is the ministry and word of reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5, not the kingdom-oriented commissions given to Israel's apostles.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 13
January 27, 1980
Marv continues comparing the commissions by placing Matthew 28 alongside Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, and the opening of Acts. He argues that treating Matthew 28 as the church's marching orders while rejecting Mark's signs is inconsistent, and again points to 2 Corinthians 5 as the present commission for believers.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 14
February 3, 1980
Marv argues that Acts 2 is not the beginning of the body of Christ but a Jewish, prophetic Pentecost tied to Israel and Joel's promise. He distinguishes the kingdom church from the body church, connects the mystery of the body of Christ to Paul's revelation, and says Acts 2 signs and communal practices cannot be selectively claimed as the church's present program.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 15
February 10, 1980
Marv argues from Colossians 2 and Romans 14 that believers are complete in Christ and should not submit to legal or ritual judgments over food, holy days, or Sabbath observance. He distinguishes biblical liberty from legalistic inconsistency, treating Sunday-Sabbath tradition as a place where dispensational clarity removes unnecessary guilt.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 16
February 17, 1980
Marv frames water baptism as a disputed subject whose real question is not only how it should be administered, but whether it belongs in the present dispensation at all. He traces baptism back to Israel's Old Testament priestly calling, John's baptism of repentance, and the kingdom offer, arguing that water baptism was tied to Israel's preparation rather than the church's present identity.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 17
February 24, 1980
Marv answers the main objections raised by water baptism in Acts, especially why Paul was baptized and why he baptized others if water baptism is not part of the mystery body of Christ. He treats Acts as a transition in which Israel's kingdom program was still fading while Paul's later revelation clarified the one Spirit baptism that identifies believers with Christ.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 18
April 13, 1980
Marv argues again that Acts 2 did not begin the body of Christ, distinguishing the kingdom church and Pentecost signs from Paul's later revelation of the mystery body. The discussion moves into questions about the kingdom, the timing of the church's beginning with Paul's ministry, and why Pauline revelation supplies the church's present marching orders.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 19
April 20, 1980
Marv works from Colossians 2 to emphasize that believers are complete and forgiven in Christ, with the law and its condemning ordinances nailed to the cross. He warns against returning to food laws, holy days, Sabbath judgments, ritual shadows, or asceticism when the substance has already come in Christ.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 20
May 4, 1980
Marv presents eschatology as one of the clearest places where confusing Israel and the church produces interpretive problems. He explains Acts 2, Joel's last-days prophecy, Pentecost signs, the commissions, and Matthew 24 as kingdom and Israel passages whose fulfillment was interrupted and awaits a future tribulation context.
Dispensationalism · Sermon 21
May 11, 1980
Marv closes the series by recapping dispensationalism as God's changing administration rather than a mere block of time. He reviews the major distinctions between prophecy and mystery, Israel and the body of Christ, the kingdom and the church, and Paul's distinctive revelation, then fields final questions about how those distinctions affect doctrine and practice.
Galatians · Sermon 1
August 20, 1972 · Galatians
Marv opens the series by locating Galatians historically and geographically, explaining why he favors the South Galatian setting and why Paul's apostolic authority matters. He frames the letter as Paul's forceful defense of grace against Judaistic legalism, with the law exposing human failure and driving sinners to Christ.
Galatians · Sermon 2
August 27, 1972 · Galatians
Marv works through Paul's opening salutation, emphasizing that Paul's apostleship came directly from the risen Christ and carried divine authority. He connects grace and peace to Christ's self-giving work, arguing that believers are delivered from the present evil age rather than called to save it through human reform.
Galatians · Sermon 3
September 3, 1972 · Galatians 1:1-10
Marv explains Paul's alarm that the Galatians were being drawn from grace into a different message that was no gospel at all. He presents legalism as a corruption of Christ's finished work and stresses Paul's refusal to soften his warning when the purity of the gospel is at stake.
Galatians · Sermon 4
September 10, 1972 · Galatians 1:11-24
Marv shows how Paul defends his gospel by defending the source of his apostleship and message. He traces Paul's former zeal as a persecutor, his direct call by God's grace, and his instruction apart from the Jerusalem apostles as evidence that the gospel he preached was received from Christ rather than from man.
Galatians · Sermon 5
September 17, 1972 · Galatians 2:1-8
Marv treats the Jerusalem council as a decisive crisis over grace and legalism, comparing Paul's account in Galatians with the related account in Acts. He emphasizes that Paul would not allow circumcision or law-keeping to be added to the gospel, because even Titus stood as a test case that Gentile believers were accepted by faith in Christ apart from the Mosaic law.
Galatians · Sermon 6
September 24, 1972 · Galatians 2:9-10
Marv explains how the Jerusalem apostles recognized Paul's Gentile ministry and added nothing to the gospel he preached. He contrasts Peter's Jewish-focused ministry with Paul's Gentile mission, stressing that grace frees believers from legalistic bondage while still calling them to practical concern for the poor.
Galatians · Sermon 7
October 22, 1972 · Galatians 2:11-14
Marv recounts Paul's public rebuke of Peter at Antioch after Peter withdrew from Gentile believers under pressure from Jewish visitors. He uses the episode to show that even respected leaders can compromise the truth of the gospel, and that public error which harms the church may require public correction.
Galatians · Sermon 8
October 29, 1972 · Galatians 2:15-21
Marv unpacks Paul's argument to Peter that no one is justified by the works of the law, but only through faith in Jesus Christ. He presents the law as a mirror that reveals sin and points people to Christ, warning that rebuilding law-based righteousness frustrates grace and makes Christ's death unnecessary.
Galatians · Sermon 9
November 5, 1972 · Galatians 3:1-6
Marv opens Galatians 3 by emphasizing Paul's charge that the Galatians were acting foolishly by turning from the crucified Christ they had first received by faith. He argues from their own experience of receiving the Spirit, suffering for Christ, and beginning the Christian life by grace that they cannot be matured by law-keeping or fleshly externals.
Galatians · Sermon 10
November 19, 1972 · Galatians 3:7-14
Marv shows that Abraham was counted righteous by believing God before the Mosaic law existed, making faith rather than law the basis of true sonship and blessing. He contrasts the blessing promised to Abraham with the curse pronounced on law-breakers, stressing that Christ redeemed believers from that curse by being made a curse in their place.
Galatians · Sermon 11
November 26, 1972 · Galatians 3:15-19
Marv explains Paul's argument that even ordinary human covenants cannot be annulled or altered once confirmed, so the law given through Moses could not cancel God's earlier promise to Abraham. He identifies Christ as the promised seed and presents the law as a later, temporary addition because of transgressions until that seed came.
Galatians · Sermon 12
December 10, 1972 · Galatians 3:19-29
Marv answers why the law was given if salvation rests on promise and grace, describing it as a temporary moral fence that exposes sin rather than a means of life. He presents the law as inferior to grace and as a schoolmaster leading to Christ, after whom believers are children of God by faith and clothed with Christ rather than defined by the old distinctions of the law.
Galatians · Sermon 13
December 24, 1972 · Galatians 4:1-7
Marv explains the law as a temporary guardian that exposed sin and escorted people to Christ, not as the believer's final home. He presents Christ's coming in the fullness of time as God's act to redeem those under law and bring believers into adult sonship, heirship, and intimate access to the Father.
Galatians · Sermon 14
January 7, 1973 · Galatians 4:8-15
Marv warns that the Galatians' return to religious observances, calendar-keeping, and law-based spirituality was a return to bondage after having known God by grace. He stresses that grace is governed by love rather than legal threats, then appeals to their earlier affection for Paul and asks whether telling them the truth has made him their enemy.
Galatians · Sermon 15
January 14, 1973 · Galatians 4:15-20
Marv shows how the Judaizers were courting the Galatians in order to isolate them from Paul and make them dependent on legalistic teachers. Paul responds with pastoral anguish, longing for Christ to be formed in them and beginning the Abraham, Hagar, Sarah, Ishmael, and Isaac background that exposes the incompatibility of law and promise.
Galatians · Sermon 16
January 21, 1973 · Galatians 4:21-31
Marv develops Paul's allegory of Hagar and Sarah, contrasting Ishmael as the child of flesh and bondage with Isaac as the child of promise and freedom. He applies the contrast to Sinai and earthly Jerusalem versus the free Jerusalem above, insisting that grace and legalism cannot coexist and that the bondwoman must be cast out.
Galatians · Sermon 17
January 28, 1973 · Galatians 5:1-9
Marv explains Paul's command to stand firm in Christian liberty, warning that grace and law cannot be blended without displacing Christ. He applies the Galatians' circumcision controversy to any religious requirement added to Christ, stressing that righteousness is received by faith and expressed through love.
Galatians · Sermon 18
February 4, 1973 · Galatians 5:10-12
Marv continues Paul's warning against treating circumcision as necessary for salvation or spirituality, arguing that any added human merit makes the cross less offensive but also empties grace of its meaning. He presses the Galatians to reject legalistic leaven and rest in Christ alone rather than religious performance.
Galatians · Sermon 19
February 4, 1973 · Galatians 5:13-15
Marv turns from liberty to the believer's daily walk, showing that Christian freedom is not an occasion for selfishness but a call to serve one another in love. He explains the conflict between flesh and Spirit and presents walking in the Spirit as Christ reproducing His life in the believer.
Galatians · Sermon 20
February 4, 1973 · Galatians 5:16-19
Marv begins Paul's list of the works of the flesh by defining the flesh as fallen self-will and tracing its outward results. He explains the sexual, religious, and relational sins in Galatians 5:19-20, emphasizing that these ugly works flow naturally from the old nature rather than the Spirit.
Galatians · Sermon 21
March 11, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-26
Marv reviews the works of the flesh as the natural product of self-effort and legalism, contrasting them with the Spirit-produced life Paul describes in Galatians, and introduces the fruit of the Spirit as supernatural character. He especially develops agape love, which seeks another's good regardless of attractiveness, offense, or personal return.
Galatians · Sermon 22
March 18, 1973 · Galatians 5:22
Marv explains the believer's crucifixion with Christ, the ongoing conflict between the old nature and the new life, and the call to crucify the flesh rather than excuse or coddle it. He then develops agape as undeserved, inseparable from Christ, the atmosphere of Christian life, and the motive for unity, truth, and appeal.
Galatians · Sermon 23
April 8, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-23
Marv teaches that the Spirit's love, joy, and peace are supernatural realities most clearly seen under hardship, not merely pleasant circumstances. He defines biblical peace as reconciliation and binding together in Christ, applying it to peace with God, peace among believers, and the peace of God ruling church decisions.
Galatians · Sermon 24
April 15, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-23
Marv begins the second triad of the fruit of the Spirit by focusing on long suffering as Spirit-produced patience toward people and events. He contrasts God's patient forbearance with human short-tempered retaliation, urging believers to confess anger as sin and respond with calm, prayerful, loving action.
Galatians · Sermon 25
April 22, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-23
Marv continues the fruit of the Spirit by explaining kindness and goodness as supernatural character produced by the Spirit, not traits believers manufacture by effort. He presses listeners to face the real issue of willingness, confession, and yieldedness so that God's provision for the Spirit-filled life becomes present reality.
Galatians · Sermon 26
April 29, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-23
Marv argues that the word translated faith in Galatians 5:22 is better understood as faithfulness, dependability, or trustworthiness. He roots Christian faithfulness in God's own reliability and applies it beyond church activity to every area of a believer's life.
Galatians · Sermon 27
May 6, 1973 · Galatians 5:22-23
Marv defines meekness as controlled strength rather than weakness, showing it in Christ, Moses, and practical Christian relationships. The message applies meekness to teachability, righteous anger, correction, and restoring a fallen believer without pride or harshness.
Galatians · Sermon 28
May 13, 1973 · Galatians 5:23
Marv explains temperance as Spirit-produced self-control that keeps bodily appetites, desires, work, finances, habits, leisure, and religious activity in proper balance. He connects self-control with contentment, arguing that the believer is no longer enslaved to sin's power and can live under the Spirit's rule.
Galatians · Sermon 29
May 20, 1973 · Galatians 5:24-26
Marv contrasts the Spirit-produced fruit of Galatians 5 with the works of the flesh, emphasizing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, meekness, and self-control as supernatural attitudes. He explains that believers who received life by the Spirit should walk by the Spirit, resisting vain glory, rivalry, and envy.
Galatians · Sermon 32
June 10, 1973 · Galatians 6:11-18
Marv opens Paul's closing words in Galatians by contrasting legalistic pressure with the freedom of grace. He warns against religious coercion and boasting in outward results, pointing instead to the cross of Jesus Christ as the believer's only ground for glory.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 1
March 11, 1979 · Romans 1:1-17
Paul's opening to Romans presents the letter as a Christ-centered declaration of God's righteousness, human need, and the gospel's saving power. Marv emphasizes that faith in Christ leads not only to salvation but to obedient submission, mutual encouragement, and confidence in God's providence.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 2
July 29, 1979 · Romans 1:18-32
Romans 1 explains why the gospel is necessary: God's wrath is revealed against humanity's suppression of truth. Marv traces how creation clearly reveals God, while refusal to honor or thank Him leads to futile reasoning, idolatry, and the consequences of being given over to a chosen course.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 3
October 21, 1979 · Romans 2:1-3:20
Marv surveys Romans 2 through 3:20 to show that Jews and Gentiles alike stand guilty before God. Religious privilege, moral respectability, conscience, law, and outward ritual cannot justify anyone; the law finally closes every mouth and shows the whole world accountable to God.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 4
April 13, 1980 · Romans 3:21-4:25
Moving from condemnation to but now, this sermon presents God's righteousness given apart from law through faith in Jesus Christ. Marv explains justification as God's legal declaration that the believer is righteous in Christ, received as a gift of grace, illustrated by Abraham, and secured by Christ's death and resurrection.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 5
July 27, 1980 · Romans 5:1-11
Romans 5:1-11 presents justification by faith as God's settled declaration that believers are accepted through Jesus Christ, not through their own merit. From that standing flow peace with God, access to the Father, hope in God's glory, endurance through tribulation, and rejoicing in God through Christ.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 6
September 28, 1980 · Romans 5:12-21
Romans 5:12-21 contrasts Adam and Christ: through Adam came sin, condemnation, and physical death, while through Christ came grace, righteousness, and life. Marv distinguishes Adam's corporate effect on humanity from the personal receiving of God's gift of righteousness through Jesus Christ.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 7
December 28, 1980 · Romans 6:1-23
Romans 6 teaches that believers are dead to sin because they have been identified with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. This does not mean Christians cannot sin, but that sin is no longer their master and they are responsible to reckon on the truth of their new life in Christ.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 8
March 22, 1981 · Romans 7:1-25
Romans 7 teaches that believers have died to the law and now belong to Christ, serving in the newness of the Spirit rather than the oldness of the letter. The law is holy and useful as a diagnostic tool, but it cannot produce victory over the flesh; that conflict continues until final deliverance through Jesus Christ.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 9
June 28, 1981 · Romans 8:1-18
Romans 8:1-18 explains that those who are in Christ are free from condemnation because Christ has borne the full penalty of sin. Marv emphasizes union with Christ by faith, the Spirit's power over the flesh, careful discernment of God's leading, and the believer's future glory even amid suffering.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 10
November 15, 1981 · Romans 8:19-39
Romans 8:19-39 gives sweeping assurance that God will complete redemption for creation and for every believer in Christ. Marv traces creation's groaning, the believer's hope, the Spirit's intercession, God's sovereign purpose, and the promise that nothing can separate believers from God's love in Christ.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 11
March 14, 1982 · Romans 9:1-33
Romans 9 sets Israel's unbelief within God's continuing purpose and emphasizes God's sovereign freedom in mercy, election, and covenant promise. Marv argues that Israel remains in God's plan, true belonging is inward and by faith, and no one has a rightful complaint against grace because all stand undeserving before God.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 12
June 13, 1982 · Romans 10-11
Romans 10 and 11 explain Israel's present unbelief, the righteousness of Christ received by faith, and God's future restoration of Israel. Marv stresses that zeal without truth cannot save, that Christ is the refuge from the law's condemnation, and that God's gifts and calling to Israel are irrevocable.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 13
January 2, 1983 · Romans 12:1-21
In Romans 12, Marv presents the Christian life as the only reasonable response to God's mercy in Christ: a surrendered life, no longer conformed to the world, but renewed for obedience. He traces that surrender through humility, spiritual gifts, genuine love, service to others, and overcoming evil with good rather than personal revenge.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 14
March 13, 1983 · Romans 13:1-14
Marv surveys Romans as the Constitution of the Christian faith, moving from universal guilt to justification by faith, union with Christ, and the believer's secure standing before God. He then shows that Christ's lordship reaches every area of life, including relationships, citizenship, taxes, debts, and moral conduct.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 15
May 29, 1983 · Romans 14:1-15:13
In Romans 14:1-15:13, Marv teaches that believers must handle doubtful matters with grace, humility, and love rather than judgment or pressure. He distinguishes gray areas from clear doctrine or sin, urging Christians to pursue peace, protect one another's consciences, and accept fellow believers as Christ has accepted them.
Romans (Shorter Series) · Sermon 16
August 21, 1983 · Romans 15:14-16:27
In the closing section of Romans, Marv emphasizes loving admonition, Paul's Gentile ministry, the proclamation of the gospel, and the believer's need to be established in Christ. He presents the gospel as the message that calls disobedient people into the obedience of faith through the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 1
Marv introduces the survey as a fast moving view of Scripture as one unified revelation centered on Christ and redemption. He explains inspiration and the structure of the Old and New Covenants while urging listeners to understand each book in relation to the whole.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 2
Marv presents the first book as the necessary foundation for the rest of Scripture because it introduces creation and sin and the first promise of redemption. He follows the movement from the earliest events to the patriarchs and highlights Joseph as an example of providence and a type of Christ.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 3
Marv frames the second book of Moses as the record of redemption from bondage and the formation of Israel under the law. He connects the Passover and the tabernacle to Christ while emphasizing that the law exposes human need rather than providing salvation by performance.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 4
Marv describes the priestly handbook as a book of atonement and fellowship with a holy God. He surveys sacrifices and feasts and laws as patterns that find their fulfillment in the cross and in the person of Christ.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 5
Marv reads the wilderness wanderings as a warning about unbelief and disobedience among people who had already seen God's deliverance. He contrasts the wasted years of the rebellious generation with the rewarded obedience of Joshua and Caleb.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 6
Marv explains the final book of Moses as a renewed presentation of the law to the generation about to enter the land. He stresses obedience as the central response to God's loving authority and reflects on Moses as a great leader whose own failure still teaches self-control and reverence.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 7
Marv presents the conquest and settlement of the land as a lesson in taking God at his word. He moves from Jericho and the defeat at Ai to Joshua's farewell call for Israel to choose wholehearted service to the Lord.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 8
Marv contrasts the spiritual anarchy of the judges with the tender story of loyal love and redemption in Ruth. He uses Israel's recurring cycle of sin and deliverance to show the need for righteous authority and then points from Boaz to Christ as the willing and able kinsman redeemer.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 9
Marv traces the transition from Samuel the last judge to Saul the first king and David the anointed successor. He treats Saul's rejection as a warning about disobedience and David's early life as a testimony to God's strength working through faith.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 10
Marv centers the reign of David on the Davidic covenant and the promise of a throne finally fulfilled in Christ. He also dwells on David's sin and its consequences to show how personal triumphs can become personal troubles through moral failure.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 11
Marv explains the divided monarchy as the key to understanding much of Israel's later history and prophetic ministry. He follows the decline from Solomon's glory through the northern and southern kingdoms toward captivity and shows how disobedience fractured the nation.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 12
Marv treats the chronicle records as the official temple centered history of Judah. He explains the genealogies and royal records as a theological reminder that a nation's response to God shapes its future.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 13
Marv surveys the return from Babylon as a demonstration that God keeps his covenant promises even after severe discipline. He highlights temple restoration and wall rebuilding and the public reading of the law as the remnant begins to put its spiritual and civic house in order.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 14
Marv emphasizes providence as the unseen theme of the story of Jews who remained in Persia after the exile. He shows God preserving his people through ordinary events and court intrigue even though God's name never appears in the book.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 15
Marv presents the suffering of a godly man as a test of faith when the reasons for affliction remain hidden. He contrasts the shallow explanations of Job's friends with God's final self revelation and Job's humbled trust.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 16
Marv introduces the Psalter as Israel's hymnbook and a treasury of personal worship and experience. He surveys its forms of praise and confession and thanksgiving and explains the difficult imprecatory psalms in light of God's covenant promises to Abraham.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 17
Marv groups three wisdom books around practical life before God. He presents Proverbs as divine wisdom for daily conduct and Ecclesiastes as the emptiness of life apart from the Creator and Song of Solomon as God's instruction for marital love.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 18
Marv uses the prophet's call and message to explain both judgment and comfort in one of Scripture's richest prophetic books. He gives special attention to Isaiah's witness to the virgin birth and the suffering servant and the future reign of Christ.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 19
Marv presents Jeremiah as the broken hearted prophet who announced Judah's unavoidable fall and the seventy year captivity. He also points to the new covenant promise as the bright hope amid lament over Jerusalem's destruction.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 20
Marv describes the prophet in exile as God's messenger to Judah in Babylon with the repeated burden that they shall know the Lord. He moves from visions of judgment and the departure of glory to promises of national restoration and the future kingdom.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 21
Marv treats Daniel as the seedbed of biblical prophecy and a companion to Revelation. He highlights God's sovereignty over Gentile world powers and gives special attention to the seventy weeks prophecy as central to the prophetic program.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 22
Marv surveys three prophets who warn Israel and Judah of judgment while still holding out future restoration by grace. Hosea's marriage portrays Israel's unfaithfulness and God's restoring love while Joel announces the day of the Lord and Amos thunders against national sin.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 23
Marv links three short prophetic books through judgment and mercy. Obadiah announces Edom's downfall for pride and cruelty toward Israel while Jonah exposes a reluctant prophet before a merciful God and Micah promises future kingdom blessing through the ruler born in Bethlehem.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 24
Marv presents these prophets as messages about God's judgment on violent nations and his grace toward his covenant people. Nahum announces Nineveh's certain doom while Habakkuk wrestles with God's use of Babylon and Zephaniah moves from wrath to promised healing.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 25
Marv closes the Old Testament survey with the post-exilic prophets who ministered around the rebuilt community. Haggai and Zechariah press the people to finish the temple and look to Messiah while Malachi confronts spiritual apathy and ends with the promise that the Lord will come.
The Whole Bible Book by Book · Sermon 26
Marv explains the four hundred silent years as essential background for reading the New Testament. He traces the empires and Jewish institutions that arose between Malachi and Matthew including the Pharisees and Sadducees and scribes and synagogue and Sanhedrin.
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