He also gives thanks for the beginning of another year at Salem Creek Academy and for completing a 90-day Bible reading plan with his sons. Even amid weakness, temptation, and discouragement, believers can rise again, maintain good works, and bear fruit through union with Christ.

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 15, verse 58: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1CO.15.58.KJV

Revelation 1, verse 3: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/REV.1.3.KJV

John 15, verse 5: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/JHN.15.5.KJV

Titus 3, verse 14: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/TIT.3.14.KJV

Keywords: always abounding in the work of the Lord, Christian perseverance, resurrection hope, labor is not in vain, Christian education, Salem Creek Academy, Bible reading, Christian fruitfulness

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqvmURcCUPY

Looking ahead to the new school year at Salem Creek Academy, he also considers Daniel and his companions in Babylon: their God-given knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Pray that God would likewise bless our children, prepare faithful Christian leaders, and establish the work of our hands.

Scripture:

Hebrews 3, verse 13: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/HEB.3.13.KJV

Daniel 1, verse 17: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/DAN.1.17.KJV

Jeremiah 29, verse 7: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/JER.29.7.KJV

Psalm 90, verse 17: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PSA.90.17.KJV

Keywords: exhort one another daily, Christian encouragement, deceitfulness of sin, Salem Creek Academy, Christian education, biblical wisdom, prayer for children, Christian leadership

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXoS3iJ8ats

Proverbs 9, verse 9

Preached at Salem Creek Academy by pastor Michael Spangler on September 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM.

Includes reading from Proverbs 9 at 0:02 and sermon at 2:26.

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Romans 5, verses 1–2

Preached at Salem Creek Academy by pastor Michael Spangler on September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM.

Includes reading from Romans 5 at 0:00 and sermon at 3:06.

https://piedmontpres.org

Daniel 1, verse 17

Preached at Piedmont Presbyterian Church by pastor Michael Spangler on August 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM.

Includes an opening reading from Proverbs 2, verse 6 at 0:00, reading and explanation from Luke 12, verses 35–59 at 0:28, reading from Daniel 1 at 11:07, and sermon at 15:39.

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Daniel 12, verse 2

Preached at Piedmont Presbyterian Church by pastor Michael Spangler on August 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM.

Includes an opening reading from John 17, verse 3 at 0:00, reading and explanation from Exodus 19 at 0:22, reading from Revelation 21 at 11:35, reading from Daniel 12 at 17:38, and sermon at 19:00.

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Ecclesiastes 3:8 declares that there is “a time to love, and a time to hate.” This sermon considers the nature, proper objects, and proper time of righteous hatred, with applications to personal and public evil.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:8

Michael Spangler, Pastor of Piedmont Presbyterian Church in North Carolina

Watch the sermon: https://youtu.be/xjuX5oF7cEQ

Church: https://piedmontpres.org