New Geneva Christian Leadership Academy

11/24/2025

Sermon: Giving Thanks While Sorrowing in a Strange Land

Since we live in a First World Nation, with
everything a soul could wish for, most American
Christians lack the clarity of what it really means
to suffer or to be in dire straits. Ironically, being
free and prosperous in America, sadly, often
leads to discontentment and an unthankful heart,
always wanting more.

This sermon explores the sorrow of losing it all as
a result of being unthankful.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

11/11/2025

Sermon: The Reformation On Tyranny

Whenever those in authority rule autonomously, apart from the Dictates of God’s Rulebook, tyranny results. This sermon explores the history of tyranny and how men of faith and courage navigated its dreadful oppression.

This sermon is the First of a two-part series.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

10/27/2025

Sermon: The Kingdom Divided 14~ Rebellion's Consequences

Jeroboam will now be faced with God’s chastening response.

This is the Fourteenth Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

10/21/2025

The Kingdom Divided 13 ~ Bone of His Bones

Sorrowful over the death of the Man of God, the old prophet makes a strange request.

This is the Thirteenth Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

09/01/2025

The Kingdom Divided 7 ~ Jeroboam's Judgment

Jeroboam’s man-made Worship model was a serious afront to the Honor and Holiness of God. By violating the Law of God’s Worship, Jeroboam destroyed himself, his legacy and the entire nation of Isreal, with Judah close behind.

This is the Seventh Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

08/28/2025

Sermon: The KingdomDivided 6 ~Jeroboam's Idolatry

The folly of both Rehoboam and Jeroboam led to the total destruction of God’s unified Nation. This Sermon looks to the Northern Tribes and the destruction brought about by the idolatry of wicked Jeroboam.

This is the Sixth Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

08/18/2025

Sermon: The Kingdom Divided 5 ~ Repentance & Consequence

Rehoboam will now face the repercussions of his willful apostacy.

This is the Fifth Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

08/14/2025

Sermon: The Kingdom Divided 4 ~ Rehoboam's Apostasy

Rehoboam’s schematic and tyrannical behavior against his own countrymen sparked a continuous war of hatred and aggression throughout the history of God’s Nation.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

07/22/2025

The Kingdom Divided 1 ~ The Great Schism

Now that Solomon is dead, Rehoboam takes the throne, but not without bitter consequences.

This is the First Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Divided, an exposition on First Book of the Kings.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

07/14/2025

Sermon: The Kingdom Established 30 ~ Jeroboam's Betrayal

Solomon’s sins would not go unpunished. He now must face the consequences of his rebellion, the most bitter of which was betrayal.

This is the Thirtieth and Final Sermon in the series, The Kingdom Established, an exposition on First Book of the Kings and the reign of King Solomon.

Rev. Dr. Paul Michael Raymond | Reformed Bible Church, Central Virginia

06/30/2025