Pastor Frank Hampton Jr. Sermons

He That Searcheth The Heart

God operates with a different criteria of measurement than we humans do. 
His eyes are on the spirit (internal) and we default to the flesh (external).
The posture of one’s heart is the surest determinant of one’s spiritual success not any external measure (even if it relates to the spiritual realm).
Furthermore, we know sin separates from God, however God's ultimate desire is that we maintain a certain attitude towards sin (internal) and not the we simply avoid sinful manifestations (external).
Date preached: December 9, 2001

Can God Trust You?

God has entrusted every person with a responsibility. We are stewards of the task that God has committed to our trust, and are expected to be faithful in carrying it out. The completion of this mission is not optional: our eternal destination is predicated on whether or not we fulfill God's plan. Can God trust you in carrying out this task? To apprehend that for which you were apprehended?
In the church today, we often wonder why there aren't more gifts; greater manifestations of God's power. The reason is this: there are so few that God can trust with this level of power. This trust comes with faithfulness. Not just faithfulness pertaining to living above sin, but faithfulness in a certain pursuit and consecration that will put you in position to be entrusted with a greater power from God. May God help us to imbibe both a life and a lifestyle that renders us trustworthy to God! And the results will follow.
Date Preached: 6/2/1982

From Glory To Glory

Christ and his army conquered then and is conquering still now, victorious through the annuls of time.  
The caliber experience God expects of his church is that of unbroken glory. 
The flame of His glory ignites upon a definite work of salvation in the soul and must grow in heat and luminance as you progress, walking on the path of just, which is as a shining light that grows brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
Preached on February 14, 1982.

Dealing with the Aftermath

Every action has an immediate reaction, but also lasting aftermath. Often people act swiftly, only seeing as far as the immediate result, and not considering that they also must deal with the aftermath of their actions. How the aftermath is handled is usually just as consequential as the action itself, and a failure to handle it right might mean one's eternal downfall. So we would do well to make it fully certain that we allow this message to have its full and immediate effect in our lives! Pastor Hampton clearly speaks from experience in this message, having seen many things in salvation up to that point, and was burdened about being right himself and that the saints also be right.
Date Preached: 12/26/2014 (Springfield, OH)

Prepare To Meet Thy God

Sentencing against an evil work is always God’s last resort.
God’s mercy endures, going to extreme measures to give all of his human children every opportunity to correct their errors and wholly follow the Lord.
However, humans have the ability to waste God’s aggressive goodness and merciful power to such a point to where there is no return; therefore an eternal divine ruling to damnation is reasonable.
As gruesome and fierce as some of Gods judgments may appear, everything God does is redemptive.
 

Evil Men and Seducers Shall Wax Worse and Worse

The spiritual condition of this world is only growing colder. The religious world is also following the same trajectory. If then the world is getting colder, in order for the people of God to remain hot, we must continually increase the fire in our souls. There is no way we can stay the same and not be affected by this atmosphere. Everyone that falls spiritually only adds to the cold, and we who are determined to stand must work more abundantly to pick up their slack. So examine yourself: are you daily drawing closer to God? Daily increasing your heat? Take heed that you align your life with this message; only those who do will survive!
Date Preached: 12/1/1981

Groping For The Impossible

Holistic life satisfaction is only achieved in one kind of lifestyle; that which is built on and centered around the foundation of Christ.
Since the beginning, mankind has always attempted to design a meaningful, substantive, and fulfilling existence disconnected from God’s course.
Humanity has made status, financial affluence, and counterfeit fleshly religion their chief pursuit.
Meanwhile Satan has so consumed humanity in their relentless striving towards “enough”, constantly redefining what “enough” means.
As a result humanity operates exhausted and stuck on a never-ending treadmill of arrival, only to soon realize that they have been building on the bottomless pit, functioning with a flawed value structure, and now have eternity to think about how they were tricked. 
Date preached: November 1,1987
(Altar call begins at 37:57)

How Did Noah Condemn The World?

Noah condemned the entire world because he was perfect in the wicked environment before the flood. He condemned the world because he went far enough to meet God's standard despite the prevailing conditions around him. We too have the very grave responsibility, as saints of God, to judge the world by our lives; we must be perfect. God ought to be able to use our lives as a perfect example of what he requires from man, and judge others by it.
But what is God's standard for man? It is that we be the best that He offered His grace and inspiration for us to be; no less! God now may not cut you off for lacks in your salvation, for there is time and space to fulfill that lack. But when you meet Him in final judgment, no lacks will be tolerated since all was provided to you to measure up. This message sent forth is strong, but it will prepare us to meet Christ! May God grant the grace to receive it.
 

Pleasing God

There is no pursuit more noble in this life and rewarding in the life to come than to do always those things that please God. Christian, don't be relaxed by casual "churchianity"; work out your own salvation, with fear, trembling, and reverence. Stand bold in face of pressure, allow Christ to be Lord of your life and His spirit to guide you safely all the way Home.

Payday Will Come

As sure as the sun is to rise each morning, payday is coming! Depending on whose wages you are receiving, this is either your greatest blessing or your greatest curse. If you spend your time, energy, tears, and life altogether working for the devil until your cup fills us, you will receive a full payment for your life-work. But, glory to God, if you spend your life building up the kingdom of God at the expense of your own health, comfort, and anything else you sacrifice for God, your sufferings won’t be worthy to even compare to your reward! And your work will be rewarded both here and more abundantly in eternity. 
So listener, if your payment is death, you have the glorious opportunity to get saved and change your payment! But listener, if your glorious reward is already compounding through your holy and consecrated life, be encouraged and remain steadfast, your payday is coming!