Paul told the Thessalonians to “test all things” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). However, he pointed to the standard by which they were to test all things – God’s word. We must make sure we test everything by the reliable standard, and following it fully. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list …
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Peter addressed his first epistle, “To the pilgrims of the Dispersion…elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” (1 Peter 1:1-2). These Elect Pilgrims, Christians, are encouraged to endure while suffering for doing good. The foundation for that endurance is addresssed in chapter 1 – faith, hope, and love. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the …
Continue reading Sermon: Elect Pilgrims – Faith, Hope, and Love“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Matthew 10:16). As we’re sent into the world with wonderful good news that many will violently reject we must strike the balance Jesus instructed. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
Continue reading Sermon: Wise as Serpents and Harmless as Doves“The turning away of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them” (Proverbs 1:32). Complacency is destructive in general, but especially spiritually. We must fight complacency, and ever strive to grow and improve. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Combatting ComplacencyJohn 11 records the 7th and final miracle of Jesus’ ministry in John’s record. In the text, Jesus makes a bold claim, and then proves it by raising Lazarus from the dead. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives …
Continue reading Sermon: Lazarus Raised from the Dead – The Power Over Death“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) The love of Christ showed for us by …
Continue reading Sermon: The Love of Christ Compels UsActs 16 records Paul’s response to the vision of the “Macedonian call” (Acts 16:6-10). In Philippi, a city in Macedonia, Paul was imprisoned and found opportunity to preach the gospel to a jailor. The account of the Philippian jailor’s conversion is instructive in many ways (cf. Acts 16:25-34). The urgency of obedience to the gospel in the account …
Continue reading Sermon: The Same Hour of the NightJohn 9 records the sixth of seven miracles performed by Jesus in John’s gospel. In the account, Jesus gives physical sight to a man who had been blind from birth. However, this was in order to lead this man, and others, to the more important spiritual sight. Jesus makes an important application at the close of the account …
Continue reading Sermon: A Man Born Blind Receives Sight – The Power Over Darkness“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (Romans 6:4) What does life look like for those who have been raised with Christ in baptism? What is the …
Continue reading Sermon: Walk in Newness of LifeJohn 6:15-21 records the familiar miracle where Jesus walks on the sea. In it we observe that Jesus has the power over nature. The implications are significant for us who live in the natural world, and long for the spiritual home promised by God. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track …
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