The Hebrew writer quoted Psalm 40:6-8 to demonstrate God’s will for Jesus to come to earth in a physical body to die for the atonement of all sins (cf. Hebrews 10:5-10). His sacrifice is all-sufficient. Psalm 40 also holds a message for us to apply to ourselves as paralleled with Jesus. Ppt: Outline: To download, …
Continue reading Sermon: A Body You Have Prepared for MeSalvation
The gospel reveals the centrality of Christ in all things. In fact, the gospel is the eternal plan of God to return everything to its proper order in Christ (cf. Ephesians 1:9-10; 3:10-11). The world is more Christ-centered than it might think, and for this unawareness it is not nearly as Christ-centered as it should …
Continue reading The Preeminent ChristThe Lord provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice instead of Isaac. Abraham called the place, “The Lord Will Provide” (Genesis 22:13-14). The Lord will always provide for his people. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save link as…”
Continue reading Sermon: Jehovah Jireh – “The Lord Will Provide”“I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2) We need the Lord’s help to get to heaven. His help ensures we remain faithful and ready for judgment. Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the …
Continue reading Sermon: Help from the Lord“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men” (Titus 2:11, NASB). The appearance of God’s grace changed the world, and has the power to change lives. What does God’s grace do? How does it relate to us? We should understand and value the grace of God as scripture reveals it. Ppt: …
Continue reading Sermon: Grace AppearedPeople will go to tremendous lengths to save their physical life. Yet, this life is but a vapor. What about their spiritual life? This sermon considers the urgent call of the apostle Peter, “And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” (Acts 2:40, ASV) Ppt: Outline: To download, …
Continue reading Sermon: Save Yourselves!“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13) Our salvation is our responsibility, …
Continue reading Sermon: Work Out Your Own SalvationPaul explained that God sent Jesus to die “to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” (Romans 3:26) How is it that God can justify us and still justly deal with sin? How do we benefit from this? Ppt: …
Continue reading Sermon: He is Just, and the JustifierSpeaking of those who rejected the Christ Peter wrote, “They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed” (1 Peter 28). Did they have a choice? What did the Holy Spirit mean when He revealed this? Ppt: Outline: To download, right-click on the title in the track list and select “Save …
Continue reading Sermon: “To Which They Also Were Appointed”In a context warning about apostasy, Paul revealed two specific errors for Timothy to watch for – forbidding to marry, and commanding abstinence from certain foods (cf. 1 Timothy 4:3). Concerning the latter, Paul said God created the foods to be received by “those who believe and know the truth” (1 Timothy 4:3). Believing requires …
Continue reading Sermon: Those Who Believe and Know the Truth