Sermons by Bryan Crotts (Page 11)
Sound Church
Titus Amen. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to the book of Titus. We’ll pick up next week, Lord willing, in Isaiah chapter 42. But for tonight, we’ll look at Titus. I believe it’s about 45 or 46 verses. So it’s like reading a psalm. And it’s a wonderful piece of scripture that shows us, gives us insight into the apostolic times, what would happen when a new church would be formed, or in this case, several churches on…
God or Idols?
Isaiah 41 Amen. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Isaiah 41. Isaiah 41 is an interesting passage where God the king wants to raise his beef with Israel. I made a covenant with you, told you if you do this, it’ll go well. If you don’t do this, it won’t go well. You’ve broken the covenant. You’ve not kept up your end of the bargain. And so he’s what we call a covenant prosecutor, giving them his case,…
Covenant With Noah
Genesis 6-9; Hebrews 11 Amen. You can be seated. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Hebrews chapter 11. We’ll read the first seven verses, which include the by faith of Noah. So as we think about the covenant God made with Noah, we add to Hebrews 11, our consideration of Genesis 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. And those portions we read earlier. Before we read God’s word, let’s look to him once more in prayer. Pray with…
The God We Trust
Isaiah 40:12-31 Amen. Turn to Isaiah 40. Isaiah 40, we looked at the first 11 verses last week, and tonight we’ll look at verses 12 to 31. Last week, we noted the turning point from chapters 1 through 39, a bunch of doom and gloom and judgment. Every nation listed, every nation going to get it for being sinners. Now we come to the last 26 chapters. Comfort, God promised. Peace, he told them. And then he mentioned preparing the…
Covenant of Grace
Genesis 3; Revelation 21-22 Please be seated. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Revelation chapter 21. Perhaps as you’ve read through the Bible, you can look back and say that you’ve traced the theme of God’s great and grand desire of the scripture. And that’s simply that God desires to be with his people. Bible simply put, God desires to be with his people. What gets in the way of that fellowship? What gets in the way of…
Comfort
Isaiah 40:1-11 Amen. Turn to Isaiah 40. Tonight we’ll be looking at verses one through 11. Isaiah 41 through 11 should be very familiar to you. We just read in Mark chapter one, the quotation from Isaiah 40 that appears in Mark’s gospel with the the arrival of John the Baptist to prepare the way of the Lord. Isaiah 40, beginning at verse one, comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and cry to her that…
Covenant of Works
Genesis 2-3; Romans 5 You can be seated. Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to Romans chapter five. Romans chapter five, we’ll be reading verses 12 through 21. So beginning last week and probably lasting into a couple of weeks into January, we’ll be looking at the theme, the biblical theme of covenants. Last week, we looked at the covenant of redemption, which would be what we glean from places in the scripture where we see the Father,…
Covenant of Redemption
Isaiah 53; Philippians 2 Philippians chapter two and one through 18. The apostle Paul says, so if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry, conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his…
Sickness & Pride
Isaiah 38-39 Amen. Turn to Isaiah 38 and 39. Last week, we looked at 36, 37. There’s a four chapter break, if you will, between two major sections of the scripture of the book of Isaiah. But also we looked at the Israelites, the people of Judah surrounded by Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, Hezekiah’s prayer. And then tonight we look at Hezekiah’s sickness, but also his pride. And so let’s hear God’s word together. 38 and 39. 39 is…
Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer
Psalm 65 Amen, you can be seated. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Psalm 65. Psalm 65 is a psalm of King David. In the order of the Psalter, you may look back to 64 and 63 and on back, and you’ll probably see that this psalm seems a little out of place. This is a psalm that is full of joy and gladness. observation for who God is and what he’s given. But if you back up…
Yahweh Strengthens
Isaiah 36-37 Amen. Turn to Isaiah 36 and 37. So we get a little break tonight in 36 and 37, and then next week we’ll look at 38, 39. This is kind of a four chapter little interlude. So chapters 1 to 35 are all the judgment, doom and gloom, pre-exile. Then you get this little four chapter interlude of basically straight up historical facts, stories, two different scenarios in the life of Hezekiah. And then it’s on to the…
Healthy Recipe
1 Thessalonians 5:25-28 You can be seated. Turn in your copy of the scripture to 1 Thessalonians 5, verses 25 through 28 are the ending, the last verses of this little letter. We’ll pick up in 2 Thessalonians probably in January, February. Next week, we’ll look at, I believe, Psalm 65 ahead of Thanksgiving, a Psalm of Thanksgiving. for the bounty of the earth. And then afterwards, we’ll spend several Sundays on the various covenants God makes with various people,…