Sermons from 2016 (Page 5)
What Children Owe Their Parents
Exodus 20:12 Please turn in your copy of the Old Testament to the book of Exodus. Our reading today is Exodus chapter 20, verse 12. As we prepare to read from God’s word, I remind you that the 10 commandments are couched. They are in the context of redemption. God begins. speaking to Israel, he begins speaking to the church by saying, I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the…
God Does See
Psalm 10 All right, let’s hear from God’s word, Psalm 10, beginning at one, and it goes through verse 18, and it says, this is of King David, it says, why, O Lord, do you stand afar off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boast of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy…
Eternal Access & Eternal Redemption
Hebrews 9:1-14 seated. Please turn in your copy of God’s word to Hebrews chapter nine. Our scripture reading is Hebrews chapter nine, beginning at verse one and through verse 14. Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. For a tent was prepared, the first section in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of presents. It is called the holy place. Behind the second curtain was a second section…
Whole-Hearted Thanks & Trust
Psalm 9 Okay, let’s hear from God’s word from Psalm 9. It says, I will recount your wonderful deeds. And then it says to the choir master, according to the Muth Laban, a Psalm of David, where he says, I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart. I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. When my enemies turn…
Out With the Old & In With the New
Hebrews 8 Have you noticed how religious people become obsessed with artifacts? They become obsessed with places. They become obsessed with things that they think are precious to them. Just this morning I was watching the news. Some of you may have seen this. A lady with child goes to the doctor and guess what appears in her sonogram? Nothing but the crucifix of Jesus. I mean, how amazing. We wonder sometimes where is the ark that saved Noah and…
Little Me!
Psalm 8 Let’s hear God’s Word together as we read from Psalm 8. It’s the Psalm of King David. And it says, O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have established strength because of your foes to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and…
God Gave Us His Word
Hebrews 7:20-28 If you drive through a major boulevard in a town, pick Church Street in our instance here. As you drive down that major road, you will see all kinds of places of business, all kinds of professional buildings and offices that will offer all kinds of solutions to your great problems. Maybe your outward appearance needs some help, and so you stop at the nail shop or the hair salon or the beauty supply or the drugstore. Or…
I Want Justice!
Psalm 7 Let’s hear God’s Word together as we read from Psalm 7. This is a Psalm of David and the context is when he went to the Lord concerning Cush of Benjamite. And he says, O Lord my God and you do I take refuge. Save me from all my pursuers and deliver me. Lest, like a lion, they tear my soul apart, rending it into pieces. with none to deliver. O Lord my God, if I have done…
A Better Hope in a Perfect Priest
Hebrews 7:11-25 Most churches in some hallway have a wall of fame. Or in some cases, it’s a wall of shame. But it’s a row of the pictures of the pastors who have served them. And in various congregations and church buildings, you walk down this hallway and you see pictures, sometimes many of them. and you see the years they served and maybe something about them. Well, you see also the changes in style of clothing, the changes in…
Worn Out and Weary
Psalm 6 Let’s hear God’s word together as we read from Psalm 6, verses one through 10. This is a Psalm and it says, to the choir master with stringed instruments, according to the shemana. And it’s a Psalm of David. It says, O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing. Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is…
A Refuge for the Righteous
Psalm 5 Okay, Psalm 5. This is another Psalm of King David. And he says, give ear to my words, O Lord. Consider my groaning. Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God. For to you do I pray. O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice. In the morning, I prepare a sacrifice for you, and I watch. For you are not a God who delights in wickedness. Evil may not dwell with…
Sleeping in Peace
Psalm 4 Psalm four is a Psalm of David and let’s read it together. It says in the heading at least, answer me when I call. And then it says to the choir master with stringed instruments, a Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, oh God of my righteousness. You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and answer my prayer. Oh men, how long shall my honor be turned to shame?…