Sermons from July 2017
Quit Your Bellyaching – It’s a Bad Witness!
Philippians 2:14-18 Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to the New Testament book of Philippians. Today, our passage from Philippians is chapter two, verses 14 through 18. In this passage, we end a little section that we’ve been in for a little while. We started it in May, took a little break through June and some of the bumps of the summer, and we picked it up just last week. But in this passage, the apostle Paul writing…
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5:3 This is Matthew’s Gospel, chapter five, beginning of verse one. It says, seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them saying, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger…
Working Out the Workout That Matters Most
Philippians 2:12-13
Wisdom’s Call and Perspective
Psalm 49 Psalm 49 says to the choir master, a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this all peoples, give ear all inhabitants of the world, both high and low, rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak wisdom. The meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. Why should I fear in times of trouble? when the iniquity of those…
Jesus Christ is Lord!
Philippians 2:9-11 God’s word now, Philippians chapter two, verses nine through 11. Therefore, and the therefore points back to the other verses speaking of the suffering of Jesus. Therefore, or since Jesus suffered, God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth. And every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to…