Sermons from 2018
Jesus Can Save Anyone
Luke 5:27-32 Please turn in your copy of the Word of God to Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 5. Our reading today is from verses 27 to 32. Back in August, we began our sermon series in Luke’s Gospel. We’ve meandered our way through it. And over Christmas, we’ve looked at the themes of Jesus. coming to make his blessings flow as far as the curse is found. Remember that Adam and Eve, when they sinned against God and Satan, the serpent,…
Delivered to Serve
Luke 1:67-80 This is God’s word. And his father, speaking of John the baptizer, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit. And he prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and…
A Firm Grip on Reality
Psalm 90 Our reading tonight will be Psalm 90, verses one through 17. This is the beginning of book four. There are five books to the Psalter. And this is the beginning of book four, and it’ll go to about a dozen and a half psalms. And then book five will begin. But this is, as you’ll notice in the title, a Psalm of Moses. It says, a prayer of Moses, the man of God. And so yes, this is…
He Came Down to Earth From Heaven
Luke 2:1-21 Please turn in your copy of God’s Word to Luke’s Gospel, to the second chapter of Luke. Our reading today will be verses 1 through 21. I know that some of you are already thinking in your minds, didn’t we already hear this passage a few months back? And the answer is yes, as we made our way through. Luke’s gospel in the early chapters, maybe back in August, September, we did cover this passage. But today I…
Your Sins Are Forgiven You
Luke 5:17-26 Please turn in your copy of the scripture to the book of Luke. Our reading from Luke’s gospel today is chapter five, verses 17 through 26. We’re picking up where we left off two weeks ago. This was to be last week’s sermon. We’re in a little series with Advent as we make our way through Luke, but also with a couple Sundays leading up to Christmas. We want to explore how Jesus life and ministry shows the…
Cleansed By Jesus
Luke 5:12-16 Please turn in your copy of God’s word to Luke, to Luke chapter five. Our reading today is verses. 12 through 16, Luke chapter 5 verses 12 through 16. Over the next couple of Sundays with the observation of Advent, we want to plow our way through Luke in the same sequence we’ve been going, but we want to look at Jesus’ ministry of healing, of preaching, and proclaiming good news in light of the grand theme that…
The Steadfast Love of the Lord
Psalm 89 we’ll give our attention to Psalm 89. What we’ll do instead of reading it at the outset is we will read it as we make our way through each section. And before we read Psalm 89, let me give you a couple of things to think about. Number one is Psalm 89 is the end of book three. You’ll notice as you turn to Psalm 90, that’s the beginning of book four. And so it’s Psalm 89 in…
I Will Make You Fishers of Men
Luke 5:1-11 Let’s hear God’s word together, this from Luke’s gospel, chapter five, beginning at verse one. And it says, on one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him, to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and they were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to…
Darkness is My Friend
Psalm 88 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 88, and it says at the heading, it’s a song, a psalm of the sons of Korah to the choir master, according to the Mahalath, Lenaoth, Emaskil of Heman, the Ezraite. And he begins by saying these words, O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. Let my prayer come before you. incline your ear to my cry, for my soul is full of…
Better Than Ever
Psalm 87 Let’s give our attention to God’s word to Psalm 87. This is a psalm of the sons of Korah, also a song. And if you’ll remember several weeks back with Psalm 84, it connects to it as a Zion song. And it says, on the holy mount stands the city he founded. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Among…
All in a Day’s Work
Luke 4:31-41 Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to the gospel of Luke. Our reading from God’s word today is Luke chapter four, verses 31 to 37. And if you’d like to use the pew Bible, you can find that on page 860. We’re making our way through Luke’s gospel and we are seeing Jesus sent by the father approved by the father. And we’re now seeing as he ministers through teaching and healing and casting out demons.…
How to Argue Your Case Before God
Psalm 86 Let’s give our attention to God’s word. This is Psalm 86, and it says a prayer of David. And just a little interesting tidbit, this is the only Psalm of David in book three of the Psalms. And King David says this, incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my life, for I am godly. Save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God. Be gracious to me,…