Sermons from October 2018
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,…
Breaking Up Appearances
Luke 4:14-30 Please turn in your copies of the scriptures to the gospel of Luke to the fourth chapter. Our reading from Luke’s gospel today is chapter four, verses 14 through 30. And as we have made our way through Luke so far, verse by verse, we have seen that Jesus, the eternal son of God, has become man through the promise of God, through the work of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary. He was…
What to Pray in Trouble and Disgrace
Psalm 85 Let’s hear God’s word together from Psalm 85. This is one of the Psalms of Korah, the sons of Korah. And it says this, Lord, you are favorable to your land. You restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people. You covered all their sin. You withdrew all your wrath and you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, oh God of salvation and put away your indignation toward us. Will you be…
Resist the Devil and He Will Flee
Luke 4:1-13 Please turn in your copies of the scriptures to Luke’s gospel chapter four. Today’s reading and preaching is from verses one through 13. These are the account of the temptation of the Lord Jesus. We remember that our Lord is being prepared for his public ministry as the recreator and the redeemer of all things, and that the Holy Spirit has been upon him. He has been conceived by the Holy Ghost. He has grown in wisdom and…
Love God’s House
Psalm 84 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 84. It says, to the choir master, according to the Gethsemane, a Psalm of the sons of Korah. And it begins in verse one by saying, how lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts. My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home in the swallow, a nest for…
The Second Adam Comes
Luke 3:23-38 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 84. It says, to the choir master, according to the Gethsemane, a Psalm of the sons of Korah. And it begins in verse one by saying, how lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts. My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home in the swallow, a nest for…