Sermons from August 2020
Listen Up and Listen Good
Proverbs 1:8-10 Let’s give our attention to God’s word. This is the first chapter of Proverbs, verses eight and nine. Remember, these are the words of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. And he says, hear my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. Amen. This is the word of the living God for us. One of our family’s favorite ice…
Jesus Receives Sinners with Joy
Luke 15:1-10 Pray with me. Almighty God, we’re grateful for the way you include us in the work of the gospel ministry in this place and to the ends of the earth. We ask now that you would take our lives. May we live in such a way and serve you in such a way that our lives are fragrant offerings. and the fragrance of those offerings rise to your throne, and you are pleased with our service to you.…
A Principle to Live By
Proverbs 1:7 So let’s give our attention to God’s word. This is Proverbs chapter one, verse seven. And it says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. There’s an interesting little thing to think about where it says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. And then it says fools. And literally in the Old Testament, it means a blockhead. Did you ever get called a blockhead when you…
Reasonable & Useful Disciples
Luke 14:25-35 Pray with me. Lord, we give you thanks for your everlasting love and kindness to us in Christ Jesus. And out of gratitude for all that you have done, we come before you bringing your tithes and our offerings, but also our very lives. These are gifts to make the name of Christ known to the far reaches of the world. We make our prayer in the strong name of Jesus, whose light outshines the sun. In his…
Putting the Young on the Right Path
Proverbs 1:1-7 Amen. Turn in your copy of God’s Word to Proverbs, and tonight we’ll be looking at verses one through seven, but next week we will return to verse seven as a standalone subject. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but we also want to include it in our study tonight just briefly. So turn to Proverbs. one, one to seven, we begin a new series that will probably last us until the end of…
Resurrection & Reward
Luke 14:1-24 Pray with me. Our great God, we give you thanks that you have graciously allowed us to participate in the work of your kingdom through our gifts and our abilities. And so we offer ourselves to you now as living sacrifices. May our labors in your vineyard be holy and pleasing in your sight. As we teach Sunday school, as we count money, as we sweep floors, as we serve one another in need, but also, Lord, accept…
Homecoming!
Psalm 134 Let’s hear the word of God together. This is Psalm 134. It’s the last of our Psalms of ascent. And it says this, come bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven. and earth. Amen. This is the word of the living God. You…
Jerusalem on My Mind
Luke 13:31-35 Let us pray together. Our great God, we give you thanks for everything you give. We bless you for the opportunity to be part of the work of your great and mighty kingdom. Lord, use these gifts that we have given, your tithes, our offerings, but use our very lives to make Christ known to the ends of the earth. Let it start in our homes and extend through our neighborhoods and our places of work and the…
A Delightful Church
Psalm 133 Let’s do give our attention to God’s word. This is Psalm 133. It is a song of ascents. It is the next to the last one, but it is the second and the last group of three. So along with 132 and 134, this is the center of that last grouping. It says a song of ascents of David. Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. It is like the precious oil on…
A Misguided Question and a Pointed Answer
Luke 13:22-30 Let’s give our attention now to the reading of God’s Holy Word, Luke chapter 13, verses 22 through 30. Speaking of the Lord Jesus, it says, he went on his way through towns and villages. He was teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. And someone said to him, Lord, will those who are saved be few? And he said to them, strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will…