Sermons from November 2020
Wisdom Calls: Are You Listening?
Proverbs 8 Let’s give our attention to God’s Word. This is Proverbs 8, verses 1 to 36. Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads, she takes her stand. Beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals, she cries aloud. To you, O men, I call. My cry is to the children of man. O simple ones, learn prudence. O fools, learn sense.…
The Word Made Flesh, Part 1
John 1:1-18 Please turn in your copy of God’s word, not to the book of Luke for once, but to the next book over the gospel of John. And as you’re making your way there, I’ll point out a couple of things for you to expect over the coming weeks. We will be looking at, for the next five weeks, today included, the next five weeks, verses 1 through 18 of John’s prologue, it’s often called. Different gospels present different…
Living Wisely Under Foolish Leaders
Ecclesiastes 9:13 Thanks for having me back. It’s good to be back again tonight. What a treat to begin and end the day with worship, right? It is. It’s a blessing that we shouldn’t take for granted. I think that it’s just so easy with the freedoms that we have to be able to worship the Lord in our nation that we can take that for granted. And that’s not the case everywhere in the world. Our believers, our brothers…
Where Do We Go From Here?
Titus 3:1-11 Well, if you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn to Titus chapter 3. We’re going to be exploring verses 1 through 11 this morning of Titus chapter 3. In your Pew Bible, that’s on page 998. So, I want to invite you to turn there with me. So as I mentioned at the beginning, I am the minister to the state capitol with Ministry to State, which means that my role is to serve as…
Wrong House
Proverbs 6:20 Proverbs chapter six, beginning at verse 20. It says, my son, keep your father’s commandment and forsake not your mother’s teaching and forsake, bind them on your heart always, tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will lead you. When you lie down, they will watch over you. When you awake, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a lamp and a teaching, a light. And the reproofs of discipline are the way of…
Come, Lord Jesus!
Luke 18:1-8 Turn in your copy of the New Testament to the 18th chapter of Luke. Today we read verses 1 through 8. This is the parable known as the parable of the persistent widow. Some have called it the parable of the unrighteous judge, and still others have called it the parable of the righteous judge. Now, one of the things I want you to notice as we read through this parable, oftentimes when we come to a parable,…
Heart, Speech, & Behavior
Proverbs 6:16-19 Amen. Turn in your scriptures to Proverbs 6. We just have a couple of verses tonight, 16 through 19. We saved this little section out of last week’s study. And so make your way to Proverbs 6, 16 through 19. Let’s hear God’s word together. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet…
Heart, Speech, & Behavior
Proverbs 6:16-19 Amen. Turn in your scriptures to Proverbs 6. We just have a couple of verses tonight, 16 through 19. We saved this little section out of last week’s study. And so make your way to Proverbs 6, 16 through 19. Let’s hear God’s word together. There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet…
Remember Lot’s Wife!
Luke 17:20-37 Pray with me. Almighty God, we bless you for every provision. You are the Father above, the Father of heavenly lights. And we recognize that these gifts that we have are from you. You’re good and gracious to us. Take now your tithes, our offerings. but especially our very lives and mold us by your word and spirit this day and shape us and make us fit for service so that as we leave this place this day,…
Remember Lot’s Wife
Luke 17:20-37 Pray with me. Almighty God, we bless you for every provision. You are the Father above, the Father of heavenly lights. And we recognize that these gifts that we have are from you. You’re good and gracious to us. Take now your tithes, our offerings. but especially our very lives and mold us by your word and spirit this day and shape us and make us fit for service so that as we leave this place this day,…
So Much to Learn
Proverbs 6:1-15 Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Proverbs 6. Tonight we’ll look at verses one through 15. And next week we’ll look at verses 16 through 19. I thought it would be good to break apart this little section of sayings and keep 16 through 19 special. It’s kind of a unique feature. of the wisdom literature. Let’s give our attention now to God’s word beginning in the first verse of chapter six of Proverbs. The father…
Saved People Sing!
Luke 17:11-19 Pray with me. Our great God, we come before you, thankful for everything that you have done for us. Our lips today are full of praise for you are our creator, our redeemer, and our provider. And so now we come before you and offer ourselves to you as living sacrifices. Make us holy and pleasing by your word and spirit so that we can do good in the world, showing love to our neighbor and giving glory…