Sermons from February 2021
Devoted to Zion
Psalm 137 Hear the word of the Lord, this is Psalm 137. How shall we sing the Lord’s song? By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung our lyres, for there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors mirth, saying, sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem,…
Preaching on the Porch
Luke 20:1-18 Before we read God’s word, let’s look to God for his grace. Our Lord, we give you thanks for this chance to be in your house, your house of instruction. We pray that your Holy Spirit would give testimony to the word that is preached, confirming in each and every one of our hearts and minds that this is not the word of men, but it is your very word, your truth. And we pray that your word…
A Healthy Church Member
Psalm 84 Psalm 84 says this, how lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts. My soul longs, yes, it faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home in the swallow, a nest for herself where she may lay her young at your altars, O Lord of hosts. my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house ever…
Give Thanks to the Lord
Psalm 136 Let’s give our attention to the reading of God’s word, Psalm 136, verses one through 26. Hear God’s word with me. Give thanks to the Lord. For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever. To him alone who does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever. To him who…
Three Failures of the Church
Luke 19:28-48 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s word to Luke chapter 19. Our reading today is verses 28 through 48. We’ll be looking at three actions of the Lord Jesus. And probably most typically you hear sermons or messages and specifically on Palm Sunday, which today is not, you may think it is. It’s not, it just happens to be the passage we land on in Luke. But we usually hear messages about what Jesus…
There’s Nothing My LORD Cannot Do
Psalm 135 As you find your place in Psalm 135, I want to remind you of a little bit about where we are in the Psalms. I think it’s been August since we finished the last little section. We did the Psalms of Ascent. And so as we pick up at Psalm 135 and make a dash to the end, let me remind you of a couple things Well, first of all, tonight we’ll look at Psalm 135. I’ve got…
Faithful in the Meantime
Luke 19:11-27 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the New Testament to Luke chapter 19. Our reading will be verses 11 through 27. Luke chapter 19 verses 11 through 27. Remember, Jesus is nearly to Jerusalem. He’s had supper at Zacchaeus’ house. Some would say he’s still at the table and this is a dinner discussion. And so we pick up where we left off last week in verse 11 of chapter 19 of Luke’s gospel. Hear…
Wisdom and Words
Proverbs 16:24 Let’s hear the word of God together. Proverbs 16 verse 24 says this, gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. So tonight we want to consider wisdom and words. So we’ve, gone through Proverbs, maybe the first eight or nine chapters, we went through verse by verse, and now for the remainder of Proverbs, we’re picking up on some of the themes and maybe pulling together not all, but most…
Seeking & Saving the Lost
Luke 19:1-10 Please remain standing and turning your copy of God’s word to Luke chapter 19. Our reading today is from verses one through 10. This is the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. We’re nearing the end of the life and ministry of Jesus through his work among the ordinary folks. He’s about to head into Jerusalem where he will suffer and die, rise again, and then be ascended into heaven. And then the rest is history, as we might…