Sermons from August 2021
Forewarned is Forearmed
Daniel 8 Let’s give our attention to God’s word, Daniel chapter eight, beginning at verse one. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. And I saw in the vision, and when I saw, I was in Susa, the capital, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai Canal. I raised my…
You Are My Witnesses
Acts 1:6-11 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s Word to Acts chapter 1. Today we’ll be reading verses 6 through 11. Remember that the book of Luke and the book of Acts were written as one book by Luke the physician. He meticulously interviewed those who were eyewitnesses to the gospel events, but he also was Paul’s traveling companion, likely to Rome where we end in the book of Acts. And so we have the inspiration…
War on the Saints
Daniel 7 Amen. Turn to Daniel chapter seven. As you’re making your way there, I’ll point out to you that we’re in the center of the book, maybe not by chapter numbers, but we’re in the center of the book. And we move from Daniel’s firsthand accounts of, or some of the firsthand accounts of Daniel’s life in Babylon under several different leaders. Tonight in chapter seven, we’re back to the time under Belshazzar, I think last week we were…
Luke-Acts
Acts 1:1-5 Our reading from the word of God Acts chapter one verses one through five. Before we read, let’s ask for God’s help and blessing. Pray with me. Lord, give us eyes that see and ears that hear and hearts that perceive all that you are doing as you are at work in us and in the world and give us hands and feet willing and ready to go and do the work of the gospel. as you have…
Darius in HIs Bed Chambers
Daniel 6 Let’s give our attention to God’s word, Daniel chapter six, beginning at verse one. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps to be throughout the whole kingdom. And over them three presidents of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account so that the king might suffer no loss. So that the king might suffer no loss. I read that a second time, didn’t I? I had to get my eyes checked…
The Man of Heaven
Luke 24:50-53 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s Word to Luke chapter 24. We’ll be reading today verses 50 to 53 minus some gaps and breaks or absences. We’ve been studying Luke for three years now. I think on the sermon audio count, there are maybe 125 sermons on Luke. Now the Lord’s prayer took, you know, maybe eight or 10 of those, but, but we’ve, we’ve heard a lot of Luke. Well, fasten your seatbelts…
The Greater King’s Edict
Daniel 5 Let’s give our attention to God’s Word, Daniel 5. There are 31 verses. So beginning at verse one, it says, King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand. Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, and that the king and his lords and his…
Heralds of the Risen Christ
Luke 24:44-49 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s Word to Luke chapter 24. Our reading today will be verses 44 through 49. Luke 24 verses 44 through 49. Next week we’ll end our series in Luke, but we will be not only at the end of Luke, but at the beginning of Acts. where we see Jesus ascension into heaven and sending his apostles into the world. Before we read God’s word, let’s look to him…
Who Really Rules?
Daniel 4 Turn in your copy of the scriptures to the fourth chapter of Daniel. We’re nearing the middle of the book, and so we’re getting through the narrative or the storytelling, and then we’ll turn over towards the other side, which is maybe prophecy visions and some of the stranger things. So chapter four begins with Nebuchadnezzar praising God. He tells about his second dream. Daniel interprets the dream. The dream comes true. And then there’s a back end…
Peace to You!
Luke 24:36-43 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the scriptures to Luke chapter 24. Our reading will be verses 36 to 43. As you’re making your way there, we have maybe two Sundays left in the gospel of Luke. Next week, we’ll see Jesus preparing through Bible school, if you will, his disciples to go into the world and preach the gospel. And then two weeks from today, the week after next, we’ll see Jesus ascended into…