Sermons from 2021 (Page 5)
Crucified, Dead, and Buried
Luke 23:26-56 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the scriptures to Luke. Our reading today will be chapter 23, verses 26 through 56. We are on the home stretch of the book of Luke. In a few weeks, I think about mid-August, we will continue with the work Luke has written by picking up with the life of the early church in the book of Acts. So today we land on the passage that tells us about…
Giving the LORD All You’ve Got
Psalm 150 So as you’re making your way to Psalm 150, remember that the book of the Psalms as a whole, it’s the collection of Psalms for the people of God. There are five books, this is the end of book five, and if you think about it, most of the books ended with some kind of doxology. We sing the end of one of the books when we sing the end of Psalm 72, now blessed be the Lord,…
The Trials of Jesus
Luke 22:63-71; Luke 23:1-25 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the scriptures to Luke chapter 22. We’ll read the rest of the chapter beginning at verse 63 and then the first 25 verses of chapter 23. This is the account of the trial of Jesus. And I’ll just make a note to you. Different gospel writers emphasize different things when they retell the story of Jesus’ life and ministry. So you can read the account of John…
A Song and a Sword
Psalm 149 And let’s hear the word of Almighty God. It begins this way. Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly. Let Israel be glad in his maker. Let the children of Zion rejoice in their king. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people. He adorns the humble with salvation. Let the godly…
Sifting of Peter
Luke 22:54-62 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the scriptures to Luke 22. Today’s passage will be Luke 22. I will read verses 31 to 34 and then 54 to 62. We look back to 31 to 34 to be reminded of Jesus telling Peter of what trial he would face. And then our main passage for today is verses 54 to 62. Let’s look to the Lord in prayer. Father, you’ve given us so much. You…
Heaven and Earth’s Praises
Psalm 148 Let’s hear God’s word. This is the word of God, Psalm 148. Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his hosts. Praise him, sun and moon, and praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. and he established them…
A Kiss From Hell
Luke 22:47-53 Please remain standing and take out your copy of God’s Word, turning to Luke chapter 22. Our reading will be verses 47 through 53. As you make your way there, remember that we are walking through the Thursday night of Passion Week. Jesus has had the Passover with his disciples. He’s instituted the Lord’s Supper, inaugurating the new covenant in his own blood. returned to the Mount of Olives, as was their practice during Holy Week at the…
Glorifying and Enjoying the LORD
Psalm 147 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 147. Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God, for it is pleasant and a song of praise is fitting. The Lord builds up Jerusalem. He gathers the outcast of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the numbers of the stars. He gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord and abundant in power. His understanding…
In the Shadows of Hell
Luke 22:39-46 copy of God’s Word to Luke chapter 22. Our reading is verse 39 through verse 46. As you’re making your way there, I will make a pastoral comment, and when I do this, I’m gonna get in trouble, I know, because I’m gonna make a promise I can’t keep. Over the last several weeks, the service has gone a little longer than many of us would wish. Our desire is to have a one-hour service. You can get…
Whom to Trust & Praise
Psalm 146 So while you’re making your way to Psalm 150, let me just ramble a minute about these last five psalms. I think I got that right, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150. Yes, I do have that right. So these psalms are sometimes called the Great Hallels. Notice 145 and you can look at the others. They all have the phrase, praise the Lord. And that’s translated into English very often as Hallelujah. So Hallel is a Hebrew verb…
The End of the Matter
Ecclesiastes 12:8-14 Father, we come before you with the need for you to open our eyes and our ears and our hearts to behold the wonderful things that are in your Word. You say that your Word is a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path, and that we do not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from your mouth. So your word is life to us, and we pray that it would…
The Search for Meaning
Well, if you have your Bible, I wanna invite you to turn with me to Ecclesiastes chapter one. Ecclesiastes chapter one. And we are gonna read verse 12 through chapter two, verse 26. I have the privilege of being with you this morning and tonight in worship. I’d invite you to come as well. We’ll be reading from and looking at Acts chapter two. with you this morning and next Sunday morning as well. And we are going to take…