Sermons from 2021 (Page 6)
The Praise of David
Psalm 145 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 145, a song of praise and of David, King David. And King David says this, I will extol you my God and King and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another and shall declare your mighty…
One Messy Dinner Discussion
Luke 22:21-38 Remain standing and take hold of your Bibles. Make your way to Luke chapter 22. We’ll read today verses 21 to 38. Luke 22, 21 to 38. Let’s have a prayer together. Father, thank you for giving us your word. Thank you for giving us your spirit to guide us in all truth, to comfort us in the way of salvation, and bless us now as we read and hear your word preached with all that you intend…
Give Peace in Our Time, O Lord
Psalm 144 Let’s hear God’s word together. This is Psalm 144. It’s a Psalm of David, and it begins this way. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle. He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Oh Lord, what is man that you regard him? Or the son of man that…
The Passover Before the Passover
Luke 22:7-23 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s word to Luke chapter 22. Today we’ll be considering verses 7 to 23. Here the word of the living God, Luke chapter 22, beginning at verse 7. Then came the day of unleavened bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John saying, go and prepare the Passover for us that we may eat it. They said to him, where will…
Fainting and Waiting for the LORD
Psalm 143 Turn to Psalm 143 and we’ll read the last of the three of David’s penitential Psalms. And then we’re gonna get in the next coming weeks to the fireworks of the ending of the Psalter. Let’s give our attention to God’s word. This is a Psalm of David. And he says this, hear my prayer, O Lord. Give ear to my pleas for mercy. In your faithfulness, answer me in your righteousness. Enter not into judgment with your…
An Opportune Time
Luke 22:1-6 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s word to Luke chapter 22. I will be reading verses one through six. While you’re making your way there and discovering that we did a quick overview last week of 22, one through verse 23, just alert you that we will be going through that section again, breaking it up into three parts. There’s a lot of wonderful, redemptive, and historical events that take place. So last week,…
Desperate Times; Desperate Prayers
Psalm 142 Let’s give our attention to God’s word. This is Psalm 142, and it says a masculine of David when he was in the cave, a prayer. And then verse one, with my voice, I cry out to the Lord. With my voice, I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him. I tell my trouble before him. When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. In the path where I walk,…
The Passover Lamb
Luke 22:1-23 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s Word to Luke chapter 22, verses 1 to 23. I’ve been told that after last week, I’m deducted some time. So maybe in light of last week and the Lord’s Supper, we’ll be a little more brief. Remember, we are making our way through Luke’s gospel. We have now made it towards the end of the week. Jesus is preparing to eat the Passover with his disciples. And…
Listen, LORD!
Psalm 141 And let’s give our attention to this Psalm of David, the word of the living God, Psalm 141. The title you probably have is give ear to my voice. It is a Psalm of David and verse one begins this way. Oh Lord, I call upon you, hasten to me. Give ear to my voice when I call you. Let my prayer be counted as incense before you and the lifting up of my hands as the evening…
End Times Exhortations
Luke 21:5-38 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of the word of God to Luke chapter 21. Today’s reading will be verses five to 38. I think many of you will be glad to see we are gonna zip through and next week we’ll start on chapter 22. We got just a few more to go and we’ll be there. Today, Jesus will be giving us end times encouragement. And so, Before we read God’s word, let’s ask…
Laying Hold of God
Psalm 140 Hear the word of the living God. This is Psalm 140, and the title says, deliver me, O Lord, from evil men to the choir master, a Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as serpents, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of…
The Widow’s Offering
Luke 21:1-4 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s word to Luke’s gospel. We are today in chapter 21 verses one through four. And let’s ask for God’s help and blessing. Lord, you have been so good to us. Do great things for us now by your word and spirit. Let us see and hear and believe and understand and put into practice these things in our lives for your glory and our everlasting good. Amen, we…