Sermons from May 2023
Temple and Worship
Ezra 6 Turn to Ezra chapter six, verses one to 22, the whole chapter, Ezra six. As you’re making your way there, I’ll point out a thing or two by way of a reminder. Remember that Israel or Judah, the Southern kingdom, they returned from exile in Babylon in the year 537. There was the decree from Cyrus the great of Babylonia in 538. Go back build your temple build your city Get back to living for Yahweh there. It…
Paul’s First Epistle to the Ephesians
Acts 20:13-38 You may be seated. Please turn in your copy of God’s Word to Acts chapter 20. Our passage today will be Acts chapter 20, verses 13 to 38. You can find this in the Pew Bible on page 929. Acts chapter 20 verses 13 to 38. This is Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian elders. Remember, we’ve talked in recent weeks about his end to his third missionary journey. He’s been in Ephesus for about three years and…
Eyes of God
Ezra 5 Ezra chapter five, beginning at verse one, we’ll read all the way through 17, the whole, the whole chapter. Remember, Israel is back rebuilding and they’ve got all these enemies that are trying to stop the rebuilding of the temple. And this goes on for about a hundred years and we’re about 20 years in this antagonistic rebuilding of the, not just the altar or the temple or the walls, but the city and the houses and everything.…
Encouraged and Comforted
Acts 20:1-12 Please turn in your copy of God’s word to the book of Acts, Acts chapter 19. We’re going to backtrack just a couple of verses, 20 to 22. And then our main passage today will be chapter 20 verses one through 12. So 21 through 12 will be our main passage, but we want to take a quick peek backwards. A few things that the apostle Paul mentions about his life and ministry. Just so you will understand…
A New Day for God’s People
Ezra 5:1-2; Haggai 2:10-19 Haggai chapter two, verses 10 through 19. Before we read the passage, let me mention a couple of things. This passage tonight is gonna tell us that a defiled people, an unholy people must be changed in order to be accepted by God. And the context, the historical moment that we are in is, Well, the, the story of Ezra Nehemiah, which is a period of about a hundred years of the returnees from exile. Remember…
Union Troubles
Acts 19:21-41 You may be seated. Please turn in your copy of God’s Word to Acts chapter 19, verses 21 through 41. Acts chapter 19, 21 through 41. The beginning of this passage, verses 21 and 22, gives a little insight into Paul’s travel plans. He will be Ending his third missionary journey, he’s going to swing back through a couple of places on his way to Jerusalem. When he gets to Jerusalem, he will upset the Jewish population. He…
Power of God
Acts 19:11-20 You may be seated. Please turn in your copy of God’s word to Acts chapter 19 verses 11 through 20. We are going to think today about the power of God, God’s power at work in Ephesus through Paul’s ministry, through his miracles, but also through his ministry of the word. We want to see that God’s power suppresses the power of men and demons. And so as we prepare to hear God’s word, let’s look to him…