Sermons from 2026
Affliction & Comfort
Please be seated. Turn to your, uh, in your copy of the scriptures to second Corinthians. Uh, today we’ll begin, uh, that little book or big book, I guess it is 13 chapters. Uh, remember in our understanding of Paul’s ministry to the Corinthians, he went there on a second missionary journey, stayed about a year and a half. Uh, he left. Uh, he visited once it was called the painful visit. And in our, uh, early studies here in…
Lord’s Day 46: Majestic Heavenly Father
Okay. In addition to, uh, Isaiah 63, 15 to 19, let’s take a look at Matthew seven. And I’m just going to read at verse seven. Uh, it says, ask, and it will be given to you seek and you will find knocking that will be open to you for everyone who asks receives and the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asked him…
Social Graces in the Church
Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to 1 Corinthians chapter 16. We’ll be looking today at the very end, verses 15 through 24. If you’re using the pew copy of the scriptures, it’s found on page 962. Page 962, 1 Corinthians chapter 16, beginning at verse 15. Before we read, let’s ask for God’s help and blessing. Pray with me. Lord, you promise to relieve our burdens if we come to Jesus. And so we come now with…
Lord’s Day 45: Unshakable Foundation
Amen. Turn in your copy of God’s word to Romans six. We’ve got a few verses from chapter six and then a few from chapter seven. I’m sorry, Matthew chapter six. I’m sorry. Romans is next. Matthew chapter six, beginning at verse five. So in addition to Exodus 17, we want to think of what Jesus says about prayer. And so Matthew six, beginning at verse five, and when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites for they…
In Conclusion
Please be seated. Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to our New Testament reading, which is found in first Corinthians chapter 16. I will be reading today versus 13 and 14. If you are using the copy of the scriptures in the pew, it’s on page 962 page 962. We’re getting to the end of first Corinthians and. In these two verses, we will find we will find five admonitions or commands that the apostle gives to the…
Lord’s Day 44: The Tenth Commandment
The first reading from James chapter one, verses 12 to 27, and then also 1 John chapter one, verses eight through 10. So first turn to the book of James. James chapter one, beginning at verse 12 says, blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial. For when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, I am…
Missions Trip
You can be seated. Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to 1 Corinthians chapter 16. Today we’ll be looking at verses five through 12. 1 Corinthians 16, five through 12. We are at the end of Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. It’s the first letter we have in our copies of the Bible, but he wrote a total of four letters. And we come to the end where he’s giving miscellaneous instructions. And so we pick up…
Lord’s Day 43: The Ninth Commandment
Turn in your copy of the scriptures to John chapter eight. We’ll read verse 44, which I think when we get there, you’ll see it’s a very familiar passage. And then we’ll also look at Romans chapter one, verses 28 to 30. So in addition to all of those Proverbs, we read about not lying and not bearing false witness. We add the root and the source of false words by reading John 8 44 and Jesus who was winning…
Concerning the Collection
You may be seated. Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to first Corinthians chapter 16. This is the last chapter in this first letter that we have in our copies of God’s word. We’ll make it through this chapter and perhaps start second Corinthians in the new year. We’ve got a handful more weeks in this one and then we’ve got Advent and Thanksgiving and a handful of other topics and themes. So we’ll finish up in the…
Lord’s Day 42: The Eighth Commandment
John chapter 6 verses 11 to 13. This is the parable of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and remember people came out to see him from great distances and they came out for the day but did not bring provisions and so He found what was available and multiplied it by prayer and by the power of Almighty God. And afterwards, the scripture tells us in verse 11 that Jesus took the loaves and when he had given thanks, he distributed…
Marching Orders
Please be seated. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to First Corinthians chapter 15. Today, we will finish this chapter with the last verse, verse 58. Some of you, perhaps when you are asked, what is your life verse? This could be it. If you don’t have one, maybe it’s a good one. I don’t know that you need one, but lots of folks have a verse they like to keep in their mind and heart. And certainly you…
Lord’s Day 41: The Seventh Commandment
Amen. Turn, uh, if you will, to Matthew chapter five, uh, versus 27 to 30 will be our reading from the gospel. And then we will also read, uh, Paul’s, uh, commandments to the Thessalonian church in chapter four of first Thessalonians, uh, versus one to 12. So tonight we’re thinking of the seventh commandment. We’re thinking of. God forbidding all unchastity and then requiring us to be holy and pure in all our life. We read that difficult passage…