Sermons from 2026 (Page 3)
Decently & In Order
1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Back in my childhood in the 1980s, I grew up in what are the remnants of the Jesus movement. My parents became Christians in the 60s and in the 70s and early 80s. All that Jesus movement was still taking place. In the church I largely grew up in during the decade of the 1980s, some of the, we’ll call it the best of the 1960s and the worst of the 1980s was fully on display there.…
Lord’s Day 34: The Christian & the Law
Galatians 3; Matthew 5:17-20 First, we’ll be looking at Jesus works from Matthew chapter five, verses 17 through 20. And then we’ll take a peek at Galatians chapter three, all 29 verses. So Matthew chapter 17, Jesus is speaking about coming not to abolish the law, but coming to fulfill it. In Matthew 5, beginning at verse 17, this is in the context of the Sermon on the Mount and just after the Beatitudes. And Jesus says, do not think…
What Best Serves the Church
1 Corinthians 14:1-25; Isaiah 28 You may be seated. Please turn in your copies of the scriptures to 1 Corinthians chapter 14. I think it has been since March the 8th that we last studied 1 Corinthians. And so we will spend the next few weeks looking at chapters 14 and 15. There’s lots to consider. And just by way of reminder, there are about 20 problems in the Corinthian church that are relevant to us today. This particular section…
Lord’s Day 33: New Life for the New Man
Colossians 3:1-17; Matthew 15:1-20 Amen. Turn to Colossians chapter three, and then also Matthew chapter 15. Tonight, we’ll be talking about genuine repentance or conversion, particularly what is the dying away of the old self or the old man, and what is the rising to new life of the new self or the new man. And then we’ll think a minute or two about good works. While you’re flipping to Colossians three, which should be easier to find than Joel…
The LORD is My Shepherd
Luke 12:22-34; Psalm 23 Please be seated. Turn in your copy of the scriptures to the 23rd Psalm. We have sung it already and perhaps many of you know it by heart. It’s good to hear the old good ones and to hear it again with a fresh look. Psalm 23. Let’s now give our attention to God’s word. This is a Psalm of King David and he says, the Lord or Yahweh is my shepherd. I shall not want.…
Lord’s Day 32: A Life That Adorns the Gospel
1 John 3:14; Ephesians 5:1-20 Okay, turn to Ephesians chapter five, verses one through 20. Ephesians chapter five, get there. Okay, this is the Apostle Paul, and notice the word therefore. Remember, therefore always points back to the previous. And in, Books like Ephesians, you have indicative. This is God, this is Jesus, this is what he’s done. And then there’s always the imperative, how to live in light of what is true. It says, therefore be imitators of God…
Appetite for God
Psalm 84; Revelation 22:1-5 Turn in your copy of the scriptures to Psalm 84. Psalm 84 is a little grouping of Psalms in the 80s from, not the 1980s, but the 80s of the Psalms, from the sons of Korah. They were in the Levitical family, the sons of Aaron. And their job was to be the gatekeepers. Their job was to be doorkeepers or janitors in the house of the Lord. And so keep that in mind, their perspective,…
Lord’s Day 31: Opening & Shutting
2 Corinthians 2:12-17; Matthew 16:13-20
Improving Our Baptisms
Ezekiel 36:16-38; Romans 6:1-14 Let’s give our attention now to God’s word. This is Romans chapter six, beginning at verse one. This is the apostle Paul to the church at Rome. And he says this, what shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means. How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were…
Lord’s Day 26: Are You Washed in the Blood and Spirit?
Romans 6:1-10; Zechariah 13:1 So in Zechariah chapter 12, verse 10, we have a prophecy of the coming of the Lord Jesus and a provision being made for the sins of Israel. And in Zechariah 12, beginning at verse 10, God says, I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, a spirit of grace and please for mercy. So that when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn…
Kiss the Son
Acts 4; Psalm 2 Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to Psalm chapter two, Psalm number two. Last week, we looked at Psalm 1, and I mentioned that the Psalms are arranged in some semblance of order. They’re not just a mishmash of 150 Psalms just thrown together in a book. There’s five books of the Psalms. There’s doxologies at the end of each of the five books. There’s an arrangement of themes and all kinds of things.…
Lord’s Day 21: Church, Saints, Forgiveness
Ephesians 1; Psalm 103 Psalm 103 of David, bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. The Lord works righteousness and…