Sermons from November 2024

Sermons from November 2024

WHY DO HEAVEN & NATURE SING?

WHY DO HEAVEN & NATURE SING?Psalm 98   What “Joy to the World” Teaches – Part 1 of 4 v. 1 “Oh sing to the LORD a new song …” (esv)     v. 6 “… shout for joy before the LORD, the King.” (niv) WE SING FOR JOY BECAUSE THE KING …             HAS BEEN A Miraculous Warrior v. 1 “His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.” (esv) v. 1 “… he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory.” (csb) Exodus 14.13–14 “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD ……

THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL 

THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL Romans 16.17-27Romans: The Global Gospel Goes On – Part 3 of 3 GOSPEL WORK IS … Doctrinal and Spiritual WORK              v. 18 “… by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.” (esv) v. 17 “… contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught …” (esv) v. 18 “… are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites.” (niv) Philippians 3.19 “… their god is their stomach …” (csb) Team WORK                                 v. 21 “Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you …” (esv) God-Sized WORK v.…

THE ROMANS CHURCH DIRECTORY

THE ROMANS CHURCH DIRECTORYRomans 16.1-16Romans: The Global Gospel Goes On – Part 2 of 3 BIOGRAPHICAL HIGHLIGHTS:                  * v. 3 “… Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus …” (esv)      * v. 7 “… Andronicus and Junia … well known to the apostles …” (esv)       (nas) “… outstanding among the apostles …” 2 Corinthians 8.23 “… our brothers … are messengers of the churches …” (esv)  * vv. 10–11 “… those who belong to the household of Aristobulus … in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.”(niv)          Philippians 4.22 “All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.” (esv) *…

“I have calmed and quieted my soul…”

“I have calmed and quieted my soul…” Musings in Isaiah Four applications: In all this description of the magnificent, over-arching control that God displays in creation, one of the great themes of Isaiah is how God describes His individual salvation.  And what I was struck again with is the Triune nature of this redemption.  It begins with God the Father… (turn to ch. 53) Five principles: Oh, I could go on to talk this morning about the comfort that comes from knowing that God’s perfect justice will one day be enforced and that bad…

PAUL’S PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL

PAUL’S PARTNERSHIP PROPOSALRomans 15.14-33Romans: The Global Gospel Goes On – Part 1 of 3 v. 14 “… full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.” (csb) v. 15 “I have written you quite boldly … because of the grace God gave me …” vv. 18–19 “… Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed … by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit.” WHAT GOD’S GOSPEL DOES IS IT … BRINGS Spirit-Led Obedience                    v. 16 “… the…