A SEA OF GLASS MINGLED WITH FIRE:
Singing to the Lamb as We Wait on the End
Revelation: Every Eye Will See Him
Revelation 15
THE TEXT:
The text for the sermon today is Revelation 15:1-4. Our text can be found on page 1036. These are the words of God:
Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of …
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All of recorded history in the Western world is measured in relation to the life of Jesus Christ. Everything that came before Christ is dated as B.C. meaning “before Christ.” Everything after his birth is dated A.D. No, it doesn’t mean after death. Rather A.D. means Anno Domini which is Latin for “Year of the Lord.” In the last few decades, as the West has secularized it’s become commonplace to …
DISCLAIMER: As with all my sermons in this Proverbs series, I have benefited much from the preaching ministry of Tim Keller.
WISDOM FOR ANGER
Proverbs: Wisdom for Living
Proverbs
THE TEXT:
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
Proverbs 10:12…
THE TEXT:
1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words …
This sermon was influenced by a sermon by Rico Tice. I’ve always admire Tice’s ability to preach gospel narratives with insight and I’ve been trying to imitate him as I improve in my own preaching of narrative.
FOCUS ON JESUS
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:57-80
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Where is your focus this Christmas? It’s a question likely being asked in many pulpits this morning, and for good …
THE SONG OF MARY
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:39-56
THE TEXT:
The text for the sermon today is Luke 1:26-38. Our text can be found on page 856. These are the words of God:
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth …
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY NICENE CHRISTMAS:
Luke Introduces Us to the Son of God
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:26-38
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“When the first Christian emperor, Constantine, conquered the Eastern half of the Roman Empire in 324, he found the Eastern Church divided by a fierce doctrinal dispute. It had begun in Alexandria in 318, where an elderly, cultured and ascetic presbyter called Arius (256-336), a popular …
GOSPEL EXPECTATIONS
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:5-25
THE TEXT:
The text for the sermon today is Luke 1:5-25. Our text can be found on page 855.
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before …
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Life is full of mysteries. Where did we come from? What happens when we die? What is love? Why is the sink full again? Many historical mysteries have never been solved. Where is Cleopatra’s tomb? Who has Jack the Ripper? Who built Stonehenge? What’s the deal with the Bermuda Triangle? For many of us men in the room, the biggest mystery is where we left our keys, or what are women thinking? …
