Grab Their Attention
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of …
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 …
“The Gospel & Ethnic Animosity” – Philippians 3:1-7
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THE TEXT:
Our text for today comes from Philippians 3:1-7. These are the words of God:
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.
2 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we are the circumcision, …
Below you’ll find links both to the sermon audio and manuscript I wrote for this sermon. I pray they will encourage you in your walk with Christ and spur you on to godliness.
…Yesterday we continued a sermon series called RESET. As we reopen the church over the coming weeks we are asking and answering some of the basic questions of Christianity. This week we focused on how the gospel calls us into community.
Below you can access the link to my sermon notes:
…We must never forget that the first part of the gospel is not “Accept Christ as Savior,” but, “God is there.” – Francis Schaeffer
What is the gospel? It’s such a simple question, but answering it correctly is essential to healthy church ministry. Simply put, the gospel is the news of what God has done to save sinners in the death burial and resurrection of Christ.
Tim Keller says, “All human problems are ultimately symptoms, and our separation from God is the cause.” (1)
So, let’s get this straight: racism, poverty, and homelessness are all symptomatic. None of them …
On Sunday we continued a six week series through John’s “Book of Signs.” Our goal in the series is to examine the vignettes John offers in the first half of his gospel account to gain a full picture of who Jesus is and what he means to us. The second part of the series was from John 1:29-34, and the sermon manuscript can be found below:
Yesterday was part 6 in a 7 week series through the letter of 1 Peter at Lake Wylie Baptist Church. Below you’ll find a link to the full sermon manuscript I preached from. Always remember that these manuscripts are not written in formal English. They are written to be spoken, preached.
I provide these manuscripts so that church members can fully engage in the life of the sermon, as it’s happening, without fear of missing …
Before reading on grab your Bible and read Philippians 4.
How do we rejoice when our hearts are full of worry? The Philippian Christians knew what it was to worry. They were believers in an increasingly hostile land. Their mentor Paul, the apostle who brought them the gospel, was in jail, and he might never get out. And yet Paul told them to rejoice always and to never worry. Seriously? Rejoice always? This from the …
