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.
…Tag: new testament
Sermon Manuscript: Galatians 1:1-5
Yesterday we began a sermon series through the book of Galatians. We’re calling it Saving Faith. In this letter the apostle Paul challenges those who were distorting the doctrine of justification by grace alone. Judaizers, as we have come to know these false teachers, were teaching that the work of circumcision must be added to the finished work of Christ for salvation. Paul issues the strongest warning he ever gives to these teachers and to …
Sermon Manuscript: John 2:1-11
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 third part of the series was from John 2:1-11, and the sermon manuscript can be found below:
Sermon Manuscript- Love Lake Wylie: 1 Corinthians 12:13-31
Sunday we continued our series on church membership and ministry we’re calling “Love Lake Wylie.” We’re taking seriously— the teaching of the Bible— that we cannot become who God has called us to be without the church. We’re countering the individualism of our culture and declaring something bold: we need one another. We need our church. We don’t just need to be served by the church. In order for us to become who we were …
Sermon Manuscript: 1 Peter 5:1-14
This is the manuscript for the final sermon in 1 Peter series that I preached at Lake Wylie Baptist Church.
Sermon Manuscript: 1 Peter 3:8-4:19
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 …
Spiritual Life As Connection to a Person
This past Sunday our church studied John 15:1-8. Below is a segment of the sermon I preached followed by further application:
Sermon:
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. (John 15:4, ESV)
The essence of spiritual life is a vital connection to a person. Don’t miss that. Spiritual life isn’t spiritual behavior, it’s …
Where’s Your Hope? Philippians 1
What we call the “book of Philippians” is a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the churches in Philippi, a city in ancient Macedonia (modern-day northern Greece) while he was in prison for preaching the gospel. These churches had partnered with Paul and supported him throughout his ministry. They sent Epaphroditus to take care of Paul while he was in jail (Phil 2:25). They sent money to keep Paul’s ministry going while he was …
Bible Study Resources: Part 1
How can I study my Bible better? It’s a question I hear all the time, and there’s a million ways to answer it. In this post I cover the first Bible study resources that I’d purchase if I was starting from scratch.
Here are a couple books I’d tell you to buy if you’re just starting to study the Bible seriously.
1. How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth- Fee and Stuart
I …
The Wise Men and the Christ Child Part 3
This is the second post in a series of posts from a sermon preached on December 14th, 2014 entitled The Wise Men and the Christ Child. Be sure to also read part 1 and part 2.
The Response to the Story
First, come and see just as the Wise Men did. Come and see the one born King. Come and see the one who was cut off for your sakes. Come and look …