Sermons by Steve Walton (Page 3)
Sermon on Psalm 14: Impractical Atheism
And please turn with me for our New Testament reading to the book of Romans chapter one. And our reading will be verses 16 through 23. Romans chapter one, verses 16 through 23. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it, the righteousness of God…
Sermon on Luke 6:37-38: Good Measure
and turn with me once again to the Psalms for our Old Testament reading. And that will be Psalm 112. Psalm 112, we’ll read the whole Psalm. And let’s give careful attention to this because this is the very word of God. Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments. His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in…
Sermon on Luke 6:32-36: Sons of the Most High
And for our Old Testament reading, please turn to the book of Deuteronomy. Chapter 9. And we will read this morning verses 1 through 12. Deuteronomy 9. 1 through 12. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. Here, O Israel, you are to cross over the Jordan today to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to heaven, a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom…
Sermon on Psalm 42: Hope for the Downcast
And we’ll begin with our New Testament reading this evening, which is from 1 Peter 1. And the reading will be verses 13 through 21. 1 Peter 1, 13 through 21. And let’s give careful attention to this. Because this is the very word of God. Therefore, preparing your minds for action and being sober minded. Set your hope fully on the grace that we will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do…
Sermon on Psalm 41: Confidence in God’s Mercy
And turn now for our New Testament reading to John chapter 13. Gospel according to John, the 13th chapter. We’ll find that place where this Psalm that we just sang and will soon read is quoted. And see also how the Psalm is fulfilled in Christ. through Judas Iscariot, who lifted up his heel against our Lord. The reading will be John chapter 13, verses 12 through 20. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. When Jesus…
Sermon on Luke 6:27-31: The Golden Rule
For our Old Testament reading, please take your copy of God’s Word and turn to the book of Exodus, chapter 23. Exodus, chapter 23, verses 4 through 9. This is in that portion of the book of Exodus that’s sometimes referred to as the book of the law. It’s an expansion upon and a further expression of God’s moral will for his people. And I hope that as we read it now, you’ll sense a sort of a New Testament…
Sermon on Luke 6:20-26: Blessings and Woes
And for our Old Testament reading, please turn to the prophecy of Isaiah. Chapter 61. Isaiah 61 in our reading will be verses 1 through 7. Isaiah 61, one through seven. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the…
Sermon on Luke 4:31-37: Christ’s Authority
And I invite you to turn in your Bibles to Isaiah chapter 55 for our Old Testament reading this morning. Isaiah chapter 55. And we’ll read verses 6 through 11. Isaiah 55 verses 6 through 11. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. Seek the Lord while he may be found. Call upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the Lord. That…
Sermon on Luke 4:38-44: A Ministry Portrait
Now, as we come to the reading of God’s word, we turn to the Psalms for our Old Testament reading, Psalm 103. And we’ll read verses 1 through 14. Psalm 103, verses 1 through 14. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals…
Sermon on 1 Kings 19:19-21: Calling Elisha
And please turn with me now in your Bibles to the Gospel According to Luke for our New Testament reading. We’ll read from chapter 9, verses 51 through 62, with a special emphasis on those final verses because they relate to our Old Testament reading in the sermon text. And we’re going to see some aspects in which they agree and some aspects in which they differ. But first, Luke 9, 51 through 62. Listen to this. This is the…
Sermon on Luke 5:1-11: Making Disciples
And I invite you to take your Bibles and turn with me to the prophecy of Isaiah for our Old Testament reading. It’s also the basis for the selection of that hymn we just sang, Isaiah chapter 6. And our reading will be verses 1 through 8. Isaiah chapter 6. Verses 1 through 8, listen to this. This is the very word of God. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high…
Sermon on 1 Kings 20:1-21: Ahab at His Best
And turn, please, for our New Testament reading to the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. And we’ll read from chapter 15, the final eight verses. 1 Corinthians 15, verses 51 through 58. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment. In the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet. For…