Sermons from May 2026 (Page 3)
Sermon on Mark 7:14-23: Out of Peoples’ Hearts
Scripture is Mark 7, 14-23. This is God’s holy word. And he called the people to him again and said to them, Hear me, all of you, and understand. There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him. And when He had entered the house and left the people, His disciples asked Him about the parable. And He said to them, Then…
Sermon on 1 Kings 18:1-19: The Troubler of Israel
And please take your Bibles and turn with me to the letter of James for our New Testament reading, James chapter 5. And we’ll read verses 9 through 20. James 5, verses 9 through 20. And let’s give careful attention to this reading because this is the very word of God. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience,…
Sermon on Mark 7:8-13: Skirting the Commandment
Believe the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men. And he said to them, you have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition. For Moses said, honor your father and your mother, and whoever reviles father or mother must surely die. But you say, if a man tells his father or his mother, whatever you would have gained from me is korban, that is, given to God, then you…
Sermon on Mark 12:1-12: Will The Tenants of Israel Respect My Son?
This is Mark chapter 12, verses 1 through 12. This is God’s holy word. And he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took…
Sermon on Luke 6:17-19: Healing the Nations
For our Old Testament reading, please turn in your Bibles to the prophecy of Isaiah chapter 11. And our reading will be verses 1 through 11. Isaiah 11, verses 1 through 11. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit…
Sermon on Psalm 40: Our Deliverer
And for our New Testament reading, please turn to the book of Hebrews chapter 10. And our reading will be verses 1 through 10. Hebrews 10, 1 through 10. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come, instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.…
Sermon on Mark 11:12-33: The Authority of Jesus – Temple, Tree and Truth
Alright, the Scripture is on the opposite page, so I encourage you to turn over there. And I’ll read for us Mark 11, verses 12-33. This is God’s Holy Word. Mark 11, verses 12-33. On the following day, when they came to Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was…
Sermon on 2 Kings 1: A God in Israel
And for our New Testament reading this evening, turn again to Luke’s gospel, tonight to chapter nine. And our reading will be verses 49 through 56. Luke nine. 49 through 56. Let’s give diligent attention to this because this is the very word of God. John answered, Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to stop him because he does not follow with us. But Jesus said to him, do not stop him for…
Sermon on Luke 6:12-16: Called by Name
reading please turn in your copy of God’s Word to the book of Numbers. Numbers chapter 7, which is 89 verses long, but we’re not going to read all 89 verses. We are going to read verses 1-18. Numbers chapter 7, Verses one through 18. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and had anointed and…
Sermon on 1 Kings 22:41-53: In the Way of His Father
Before our New Testament reading, we will go once again to Luke’s gospel. Please turn to chapter one. And our reading will be verses 26 through 33. Luke one, 26 through 33. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David and the Virgin’s name…
Sermon on Luke 6:1-11: The Lord of the Sabbath
And for our Old Testament reading, I invite you to turn in your Bibles to the prophecy of Isaiah, chapter 58. Isaiah 58, and the reading will be verses 6 through 14. And in this passage, the Lord God, through his prophet, seeks to do something similar to what the Lord Jesus seeks to do in our New Testament passage, which is to correct the worship practices of his people. They had misunderstood many of the things that God requires…
Sermon on Mark 10:35-52: Two Audacious Requests
This is Mark chapter 10 verses 35 through 52. This is God’s holy word. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you. And he said to them, What do you want me to do for you? And they said to him, Grant us to sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your glory. Jesus…