Sermons (Page 8)
Sermon on Mark 8:27-38: Who Am I?
So look across the page and you’ll see the Scripture for today. Mark 8, verses 27-38. This is God’s Holy Word. And Jesus went on with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way He asked His disciples, Who do people say that I am? And they told him, John the Baptist. And others say, Elijah. And others, one of the prophets. And he asked them, but who do you say that I am? Peter answered…
Sermon on 1 Kings 19:9-18: The Still, Small Voice
Please turn in your Bibles to the book of Romans chapter 11 for our New Testament reading. Romans 11. We’ll read verses one through six. Romans 11, one through six. Let’s give Careful attention to this, because this is the very word of God. I ask them, has God rejected his people? By no means. For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he…
Sermon on Luke 4:22-30: Despised and Rejected
Bibles and turn for our Old Testament reading to the prophecy of Isaiah chapter 53. Isaiah 53 will be our Old Testament reading. Isaiah chapter 53. And let’s give careful attention to this. Because this is the very Word of God. Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, like a root out of a dry ground. He…
Sermon on Mark 8:9-26: Some Things Are Missing
Now look across the page and you’ll see our scripture for today. We’re in the book of Mark, of course, and today reading verses 9 through 26. Mark 8, 9 through 26. This is God’s holy word. And there were about 4,000 people, and He sent them away, And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha. The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from…
Sermon on 1 Kings 19:1-8: Elijah in the Wilderness
And please turn in your Bibles to the gospel according to Luke. Our New Testament reading tonight will also be from Luke just as it was this morning. But we’ll turn to Luke chapter 12. And our reading will be verses one through seven. Luke 12. 1 through 7. Listen to this. This is the very Word of God. In the meantime, when so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to…
Sermon on Mark 7:24-37: He Could Not Be Hidden
So we’re reading Mark chapter 7 verses 24 through 37. This is God’s holy word. And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth,…
Sermon on Luke 4:14-21: Preaching Good News
So we’ll read from our Old Testament reading, Isaiah chapter 61. And let’s give careful attention to this. Because this is the very Word of God. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has appointed 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 opening of prison to those who are bound. To proclaim the year of the Lord’s…
Sermon on 1 Kings 18:41-46: The LORD Sends Rain
And please take your Bibles and turn with me to 1 Peter chapter 2. And our reading from the New Testament this evening will be 1 Peter 2, 9 through 17. 1 Peter 2, 9 through 17. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into…
Sermon on Luke 3:23-38: Son of God and Son of Man
And please turn in your Bibles to the prophecy of Haggai. You know it’s back there somewhere. Haggai chapter 2. And our Old Testament reading will be verses 1 through 9. Haggai chapter 2, 1 through 9. Listen to this. This is the very word of God. In the seventh month, on the 21st day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet. Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor…
Sermon on 1 Kings 17:17-24: God’s Gauntlet Thrown Down
And this evening, let’s turn first to our New Testament reading, which comes from the book of Acts, chapter 9. And the reading will be verses 36 through 43. Acts 9, 36, to the end of the chapter. And let’s listen carefully to this because this is the very word of God. Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which translated means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. And in those days she…
Sermon on Luke 3:21-22: Ordination Service
And I invite you to turn in your copy of God’s Word to the book of Genesis chapter 22. Genesis 22, that’s where we will find our Old Testament reading. It’ll be the first 13 verses. And before I read, I’ll just point out, If you’re looking at an ESV Bible and some other versions as well, there’s an editor’s heading at the beginning of this chapter. And it says, the sacrifice of Isaac. And I think it’s well worth…
Sermon on Mark 7:1-7: The Tradition of the Elders
The scripture is on the opposite page, so I invite you to turn your eyes over there. And we will read Mark chapter 7, verses 1 through 7. This is God’s holy word. Now when the Pharisees gathered to him with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their…