Messages of Hope
Songs of the Servant Jesus – Ministering to the World
Ministering to the World 1) His Public Ministry 2) His Redemptive Ministry 3) His Successful Ministry Isaiah 49:1-7 Jesus was God's Servant to return Jacob and to gather scattered Israel; but His work was so great, so precious, so wondrous to be just focused on...
Jesus – The Light of the World
The Light of the World 1) The Light That Was Coming 2) The Light Rejected 3) The Light Received Isaiah 40:1-11, John 1:6-13 To state God is Light speaks to the purity and truth of God's majesty, but it also speaks to God revealing himself for the expressed purpose of...
Songs of the Servant Jesus – Filled with the Spirit
Jesus – Filled with the Spirit 1. To Serve the Father 2. To Serve His People 3. To Serve Under Trial 4. To Serve the World Isaiah 42:1-10 When God the Son became a man, he did not stop being God; yet, Jesus was filled with the Spirit by the Father to live his entire...
Jesus – The Eternal Word
Jesus – The Eternal Word 1. He Is God 2. He Is Creator of All Things 3. He Is the Fountain of Life and Light John 1:1-5 The "Word" was the way in which Jesus was personified before he became a man. He was the Eternal Word through whom all things were created. When...
Marks of False Christianity
Marks of False Christianity 1) Hinders Obeying the Truth 2) Offends the Cross 3) Serves the Flesh Isaiah 37:21-28, Galatians 5:7-15 Western Christianity has become more concerned with affirming culture and less concerned about offending God. The gospel has been...
Ordinances – Effective Fervent Prayer
Effective Fervent Prayer 1) A Righteous Man Praying 2) A Heavenly Father Hearing James 5:13-20 The biggest obstacle to effective fervent prayer is not making or taking time to pray; it is the unbelief, the little faith, we have in the one to whom we pray. If we...
Ordinances – Yours Is The Kingdom O Lord
Yours Is the Kingdom O Lord 1) Our Encouragement 2) Our Praise 3) Our Amen 1Chronicles 29:10-20 / Larger Catechism 196 Why are you called to cast all your care upon God? Is it because your needs are so great, or you are so faithful, or so motivated? It is because God...
Faith Working Through Love
Faith Working Through Love 1) Freedom Christ Purchased 2) Freedom and the Law 3) Freedom and Faith Isaiah 61:1-7, Galatians 5:1-6 In the day of judgment, what separates the saved from the eternally damned is not the quality, quantity, or even the lack of good works;...
Ordinances – Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us from Evil 1) Understanding Evil 2) Understanding the Evil One 3) Understanding Jesus’ Deliverance 2Corinthians 11:1-15 / Larger Catechism 195 "Deliver us from evil" is a plea to Christ to rescue us from both the evil of Satan that meets us in life and the...
Living Free In Christ
Living Free in Christ 1) The History Lesson 2) The Symbolic Point 3) The Real Freedom Genesis 21:1-21, Galatians 4:21-31 What does God say? "You need to be born again; I will give you a new heart. You need to be cleansed of your sin; I will wash you clean in the blood...