Toward the Gospel, Part II: Kingdom Extension by the Mysteries of God’s Power and Authority

5/29/2022 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • I 1 Kings 22:24-40 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?” 25 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to …

Toward the Gospel: The Inescapability of Judgment but by the Perfect King Who Is the Word of God

4/24/2022 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • I 1 Kings 22:1-23 For three years Syria and Israel continued without war. 2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet …

The Response to the Incarnation Report: The Substance of the Good News

12/19/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • Luke 2:8-20a 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 …

That Sinners Might Apprehend the Mercy of God, Repent, and Believe

11/07/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • 1 Kings 20:34b-43 34 And Ben-hadad said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will restore, and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” And Ahab said, “I will let you go on these terms.” So he made a covenant with …

All’s Just and Merciful in God’s War

09/26/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • 1 Kings 20:1-30a Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and closed in on Samaria and fought against it. 2 And he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “Thus …

God’s Plan for the Believer’s Life

07/04/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • 1 Kings 19:19-21 19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after …

The Primacy of Covenant Fidelity Over Character Analysis

05/23/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • 1 Kings 19:1-18 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one …

Redemption and Release…and Restoration

04/18/2021 • Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard • Ephesians 1:7-10 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in …

Now Proclaim Messiah’s Birth

Rev. Dr. Jerrard Heard Micah 5:1-5a 1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to …