Sermon Text: Galatians 1:11-24 Theme: Paul’s testimony of his miraculous conversion to faith through God’s gracious revelation of Jesus convinces the church that the gospel he preached was given to him by God apart from any human mediation. Structure/points: Even in the earliest days of the Church, opponents of the gospel were pitting Jesus against the Apostles. Throughout Galatia, the Judaizing heretics…
Sermon Text: Romans 4:13-25 Theme: Justification by Faith Alone, Covenant Theology Structure/points:
Sermon Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Theme: Jesus Christ invites the soul-fatigued to trust in Him alone, and to experience the comprehensiveness of the blessings only He can bestow. Structure/points: The Relief Christ Gives—v. 28 The Transformation Christ Causes—v. 29 The Comfort Christ Provides—v. 30
Sermon Text: Galatians 1:6-10 Theme: Whenever a false gospel is introduced within the community of God’s people, the Church must stand upon the exclusive claims of the gospel they received from Christ and reject false teachers as those under God’s judgment. Structure/points: Most of Paul’s letters contain a section of thanksgiving for the churches he wrote to, praising God for the saving…
Sermon Text: Galatians 1:1-5 Theme: Having believed the words of Jesus as He gave them through Paul, the Church places its faith only in Jesus for its deliverance from its sins so that God alone may receive the glory. Structure/points: Paul was angry when he wrote the letter to the Galatians. But his anger had nothing to do with personal offences. He…
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 2:13-46 Theme: The Lord establishes the kingdom of His anointed despite the opposition of his enemies, guaranteeing that all who scorns the king’s mercy will be dealt with justly. Structure/points: After Solomon’s coronation and Adonijah’s failed coup attempt, it was clear among the people of God that the Lord had established Solomon as king. Rebels had been shown…
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 2:1-12 Theme: David’s charge to Solomon commands the recipients of God’s steadfast love to carefully execute their duties to God and man alike in accordance with the Scriptures, so that the Lord may bless them. Structure/points: In David’s old age, his health declined and left him bedridden. When his time to die drew near, he summoned his Solomon…
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 1:32-53 Theme: The Lord has seated His Anointed One upon the throne of His Kingdom, and the public announcement of His kingship elicits either praise or terror among all who hear of His rule. Structure/points: In 1 Kings 1:32-53, we see the true king, the one chosen by the Lord, come to sit upon the throne of God’s…
Sermon Text: Judges 13-16 Theme: Relying on God’s strength and guidance through the Holy Spirit Structure/points: We can get many lessons from the story of Samson. Like Samson, we can look at our lives and see peaks and valleys. Like Samson, we do not always obey God and sometimes we actively do things against God. Like Samson, God can work in us…
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 1:1-31 Theme: The vow of the Lord assures those who look to Him that He will surely set a righteous king upon the throne of His people Structure/points: When David’s life drew near to its end, there came need for a successor to his throne. But a new threat arose at the time of David’s decline, one intent…