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…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 24:1-25 Theme: The reign of King David proves that mankind’s salvation from sin has always depended upon God’s unfailing desire to show mercy to whomever cries to Him for forgiveness. Structure/points: 2 Samuel 24 brings us to the end of David’s story in the Samuels. But the narrator doesn’t close his story on a high note about the…
Sermon Text: John 20:24-31 Theme: The Apostle John is calling his readers to see the resurrected Christ in the word of God, so that we can believe and confess with Thomas confession, that Jesus is our Lord and our God. Structure/points:
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 23:8-39 Theme: The grace of the Lord to deliver His people from their enemies empowered the servants of David to accomplish amazing feats for the king whom they loved. Structure/points: As 2 Samuel continues to summarize how God worked through David’s reign, Scripture reminds us that David was not an island who stood above all others and needed…
Sermon Text: Acts 17:16-34 Theme: The resurrection of Jesus from the dead certifies the responsibility of all mankind to reject their idolatry and offer correct worship to the one true God who made them. Structure/points: Among the many doctrinal functions which the resurrection provides for our faith, it also has a certifying function. What does the resurrection of Jesus certify for us? …
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Theme: Through David’s final words, the Lord testifies that He would raise a righteous king from David’s house to reign over mankind, guaranteeing this through His covenant. Structure/points: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 are called, “the last words of David.” After writing countless songs that were recognized as the inspired word of the Lord, this passage may have been the…