Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Theme: The house of the Lord is built not by the good intentions of His servants but exclusively by the Lord’s own gracious actions to establish an eternal kingdom through the seed of David. Structure/points: 2 Samuel 7 reveals the grace of God to an extent that had never been known previously. And that grace revolves around…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 6:12-23 Theme: The people of God offer their Lord humble, joyful worship because they are grateful for the immense grace that He showed them in the gospel. Structure/points: Everywhere the Bible speaks of worship, it assumes that worship is about and for God. We worship not because we benefit from it but because the Lord is worthy to…
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 6:1-15 Theme: In order that the Lord’s holy presence may bring life and not death, His people must carefully obey His rules for worship with fear and joy Structure/points: Throughout Scripture, we are given junctions where different elements, stories, hints, and prophecies come together and show how they connect to one another. 2 Samuel 6-7 serve as such…
Sermon Text: Psalm 133:1-3 Main Theme: Authentic, Biblical unity among believers is born out of covenant redemption applied to their souls as those who come together to bear witness to the Lord making His body one and calling them to live reflecting His power and pleasure to do so. Structure/points: 1. The Quality of True Unity–verse 1 2. The Provisions of True…
Psalm 32
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:13 Theme: Because Christians face constant, unrelenting temptations to sin against the Lord their God, the sixth petition asks that the Lord would rescue them from every evil enticement Structure/points: The Lord teaches us in Scripture that those who love Jesus and are saved by Him will keep His commandments. But there are many temptations to stray from the…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:12 Theme: The fifth petition emboldens the sinner who forgives the debts of his neighbors to ask the Lord to pardon his own far greater debts because Christ Jesus paid for all of them on the cross. Structure/points: The 5th petition of the Lord’s prayer reveals both the duty to ask for forgiveness and the duty to forgive. For…
Text: Matthew 6:11 Theme: Because God is the giver and sustainer of human life, the fourth petition instructs us to ask Him to provide everything that is needed for us to live godly, contended lives. Structure/points: The Lord’s prayer is structured so as to teach us that the glory of the Lord is the single most important thing that anyone can pray…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:10b Theme: The third petition shows Christians that in order to copy heaven’s pattern of obedience to the Lord, they must pray that the Lord would subdue them to His holy will on earth. Structure/points: Words like “obedience” and “submission” are unpopular words for people to hear. Submission of one person to another implies dominance, power, authority, and the…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:10a Theme: The second petition of the Lord’s Prayer teaches the church to pray that the kingdom of Christ may advance without obstruction so that the Lord may be glorified through the kingship of His Son. Structure/points: A major theme of the Bible is God as King and His right to rule His creation and His people. In the…