Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-54 Theme: The Lord of Hosts gave the worldly champion into the hand of His anointed one, proving that He alone is God and saves His people without the strengths of man. Structure/points: As champions of their peoples and representatives of their worldviews, David and Goliath were heading for a collision course that would result in the death…
Confessing Historic Reformation Christianity: Salvation by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Founded on Scripture Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.
Confessing Historic Reformation Christianity: Salvation by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Founded on Scripture Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.
Sermons by Jonathan Key (Page 12)
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17:1-37 Theme: When the people of God were reviled by a Philistine giant, the Living God raised up His own champion who would glorify His holy name by slaying the Philistine. Structure/points: The events of 1 Samuel 17 show us a time when the soul of God’s people was at great risk. More was happening than an underdog…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Theme: As Saul declined as the king of Israel, God provided for the eventual rise of David, the king whom the Lord was with. Structure/points: This passage of Scripture is the beginning of the end for Saul’s kingship. But with the decline of the usurper’s kingship comes the rise of the true king chosen by God to…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Theme: God’s choice to anoint the son of Jesse as king reveals that He clearly sees what man cannot perceive Structure/points: Despite Saul’s rebellion, the Lord did not rejected Israel forever, nor did He allow his people to be led by a turncoat for all time. He had one final mission for Samuel, to anoint a new…
Sermon Text: Luke 24:1-12 Theme: The gospel of Jesus Christ calls for His people to believe that He has risen from the dead to new life in fulfillment of His promises. Structure/points: The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is not a take-it-or-leave-it doctrine, but something which everything else in the Christian faith points to and is derived from. Christ Himself pointed to…
Sermon Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Theme: The Lord appointed Jesus to be His Suffering Servant so that the all the sins of His unrighteous people would be borne away forever through His death. Structure/points: Isa. 52:13-53:12 is a prophecy, written roughly 700 years before the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Through His prophet, the Lord revealed to His OT people…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 15:10-35 Theme: Because Saul, the Lord’s anointed, refused to obey the clear command of the King of Kings, God rejected him from being king over His covenant people. Structure/points: 1 Samuel 15 is among the most pivotal chapters in the whole book, and not in a positive way. Saul, the first king of Israel, the king whom the…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 14:47-15:9 Theme: The Lord measures the legacy of His anointed one according to his submission to his holy will, not according to his royal accolades. Structure/points:
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 14:24-46 Theme: Despite God’s salvation of Israel through Jonathan, Saul troubled the land by imposing a foolish vow upon the people of God Structure/points: In our passage, trouble came to Israel, trouble that hurt Israel, trouble that came from within their own camp, trouble that could have been avoided. And there’s no question that Saul had caused that…
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 13:1-23 Theme: Saul’s foolish refusal to obey the Lord’s command resulted in the kingdom being given to another man Structure/points: Up to this point in 1 Samuel, Saul has been portrayed as a complex man, but now, the question had to be asked: would Saul obey the commandment of God, yes or no? 1 Samuel 13 shows us…