"Jesus said to them, 'My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!" John 4:34-35 A sermon from John 4:27–38.
"Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29-31 A sermon from Mark 12:28–34.
"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." Philippians 1:9-11 A sermon from Philippians 1:1–11.
"Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come— that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” Acts 26:22-23 A Sermon from Acts 26.
"For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." Luke 19:26 A sermon from Luke 19:11–27.
"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it." Deuteronomy 10:12-14 A sermon from Deuteronomy 10...
A sermon from Zechariah 13:1–9.
This sermon from John 17:20–26 focuses on the second part of Christ's prayer in John 17. "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me." John 17:20-21
In John 17, Jesus prayed a tremendous prayer. This sermon focuses on the first part of the prayer for his disciples, from John 17: 6-19. “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them." John 17:9-10
The most important things are eternal things. We must remember, in the business of life, that there is such a thing as eternity. "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." John 17:3 A sermon from John 17:1–5.
The writer of Hebrews advances the teaching that the Lord Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest. He moves swifly in chapter five to present the qualifcations of Jesus as the Great High Priest because he knows that merely declaring this would not satisfy his readers - they would require proof. "And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,” Hebrews 5:9-10 A sermon from Hebrews 5:1–10....
Is the God of the Old Testament a violent or bloody God? Is He different from the God of the New Testament? This sermon looks at these questions in the context of the zeal of Phinehas in Numbers 25. "Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 'Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal." Numbers 25:10-11
We are called to approach God in prayer bodly. This sermon looks at the meaning, manner, and motivation behind the writer's call to draw near the throne of grace. "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16
At certain points throghout his gospel, Matthew emphasizes the return of Christ. He gives us clues to watch for and outlines the hope that we look forward to. "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven...
Fidelity to commitment appears to be something of a rarity today. We are not always moved to keep our word. Especially in marriage. Unwavering commitment to a person, promise, cause, or legitimate position formerly held, is not in our best interest. We want the freedom to be able to break our word. However, the call of God to the Christian is fundamentally a call to whole-hearted commitment. "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, l...
We have a tendency to miss signals, often by accident. But there are signals of transcendence that we should be careful not to miss. Signals from God. As Good Friday approaches, we consider those listed in Matthew’s gospel as he writes about events leading up the cross: "Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out...
We are often ambivalent towards words. To some they are considered inconsequential. Others consider words almost tyrannical, and they set out to decontruct the imperialism of the logos, or the word. Whatever our views, we cannot merely discount words as inconsequential or of no value. Words are powerful, especially the word of God. "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is ...
Often we cannot bear the harsh realities of life. But there are other unshakeable realities that we must consider. In Philippians 2, Paul lists four: Consolation in Christ, comfort of love, fellowship of the Spirit, affection and mercy. He encourages the Philippians to live in unity with these four realities as motivation. "Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, hav...
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved." Ephesians 2:4-5 A sermon from Ephesians 2:1–10.
In Hebrews chapter 4, the writer focuses on the motif of rest. He brings a message of assurance; an encouragement in order that the reader will persevere in the Christian life. "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience." Hebrews 4:9-11 This sermon is from Hebrews 4:1...
A sermon from Philippians 1:1–18. "Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honoured in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:19-21
A sermon from Hebrews 3:7–19. In the second part of Hebrews 3, the writer moves from the positive example of faithfulness, that is Jesus Christ, to a negative example of unfaithful Israel that we should not imitate. "Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God." Hebrews 3:12
A sermon from 2 Samuel 7. One of the great biblical themes is that of covenant. It means a solemn agreement between two or more parties. There is a solemn agreement between God and His people. One of the most important covenants in the Bible is the Davidic covenant.
A sermon from Hebrews 3:1–6. "Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope." Hebrews 3:5-6
A sermon from Isaiah 46:1–13. The Lord moves to comfort His people. Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose’ Isaiah 46:8-10...
A sermon from Hebrews 2:10–18. "For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering." Hebrews 2:10
A sermon from 3 John "We are all imitators, undoubtedly. […] We learn and act the way we were taught, the way we saw our parents acted, […] we learn often by imitation." John commands "[...] do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God" (3 Jn 11). Ultimately, "Christ has shown to us the way through his sacrificial love and service" which we are to imitate.
A sermon from Hebrews 1:5–14. "But of the Son he says, 'Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” Hebrews 1:8-9
A sermon from 2 John 1:1–13 "And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it." 2 John 1:6
A sermon from Hebrews 1:1–4 "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior...
