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Introduction Quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” (JFK) So said JFK in his famous inaugural address in 1961, words that resonate with the spirit of this country. We all want to make a difference and make an impact. We want our lives to count for something.…

The Prophecies Concerning Jesus Christ Part 2 | The Abrahamic Covenant

2 Samuel 5-7 Up to this point we have looked at the kings of Israel, starting with how people of God, rejected God and demanded a king to be set over them like the lands around them. We looked at the setting of he land, why they indeed needed a king. We saw their first king, Saul, the good things about…

Introduction: Welcome/Prayer Today, in 2 Samuel 7:18-29 , we will read a prayer of David… and be encouraged not only in how we ought pray, but also in how we ought to live… Grab a Bible - turn there In David’s response we see three things… Good News humbles us... Good News leads us to praise God... In…

Do you have an attitude of gratitude?

God is the ultimate and rightful King over His people.

Several weeks ago, I said that the book of Ruth was the hinge on which the Christmas story swings. If Ruth is the hinge, then today’s text is the door that opens us to the Christmas story. There is no other Old Testament name attached to Jesus more, especially at Christmas, than David. The book of the…

Running Ahead of God Running Ahead of God This morning I want to speak about something that I have never spoken on before. I never even thought about it until reading . This morning I want to speak about something that I have never spoken on before. I never even thought about it until reading . takes…

Song of Salvation Last week we looked at the first song in the Gospel of Luke. Remember Mary was with Elizabeth who she had just found out was pregnant. She made the 80 mile Journey to Z and E’s home and then E. prophesied about the Lord being in Mary’s Womb. Mary then composed a Song that Praised the…

Annunciation of Jesus Last week we spent time looking at the announcement of John to his Parents, Z and E. The Lord made a promise that this older and barren couple would have a child, and not only would they have a child, but that this child is going to serve a specific purpose. That purpose is to make…

The people live in nice comfortable houses but the temple lies in ruins. Their lives are in order but their worship is neglected.

Introduction: Why is prayer so hard for believers? And why don’t Americans see prayer as important in their lives? According to Barna research from 2020, the percentage of Americans that had prayed during the past 7 days (mind you this was only one time in the past week!) was 83% in 1996. By 2020, this…

The day has finally come. It is Christmas Eve. Today and tomorrow will begin innumerable celebrations of Christmas. We gather today to celebrate this season and remember the Christ of Christmas. The greatest gift the world has ever received is Christ himself. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of the angel…

The Foretelling What do we notice about Gabriel’s announcement of the immaculate conception? The couple was betrothed. The Lord had chosen the very 2 that He wanted to be involved with stewarding this most precious of gifts. They were young, unwed, not experienced parents, yet they had a pure and devout…

Christmas is filled with all sorts of images, sights, and sounds. Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Santa Clause, reindeer, candy canes, gifts, wreaths, mistletoe, nativity scenes, a baby in a manger. Mary and Joseph. All these things show up everywhere and remind us of the themes that we have been…

Looking at the 4 titles of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6.

Well…it didn’t take long did it? The moment we put down our forks and finished our thanksgiving feasts, radio stations began playing Christmas songs, churches began scheduling special services, our neighbors began climbing steep ladders to decorate their homes, and retail stores began pumping up their…

Last week, we began our 3 week study on a critical topic… the topic of the… Resurrection. Chapter 15 deals intensely with this really important subject. Why is the resurrection so important? Resurrection is the power of the Gospel message. Without Christ’s resurrection, there is no salvation. Without…

Today we come to our final sermon in this series walking through the book of Samuels. As I looked back through the sermons for this book of 2 Samuel... It took me some time staring at the content... But I feel like what I saw was a purposeful flow of information... …that - ON IT’S OWN - builds the story…

Summary Colossians 1:13-20 contains some of the most important Christological content in the New Testament. It is also home to some of the most misunderstood. For example, does referring to Jesus as “firstborn” suggest that he was created? Does it point to chronology—that Jesus was the first created…

2 Samuel 23:8-39 ; cf. 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 Introduction “Only the strong survive."(?) Q: What does it mean to be strong? Legendary prestige of mighty warriors throughout history Spartan 300 Roman Gladiators Seal Team 6 Background and Context [Withhold main point] About to start a section of David’s…

We come today - to the last Sunday in April - and BECAUSE that’s the case, if you’ve been around long enough, you know that during the month of MAY - every year, I preach on various topics - that I feel are important enough to REVISIT - year after year. With that said - starting next Sunday - we’ll -…

God’s grace shines through the lives of those He is saving.

The other night, the kids went to bed early, and Vanessa was resting as she was sick and so I turned on ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on the 1998 Home Run Record Chase called “Long Gone Summer.” As a kid growing up in a suburb of Chicago - I remember this season pretty well. It was the season that I became…

Introduction: We have mentioned already that this book is one of the Pastoral Epistles - consisting of 1 and 2 Timothy as well as Titus. And we discussed how these books are all about order in the church. Well today we come to a difficult passage for our culture. This is a sermon that was really not…