God Isn’t Fair
God isn’t fair. He’s gracious. And that is far better.
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Forgiveness Is FOR Giving
What is our motivation to forgive others? Do we forgive so that we will BE forgiven? Or do we forgive because we are ALREADY forgiven?
Taking Sin Seriously
Focus Statement: Sin is deadly serious—so serious that Jesus died to forgive it.
Function Statement: That they would repent of their sins and not cause others to sin.
Sermon Structure: Text-Application
Doctrinal Locus: “I believe that Jesus Christ… redeemed me, a lost and condemned person… with His holy, righteous blood and with His innocent suffering and death…” (SC, 2nd Article of Apostles’ Creed).
Not without the Cross
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for […]
Confessing Christ
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus? That is the question people have been trying to answer in Matthew’s Gospel ever since chapter 11, when John the Baptist sent a message to Jesus from jail asking, “Are you the one who is […]
Don’t Worry
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of God that engages us today is the epistle lesson, especially these words: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to […]
Don’t Shoot the Messenger!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “Don’t shoot the messenger!” That’s what we say when people get mad at us for relaying a message they don’t want to hear. “Hey, don’t get mad at me! It’s not my word. I’m just the messenger.” […]
Riddles
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Do you like riddles? You know, those little questions, often in the form of a rhyme, meant to stump other people who try to guess the meaning. Throughout history, many societies have recorded their fascination with riddles in literature. […]
Forgiveness Is for Giving
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. In his excellent apology for Christianity, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes, “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive…”[1] [Pause for laughter.] Yes, we all want to be forgiven for our shortcomings, but as […]
The Government is God’s Servant
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. The Word of God that engages us today is Paul’s letter to the Romans, especially this verse: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have […]