“AS MANY AS HAD BEEN APPOINTED…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “…and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” That’s Acts 13:48. It is, without a doubt, one of the strongest and clearest statements in all of Scripture about the sovereignty of God in the salvation of men. But it certainly isn’t the […]

“DAVID’S CONFESSION – GOD’S FORGIVENESS” PSALMS 32 AND 51 I. Introduction Do you remember the first Bible verse you memorized? Or maybe should I ask, do you remember the second Bible verse you memorized, after John 3:16? I think mine was, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous (or just) to forgive […]

“LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE…” MATTHEW 5:13-16 I. Introduction On the eve of his election in 1980 President Ronald Reagan spoke of John Winthrop’s shining “city on a hill.” That’s how Reagan saw the United States of America in 1980. And that’s also how he saw it on January 11, 1989 when, at the conclusion of […]