“REJOICING IN SUFFERING” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Those of you who come from a traditional Roman Catholic or Protestant background and upbringing know about the Apostles’ Creed. Do you remember how it goes? Here is the Lutheran version I remember learning growing up in Chicago… “I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven […]
“THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD” 1-2 SAMUEL I. Introduction Do you sometimes have trouble praying? When you do pray, do you feel like you’re just going through the motions, praying for the same things day after day, week after week, and year after year with no apparent results? Does it often seem to you that […]
“THE GOD WHO KNOWS YOU” PSALM 139 I. Introduction This past Tuesday night our country went through an election unlike any other in American history. Over the course of six to eight hours we went from “Hillary Clinton cannot lose, and Donald Trump cannot win,” to “Hillary Clinton cannot win, and Donald Trump cannot lose.” […]
“THE GOSPEL GOES TO GALATIA” ACTS 14:1-18 I. Introduction When will Jesus return? When will this world see His glory? We know it will because God told Moses it will. Numbers 14:21b 21b “…all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.” And it wasn’t only Moses; God also told Solomon, Isaiah, […]
“THE WILL OF MAN – FREE OR BOUND? SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Is a slave free? No, of course not! A slave is a slave. Aren’t you glad that you are not a slave? Aren’t you glad that you are free? Think about it. You are free to do what you want and when you […]
“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 […]
“GOOD NEWS THAT DIVIDES” ACTS 13:42-52 I. Introduction If the Gospel of Jesus Christ is such good news, why does it cause so much opposition? Why is it so often the cause of conflict and even anger? Why is it that the good news of the gospel seems to divide more than it unites? Because […]
“PAUL PREACHES GOOD NEWS” ACTS 13:13-41 I. Introduction I want us to begin this morning by hearing from Saul of Tarsus, hereafter and forevermore known as the Apostle Paul. We’ll let him greet us this morning. *Romans 1:1-6 1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of […]
“OVERCOMING SATANIC OPPOSITION” ACTS 13:1-12 I. Introduction “You cannot defeat an enemy you will not acknowledge or even name!” How many times have you heard a statement like that used against the current leadership in Washington when it comes to the world-wide fight against radical Islamic terrorism? Much of the current de-bate over who will […]