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The Lords Playground (Misc. Texts)

We can sympathize with the Psalmist who asks the Lord "how long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to…

14 years ago

Gideon the Procrastinator

Imagine an ideal warrior. What does he look like? My guess is that he is a man of action, and…

14 years ago

The Patriarch's Pilgrimage (Genesis 12, 15, Hebrews 11)

Abram is called from his homeland to journey and wander in a land that is his. The thing that is…

14 years ago

A Weak Warrior (2 Corinthians 10:1-11)

If there was a weapon that could destroy and level the strongest fortresses and defenses of the enemy it would…

14 years ago

The Triumphant Seed (BC 37; Genesis 3:15; Rev. 12:1-6)

We learned in our last sermon that the promise of heaven was held out for Adam. This means that the…

15 years ago

God Loves a Cheerful Giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-15)

The apostle Paul seems to holding forth for us a simple formula that the more you give the more you…

15 years ago

End Times before Salvation? (Rev. 2:7; 22:2)

Many times when we think about our study of the end time we think in terms of the end times.…

15 years ago

Corinth's Gracious Willingness (2 Cor. 8:16-9:5)

As Christians we know that we do not live our lives to please people, but to please the Lord. As…

15 years ago

May It Be (LD 52; Matthew 6:13) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Peter and James greet the church as one that is in exile or in the dispersion. This is reference to…

15 years ago

The Joy of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)

Paul exhorts the Corinthians to excel in this grace as well. He gives this exhortation in the context of the…

15 years ago

The Joy of the Lord (2 Cor. 7:2-16)

Paul and the Corinthian church have had their struggles. Paul writes 2 Corinthians to help the church see the nature…

15 years ago

Deliver Us Through Our Testing (LD 52; Matthew 6:13) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

As we live our Christian life do we stop to think about what it really means when we ask the…

15 years ago

Forgive our Debts as We Forgive our Debtors (LD 51; Matt. 6:12) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

The kingdom comes with Christ. It is in Christ that there is forgiveness, and reconciliation to the true God of…

15 years ago

A Temple of the Living God (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1)

Do you remember when King David desired to build a house for the Lord? The Lord would not let him…

15 years ago

The Pentecostal Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-31)

When the tongues of fire fell upon the disciples that must have been some sight. The first pentecost sermon delivered…

15 years ago

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (LD 50; Matthew 6:11) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Many times when we go through life we pray after we need or want something. Many times it is easy…

15 years ago

Your Will Be Done (LD 49; Matt. 6:10 | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

When we read about Adam in the garden of Eden scripture tells us that he was created perfect, and was…

15 years ago

Commendable Servants (2 Cor. 6:3-13)

The Corinthian church continues to challenge Paul’s credentials as an apostle. It seems that Paul experiences too much suffering to…

15 years ago

Your Kingdom Come (LD 48; Matthew 6:10) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Christ tells us not to pray like the Pharisees who make a show of their prayer. Also, we are not…

15 years ago

Today is the Day of Salvation (2 Corinthians 5:17-6:2)

Many times when we make the case that the church is the new Israel we might think of Ephesians 2-3…

15 years ago

Perseverance of the Saints: Overcoming in Christ

The Calvinist way of viewing salvation is sometimes accused of making people mere robots. When people hear about the doctrine…

15 years ago

Irresistible Grace: Thank God for His Interruption

When we speak of the grace of God operating in our redemption is this grace a grace that enables us…

15 years ago

Limited Atonement

When we think of something being limited we think that it will expire. For instance if you buy something you…

15 years ago

Unconditional Election

When we vote for officials we chose them based on their qualifications, and their skills. In our minds we may…

15 years ago

Total Depravity and Common Grace (Misc. Texts)

If any of us know anything about history or watch the news we are familiar with how bad man really…

15 years ago

Why Does Calvinism Matter? (Misc. Texts)

Our conference was held from April 30-May 2. In this lecture we deal with the question, "Why Does Calvinism Matter?"…

15 years ago

Hallowed Be Your Name (LD 47; Matt. 6:9) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Many psalms identify God as the Lord of lords and the King of kings. This is a very strong statement…

15 years ago

Our Father in Heaven (LD 46; Matthew 6:9) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

When Israel had a king they knew to whom they could make their requests. Israelites could try to meet with…

15 years ago

Valuing by Christ's Standard (2 Corinthians 5:11-16)

If you ever watch the antique road show on PBS you know how much people value the appraisal of the…

15 years ago

Longing to Be Fully Clothed (2 Cor. 5:1-10)

Thank you for downloading our sermon preached on Sunday, April 11, 2010. We know that we are those who are…

15 years ago

"Do Not Pray as the Hypocrites Do" (Matt. 6:5-8; LD 45) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Thank you for downloading our sermon preached on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Our Lord knows all things. God does not…

15 years ago

Easter's Last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45)

Easter Sunday is a day that many consider to be holy. Do we know why this day is holy? What…

15 years ago

Running the Race in Christ (LD 44; 1 Cor. 9:19-27) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

We just had the opportunity to see another round of the Olympics in the not too distant past. It is…

15 years ago

A Treasure in Jars of Clay (2 Cor. 4:7-18)

Meaningless, meaningless, all is meaningless under the sun. If we walked around saying this all the time we probably would…

15 years ago

Rejoicing in Truth (LD 43; Eph. 4:25) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

When we were younger we learned that it was rude to lie. In fact, even today if you listen to…

15 years ago

Basking in the Lord's Glory (2 Cor. 3:12-4:6)

When the Lord created the world he commanded, and the world came into existence. That is a remarkable presentation of…

15 years ago

Let the Thief Labor (LD 42; Ephesians 4:28) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

It is easy for us to go through life thinking that thieves and robbers belong in jail. It might be…

15 years ago

Recipients of a Greater Glory (2 Corinthians 3:7-18)

There are people in Corinth who seriously doubt the credibility of the apostle Paul. The apostle has defended his apostolic…

15 years ago

Living in the Temple (LD 41; 1 Cor. 6:12-20) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

When we think about the seventh commandment, the command against adultery, many times we may think that this command only…

15 years ago

The Blessing of Life (2 Corinthians 3:1-6)

The apostle Paul knows that we do not ask Jesus into our heart. In fact, the door to Paul’s heart…

15 years ago

But I Have Not Murdered (LD 40; Matt. 5:21-26; Gal 5:16-26) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Many times we speak of a Christian ethic. What is a Christian ethic, and what is distinctively Christian about it?…

15 years ago

Paul's Ironic Triumphal Procession (2 Corinthians 2:12-3:3)

Paul states that he is on a triumphal procession. This is interesting language on the apostle’s part because the Corinthian…

15 years ago

Motivation to Submit to Authority (LD 39; Ephesians 6:1-9) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

The apostle Paul tells children to obey their parents. It is after this command to children that Paul then tells…

15 years ago

Collecting on the Eighth Day (LD 38; 1 Cor. 16:1-4) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Christian churches meet normally meet together on Sunday. Why do we come together on the first day of the week…

15 years ago

A Different Plan, One Intention (2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4)

In our day and age if one is perceived as flip flopping on various issues their leadership credibility is called…

15 years ago

Can a Christian Take an Oath? (LD 37; Misc. Texts) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Christians are asked to take oaths in the court of law, and in different circumstances. Is this practice of oath…

15 years ago

Doctrines of Grace Conference

We are planning on a conference on the doctrines of grace. We just wanted to let you know about the…

15 years ago

Suffering in Comfort (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)

If you asked someone about the measure of success they would probably talk about how much was accomplished in a…

15 years ago

Living Not to Blaspheme (LD 36; Romans 14) | 2009-2010 Catechism Sermons

Christian liberty is generally about what we can freely do in the confidence of faith without violating an explicit command…

15 years ago

Gideon's Legacy (Judges 8:29-35)

The story of Gideon has had many ups and downs much like the history of Israel. Now, that Israel is…

15 years ago