Galatians 3:26-29

Faith in Christ: Identity and Unity

Let us turn to Galatians Chapter 3, and we'll read together verses 26 through 29. "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."

Father, we ask now that You would send the Holy Spirit to teach us of our identity and of our unity tha… Continue reading...

Galatians 3:26-29

Zechariah 2

A Wall of Fire

'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as a village without walls because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be the glory in her midst. Up, up, flee from the land of the north,' declares the Lord, 'for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens,' declares the Lord. 'Up, escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. For thus said the Lord of hosts, after His glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you tou… Continue reading...

Zechariah 2

Galatians 3:19-25

The Purpose of the Law

TRANSCRIPT:

Beloved, turn with me to Galatians Chapter 3, and we will read from verse 15 through verse 25. "Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to your Seed,' who is Christ. And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it s… Continue reading...

Galatians 3:19-25

Jude 1:1-13

Do you look helpful but are actually harmful?

TRANSCRIPT:

Heavenly Father, we ask that You would send the Holy Spirit to us now so that we do not walk into wickedness but instead draw closer to Your law and closer to You through Your Son, Jesus Christ. And we pray this in Jesus' name, amen.

Well, this morning we continue studying the book of Jude together. It's good for us to remember who Jude was. We believe that Jude, as it says there in verse one, was a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, and that meaning by "we believe that brother of James" means that he w… Continue reading...

Jude 1:1-13

Matthew 6:19-34

Consider the Lillies

TRANSCRIPT:

Turn with me, if you will, to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6, and we'll be reading from verse 19 through to verse 34. If you were here last year when I preached on this same text, don't worry; this is a different sermon.

Matthew 6:19-34 reads:

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasur… Continue reading...

Matthew 6:19-34

1 Corinthians 12

The Function of the Church

TRANSCRIPT:

Turn with me, if you will, to the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 12, starting at verse 1:

"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lor… Continue reading...

1 Corinthians 12

The Nature of the Church

The Nature of the Church

Acts chapter number 2, and we'll read verse 38 to verse number 47.

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call." And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation." Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and that day abo… Continue reading...

The Nature of the Church

1 John 3:2

Show Me Your Glory

If you have turned in your Bibles to Exodus, before we read something from the New Testament, I just want to read a few more verses from Exodus 34. After God revealed Himself to Moses, the Scriptures record for us what happened to Moses in Exodus 34:29-35. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his fac… Continue reading...

1 John 3:2

John 9:1-12

Spiritual Blindness and the Light of the World

TRANSCRIPT:

Heavenly Father, we pray for Your illumination today, that You'd help us to understand this portion of Scripture that we are about to look into. So Father, I pray that You would help us to understand these truths that we may apply to live the fullest Christian life that we can possibly live. In Jesus' name, Amen.

So, I'll get you to open your Bibles to John Chapter 9. John Chapter 9, and we're going to read the first 12 verses. Zach kindly read for us 13 and beyond, but we're going to focus on the first 12 verses, s… Continue reading...

John 9:1-12

Isaiah 7:14

Immanuel - God with Us

We'll be reading Isaiah chapter number 7 verse 10 through to verse number 14. Isaiah chapter 7 verse 10: "Moreover the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 'Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.' But Ahaz said, 'I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord.' Then he said, 'Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His… Continue reading...

Isaiah 7:14