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Why Did Jesus Come into the World?
I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas day with your loved ones.
Tomorrow I plan to preach from I Timothy 1:15, “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
Spurgeon calls this verse, “The whole gospel in a single verse.” And “A great gospel for great sinners.”
In this one verse we are told about Who Jesus is and why He came into the world.
He offers hope of forgiveness and change to the worst of sinners.
This truth also enables us to face our trials, and it transforms our relationships with others.
David’s Last Words (and how they relate to Christmas)
This Sunday morning we will complete our long study of I and II Samuel!
Some of you may question whether, on the Sunday before Christmas, it might be better to preach about the incarnation.
Actually, I get to do both!
David’s last words, recorded in II Sam. 23:1-7, are a poetic expression of his anticipation of the coming of the Messiah (i.e. Jesus) who will reign with justice in the fear of God thus bringing blessing to His people. When we read the accounts of Jesus birth and the aftermath (as we will at the Christmas Eve service next Friday night!), there are numerous references to how Jesus fulfills Israel’s expectation of a Davidic King.
Like David, we live in anticipation of Jesus’ second advent when He shalll reign in righteousness forever.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving (Part 2)
Two weeks ago we covered the first half of II Samuel 22 which is David’s song of thanksgiving to God for delivering him throughout his life.
This week we will complete the Psalm.
As you remember, this Psalm can be sung in three part harmony:
1. David sings of his experience as God’s anointed King.
2. The Psalm points ahead to the experience of Jesus our Anointed King, of whom David is a type. Some parts of this Psalm can only refer, without qualification, to Jesus. Paul quotes from this Psalm, when speaking of Jesus’ bringing the gospel to the Gentiles (in Romans 15).
3. This Psalm also speaks to our experience of God’s deliverance, both in our salvation and in the struggles of this life.
In the first half of the Psalm David described his deliverance in dramatic poetic terminology. In the second half he speaks more directly of God’s help in warfare.
Why Plant Churches?
A sermon delivered at our evening service by Ryan Wentzel.
We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight
This Sunday, the Lord willing, we will look at a passage from 2 Corinthians, from verse 16 of chapter 4 through to verse 10 of chapter 5. Paul writes here of the hope of believers, and in particular their resurrection from the dead. But he uses these future considerations to guide us in how we are to live in the present — especially how we handle the troubles and sufferings that come to us in this life.
Please pray that the Lord will be glorified, the church strengthened, and the lost gathered.
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Thirsting for God
Psalms 42-43 go together. They are Psalms of lament with an almost identical refrain. 42:5 42:11 43:5.
These Psalms are of special value to believers who feel overwhelmed or struggle with depression.
We can relate to the Psalmist as he describes his own spiritual drought, longing for God to satisfy his thirst.
He also describes his situation as being overwhelmed by the floods of sorrow.
Yet within this Psalm we find the answer to our despair. “Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him.”
Martyn Lloyd-Jones used Psalm 42 in the first chapter of his famous book, “Spiritual Depression”.
He tells us that a key to overcoming depression is to stop listening to ourselves (complaining and worrying) and to start talking to ourselves (about the hope we have in God).
Please read Psalms 42-43 before coming to church.
God Speaks Through His Word
This Sunday I plan to complete our consideration of Psalm 19.
Last week we looked at the first six verses which declares how God speaks to all humanity through His creation (General Revelation)
This week we will consider the Lord’s speech to His people through the Scriptures (Special Revelation) in verses 7-11, and then our response in verses 12-15.
As you read over Psalm 19 before coming to church consider the following questions:
Do you notice that the first six verses use the name God and verse seven and following use LORD. Why do you think that this is?
How are general revelation similar to each other? How are they different?
Where can you see the gospel in this Psalm?