Psalm 55 Reasons for Lament
Sermon Outline Introduction (Ps 55:0) God feels far away (Ps 55:1-2) Reasons for David’s suffering (Ps 55:3-5, 9-14, 20-21) First: Wicked bring Trouble and harbor a grudge (Ps 55:3, Gen 27:41, 50:4) Second: Fear of death (Ps 55:4-5, 2Sam 15) Third: Violent city full of oppression and fraud (Ps 55:9b-11) Fourth: Betrayed by a friend (Ps 55:12-14, 20-21) Not…
02 Psalm 32 The Blessing of being Forgiven
Sermon Outline Introduction (Ps 32 title) Martin Luther “Psalmi Paulini”. Augustine’s favorite psalm Day of Atonement Liturgy A Maskil? The Suffering of Unconfessed Sin (Ps 32:3-4, James 5:15-16) We don’t know what sin David was trying to keep hidden One thing is for sure: Every sinner tries to ignore their sin Hidden sin eats at the soul & affects the physical…
Psalm 126 The Reason for Joy
Sermon Outline The Struggle for Joy What is a Song of Ascent? A song sung by the pilgrim’s as they come to Jerusalem for the three annual feast and worship described in Lev 23. Historical background for Psalm 126 The psalms are full of references to joy (Ps 16:8-9, 19:8, 21:1, 31:7, 53:6, 67:4) Ezra-Nehemiah story History Verses 1-3 are the edict to return home and setup…
Living Generously (2Cor 8:1-15, 9:6-15)
Sermon Outline Introduction Who provides us with the stuff of life? My hard work? (Eph 4:28, 2Th 3:10, 1Th 4:11-12) God’s grace (Dt 8:18, Ps 136:25, 1Chr 29:12, 16) What instructions does the Lord give concerning our finances? over 2000 verses in the Bible We find things like (1Tim 6:10, Mt 6:19, Act 10:2) Tithing in the OT What is a tithe? (Gen 14:20) What did…
Jesus’ Baptism according to Mark
Guest Pastor Geoff Van Dragt
21 New Walls but Not New Hearts
Sermon Outline 21 New Walls but Not new Hearts Ezra 7, Hen 1-2, 4, 6-8, Mal 1-4 I. The Closing of the OT II. 3 Building Projects a. Rebuilding Temple Worship i. Jewish OT Final Verse (2Chr 36:23) ii. Who was Ezra? 1. Ezra is a descendant…
20 Esther – God will Deliver His People
Sermon outline Family Feuds The Jews and their Enemies The Setting – Ahasuerus’ Reign, aka Xerxes I Persian King has wealth beyond comprehension. (Esther 1:6-7) Vashti’s refusal (Esther 1:19) Mordecai, a descendant of Benjamin (Esther 2:5, 1Sam 9:3) Haman the Agagite (Esther 3:1, 1Sam 15:2-8, 17:14-16, Judg 6:3) Esther, the chosen vessel A Beautiful Woman (Esther…
19 Providence, Pagans and the Worship of God (Ezra 1)
Sermon Outline Providence Introductory Questions Providence defined (WCF 5.1, Belgic 13) Cyrus’ Decree Background (2Chr 36:17-21, 2Kin 24:14, 25:1-21, Ezra 1:1) Who was Cyrus? Historical Information Cyrus was prophesied about in the Scriptures (Isa 44:24, 28, 45:1-13) Jeremiah’s prophecies…
18 Daniel – Being Faithful in times of exile & persecution
Sermon outline Introduction What does it look like to be faithful to God in a world which is hostile to Him? What does it look like to be faithful to God when the ruling powers want you to extend their government and that government is pagan? Secular? Antagonistic to God? What does it look like to…
17 Only God can bring Life to the dead (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
17 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Only God can bring LIFE to the dead Testimony – David Richards Sermon Outline Judah no different than Israel (Jer 5:1, 2Ki 21:9, 2Chr 36:15-16) But there is hope in The Valley of Dry Bones Israel Dead and Shriveled (Eze 37:1-2) Can Israel be brought back to life? (Eze…