Introduction One of my favorite preachers from church history is the Scotsmen, Robert Murray M’Cheyne. He died before he reached thirty years old, yet his influence on the church has endured for nearly two centuries. Those who knew him often spoke of his remarkable holiness, but if you had asked M’Cheyne the secret of his…
Matthew 5:17-20 (ESV) 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.…
Introduction It was such a joy to get to baptize baby Wyatt today. What a wonderful reminder that God is still gathering a people for Himself. In baptism God places His covenant name upon His people. It is His sign and seal of the covenant, pointing us to His promises of mercy, grace, forgiveness, and…
Introduction After traveling around the last few weeks it feels good to get back into the rhythm of things. And in the spirit of that I thought I should open with a Lord of the Rings reference. One of my favorite parts of The Lord of the Rings isn’t actually in the films. After Frodo…
Romans 9:20-21 (ESV) 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
Introduction Last week my sermon was primarily dealing with those of you who are more introspective, and tend to always question yourselves. And we all fall into that category from time to time. Even if we don’t have a sensitive conscience we all fall into fear and doubt at different times in our lives. Well…
Genesis 17:7-14 (ESV) 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the…
Introduction For a few years now I’ve had Hebrews 10:23 stuck in my brain. In every up and down of life, in every joy and every hardship, this one verse keeps coming to mind. We read it earlier. It says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised…
Romans 9:6-13 (ESV) 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of…
Introduction So, I promise I’m going to stop opening with The Lord of the Rings at some point, but it is not this day. One of the most heartbreaking moments in The Lord of the Rings comes after Boromir falls. Again, you don’t have to be familiar with or even appreciate The Lord of the…