Genesis 22 “The Final Test of Faith” Intro: The story of Abraham…Genesis 21=the great relief, and promise ‘through Isaac your offspring blessed’ -But the climax is Genesis 22—the Test of Abraham’s Faith -Abraham’s trust in God is tested to an extreme degree—will He trust God? Will God provide? -If you are a Christian, your faith […]
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Genesis 20 “The Lies of Abraham and Faithfulness of God” Intro: “Blunder”=technical term in chess for a catastrophic mistake. -Today’s passage: blunder of Abraham, but also the continued grace of God. -God’s people mess up—often in repeated ways—but God’s remains faithful to keep the promise. **God protects the promise, even as his people make the […]
Here’s audio, and here’s notes: Genesis 17 “Abrahamic Covenant” Intro: None of us are going to heaven unless we have surgery—we must go under the knife. -We must have our old hearts removed and be given a new heart by Christ. -SPIRITUAL SURGERY: God supernaturally removing the old heart and giving a new heart of […]
GEN 16 “The God Who Sees and Hears” INTRO: Becoming a Christian will not spare you from the pains, hardships, and perplexities of life. -In our pain and perplexity, we can seek relief outside God: alcohol; drugs; distractions; screens; busyness -But we can also turn God, and find comfort and hope in the midst of […]
5 Dangers of a “Do-it-Yourself Spirituality” Recently, I have been having more conversations with those who identify as “spiritual” but not religious. These individuals do not align themselves with a particular religion, but they highly value the spiritual realm. As a Christian, I appreciate their openness to what is beyond the physical: there is more […]
HAPPINESS: A Biblical Perspective God is the “happy” God of reality. In 1 Tim 6:15 we see God described as the “blessed and only Sovereign”—in the Greek the word for “blessed” is makarios¸ which could be translated happy. God is happy within his own Triune nature and has no needs from outside of Himself to […]
Here’s my sermon notes and audio for “God with Us” (Matt 1:18-25) preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville on 12.1.24. “God with Us: The Incomparable Significance of Jesus” (Matt 1:18-25) Intro: 8th grade world history teacher; 100 most significant people in history -The incomparable significance of Jesus: He is incomparably more significant than […]
God’s Rule Over the Nations and the Greater Zerubbabel (2:20-23) 20 The word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. […]
Andrew Hill is helpful in explaining Haggai 2:23 and how ultimately Zerubbabel pointed forward to Jesus, the Greater Zerubbabel. Haggai 2:23:“23 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen […]
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A JOYFUL GOSPEL
How do we find and experience true and lasting joy? What is the relationship between joy and questions about God? GOD: THE GOD OF EVERLASTING JOY The one true God—who made everything, who rules over everything, who orders all things—is a God of everlasting joy. Unlike us, God is uncreated and eternal. There never was […]
